SWEATIN' at the gym

This morning, I was sweating it up at the gym with one of my friends.  While I was doing my warm-up run, I had lots of time to sit and check out all the hottie boys at the gym (*whistle).  I got to thinking about what we talked about last week about the media making girls want to be skinnier and guys wanting to be jacked and how terrible it was.  What is my motivation?  Yes, I want to be thin, but more than that I want to be healthy and strong!


I have a friend that is recovering from an eating disorder.  She wanted control in her life, so she stopped eating appropriate portions- because she could control what she eats.  It hurt me to see her get skinnier and skinnier.  However, she is doing SO much better.  I would hate the media to have this affect on other people, to make them quit eating so that they can become model skinny.  However, I also know people that are morbidly obese.  Should these people be encouraged, potentially by the media to lose weight and feel better about themselves?  I guess the main point is, the desire to work out and be strong should come from a desire to be healthy.  We need to be proud of our bodies, as long as we are doing what is required to be healthy.  If you are eating poorly consistently and not having any form of exercise in your life... of course you're going to feel badly about your body and maybe that self-conscientiousness is exactly what is necessary to motivate you to change.




All bodies are temples of God and deserve respect by others and by yourself.  They should not be objectified, but the Lord has asked us to obey the word of wisdom (in my opinion you aren't obeying this law if you're obese or anorexic) and to take care of this precious gift.

What is your goal to take care of this gift?