We continued our study on Saturday (Mar 12) and listened to the podcast entitled "Searching Your Motives." It was an interesting one, and I felt like we could have talked for hours about our discussion questions. Alas, we only had 1/2 of one. :) Here are some highlights from the teaching:
Ask yourself: Why do you want to live a healthy lifestyle?
-Short term goals (like getting a beach body, losing weight for a class reunion, etc.) are NOT enough to motivate lasting lifestyle changes.
-Be careful not to let an image be the driving force behind what you do, because the images are always changing. The models that look good today won't be what we're expected to look like in ten years.
Three Healthy Motives for Living a Healthy Lifestyle
1. To honor God with your body. (See 1 Corinthians 6:19 and Rom 12:1) In Romans, we're called to offer our bodies as living sacrifices. The Greek for the word "living" meant full of life and energy, robust, full of exuberance. Is that the kind of body we're offering God?
2. To have a healthy body to be able to do what God has called us to do.
3. You are worth it! You are valuable enough to deserve the time and money to take care of yourself. You aren't being selfish if you put extra money toward buying good food.
We are all on a diet...
-If you eat food, you're on a diet.
-Eat smart meals, and pay attention to frequency (eat 5-6x/day), quantity (eat smaller portions), and quality (eat foods with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients).
This week we're reading chapters 2 and 3. Join us for the podcast and discussion this Saturday, 10-11 a.m after the free fitness class!
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