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Summer - Challenge

Summer Challenge

Challenge Dates:  June 1, 2009  to  August 31, 2009

As we all know, the summer months can be full of activities that can make our lives more chaotic than usual.  While school is out, we are hard pressed to fit in the annual family vacation, family reunions, band camps, church camps, vacation bible schools, soccer camps and the like.  Then there are the occasional company picnics and company softball leagues that our boss will try to get us to signup for.

The moderating team of “I can do all things through Christ!” does not wish to contribute to the stress.  We would like to offer a Summer Challenge that will allow you to adjust to the summer activities.  We will be running this Challenge (as long as there is interest) from June 1, 2009 through August 31, 2009.

During this Summer Challenge, there will be three areas of interest: 

Study and Meditation = Challenge yourself to feed the spiritual man.  You can commit yourself to a Bible Study, reading “XX” amount of chapters in the Bible a day, or a devotional / inspirational book.  There is also an opportunity to participate in the Group’s Bible Study, “Celebrate Recovery - Freedom from life hurts, hang-ups, and habits”.

Nutrition = Challenge yourself to a well balanced diet.  Challenge yourself to not eating after a certain time.  Challenge yourself to limit the amount of colas.  Challenge yourself to limit your sodium intake.

Fitness = Challenge yourself to take 1 lap a day around your backyard.  Challenge yourself to walk for 30 minutes.  Challenge yourself to walk over a mile.  Challenge yourself to get mobile.

It will be your option to take an area per month or you can pick and choose something from each area.  You can create your own challenge.

Example A:

Study and Meditation = For June, you challenge yourself to participate in the Group’s Bible Study, “Celebrate Recovery - Freedom from life hurts, hang-ups, and habits”.

Nutrition = For July, you challenge yourself to limit yourself to no popsicles.

Fitness = For August, you challenge yourself to walk around the block.

Example B:

Study and Meditation = For all three months, you challenge yourself to reading 2 chapters a day in your Bible.

Nutrition = For all three months, you challenge yourself to increase your vegetable intake.

Fitness = For all three months, you challenge yourself to do a workout video 3 times a week.

This purpose of this challenge is to maintain healthy habits (physical and spiritual) that will improve our lives.  Let’s have fun with this.

Hi everyone, Weighed in this am at 212 lbs. maybe a little more activity and less eating is the answer. Finally broke out of a level weigh-in for the past few weeks, down a total of 38 lbs. since the first of the year, that is Goooood. Have a good week, Roger from Western NY

Hi, Weighed in at 212 this am. a little more work and a little less food this week must have made the difference, Have A good week, Roger from Western NY.

Well praise the Lord Roger and the month is not even over with yet! Great job.  We truly can do all things through Christ, and how do we do that, by the renewing of our mind.  Still 3 days left as well.  Keep it up brother.

Mark

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