I was putting all this pressure on myself to hit a specific target—and I wasn't meeting it—I thought I was failing. To change this, I had to set goals to match my behaviour, not just outcomes.

You have a choice: Hold onto your past failures and bad thoughts about what you've done—or didn't do. OR you can focus on yourself now and how awesome you’ll be in the future.

Inspiration:

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Philippians 3:13-14 (NIV): "Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."

When life throws you a hit, do you cave and cower, or do you get flexible? Exercise means something different to everyone. What makes it enjoyable for you?

Verses:

• Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”

• Proverbs 16:9 "In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps."

Fabulous 50s stretching workout. https://youtu.be/G6rlRGzcGdo?si=AbonUWjtxFObIiSR

So far, fasting is not as scary as I thought it would be. Most of the time I'm fasting, I'm sleeping. Join me on my fasting adventure journey.

Science Stuff:

1. The Effects of Postprandial Walking on the Glucose Response after Meals with Different Characteristics

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35268055/

• 2. Taking a walk after eating can help with blood sugar control https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/taking-walk-after-eating-can-help-with-blood-sugar-control

• 3. Three 15-min Bouts of Moderate Postmeal Walking Significantly Improves 24-h Glycemic Control in Older People at Risk for Impaired Glucose Tolerance

• https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/36/10/3262/30770/Three-15-min-Bouts-of-Moderate-Postmeal-Walking

  
  

  Weekly Inspiration verses

  Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”

  
  

  Isaiah 40:29-31 "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."