I am blessed in that I am reasonably healthy (all things considered). With that being stated, I was recently in the hospital for a suspected stroke and it was diagnosed as inconclusive TIA (mini stroke). It has been hard for me to accept that I had some sort of stroke, but it also got me back on track and re-dedicated to watching what I eat and making wise choices about food.
The entire ordeal really scared me, because both my father and grandfather had disabling strokes. I am acutely aware that I a extremely out of shape and need to get serious about that portion of my self-care also. I have found that when my body gets to around 220lbs or more - my knee hurts all the time. I have lost 20 pounds by watching my food choices carefully and am now down just below 200 pounds. Could I lose more - maybe? It seems like I always hit some sort of wall when I get to around 200 pounds and can't seem to push through that barrier. I am also concerned about hurting my knee when I return to the gym this coming Monday with my friend Jurrell. What I can say, is that we are taking it easy and methodically each day we will work out. Jurrell seems to have worked out a nice 20 min workout plan and occasionally a 45 minute plan. They say you eat a whale, one bite at a time. In the past I have gone in and over-done it and then gave up due to frustration. I don't want that to happen again. My plan is to continually offer my fitness to God in prayer and ask for wisdom, discernment and perseverance to honor His Creation.
I really have no excuses except laziness. I set my own schedule and can fit exercise into my day whenever I want. Plenty of people don't have that luxury. I am also going very early in the morning and with an accountability partner, which will keep me from skipping a session and possibly help with my late-night insomnia. My friend told me he was a night-bird also, but when you get up at 5am and hit the gym at 530 every day, it is not very hard to go to sleep at 8 or 9 pm.
My other fear is centered around eating. When I switched to a low-carb diet, it makes me hungry all the time. I fear that when I work out, I will be even more hungry and may not continue to make wise choices. BTW - eating healthy is hard and it is compounded by the fact that it is expensive. Then again, what price can you put on your health. We were created in God's image and need to honor Him by taking care of the body He created for us.
I welcome your comments and contributions to any topic that I share. May God Bless you and Guide you every day.
Recharging my Spirit through Him daily,
Bill Blanck
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