only 3 dr peppers in 7 days

so it occurred to me that maybe some of you out there doing this project 31:17 are people who have been convicted to only listen to christian music. so... i put together a lovely workout playlist for you!

1. so long self by mercy me
2. your grace is enough by matt maher
3. our God by chris tomlin
4. i wanna be in the light by dc talk
5. i am free by ross parsley
6. until the whole world hears by casting crowns
7. o lord your love by caedmon's call
8. lose it all by rush of fools
9. must have done something right by reliant k
10. 412 by switchfoot

things have been going well here. lots of veggies being eaten... by me! shocking! and i've worked out 6 out of 7 days. it's a record, sad to say.
the hubs has lost 17 pounds in 2 1/2 weeks! i am so proud of him. i have not weighed myself yet but i will keep you posted!!!

i've been really excited watching all the ways in which God has provided for me during this lifestyle change. i have not had many cravings for dr. pepper and i have been finding time in my day to workout without having to get up at 5am (i am a morning person, but not THAT early). during my workout i've found God will lay people on my heart to pray for, which really takes my mind off the aching and fatigue. it's only been a week, but i really hope that i can keep this as a continuous process.

if you're out there and working on this project with us, keep up the good work and do not lose heart! if you haven't started yet but want to, join us!!!

project 31:17 update

so it's day three and i'm goin' strong!

i've been working out each day and eating healthier.

here's a few things i've been snacking on:
celery and peanut butter
light yogurt
bananas!
fiber one cereal (which is quite yummy!)
and i'm going to try to make a shrimp stir fry dish...yum!


i've been doing power 90 over the last three days, but i already know that when i'm traveling i'll have to figure out something else for exercise.

before i give you a list of my favorite songs to sweat to, please know that not all are kosher. not all are free of dirty words. so please use your own discretion when deciding if you want to download MARGE'S TOP 10 SWEATIN' TUNES (that's what i'd call it if i were in the music biz)

1. american girls by counting crows
2. you lifted me out by chris tomlin
3. sexy back by justin timberlake (radio edit)
4. beverly hills by weezer
5. raise your glass by pink (radio edit)
6. search my heart by hillsong united
7. strip me by natasha bedingfield
8. i gotta feeling by the black eyed peas
9. when the saints by sara groves
10. just the way you are by bruno mars

i'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to know your favorite songs to jam out to.
would you be willing to blog or comment your top 10 or even your top 5???? pretty pretty please?

one hot mama

so i went to get allergy shots last week and they weighed me at the doctor's office.

bad. news.

i'm overweight. it's not really a shocker. i like bad food and dr. pepper...a lot.
so instead of complaining about it, i'm going to try to do something about it.

my friend leanna and i were riding in a car together for about 3.5 hours and decided we should have a name for this project of getting healthier. my first idea was to call it "the ohm project" --which stands for 'the one hot mama project.' but since leanna's not a mama, we decided that might not be the best name for it.

i've realized that things go better when you do them for God's glory and put God at the center of it all, so we looked at proverbs 31 together.

proverbs 31:17 says "she dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong" and so we are calling it project 31:17.

here's what i'm doing:
*drinking mostly (if not all) water
*eating lots of fiber and whole grain, fruits, veggies
*trying to stay away from fatty foods like cheese and desserts and bread and dr. pepper and other delicious things that are not good for me at all. but i am NOT cutting them out completely, because then i become negative about the whole thing.
*spending more time getting fit and being more active
in general, i'm trying to be a better steward of my body. i don't want to do this to look good in a bikini (ha. that makes me laugh) or lose a certain amount of weight. i want to do this to BE healthier. i belong to God, my body belongs to God, so i'm trying to honor Him in what i do with it.

join with us if you'd like. we literally came up with this in about 30 minutes in the car. it would be awesome if we had some ladies join us from all over and we can keep each other updated on our progress.

go get 'em tiger!