I think that every since I turned 35, I have been dreading turning 40. It sounds like such a big number, and it is. However, not necessarily in a bad way. In the last couple of years, I decided that instead of dreading turning 40, that I would actually find some things to look forward to achieving, once I reach this milestone. At the top of my list, was getting a Lexus. I'm not even into cars that much, but remember as a kid playing the "That's my car" game, which essentially entailed my siblings and I trying to be the first one to claim a nice car that was driving by. I remember I would always love whenever I saw a Lexus. It looked so sophisticated, yet simple. I don't know if at that time that I ever thought I could actually have one of my own, since we did not grow up with that much money. In spite of my financial circumstances in my childhood, God has blessed me to be pretty successful in my current career, however, I have to make some more adjustments to my budget, before I will be able to actually claim that Lexus for myself.
Now that I've come to terms that my Lexus is delayed but not denied, I realized that I need to find something else to look forward to for my 40th birthday. As I was walking across the Ohio Bridge from Indiana to Kentucky the other day, I believe that it was God that laid on my heart an alternative that I can do something else for myself that would be very exciting for my 40th Birthday. That is when the idea of 40 by 40 dropped in my mind. The thought is to lose at least 40 pounds by my 40th birthday. This will not only have me physically looking better than I have in a long while, it will also have me feeling better and becoming more healthy. I actually have made it a bit of a competition between my son and I to see who would be the first to get those six pack abs.
I am less than 4 months away, so I know that I have to get serious about making this goal, which I believe is very attainable. I will not do a fad diet, which I know would cause all of the weight to come back once I go back to my "normal" eating habits. I am going to continue to incorporate a lot more veggies into my everyday meals, and get moving a lot more. I'll do better about submitting my updates as I continue this journey to Praise Away Pounds.
Now that I've come to terms that my Lexus is delayed but not denied, I realized that I need to find something else to look forward to for my 40th birthday. As I was walking across the Ohio Bridge from Indiana to Kentucky the other day, I believe that it was God that laid on my heart an alternative that I can do something else for myself that would be very exciting for my 40th Birthday. That is when the idea of 40 by 40 dropped in my mind. The thought is to lose at least 40 pounds by my 40th birthday. This will not only have me physically looking better than I have in a long while, it will also have me feeling better and becoming more healthy. I actually have made it a bit of a competition between my son and I to see who would be the first to get those six pack abs.
I am less than 4 months away, so I know that I have to get serious about making this goal, which I believe is very attainable. I will not do a fad diet, which I know would cause all of the weight to come back once I go back to my "normal" eating habits. I am going to continue to incorporate a lot more veggies into my everyday meals, and get moving a lot more. I'll do better about submitting my updates as I continue this journey to Praise Away Pounds.
Before - 259 lbs.
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