Day 1: Love Yourself

Congratulations on deciding to be a 2014 Healthy Warrior! We will be partners for the next 30 days challenging ourselves to stay focus on our goals and creating a healthy lifestyle that we can continue far beyond the 30 days. Just as a reminder the 3 areas of focus are:

1. Spiritual Health
2. Physical Health
3. Relational Health

Each day we will have 3 action items to achieve in helping us to become a Healthy Warrior. Let's Get Started!

Action Items:

1. Spiritual Health through Prayer & Meditation-

Today's area of focus is loving yourself in the skin that you are in. Many times we all suffer some form of low self-esteem for one reason or another and it changes the way we look at ourselves in the mirror. We become our very own worst critic and no matter how we succeed we are never good enough for ourself. Today we are challenged to love who we see in the mirror just the way we are in order to know that we deserve a better lifestyle. Loving ourselves allows us to be free from self sabotage and walk in victory in the areas that we need to improve in. The scripture for medication is :

Psalms 139:14 (KJV) " I will praise thee: for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well"

God has made us unique for a reason and a purpose. Today's prayer is very simple ask God to show you how beautiful you are to him. Then find something good about yourself and affirm yourself on that thing for example:

"I really love the way I look when my hair is done this way." Paying yourself a compliment helps you to love and appreciate who you are. If you have never affirmed yourself it can be a little uncomfortable. But our goal is to be comfortable in the skin we are in to push ourselves to be better. You deserve to be a better you!

2. Physical Health through exercise & healthy food choices

Today's exercise is 45 mins of total body yoga flow workout #1: tone,balance & flexibility. (You can look this up on you tube for free).  After yoga 15 mins of light weight training for your arms at least 5 sets of ten choose 3 target areas of focus. For example : biceps, triceps and chest.

* if you already have a workout schedule continue doing that. These workouts are just suggestions for those who need a starting place and our my personal daily workouts.

Recipe: Orange Creamsicle Protein Smoothie

27 grams of protein this is for a energized breakfast or post workout * varies per protein powder used

2 scoops of profit protein (www.richfish.myitworks.com.)
1\2 cup of water
1\2 cup of almond milk
3 ounces frozen orange juice
1\2 frozen banana
1 tbs honey
3-5 ice cubes
* you can also add 8 servings of fruits and veggies in with greens on the go which can be ordered on my website as well

3. Relational health

Today's action item under relational health is make a phone call to someone you love that you have not talk to in a while. Maybe you just need to remind them that you love them or maybe there is some unclean air that needs to be handle. What ever the reason make the call today!

I welcome your questions, comments or concerns daily. Let's dialogue and share I would love to hear from you!

Remember this challenge is our way of taking control over our lives and deciding to be victorious in healthy living. We deserve it!

I love you all with the love of the Lord,

DeShawna