Am I REALLY up to the challenge?!

I'm one of those people who are continuously looking for ways to improve my life. I am crazy for resolutions, new beginnings, and makeovers. But through the years, I have come to realize that it is really not by my own strength that I am able to discipline myself. I am not one of those who can discipline themselves by their own strength.

At 33, I've come to realize that I need the fruit of the Holy Spirit - self-control, which is only available through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

In our church leadership group meeting last week, we were taught that DISCIPLINE is doing the right thing at the right time with the right way and the right spirit.

I am a work in progress (we all are!) and I can easily identify improvement areas in my life for that ultimate and extreme makeover challenge that I have for myself.

Topping the list of my personal struggles is my physical (fitness) discipline. I have always wanted to have an active lifestyle of fitness.

Thank God because He has already began a good work in me as to the spiritual discipline. This was what He worked on first to ensure I have the right foundation. Now, I would just like to reach greater heights as to my relationship with God while working on my other struggle areas, especially my desire to have a lifestyle of fitness.

I know I have a long way to go but I have set specific targets that I'd like to share:

Feb 2009 150 lbs
Mar 2009 148 lbs
Apr 2009 146 lbs
May 2009 144 lbs
Jun 2009 142 lbs
Jul 2009 140 lbs
Aug 2009 138 lbs
Sep 2009 136 lbs
Oct 2009 134 lbs
Nov 2009 132 lbs
Dec 2009 130 lbs
Jan 2010 128 lbs

Feb 2010 126 lbs
Mar 2010 124 lbs
Apr 2010 122 lbs
May 2010 120 lbs

If you will notice, my monthly targets are very realistic, slowly but surely, reduced to bite-size pieces. I have done a lot of crash dieting and waiting for miracles to happen with slimming pills and I've just had it! There's no shortcuts to a life of fitness so I'm up for the challenge!

I have other areas that I'd like to improve on but this is probably the most constant struggle of all.

I will start this challenge tomorrow, March 26, 2009.

Let's all wait and see what happens... :)