Body for Life Day One

I found a quote by Billy Joel- at least I think it's correctly attributed to him- that says "I've reached the age where competence is a turn-on". One day after turning 42, I'd like to think I've hit that age with grace and style. Yet, I look at my physical self and wonder if I can be more than just competent. I'd like to surpass competence in the area of nutrition, exercise and well being. I don't want to teach these competences to anyone except myself.

After being on a perpetual quest for being healthy and fit (read skinny), I am now coming to the conclusion that it will be a way of life rather than a quick program. It's the process, not the program (which is kind of ironic that I say that because I use that saying at my work all the time as our parishioners go through Sacramental Preparation programs- a whole other post at another time).

So, I am venturing into Body for Life to learn how to eat and exercise for life. It is a 'time limited' program in the sense that there is a schedule for 84 days. 84 days I can do. I like challenges (which is why I did the 60 day Hot Yoga challenge and ran a freaking marathon in 2007). But after the challenge, I go back to my old ways of eating mindlessly, forgetting to workout, finding other things to do (like surf the Internet!)

It is with age that I will become competent- nay, brilliant- with living my life with an intention to be healthy, to fuel my body properly and to move it.

Day One of ???? Here we go.