Week Three.  NO weight lost.  Initially I felt saddened by this.  But as someone accurately told me once, "Your results are based on your effort.  If you kinda track what you eat, you'll kinda lose!"  Ain't that the truth?  I've kinda tried this week.  Kinda.  Yeah, not really ... :)

The truth?  I've been lazy.  I've been focusing on the end result: 30 pounds.  The immediate goal seems just as far away: 10 pounds (at which point I allow myself some quality walking shoes).  In reality, I'd be wiser to make daily goals.  Walk 20 minutes.  Do yoga.  Track what I eat.  Go to bed without heartburn! (Haha! Now there's a challenge!) ... All of this brings to mind spiritual habits.  What are my spiritual "goals" and how are those goals exhibited by the habits I cultivate?  They seem like the same old ones, the ones I always feel spark into a small fire, but then let fall by the wayside soon after:
* Memorize Scripture
* Spend time in prayer (not just over a meal, but on-my-face-PRAY!)
* Relinquish some gnarly scars inflicted by others to the healing of Christ's forgiveness
* Seek to relinquish my desires for anything but Christ TO Christ
Every goal, "spiritual" or "weight-ly", should go back to the qualifying question for all motives:
* Does this glorify Christ?
* Is it FOR Christ?
* Is it ABOUT Christ?  
If the answer is no, how can I allow the Holy Spirit to bring it back around to the glory of the Lord and His name?

This week's goal? Memorize/meditate on a verse for the week.  Walk for 20 minutes each day (or some continuous effort).  Track each day. And, HOPEFULLY, lose ONE POUND!  The end result?  To cultivate the discipline Christ wants me to have in order to uphold the spiritual habits that will glorify Him!