No food will satisfy my heart or fill the emptiness in my soul. Jesus Christ is "real meat" and the "bread of life," and I am to feed on Him.

Last night I began my 5k training. I walked briskly for 5 minutes then spent the next 20 minutes alternating between running for 60 seconds and walking for 90 seconds, then finishing with a cool down 5 minute walk. I was not physically able to do the 60 second run then 90 second walk the whole time. I had to skip every other 60 second run, but I was able to complete the entire 30 minutes!! I figured it was a start but I sure was exhausted when I was finished, but I DID IT!

Today was a packed filled day. I spend the day at Fort Benning with Grace as she participated in JCLC (JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge) this week. Let me just say, it was HOT!! I spent about 3 hours walking around the training area in the heat and then this evening when I got back home, I walked for 40 minutes - a total of 1 1/2 miles. I am supposed to take a day off between 5K training, but I was so sore from yesterdays training, that I felt I needed a short work out today to keep my leg muscles limbered up. I finished my walk and realized that I have a big blister on the bottom of both my feet and it is so painful to walk. I am not sure how I am going to do my 5K training tomorrow. I may just have to skip that and work out a different way tomorrow.

I am still having problems with late night snacking,(as I am finishing those cookies and milk that just won't go away!!!) Tonite's bible study was about this statement: No food will satisfy my heart or fill the emptiness in my soul. Jesus Christ is "real meat" and the "bread of life," and I am to feed on Him.

My goal is to meditate on this statement and make it mine to live by. I need to focus on filling myself with Christ instead of junk foods and overeating. Praying, reading my bible and singing worship songs will help. I just have to "get off the couch" so to speak and make it happen.