So today my hyper -active dog jumped on me and broke one of my ear pieces right before we went jogging. Music for me, makes a BIG difference, but I thought, “ok, just learn to enjoy it with one ear”. The first song to come on was, “Sleepwalk”, by Johnny and Santo. At first I was like, “Hmm, this is too slow to start”, but than I thought about what jogging is to me, and how it is about building an endurance, and really enjoying what you are doing. So this is the first time in over a year, that I tried to jog the 4.5 miles by my house. I have been power walking about 90% of it and jogging the rest here and there, but today, I remembered what it was to enjoy a peaceful jog. Than, Shakira’s “La Tortura” came on, and I started laughing, b/c I remember when that song would be on, I would work it on the dance floor. Before I knew it, I was full on jogging again. Than I remembered how last year, even though these hills were sometimes tiring, I worked it.  So on in all, I jogged about 70%…if some would call my movement “jogging”, and power walked the rest here and there.  Any way, it felt good.

So my mother has hounded me to eat beans since I was little.  I never had anything against beans, infact, one would say I am at peace with beans. Well, since I have been back from Korea, I have been eating beans every morning for breakfast. I usually have breakfast at 10am, (consisting of 3 eggwhites, half a cup of beans, and a slice of wheat toast), and am not hungry till about 2pm.  Well today, I skipped the beans, and no lie, I was hungry 2 hours later. This is because fiber digest slowly, so you feel fuller. The average American only consumes around 15 grams of fiber, when they should consume around 30 , (depending on your calorie intake.).

 Basically what I am getting at, is to cut back on overindulging, filling up on fiber is is a good trick.  The only draw back is a blotted stomach.  I wouldn’t fill up on fiber when you are a day or 2 away from an event where you have to where something fitted. But eating your fiber is not only good for keeping full… I am not that vain, fiber has many other perks. Fiber is important for the health of the digestive system and for lowering cholesterol.  Just a little fod for thought. =0

So last year, before I left to Korea, I was jogging/walking… more walking than jogging.. infact, I don’t know if one would describe that as jogging, but anywho, i digress, i was moving for 4.5 miles, about 2 times a week. While in Korea, I walked to work, and managed to keep my weight off, but the endurance quickly disappeared.  As I was running the other day, I thought about how old I am, and my newly dislocated knee, so I talked my self into walking, (which really was no struggle at all) and how it was OK, because yes a whole year has passed, and I am older and more tired. Boy does God like to sit in my thoughts, because just as I am thinking this, 2 people in their 60’s pass by me JOGGING!! This was a good one. It has now been 22 days, and i have lost 4 lbs.  It’s a slow but steady climb up the mountain, only to go further up.

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Oh,  this is my “about me”. crap i wrote something earlier and thought i saved it; guess not. well, you might get a dubbed version of the original copy, but it still bumps good on your boom box. i try to be as in it as possible. some things are very new to me, and i get the joy of learning a new appreciation. i have a long hike ahead of me, but i have done hard trails before, so i feel more prepared. i don’t think i have anything else to say,i will keep you updated. oh snaps, i forgot, not too sure if you need to know my goals in this paragraph… well regardless, i am going to share them with you. so i am supposed to have a 3,6, and 12 month goal written as part of my testimony. in the first 3 months, i am shooting to lose 12-15 lbs. i am being realistic with my self, and allowing some weeks to fluctuate between 1-2 pounds. by the 6 month mark, i will not really be focused in weight loss, but rather my drive to keep going should be a constant. by the 12 month mark, i will hopefully be tested by God as a validation that all i have worked for has become the norm in my life style. i will feel stronger. i will live stronger, because i am starting off strong.