{"id":1333,"date":"2012-03-12T11:36:27","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T15:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2012-03-12T12:10:13","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T16:10:13","slug":"dont-drown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2012\/03\/dont-drown.html","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Drown!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cYou don\u2019t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.<\/em>\u201d ~Unknown<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s Monday — the day you are going to get back on track with your exercise and healthy eating plan. Or wait, were you talking about NEXT Monday?\u00a0Don\u2019t we all do that?\u00a0 We don\u2019t plan to drown.\u00a0 We haven\u2019t exactly given up.\u00a0 But it\u2019s so hard to get started. Again.<\/p>\n

I understand because my life took a significant veer away from the direction of my \u201cto do\u201d list last week. Sometimes I have to be reminded that the list is MY plan.\u00a0 Often God has a different plan in mind.<\/p>\n

What was on my list?\u00a0 Among other things, jumping feet-first into a challenge week to lose those extra pounds I picked up in Thailand.\u00a0 Not what I accomplished, and the pounds are still hanging around.\u00a0 And I fell victim to that stupid pattern of thought that if I can\u2019t do something over-the-top and crazy, I can\u2019t do anything at all.<\/p>\n

Also, I still fight that mindset that I have to start new resolutions on Monday. Bad idea, because each day that puts off the start toward our goals we’re a day closer to giving up and drowning.<\/p>\n

Okay it\u2019s Monday.\u00a0So, it\u2019s back to the challenge plan today.\u00a0 I will hit it hard for the next week, and then drop back to a more reasonable but responsible plan of keeping the blood sugar steady be choosing low glycemic foods, the calories low by not overeating, and the metabolism up by keeping up the doable exercise.\u00a0 And this week I resolve to fall back to reasonable if my hard-hitting plan goes awry.<\/p>\n

Putting it off is like staying in the water.\u00a0 Before you know it, you are drowning and making it to health looks impossible.\u00a0 Keep in mind though, drowning is not the same as drowned.\u00a0 As long as you are alive and kicking you can make the effort toward a healthier lifestyle and a vibrant healthy life.<\/p>\n

God only gave us one life to learn on and to live for Him. (The next one is going to be easy.)\u00a0 Let\u2019s make this one count — and start swimming now!<\/p>\n

Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n

Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n

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