Eating right is a necessary and natural companion to exercise. There are plenty of different food plans and diet strategies out there. Ultimately, each person has to find a plan (consult a trained professional if necessary) that works for them. What helped me lose 30 pounds of stubborn “baby weight” was to start small. Start with one unhealthy food or beverage you can eliminate. For me, it was soda. I was a Diet Coke fan. I stopped drinking it. Then I eliminated bread, while simultaneously adding more fruits and vegetables. And I kept eliminating until my diet was mostly healthy. Eating well requires planning and preparation. It won’t just happen. If you leave it to chance, the chances are more likely that you will make unhealthy choices. Just like we must be purposeful about what we feed our spirits, we must also be intentional about what we put in our bodies. We are “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14). We owe it to ourselves and to God to carefully maintain the beautiful creation that God made. You can do it. Start today. Lace on those gym shoes. Take a walk around the block. Eat some kale. Drink more water. Find an exercise class you like. Get a friend to join you. We are God’s handiwork. We should honor Him with our bodies.
Sharisse Kimbro is a writer and mother who resides in Evanston, Illinois. Her debut novel, Beyond the Broken, is available on Amazon.com. Her work has also been featured in We Got This: Solo Mom Stories of Grit, Heart, and Humor. She has written extensively on empowering women, recovery from divorce, and managing single parenthood for Esme, Grown & Flown, and other online outlets. Sharisse earned a BA in English and a MA in Sociology from Stanford University and a law degree from the University of Michigan School of Law.
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