I Know What Sausage Links Feel Like

The other day I put on one of my favorite pairs of jeans. Usually when they get washed, it takes a few hours for them to loosen up and fit perfectly again. However, after wearing them all day, they still felt like I may need to be surgically removed from them. The button hole seemed to have magically moved too far away from the button. The zipper kept “sticking”. The thigh portion shrunk! I was appalled. Especially when I realized the problem isn’t the jeans.

Every year I look forward to the holidays so that I can eat like food is going out of style. However, I’m not as young as I once was, and my metabolism is not my friend. I tend to exercise in spurts. I love food, so I eat what I want. While I don’t eat large portions usually, I never met a milkshake I didn’t like. I’m all about moderation, and I think diet is a bad word. But… I think the time has come for me to exercise more regularly. Perhaps Wii Sports doesn’t really count. Maybe I should eat oatmeal instead of donuts or muffins for breakfast.

While this all sounds good in theory, I don’t know if I will really change. While I like exercise, I don’t like getting up early. I wake before 5:30 for work as it is. What’s a girl to do?

I guess I am forced to regard my body as the temple that it is. (I Cor 3:16)
It is a gift from God, no matter how big or small. Even if I am a little fluffier than I’d like to be, I still love me. I am paying more attention to my fruit and veggie intake. I think I’ll play more Wii Sports. Someday maybe we’ll even find Wii Fit. In gratitude and obedience to God, I will exhibit more self-control in caring for my body. Pray hard girls. Cheesecake calls to me!

Zipper Photo courtesy of Insashi via Flickr Creative Commons