We are so glad you are back for Week 3, Lesson 2 of Faith & Fit, Make it Moderate! Let us encourage you to persevere. Keep studying, and moving. You are storing up treasure in heaven where neither moth or rust can destroy. You are establishing healthy habits. Don’t give up; Jesus is walking with you every step of the way! Listed below is your Faith & Fit work for today. Please click on the links or the play buttons to access each resource. Remember to leave a comment about your experience at the Speak Your Mind section at the bottom of the page. In Christ, we can grow stronger. Let’s do it!
Everyday Faith Teaching Video:
Everyday Faith Bible Study:
Click on the link below to access the Week 3, Lesson 2 Bible Study.
Everyday Fit Physical Challenge:
Beginner Level: Today make it your goal to walk for 1.5 – 2 miles. Walk at a pace that you are comfortable with and that you are still able to carry on a conversation. How are you feeling on your walks? Has anyone tried an indoor waking video yet?As always, check with your doctor before beginning any physical workout to be sure you are up for the challenge! For those of you who are interested in burning more belly fat while you’re walking, here’s an interesting plan from Prevention Magazine that you can download if you’d like to.
Experienced Level: Today make it your goal to walk or ride your bike for 45 minutes. Walk or ride at a pace you are comfortable with and that your are able to carry on a conversation. By the end of your walk/ride you should be sweaty and tired but not exhausted. As always, check with your doctor before beginning any physical workout to be sure you are up for the challenge! Let’s do Lower Body Focus Day Three with Coach Dan!
Rainy Day? Too hot? No worries! click on the link below for a great indoor workout with Leslie Sansone!
Five Fast Miles!
Everyday Fit Food Challenge:
Make it Moderate:
Earlier this week, we talked about portion sizes and to make sure we check the food labels so that we know how much an actual portion size is. I discovered that often times, I am eating 1.5 to 2 times what one serving is according to the label. That makes a big difference if you’re counting calories!
Today I would like us to discuss how to moderately eat our favorite foods. The point of Faith & Fit is not to totally give up our favorite foods, unless we are eating something that is absolutely contributing to bad health, but to learn how to control what we eat. For example, perhaps ice cream is your favorite food in the world. We don’t expect you to give that up, just control how you eat it. There are several ways you can do this:
- Eat a smaller portion size than what you usually eat. If you fill up the bowl to the top with your ice cream, then fill it up part way, or choose a smaller bowl and still fill it up. Use a smaller dinner plate so that you’re eating a lesser amount of food.
- Eat your favorite food on fewer days of the week. If you normally eat ice cream every day, then start scaling back by eating it on just the even days.
- Choose a simpler treat. Perhaps you get the super duper sundae when you go to the ice cream parlor. Try scaling back to a dish with just the ice cream or get a plain cone instead. Also, eat it s-l-o-w-l-y and savor it. Too often we Americans gulp our food. I’ll be talking about mindful eating more in an upcoming week.
- Try using a calendar to help you eat treats in moderation. Post a small calendar on your refrigerator (I found a small blank magnetized calendar at Walmart or Target). Each week consider what your activities/events are. If you have a birthday, holiday, meal out with friends where you know you will be heavily enjoying your favorite foods, put a check on that day(s). Once you’ve done that, look at your entire week. How many checks do you have on the calendar? If you have several, then you can plan to not eat treats/eat lesser amounts on the open days. You may even want to put an X through the open days on the calendar to help you stay on track.
If you’re using My Fitness Pal that we talked about in Week 1 to track your food, just the very act of having to log your favorite foods and watching the calories add up can be a deterrent to eating them.
Extra Faith:
Need a little extra spiritual challenge added to your day? Take advantage of the following resources!
The Spiritual Discipline of Silence and Solitude. I recorded this podcast a few years ago with Pastor Ron Stohler of Grace Church in Noblesville, Indiana. It’s a wonderful resource packed with information.
Extra Fit
Need an extra challenge? Get your abs in shape with Team Beachbody Coach and Founder of Team Let’s Go Fitness at Dan Vukmirovich. Dan’s videos are short, effective and productive! Let’s go!
Please feel free to share any of your moderation tips, workouts, encouragement, prayer requests, etc., on our Faith & Fit Facebook page and/or in the comment section below. Have a blessed day!
