Holy 75 Soft - Day Two

Yesterday I posted about starting the Holy 75 - Soft challenge. My main reason for doing this is because I need more discipline in my life! I am too easy on myself and if I plan to do something and then dont' feel like it - then I just don't do it. I think having more discipline is going to be a good thing all the way around.

I have already been working on the daily movement. I do about 15 minutes 6x per week. Now that doesn't sound like a whole lot, and I agree with you. But that is my minimum. If I get that done, I do get my checkmark. HOWEVER - my goal is to also do a walk, ride my bike, or do some strength exercises on top of that 15 minutes every day.

I read quite a bit too - but it's not with the consistency that I want. So that is why I have read 10 pages. I'm already doing a slow read of War and Peace and I read that just about every day. Again - "just about" every day. I'm including anything that I read in any form. There are some days I'm very busy and in the car a lot and I listen to books. I'm counting that. It only happens 3-4x per month, so it's not often.

AM/PM prayer. I'm down with the AM prayer. It took me a good year to get my AM routine situated - but now I can't miss it. It's the one thing I'm very consistent about and the best thing in my life!

My AM routine consists of:

• Putting on the full armor of God

• Taking care of the cats

• Taking my morning medicine

• Skincare (face, hands, neck)

• Planning out my day

• Watching a Joyce Meyer teaching

• Writing out part of a Psalm

• Three things I'm thankful for

• Intercessory prayer

• Bible Study Co (reading Bible plan, watching short video, sometimes writing out Scripture and or SOAK)

• Physical Therapy

• Morning Pages

Yes, it's a lot - but when you work 40-hours a week, you need to fit in a lot of life before work starts if you want to feel like you do anything other than work. Or maybe that is just me?

Whole foods 80% of the time. I have been SO BAD about this lately. I was diagnosed with diabetes about a year ago and since that time I lost 80 pounds (147 total over the past few years) and for the first six months I was eating so well and felt so great. But since then I've struggled and gone back and forth - and while the scale is in a downward trajectory, it's VERY slow. I want to lose another 70 pounds - and I could do it within a year if I stay focused! I could have a hot girl summer for 2027 (insert wild, maniacal laughter here)

Get outside every day. This is SO SO important for my mental health. Especially when it's sunny. The difference this makes cannot be understated. I hope that in a couple of weeks that I can come here and say that it has made a positive change.

The other two things I've listed are weekly, not daily. For my creative self - I truly need to get to a cafe, a library, a Panera, or Starbucks and write. I always say that I'm going to do it and I never do! And finally - giving. Again, this is something that I do, but I am not consistent with it. And that needs to change.

My plan is to go on a walk during my lunch break - which will take care of two of the Holy 70 Soft requirements.

I just want my life to feel better.

Here's to day 2.

Sherry

aka wellversedwomen