The Contract

The contract has been drawn up! 

 Carl and I are fully committed to change every aspect of our lives during the 40 days of Lent!  

Will we stop after the 40 days and go back to the same ol' same ol'?

I sure hope not!  We are praying for God to transform us during these 40 days.  Is there any better way to honor Christ with what he did for us than pledging to live our lives trying to be more like Him?  Last time I checked , that's all He wants from us!

In case you aren't on the same page, let me break it down.  

Jesus, the Son of God, wants us, God's children, to love unconditionally, just like He loved us so much that He died on the cross for our iniquities. 

You may be wondering why diet and exercise is our main focus if we are ultimately trying to be more like Christ.

It's simple.  

In order to do your best you must be your best self.  God made us in His image and when we overeat and under-exercise we aren't honoring God in His image.  That being said, I will never be a size 2.  This isn't about being a cookie cutter size.  It's simply means that when I eat better, I feel better, I do better and then I can love better.  

Here is our plan.  Again, I encourage you to follow along with your partner if you feel moved.  You can change it to fit your family situation.  In the week following I will be posting the first week of menus and devotionals so that if you are like me you can plan your meals ahead of time.  Again, feel free to use as much or as little as you like. I hope you are as motivated as I am and I pray the motivation doesn't leave before we even get started! 

Kalena

CHALLENGE!

I walked for 30 minutes around our neighborhood today!

It was the first time I pulled out the jogging stroller this year.  At least it's still January!    

While I was walking my head was whirling with a gem of an idea.  It would only work if my husband also agreed to it.  The best way to get my husbands attention?  

Offer a bet.  A bet with money.

It worked.  CHALLENGE!  

That's what I think of when anyone says "Challenge!".  Do you ever hear lyrics or TV and movie quotes in your head while people are talking?   No?  

O.K.

Moving on!

So the challenge is to become healthier in 40 days!  That's right during the Lent season Carl and I will be hopefully igniting a healthier lifestyle by adding exercise  healthy eating habits and even working on the well being of our relationships.   It always helps to make sure God comes along for the ride so I will be writing a daily devotional for each of us to do during our lunch time and then talking about it at dinner time.  Lent is the perfect time to do this!  I feel like it's a part of my life I've never really let God in and I am guessing that's why I haven't been so successful!  

This is not to be taken lightly!  I've come up with an intense plan.  Once I finalize the terms of the contract (I am serious!) I will post it here.  For now, the basic plan is that we will weigh in on the evening of Fat Tuesday and the person who has lost the most weight when we weigh in on Easter Sunday wins $80.  We will both be putting in $1.00 everyday.  That's a lot of money for our little one income family!  (I want a massage!)

I will be posting all of the details long before we start on February 13th so if you and your partner would like to do the same thing it will all be here!  I will be publishing PDF pages for you to print off to follow along, even the daily devotionals!  So I guess what I am saying is...

CHALLENGE!