The Daniel Plan Day Zero

The next 40 days will be the start of something great.

I have read through The Daniel Plan and am ready to start. I kept telling myself that I will start tomorrow, but tomorrow has come and gone. I finished the book three days ago, and I wasn't actually waiting to finish the book, not sure what I was waiting for. For some reason, it seems like a scary step to take. What better way to hold you accountable than to post this to the internet for all to see?

I'm going to try to blog even if it's short every day for the next 40 days. I have already decided that I am not going to follow the plan exactly. Maybe that's starting off on the wrong foot, but I just don't think at this point, I can give up sugar, gluten and diary (After all, I am a Wisconsin girl!) Maybe after the 40 days, I'll be up for it. I'm trying to take realistic baby steps.

Goals:

Faith- Continue to build a strong friendship with God by spending time in His Word and praying at least 4 times a week.
Food - Focus on foods that nourish my body by eating at least 2 servings of vegetables each day
Fitness- God created me to do His work, and I will attend bootcamp 3 times a week so I am healthy enough to continue to serve. 
Focus - Love myself how God does, see myself as a beautiful daughter of God. Refocus my thoughts from failures to successes. Ask myself if my thoughts are actually true.
Friends-  Build strong relationships by treating others how Jesus would treat them. Check in with others doing the Daniel Plan at least once a week and ask for help from my friends when I am struggling.

These might not all meet the guidelines for SMART goals, it was a little hard to come up with measurable goals. So this is what I'm going to focus on for the next 40 days BUT I am not going to beat myself up if I mess up. It's all part of the journey.

2014 Verse: "Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think."
 Romans 12:2 (second part of the verse)