Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Journey to Health



9 years ago I felt like the Lord told me to get in shape because He wanted me for the long haul. I was overweight and had hypertension. The Doc said that I needed to do something about it. Choosing not to go with medication, I decided to look into another alternative. I began to find some incredible information that inspired me to start my journey to health. I have learned that we are all different and that we each need to find what works for us in our health journey. I am finding that there are many out there who want to get healthy and I believe that it is important that you come to the understanding that this is not going to be another diet, (I don't believe in diets) but will be a lifestyle change.

Years ago my husband, our two boys and I started going to a gym in our town. It became an important part of our family time. Our daughter was too young to join us at the time. We stopped working out for 16 years and have just started back up again. This time our daughter, who is married with 4 children, has joined us and is excelling at it. 
                                                                                         
I think it is important that we take care of ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and our spirits. One of the things I've noticed in the church is that there are many who take care of their souls and spirits but don't think it matters to take care of the temple of the Holy Ghost. I think its time to see a change and that we get our whole person well. 

I'm 58 years old and I feel great. I've found for me that lifting weights is something my body thrives on. When I come out of the gym I feel alive. I've released toxins out of my body and I know that the muscle that is coming will be burning fat. The thing is that we all need to find what works for us. Some like cardio better than lifting weights. The point is that we just need to move. Our bodies were not meant to be sedentary. 
For women especially, it’s really important that we keep muscle on our bodies. The older we get, the more muscle we lose and muscle is what burns the bad fat off. I told my daughter that the best thing she could do is work out and keep the muscle on because it will pay off when she gets my age. 

Both my daughter and I have a personal trainer, which I highly advise, even if it’s just for a short time. They are trained to help you learn what is just right for you. Our trainer helps us with our diet and tells us how much protein, good carbs and good fat we need to eat to keep us going. Do you know that you are supposed to eat at least 70 grams of protein a day? If you are lifting weights it’s supposed to be much more than that. It’s not about eating less; it's about what we call eating clean. I eat small portions every 2 hours. I try to have a protein, a good carb, and a good fat in that mix. I find myself having to eat so much food. Another thing that is important for your body is to drink lots of clean, filtered water. If you can't get filtered, squeeze a lemon in your water every day. Water alkalizes your body, which is very important to good health. 

Do I think that Christians should work out and stay fit? Yes, I do. I see far too many believers who are sick. For the most case, if they would take some steps into taking care of themselves, they would see great improvement. We as Christians should in every way (body, soul and spirit) be well and thriving for ourselves, our families and for the world to see!

18 comments:

  1. Thanks, Beni! I know this is something Papa God wants me working on and I am making baby steps. Thanks for modeling a healthy lifestyle.

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  2. I completely agree and am so happy to see you championing wellness and total body care .. it is imperative that we steward the bodies God heals well. I love that you walk that out.

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  3. Thanks Beni for the encouragement and living by example! My daughter and I just started working out together ~ tho we don't have a personal trainer, she cracks that whip pretty hard! LOL! Here's to LIFE!...and living it more abundantly!

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  6. Hi Beni, are you taking supplements if yes which ones do you take? i spoke with a trainer and he recommended Fish Oil, Glucosomine. I used to take the Fish oil but I have never tried the glucosomine. I am 54 years young and I just take the usuals iron, calcium, vitamin D and Iron.

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  9. I'm from Port Elizabeth, South Africa and my friend "introduced me to you" This is exactly how I have been feeling for years and I made the changes that I can. Like drinking water, exercise, not eating junk etc. I find if I want to eat very healthy, that it gets very expensive. What do you say to those who are less fortunate and struggle with their health, how can they heal their bodies? I been feeling for the last few years, that my health issues will be sorted out by changing my lifestyle cause I don't believe in diets and I have never been on one and I also felt that God told me I"m healed, but I need to walk out my healing. I never knew what that meant until I listened to the health seminars from 2011-2013 that you and Ronda Nelson presented. now, I need to find a way that suits me and my pocket. Can you suggest books I can read / study and recipe books for juicing and meals? my email is renemcleod@gmail.com thank you

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