I love how this goes for me-- I'm a weightloss rockstar for a little bit and then life gets in the way, and I'm back to eating donuts for breakfast, not because I craved donuts, but because they were leftover from a church thing and they're in my house. It's been a crazy few weeks, with no end in sight. I don't think I've either been to the grocery store or cooked in at least three weeks. I've managed to jalk exactly once since my last post (and it wasn't pretty!) And it's highly questionable whether any of my suits will fit by time an expected funeral happens later this week. My stomach is starting to rebel as it always does when I get this way--and I know it's my own fault, but can't seem to figure out anything better, because as I look at the calendar, I realize I probably won't be home a single night this week. On the upside, as least my scale seems to have spazzed out, and is telling me that I've lost somewhere between 10 and 15lbs. We'll go with that, and not ponder the fact that it is lying...big time.
Funerals around here always involve lots of food-- thanks to the parade of casserole bearing well-wishers. And despite my "please don't feed the pastor" campaign, I know that I will probably be expected to eat fried chicken and other southern health nightmares.
I need to exercise, not even because I'm trying to be the pudgeless parson, but because it helps me focus and get my brain wrapped around all that must happen in the next few intense days and weeks. I may have to cave and zumba in my living room--even while my husband is here. (Ummm yeah--I try to do that on my lunch break when he is out of the house. Nobody, not even the love of my life, needs to see that!) But the Pudgy Parson is about more than just losing weight. It's about my committment to living well and healthfully. It's about me learning to take care of my body and soul, so that I have something with which to care for my flock. So maybe it's time to get creative. Maybe it's a time to practice grace with myself, put the looming 5k on the back burner for a week or two, and make space for exercise wherever I can. Maybe this is time for yoga and resistance bands--the things I can sneak in for a few minutes before the demanding aspects of ministry demand my day away.
Welcome to the RevGal blog ring! I've been on your journey, too, sometimes more successfully than others. Last time this year it was high point in that journey. Then summer came with travels and weird schedules, fall came with a broken leg on my toddler, winter hit with holidays and yummy food... There's always a legitimate excuse. I've been back the gym regularly the last few weeks and that is good. What isn't good is that being back at the gym seems to be my excuse for hitting the food on overload. Balance, I try to tell myself, balance.
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I so relate about losing weight with the commitment to exercise and know myself better. I had shoulder surgery six weeks ago and today just got released from wearing the sling 24 hours a day. My arm is free, BUT muscles have atrophied and I cannot move my arm as I once could. More PT and exercising faithfully to try to regain what I've lost--and also lose what I've gained through these 6 weeks of sedentary lifestyle! Good luck!
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