Diet, Schmiet

Sleep, some people say, is overrated. Not in my world. For the last 3 weeks, I have been sleep deprived and while I wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning, I just don't have the energy to run, jog or even walk. It's a lame excuse, but it's hard to function without sleep so i let running go by the wayside.

Not only that, but even when I do have the energy, if I don't do it in the morning before the girls go to school, I won't go. I keep thinking, "I'll just take Tori in the jogging stroller after I drop the girls off." Nope. I don't do it. Have I even used the single stroller once? Nope. Not once.

How pathetic am I?

So, I decided to try the Wu-Yi tea diet/program. Drink their tea, follow their diet plan, exercise and you will lose weight. I tried it last week. Managed to choke down one cupful, go for a run, eat sensibly. Then I tried to drink the second cupful and couldn't do it. It's NASTY! Now, I know there are a lot of you who LOVE tea, so this system could work for you. I HATE tea. Hate, hate, hate it. Still, they made getting a flat stomach sound easy. So, I tried it. I'll be sending it back.

But, the idea of being consistent in food habits and exercise is still sound, so I'll just have to keep trying that. As you can see from my blog, I'm not good at that. Remember the stretching regiment? Yeah, I did that once. (However, I'm stretching more than usual after, a run if not before).

So, all this to say, that I ran today. I wanted to run for at least 30 minutes and to make sure I added a bit. Well, that bit turned into 20 extra minutes and I didn't walk once. Crazy! I did have my mind occupied with Ephesians 1:1-17 trying to make sure I had it down pat. I haven't worked on Ephesians since the last time I ran. I can't believe how long I went. I'm going to work on the rest of Ephesians 1 the next time I run (which I hope is tomorrow) and make sure that I have all of Chapter 1 down.

While I was making a huge loop, I ran into (no pun intended) people who were out walking twice. They were doing the same loop, but in the opposite direction. Anyway, one person said to me, "I guess I'm supposed to tell you that God loves you." Don't I know it! I told her that I knew it and that God loved her, too. It sort of made me cry.

I have posted some new projects on my other blog, www.virtualinking.com, if you want to take a look.

Happy running!

Linda:)