Faith, Food & Fitness

Dr. Oz has got the idea!

2011-11-15T18:51:00.002-06:00

Food for thought! Enjoy <3
-R

Wednesday's News

2011-11-09T19:25:00.001-06:00

In one of my Graduate classes, we do the news every Wednesday night.

Here are some articles we discussed.

Consumer Reports: People ripped off when they buy fish

Parents avoid Chicken Pox vaccine by spreading disease through mail

Court blocks new graphics on tobacco products

Food being mislabeled, Parents giving there kids chicken pox on purpose to avoid vaccination, and Federal judge blocking new graphics on cigarette packs to replace the 25 yr old hidden warning being used on products now.

Busy time in the semester, but just some food for thought!

-R

Worth Fighting For

2011-10-26T19:41:00.001-05:00

In the midst of my busy week, there has been much discussion of life & love.

Healthy, Loving, Supportive relationships change your life. The can affect your faith, your health, etc.

I am blessed with much of love and happiness. I have been through hell and back in my life to find the meaning of those to me. The are ever-changing, and for now this song sums it up. I was working on an assignment when it came on Pandora and almost brought tears to my eyes. The bold are the verses that just pulled at my heart strings.

Love is not a place
To come and go as we please
It's a house we enter in
Then commit to never leave

So lock the door behind you
Throw away the key
We'll work it out together
Let it bring us to our knees

To some, love is a word
That they can fall into
But when they're falling out
Keeping that word is hard to do

Love will come to save us
If we'll only call
He will ask nothing from us
But demand we give our all

Love is a shelter in a raging storm
Love is peace in the middle of a war
And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door
No, love is not a fight but it's something worth fighting for

I will fight for you
Would you fight for me?
It's worth fighting for

-Love is not a fight by Warren Barfield

I had a beautiful conversation with my sweet boyfriend last night, and never has it been so easy to feel God at work within my relationship. And life as a whole. Things are going well and I can feel and see God daily. I wouldn't be anywhere without him. I would not have my job, be a trainer, be Zach's girlfriend, be alive, be blessed to have my family by my side, be in school, excelling in it all, if not for God and the little way he strings the BIG plan together.

-R

The Day of Rest

2011-10-24T17:10:00.000-05:00

I have been procrastinating writing my first post for weeks now, and months since the original idea to start my blog.

So today is the day I deemed the day. Nothing is special about today and is it a normal, fairly busy Monday. My normal Monday involves preparing for the rest of my week, my classes I take, my class I teach, setting up my training schedule, and attending my dear friend/mentor's health class lecture.

Last night I didn't want to go to sleep because I knew the week would be here once I closed my eyes and opened them again. I had a wonderful relaxing weekend. Friday night I didn't do anything except go to the gym. On Saturday I had breakfast with my mom and later celebrated my sister's 30th birthday in our usual Fall Fest fashion as she calls it. Fire, S'mores, pumpkin carving, & chilli. And Sunday was a sweet day of rest with the boyfriend, we relaxed and went to see a movie ( Real Steel, and yes we liked it haha). So nothing fancy, wild or crazy, but that is exactly the reason I didn't want my weekend to end, especially my day of rest. Once my feet hit the ground this week, they would be going, well maybe not so much my feet, as my mind, but none the less I have a busy week ahead.

Rest is a major key to health and happiness. On Thursday night a guest speaker came to my Holistic Health class and after class kind of checked me out and essentially told me I am burning my candle at both ends. I have headaches, muscles pain, knots, & a couple other symptoms all most likely stemming for the simple fact, I am so busy I am forgetting to do the simplest thing: Be still.

So with Monday here, I have picked my solutions, some are already in progess:

I need to eat more and consistently. I eat enough to maintain, but as much as i work out and am on the go, i am not properly fueling my body. Nutrient dense food is what I need.
I need to get on a waking up habit. We are trying out 8 am everyday and seeing how it works out. Gives me some extra time in my day to relax as I go, and get more accomplished.
Next week I will begin replacing one of my workout days with a Yoga class. A productive, but not counter productive exercise.
I have also recently purchased a new Daily Women's Devotional, so spend some time in meditation each day.

Day 1 already hasn't gone as planned, so I must be diligent. I have been tired, fatigued in the gym, and consistently getting headaches the last few weeks, so it is time to shake it up, mentally, academically, emotionally, and physically.

Rest is essential. No, I don't need more sleep, but I must remember to rest and relax throughout my day. To fuel, to think, to re-cooperate. So are you resting? Are you resting TOO much?

If you are an avid gym goer, then you must remember you need at least ONE day a week of rest. Myself and a co-worker were discussing that today. She had to tell herself not to go. And I 100% understood her, we love the gym and know it is counter productive to overwork, but yet we always dread the one day of the week we aren't active or in the gym.

If you have anything you always do , that you love, you may still need a break. We can't overwork ourselves on anything.

Well for now, I must return to my to busy week.

-R