The Week in Review-revised

I can't believe a week has gone by! First of all, I lost another 3.4 pounds last week! Can I get a woohoo?! Last Sunday I went to Fort Wayne and participated in my first 5K. I completed it in 38 minutes! I was very proud of that. On the down side, I hurt my foot. Apparently the high-impact on concrete was a BAD thing. I've run one time since, which sent me into a second round of painful walking. I am majorly bummed about this. It depresses me to not be able to do it. Having an injury makes me feel like I can't succeed, which I know is ridiculous. At this point I am trying to accept that I cannot run for a while. I'm goig to take a month off from it and then see what happens.
ALSO on Sunday last week, I had an opportunity to try Zumba. I suspected I would hate it, but have a friend who loves it so I commited to giving it a try.
If you love Zumba and are easily offended, skip this next paragraph . . .







Zumba is just plain WRONG. It is "exercise" centered around sexually driven dance moves. EVERY SINGLE SONG. Exercise or not, shaking your anything like THAT is completely inappropriate. I kept thinking, "If Jesus were standing right here, would I do this?" And of course the answer was a resounding, "NO!" The worst thing about the whole experience was that I stayed. I knew I should leave but I didn't want to offend my friend. I put her above my moral conscience.
Most would say I am a prude and that I am overreacting. I would disagree. Their voices represent the world and its lies. I know that I am a beautiful creature, created by God. More importantly, I know why I was made. And being "sexy" has nothing to do with knowing, loving, and serving God.

okay . . . I feel better now.




So this week has been TERRIBLE as far as my eating habits. Every day I have eaten too much and have eaten horrible foods at some point. I'm exercising hard but it's all a waste of time when I don't eat right. I was supposed to hit my goal of getting under 200 this Tuesday. That is all but impossible at this point. It has also been a very busy and stressful week in which I have become overwhelmed by it all. And when that happens, I eat. I'm pretty disappointed in myself. I know that all I can do is move on from it and try to do better each day. So, that's what I am going to do.