body-for-Life Challenge!

So, once again the last couple of weeks have been pretty rough! It seems stress from school, work, 4 kids and life in general have derailed us yet another time. I know from our past experience with trying to complete the 12 week Body-for-Life how difficult it is for us.

Most people just push through and past life’s obstacles and finish the 12 weeks…we can’t seem to do that. I don’t think it’s a case of ‘perfectionist’ but rather simply wanting to do ‘it’ right…not wanting to leave anything to chance…not wanting to look back at the end of 12 weeks and think, “if only.”

I normally keep this blog real simple and have never gotten too personal and it’s not like anyone is really reading it anyway, but I think I’m going to share a bit more of my emotions and what’s going on in hopes that that will help de-stress my life. STRESS is the ultimate killer of our challenge attempts…stress leads to alcohol, which sometimes leads to ‘over-consumption, which definitely leads to 3-4 or more days missed from the challenge usually with me ending up in deep depression!  

Over the last few months this cycle has led to some very unsettling moments in my marriage also…actually to the point that the ‘D’ word has been brought up and we have never considered that an option. So, something has to be done to end this cycle and get us back into a ‘healthy’ place. Jen missed her weight again for work and this isn’t good. She is an emotional eater and when stress hits her…she eats! I run to alcohol and she runs to food!

Well, I hope and pray that God will help us once and for all…This Body-for-Life challenge is something we have aspired too for years and is a GREAT common goal that we have to bring us closer and heal our relationship. We have 4 beautiful children who depend on us for EVERYTHING and I do not want to let them down. Harvest, with her Type 1 diabetes needs us more than ever and needs that healthy example placed into her life at an early age! We need this and have to finish it! Not to mention how much a blessing the prize money would be if we could actually WIN!!!

So, this is where we are at right now…we have ALL the tools necessary, we just have to get the right attitude and let nothing stop us! PLEASE GOD, give us the strength to complete this challenge and be the example to our children and others that we need to be!

Amen!

~Rob