Feel the difference

I think I haven't written on my blog for a couple of weeks.  For some reason I felt like I had nothing new to say--just plodding along.  But Mindy has shared a book with us for the last couple of weeks in our nutrition class called Intuitve Eating.  I bought this book and am really enjoying reading it.  I like Principle 9:  Exercise:  Feel the Difference.    Exercise and eating right is not just about how much weight I can loose and how many calories I can burn--it's about feeling a difference.  I can feel my body enjoying eating better and exercising--my body  works better for me when I take care of it.  This isn't a new concept--but doing something different makes a difference--I feel the difference.
  Tina and I met a woman in the women's locker room/bathroom this week after we had all worked out and were getting ready for the day.  She asked about our 100 day heart challenge and how it was going.  (She's an employee at the hospital)  I mentioned how I could really feel a difference--especailly with eating right and how it made a difference in how I exercised.  She compaired it to a car--our cars don't run well if we don't take care of them--change the oil and put gas in them--our bodies don't do so well either if we don't "fuel" them right.  It was such a great comparison.  Anway, I feel a difference even when it's hard.   Saturday I had a really busy day, started at 4:00 am.  I was running from one thing to the next.  At about 8:30 pm I was finally done with everything I had to do--but still hadn't gotten any kind of exercise in and was really tired and thought I don't think I'm going to get it done.  But then I remembered it does make a difference.  So I drove to the gym and got on the treadmill and turned on the TV.  I had forgotten that it was the Young Women's broadcast that night, so I turned that on and just kept going until it was over.  I "fed" my body and my spirit.  It was great.  I felt the differnce.
Thanks everyone!  You have also made a difference in my life.  I love our group--doing this together also makes a difference--thanks for your support and stories and laughter along the way.  It helps alot!
  I'm off to St. George for a couple of days with my husband--he's teaching a class there.  I'll miss you Tina.  Have "fun" working out with Chad all alone--I'll be thinking of you as I hike some trails in St. George.