The Button Bird 30 Day Reset

As some of you know, I lost a dear friend a couple of weeks ago.  Losing Chrissy who was only 38 years old has rocked my world.  I can't stop thinking about her, her daughter, her mother, or her husband.  I am sad beyond words, and my brain can't rest.  I am looking at my own life and realizing just how short it all is.  Am I really living the life that I want to be living?   Am I taking care of myself the best way that I can?  I guess it's normal after losing someone so young to examine your own health and life.

I haven't been living that healthy lately.  I know it's summer and the kids are home and schedules fall apart. I'm way off my normal healthy living routine.  I usually take pretty good care of myself, but lately I feel flat out lazy and sluggish.  I have been eating anything and everything that I want.  I have gained about 6 pounds and my clothes are all fitting a little snug.  Yuck.  I haven't been exercising at all because it is much easier to slide on the couch with the kiddos instead of slide on those tennis shoes.  When I exercise (I am a brisk walker), I have so much more energy and it helps relieve stress.  I haven't been doing my daily morning prayer/quiet time either.  Sleeping in with the kids has affected my relationship with God.  I am not turning to him as much or praying like I use to.  I have been drinking wine to help me relax at the end of the long kid pack summer days.  Two glasses of wine and I can't sleep a wink.  I go to sleep just fine but wake up in the middle of the night and lay awake for 2-3 hours.  Of course the next morning I am exhausted and not my normal peppy clear headed self.  When you are tired and your mind is foggy everything and everyone suffers.  I am nooooo good on bad sleep. 

It's so easy to get in a rut, to fall off your healthy living wagon, But I have the desire to wake up and reset.  I want to feel good not only for myself but for these guys. 

Who wants to join me for a my 30 day clear your head/get back on track reset??  I have done this reset in the past.  It's really easy, but it's easier if you have someone to do it with.  What if we all did it together??  In the past after the 30 day reset, I lost an average of 5-8 pounds, had more energy, felt closer to God, and my head was clear.  I slept better which we all know is the key to everything good! I was more positive, productive, more creative and my outlook on life was totally different.  At the end of the thirty days I jumped out of the bed in the mornings excited to start my day.  I was happier and my kids, husband, and friends were happier because of it.  I am ready to get back on track.  Who's in??

The Button Bird 30 Day Reset incorporates these 7 factors into your day:

Prayer/mediation/quiet time:  30 minutes sometime during the day.  Most of the time I get up first thing in the morning and do this.  I pray for others and pray for the path God wants me on, not the one I want to be on.  I read my bible and a couple devotionals.  Sometimes I sit and try to be quiet and just listen.

Water:  Drink 70 ounces of water a day

Vitamin:  A multivitamin every morning with breakfast.

Food:  1500 calories a day.  200 for breakfast, 150 mid morning snack, 500 lunch, 150 mid afternoon snack, 500 dinner.  Coffee doesn't count.  This is my reset and I get to set the rules.

Exercise:  30-45 minutes a day, 5 times a week.  I'm not talking about killing it at the gym.  A run or brisk walk, swimming laps while your kids play at the pool, going on a bike ride with the family, you get the picture.

Alcohol:  none, zero, zelch, zip, nada

Reading:  Read the book Seven, by Jen Hatmaker.  This book was recommended to me by my friend The Nester.  It is so good, I am going to read it again.

That's it!!!  It's soooooooo easy and the end of thirty days you feel like a different person.  So my question to you is......  Does anyone else feel the need to reset?  Could we somehow do it together here on this blog?  Is there a way we could encourage and inspire each other while we reset?

"Jesus gets a fresh platform in the empty space where indulgence resided".

-Jen Hatmaker, Seven

 

Let me know what you think!!!!!!