But the body is weak! For one of my goals this week, I had big plans for going to bed early, and getting up early. In Doctrine and Covenants 88:124 it says:
124. Cease to be idle; cease to be unclean; cease to find fault one with another; cease to sleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated.
I am always weary, and I figured I could use an invigorated body AND and invigorated mind. However, all of my attempts failed. For whatever reason, we tended to stay up just as late as usual, except for a couple of nights that we managed to get to bed early. Those nights that we went to bed early, I still managed to sleep in, even though I woke up and strongly thought that I should get up and study the scriptures, which was the other reason I wanted to get up early.
So, I was a failure this week. Maybe because I didn't post that goal up here on the blog and make myself accountable to everyone!
So...this next week...that is my goal. Bed by 11 (usually we go at 12, and I know I should go earlier, but hey, baby steps okay?) except maybe on Friday night, which is our date time. Up at 6:30 (I know, Brandy is probably rolling her eyes, since she gets up way earlier than that to exercise). For me, this goal is harder than cutting the calories is. But even though it might not help me towards losing weight, I think it will help me find some balance in my life spiritually and emotionally, and those things can only help me physically right?
As far as other goals, I am still keeping a food journal and trying to watch what I eat, and I occasionally think about exercising, but really need to start in on that. I have been keeping the Ice Cream twice a week deal, but I was tempted to the dark side by skinny cow ice cream sandwiches because they are only 140 calories and really are pretty good. Sure, they aren't Tillamook, but they make a nice afternoon snack. Since we ran out, I think I am back on the straight and narrow now.
How are your goals coming?
2 comments:
"They" do say that if you do the "early to bed, early to rise" you are more likely to lose weight or be a healthy weight. Good luck this week. Do you want me to call every morning at 5???? :))))
Ha, ha! I don't want to wake up at 5!!! I was thinking more around the time seminary starts.
D has to drive seminary all week this week, so it will be even harder to get up since I will have no one to keep me company...
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