Sunday, March 18, 2007
Fearful and Wonderful Synergy
Psalm 139:14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
You are fearfully, wonderfully and NATURALLY made!
Every cell in your body is connected to its Creator. Every cell is crying out to be exercised, worked, used, fed, regenerated, and given thanks for. Moving is edifying and GLORIFYING to God for that is what he made you to do. GO into ALL nations we are called to do -- if we don't use it, we'll lose it.
Every existing cell in your body will be replaced with a new one within 5-7 years. Will the NEW cells be added to a foundation of muck and mush and nutritionless "food?" Will your health and wellness be set up to collapse under the weight of not having prepared for the future by preparing your finances, family, faith AND your well being?
Or will the new cells - the new YOU - be constantly built and rebuilt on a foundation that is stronger and stronger? You are NOT engineered to fade away and weaken until the day you take your last breath. You ARE engineered to keep a strong metabolism and outlook until the day you are called to glory. Give your new cells a reason to LIVE and your life will change.
Every cell in the lining of your GI tract is regenrated every 48 HOURS! If things "hang around in there" by not eating enough healthy foods and fibers, the likelihood that it will poison you from the inside out is NOT A LIKELIHOOD, IT IS A DEFINITE CERTAINTY!
Truly, literaly and figuratively, you are not the same person you were 5 years ago. New cells are there to replace the old. New experiences come to pass to bring wisdom and insight. Even the delicate valleys and crests in the shape of YOUR brain are unique as your OWN thoughts and experiences cause the shape of your "grey matter" to change over time.
The farther you go from man-made, chemical laden, artificially colored / flavored / sweetened water, drinks, foods and personal care products, the closer you will grow to God and His purposes for your life.
As you train, you have probably noticed that you've had good days and bad days. I would wager that you could trace some of your bad days to poor "fuel" - an order of fries snuck here and there, too little water being consumed, etc. I know that I can notice a clear difference in my own performance when I do those things.
I began changing my cheat day from Sunday to Saturday because I was noticing a HUGE lag in my body responding during my Monday workouts after having eaten not as well as usual on a Sunday. So now, with the cheat day on Saturday, I've had another full day (Sunday) to replenish my body with good things so that I don't miss a beat when Monday / early week workouts come.
And of course we all need our down time to relax our eating habits for a bit. BUT, remember how you perform with good and bad foods and PLAN FOR IT. Remember the old saying "garbage in, garbage out." You will be amazing for your exercise or for events for which you may be competing if you put good things in. And you will be amazing as compared to yourself. It doesn't matter what times others log, it only matters that you compare yourself to -- YOURSELF. A race begun -- for someone who has never taken this step before -- is already a race won.
As you change your body, you WILL change your life. There is no other option. It is a universal truth. Diversity will come. But you will be stronger because of it.
Be well and give thanks for every step you take and every breath you make. They are the best gifts.
Have a strong day.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
You are fearfully, wonderfully and NATURALLY made!
Every cell in your body is connected to its Creator. Every cell is crying out to be exercised, worked, used, fed, regenerated, and given thanks for. Moving is edifying and GLORIFYING to God for that is what he made you to do. GO into ALL nations we are called to do -- if we don't use it, we'll lose it.
Every existing cell in your body will be replaced with a new one within 5-7 years. Will the NEW cells be added to a foundation of muck and mush and nutritionless "food?" Will your health and wellness be set up to collapse under the weight of not having prepared for the future by preparing your finances, family, faith AND your well being?
Or will the new cells - the new YOU - be constantly built and rebuilt on a foundation that is stronger and stronger? You are NOT engineered to fade away and weaken until the day you take your last breath. You ARE engineered to keep a strong metabolism and outlook until the day you are called to glory. Give your new cells a reason to LIVE and your life will change.
Every cell in the lining of your GI tract is regenrated every 48 HOURS! If things "hang around in there" by not eating enough healthy foods and fibers, the likelihood that it will poison you from the inside out is NOT A LIKELIHOOD, IT IS A DEFINITE CERTAINTY!
Truly, literaly and figuratively, you are not the same person you were 5 years ago. New cells are there to replace the old. New experiences come to pass to bring wisdom and insight. Even the delicate valleys and crests in the shape of YOUR brain are unique as your OWN thoughts and experiences cause the shape of your "grey matter" to change over time.
The farther you go from man-made, chemical laden, artificially colored / flavored / sweetened water, drinks, foods and personal care products, the closer you will grow to God and His purposes for your life.
As you train, you have probably noticed that you've had good days and bad days. I would wager that you could trace some of your bad days to poor "fuel" - an order of fries snuck here and there, too little water being consumed, etc. I know that I can notice a clear difference in my own performance when I do those things.
I began changing my cheat day from Sunday to Saturday because I was noticing a HUGE lag in my body responding during my Monday workouts after having eaten not as well as usual on a Sunday. So now, with the cheat day on Saturday, I've had another full day (Sunday) to replenish my body with good things so that I don't miss a beat when Monday / early week workouts come.
And of course we all need our down time to relax our eating habits for a bit. BUT, remember how you perform with good and bad foods and PLAN FOR IT. Remember the old saying "garbage in, garbage out." You will be amazing for your exercise or for events for which you may be competing if you put good things in. And you will be amazing as compared to yourself. It doesn't matter what times others log, it only matters that you compare yourself to -- YOURSELF. A race begun -- for someone who has never taken this step before -- is already a race won.
As you change your body, you WILL change your life. There is no other option. It is a universal truth. Diversity will come. But you will be stronger because of it.
Be well and give thanks for every step you take and every breath you make. They are the best gifts.
Have a strong day.
