Resolution Update #5

Time for a resolution update…

1. Read through the New Testament Twice
Ugh. Really bad. Total fail. I think I have to resign myself to the fact that I’m not going to achieve this one…

2. More dancing
You know what? I’m getting there! I’ve started going to a West Coast Swing club once a week, and last night I got my country on at InCahoots!

3. Be more gentle with people
Quite a few successes to report! The body count left in my wake is diminishing!

4. No sodas/fizzy drinks
I very nearly had a Root Beer by accident the other day, but I’m still going strong!

5. Get into the best shape of my life
Last month was pretty bad, but I’ve fought back and I’m back to 162lbs. C’mon, it’s now time to get serious and thing done!

6. Complete reading list
A few more books have been polished off: How To Listen When God Is Speaking and Godless Delusion. I’m currently working on Pope Benedict’s Jesus of Nazareth. I have the follow other books to complete by the end of the year:

Rediscover Catholicism – Matthew Kelly
The Path of Life – Cyprian Smith OSB
Jesus Among Other Gods – Ravi Zacharias
Philosophy For Dummies – Thomas Morris

This puts me just a little bit behind schedule.

7. Keep proper track of finances
It’s fallen off my radar a bit.

8. Tick something off my TODO list
Still good 🙂

10. Fast on Wednesday and Friday
Good stuff.

11. Give up Facebook for 40 days
I gave up Facebook for Lent. It was rather refreshing. It has certainly changed my relationship with Facebook.

12. Make an effort to dress well for Mass
I’ve done pretty well here, shaving, wearing a shirt, nice shoes etc. I have certainly been more conscious of it.

Man on a mission

Despite living in America for over two years, until recently I had never registered with a doctor. Well, a couple of months ago I finally got around to it and I went for a check-up.

Fortunately, everything was fine. However, prior to the check-up, I was weighed by a nurse. I was utterly horrified by the number which appeared on the scales: 175lbs. I knew I hadn’t been exercising much and I knew that I had been comfort eating, but I didn’t think it was that bad!

The following week I returned back to Boot Camp, determined to lose the weight. In fact, I set myself the goal to return to the weight I was when I first came to America, 155 lbs. I’ve been going to the 6am class every weekday and cutting down on my food portion sizes.

Well, today I had my first weigh-in since I’ve tried losing the weight: 167 lbs. That’s 8lbs in a month and a half. You have my permission to be impressed. 

Only 12lbs to go…

Commentary Updates

I’m just about to start a new Bible study on the book of Philippians. This will be the third time I’ve done gone through that book of the Bible in a study group context. I’ve therefore decided that it’s finally time to tidy up my commentary in the Scripture section of this site.

So far I’ve completed the Introduction and Background sections. I should have finished the remaining sections by the end of the month. I have a few plans for this area of the site in July. Watch this space…

St. Jerome, pray for me!

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