Running

So, part of the Weigh Down program is getting away from your dependance and addiction to exercise as the main means to weight loss. I think the main point the Author of the Weigh Down book is making is, "If you hate exercise you can still loose weight if you massively decrease your food intake with following hunger and fullness.I have read many testimonies on their website where people lost 40 - 50 and even 100 pounds and they said they didn't have to exercise.

I think it's ok to have both in our life. I don't see anywhere in the Bible where exercise is ever discouraged. You hear stories of men in battle all the time, and you know there is no way to go into battle if you are not is shape of some sort.
Well, this morning I was reading a chapter in one of my Christian encouragement books, and JD said something that now makes me laugh, but then really made me mad. He said, "IF you spend time running outside, instead of reading books about loosing weight then maybe you would start loosing more weight". Ya, pretty harsh, right? Well, it was, but at the same time there was a lot of truth in what he said. So I put my tennis shoes on and went for a good long run. I ran up hills, I ran to the high school, I even ran around the high school football field three times. I began to really enjoy it and feel great when I was doing it. The truth is the smallest I got in my adult life, late 20's, was when I was living in Little Rock with my second husband, and would run everyday outside for 3 - 4 miles. I also did Pilates videos everyday. I think that exercise should be for enjoyment and to increase endorphins, and not only to loose weight.
So my promise to the readers of this blog is I am taking up running, like seriously. I will be downloading some new music to my ipod tonight, and tomorrow I start running, daily, except weekends. I will run with the baby in the stroller if I have to. I will keep you posted to how this goes.