Becoming "Fit from Within"

Thanks to two very good friends from Lutheridge, I have had the opportunity to share in their quests to get healthy along with having them influence my own quest.  I give lots of credit to these two women - both are beyond inspirational and motivating.  I look up to them and respect them for their ability to be strong in an unhealthy world and to also want the desire to just make themselves better.  So to my M & M - THANK YOU!

In regards to the two of them, one has let me adopt her slogan - "Chose yourself well."  It is a VERY difficult thing to do when you are used to everything in your life somehow revolving around food, mostly unhealthy.  Instead, thanks to her guidance, I am now on the path to chose myself well.  It affects big choices, but also every day small choices.  You can live your life however you want to, that is definitely up to you.  I've found however, that by choosing myself well, that I feel better.  I feel stronger, I have more energy to be the woman I want to be.  Yes, it means I get up and workout for several hours before work.  Yes, it means I'd rather eat steamed veggies and fruit than french fries.  Yes, it means I've undergone a life change.  But the best  part is this - I feel better than I ever have in my entire life.  Everyone has the option to chose - so do you chose yourself well?

The second friend recommended to me a book she was reading - Fit from Within.  I wasn't sure about it at first, but now that I have become immersed - I am hooked!  I know I am fit physically - I weigh around 138-140 pounds with a BMI of 22 and a body fat percentage of 14% - all of which I have worked EXTREMELY hard for and I am BEYOND proud of myself.  However, I knew that I'd changed my outside, and was still working on changing my inside.  In pairing the book with my new life slogan, I found wham!  This book was exactly what I needed to be reading!  The two compliment each other and I look forward to what the rest of the book holds.

So, as I wrap this up, I am about to head out for a 15 mile bike ride and a healthy lunch.  How will you chose yourself well today?  How can you become fit from within?