A year ago I couldn’t make myself get up and dust the TV!
Today I took the living room apart and tackled vacuuming behind, underneath and all around. Chasing spiders and setting furniture free!
Nine months ago I tried to do intermittent fasting but I could not figure out how to get all my food eaten in 6-8 hours.
God has mad a way for me to put off eating until after 5:00 P.M.! He has shown me I am able to do hard work digging up weeds and cleaning out the flowerbed or running 6 miles all without eating.
I believe this started last December when I realized I needed to build muscles to run rather than running to gain muscle. It was after Christmas 2024 I started to do at least one minute plank on the floor and at least 12 push-ups.
When I started doing the push-ups my arms were so weak I could hardly bend my elbows to go down a few inches. It took a few months but eventually my arms grew strong enough to go all the way down. At this point my muscles are able to do 30 push-ups.
Ten years ago at my peak, I was able to do 10 full body push-ups and finish the rest from my knees. I am not ready yet to do a full body push-up but hopefully soon.
Today is the first time in almost 10 years to run 6 miles!
The most exciting part of running 6 miles is the 2 miles at 15mm! I am getting stronger! God is so Good!
The last 2 miles I have dogs. Charlie is no longer the fast runner. Sam likes a soft jog.
For the last 40-50 years my body needed food especially protein to function. I ran on the food I ate because of the void of so many core muscles! After being cut in the surgeries, the nerves refused to grow back until God stepped in the 15 years ago and started them growing back!
I have heard more than once It looks like you can’t hold your head up. Or it looks like you can’t sit up. I had a rod to hold me up but no muscles.
But God does make changes and He wants us to do the work. I have to run. I have to dig. Also the muscle building in my lunges, planks, and push-ups to keep me strong enough to do everything!
The one thing I do is try to encourage people of all ages to exercise and build muscles. It is so important to enjoying life and live a long healthy life. God Bless each of us to move and build muscle!
GOD IS SO VERY GOOD GOOD GOOD!