Day 2

Fit- in 90days

This is day 1 of 90.

And during these next 90 days I want to have my spiritual, and physical but kicked.

I have always wanted to be closer to God, to have a deeper understanding of who He is, to know more of the bible by heart... and more importantly to (as Paul challenged us ) live a life worthy of the Call. I have also always wanted to be in better shape... physically. I have never been extremely overweight, but then again I haven't really ever been satisfied with my physique either! - Don't get me wrong, I am a handsome man, and I have a pretty healthy self image - Cuz God made me and God doesn't make junk. I just want to be a better steward of the resources God gave me! and This blog is my "accountability partner". And if anyone else reads this... you can be as well.

Here Goes

Day 1.

October 12, 2010

i read this morning in Jeremiah 20:8-9, and jeremiah says that he literally can not contain the words that God has placed on his heart. In spite of the fact that people around him mock and threaten him for the very words he is speaking. "...but if I say i'll never mention the Lord or speak his name, His word burns in my heart like a fire. It's like fire in my bones! i am worn out trying to hold it in. - I want that kind of passion for the message that God has placed on my heart. Matt. 28:19 "therefore, go and make disciples of all nations..." And then in 1 Thess. 5:5-19

Paul challenges the Followers of Christ- you are children of the light and day. Stay alert and be clearheaded, honor your leaders - obey, and support them, don't be lazy..., encourage those who are timid. Take care of the weak, be patient with all. -never stop Praying (don't ever let anything separate you from the Holy Spirit - don't stifle Him with foolishness), always be joyful, thank God for everything you have! Hold onto what is good. Stay away from every kind of evil. - that is a lot to take in, but still simple instructions that will help you remain firm and unshakable in your faith! - I want to be like these guys when i grow up.

Physical.

I bought p90x on ebay... got a really good deal too, anyway i started today. and It is going to be tuff! Not only are the workouts hard... but the dietary part is very strict as well. It's going to take a lot of discipline but i am excited about it! In Hebrews 12 the disciple/apostle says that he "runs the race with endurance. and That is what I want in my relationship with Christ and in my Physical training - Endurance, and Follow Through.

So Today

Day 1.

Chest and Back

- a lot of pull ups, and push ups , with 2-3 dumbell excercises - ( I have never been great at either So it was a challenge) They show you "easier ways" (I use that term lightly b/c - even the "easy" way is not that easy!) to do the pull ups by placing one foot on the back of a chair to help you pull up. I had to use the chair... b/c I could only do about 1 pull up without (FOR NOW!) but I am committed!

Round 1 Round 2

Wide Pull ups -10 w/Chair 7 w/chair

push ups - 5

Reverse Grip Pull ups - 10 w/chair 6 W/chair

military push ups - 2 6 on knees

Wide Push ups 15 knees 15 knees

Close Grip Pull ups- 15 w/chairs 5 w/chair

Decline Push ups - 0 0

Heavy Pants - 15 15

Diamond Push Ups - 0 4 knees

Lawn Mower 15 15

Dive Bomb Push Ups - 3 0

Back Flys 12 16

Ab ripper x

It's like 13 diff exercises , 344 moves... in 15 min!

It is crazy. I love it... It is so hard!

but you do as many as you can of each move and

that is that!

more tomorrow.

Mawwaige... that bwessed awangement... that dweem wiffin a dweam.

I am getting married.

How is this possible you ask?? I have been going to the same church for 4 years now... and playing on the praise team for 2-3 im not sure exactly how long, but thats not the point...the point is that My now Fiancee (Alison) also goes to church here and sings on the praise team... So I have known her for the length of time that I have been here, However looking back at what I thought the likely hood of us getting married one day I am amazed...

I tend to be opinionated, more so than some people, but less than others... being opinionated is not a bad thing as long as you are not a turd! about it... the point is this. While being a part of this church and praise team... I have grown up alot, I had a very big mouth when It came to what I thought the music should sound like(one of the many things I was big mouthed about).. and I would regularly let it be known sometimes before church how just how much I thought that song sucked!!... and I even one time made Mrs. Paula cry(Im not proud of this at all, in fact just the opposite... God has really made big changes in me. It used to be about what I thought... and then I realized it's about what God want's and It's not about me.) And often I would recieve glares from the other side of the stage where Alison stands... I thought she hated me!! I could swear she was always giving me "the hairy eyeball" from across the way... One time I thought she was glaring at me so I asked.... "WHAT!!!!!????" to which she replied "Uh... I WASN'T EVEN LOOKING AT YOU!!!!" and then I thought "well... If she didn't hate before, she does now!"

I thought she was unatainable.... the end all be all of what a Godly woman is suposed to be...and I thought she wanted nothing to do with me... Countless times I was a total hole!!, but God showed me where I needed work... and I started to do things dif. See it wasn't that I didn't care... I just didn't think before I opened my mouth.(thats something that is a daily thing I still have to work on... but I put alot of thought into what I say now.)... anyway... over this three year period... I always like Alison and thought highly of her.... She dated ONe dude... who I knew wasn't right for her, and I was interested in a girl In Mass., but we finally started talking, just about what ever stuff... and I noticed here coming to all my ball games (soft ball.... hey I like it.)
and So I prayed... alot and sent her flowers and asked her out and she said yes.

I have had 2 "Dad" talks since we started dating... the first I thought was really intense, and then second I thought I was going to have a heart attack... b/c the second was to ask his blessing, and permission to ask Alison to marry me. after a long talk... and some very wise counsel by him... he Said "without reservation I give you my blessing" and SO I took to a restuarnt way out in the middle of nowhere... called "boonies" and then to tyaskin park (the first place we ever went... on a just us date) and I played a song for her and I proposed and She said yes!!! We are going to be Married in Oct.

If I put every detail that confirmed that God was in this from the start I would be writing a novel!!! but I know he is, and I am so thankful for that....

recording...

recording.. and all that it intails, setting up mics, setting eq, tuning instruments, preping the program, tuning agian... is not that hard once you get the jist of how to work THE Board, or the program which ever you happen to have. We (my church) have a Roland Vs-2480 digital recorder... which you can hook to a computer monitor, and a mouse and keyboard and run much
like the one of it's better known brothers... "pro-tools". I am no expert at this machine... nor am I disalusioned to the fact that I probably won't be for quite some time... but hands on learning is where it's at my friends...

I tried to read the manual... yeah right!! it's like a choose your own adventure story... when you find what you looking for say.. how to punch and paste pg 87... you turn there and then it says make sure you understand the part of the book on inputs and track management pg 27... then you get there and they ask another question to which no one knows the answer unless of course your built the thing.... So I tried the "Manly-way" the whole "Frig the instructions I could put this bike together with my eyes closed!"method... Im just praying that the hanlde bars wont be attached to the wishbone at the back of the bike... But so far so Good. The more time behind the wheel of this machine the more it starts to make sense. Kind of like playing guitar... you'll never arrive at a place where you just no how to play everything... there is always more to learn... also like learning to play the guitar in general... when you first start out you hold your pick with a balled up fist.... making awkward strums (like pual bunion trying to slow dance) and you have absolutely no Idea what to do the all that fret space.... so you try to make up chords... but they have that squeeky, flat and you know it... but I cant stop cuz it's to much fun... tryouts for american Idol awful kind of tone. that's kind of how the recording is going right now... but with time It will get better.