No Fitness Promises for This Guy

     I know I should exercise daily, and when I exercise, I actually like it.
     But for the past two years, my level of physical fitness has followed a downward trajectory.
    Now, there have been (recent) times in my life when I have exercised for weeks, even months, and experienced moderate success. I lost 32 pounds a few years ago and could run up to 8.5 miles non-stop. I never reached my goal of running a half-marathon, but I did run the Crazy Cajun 10K in Lake Charles, LA, and a few easy-peasy 5Ks.
     As my level of fitness continues to trend down, down, down, down, I feel a spurt of motivation coming along. It is almost as if I have to hit the bottom before I find the desire to climb back out.
     I do not recommend this approach!
     But now, call it too much falafel or too much schwarma in Israel, I feel a rally coming along. It started with the Ramparts walk in Jerusalem's Old City and with my hike to the top of Masada. It has continued with a few after-dinner walks in the neighborhood and a few trips to the Meullenbeck Fitness Center in Plano.
     Could this be the spurt that will help me shed these 32 pounds (and then some) that I have since re-claimed? Could it be the burn that will lead me back again to a regular running regimine?
     I refuse to say. I refuse even to entertain the "what-if's" down the road. For now, I just need to get my behind into the gym regularly and get a good 4-6 weeks of routine on the books. Only then will I allow myself to start saying "I'll do this" or "I'll do that."
     For now, I make no commitments, no promises, and claim no victory, so please don't hold me to anything!
     My only prayer is that God give me the desire, day-by-day, to get it done.
     With Christ, all things are possible.