Do NOT be conformed

Do NOT be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind
I’m going to take a verse from over 1000 years ago and put a health-minded, consciously fit twist on it.
I have a very strict eating plan because my ultimate goal is to do a figure competition. Competeing is NOT for the light at heart! A lot of times, diet plays a major roll in it!
I walk around work and there is ‘junk’ everywhere, from cookies to candy, to people ordering pizza and other stuff. Do I miss eating that stuff? Yes, at times I do! I love sweets! That has been my downfall!
It is NOT easy to eat clean all of the time! As a matter of fact, it’s so much harder to eat healthy then it is to fit in and eat junk. I have to prepare food daily and plan out meals, where as anyone else can grab a meal and go! However, I know that the quality of my food is much better then theirs! Yes, I would love to eat candy all day at my desk, but I know that I can’t. Why? Well, first off its just not healthy, 2nd of all-it’s just going to make me sick at the end of the day.
So-the verse:
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.
What this verse means to mean in this scenario is this: do NOT conform! Do not eat junk, just because everyone else does! Well, Sally eats candy all the time, so I do to! NO, let Sally eat her candy and you drink your shake! Do not be conformed to this world!!! Just because everyone is doing it, does NOT mean that it’s good for you! hell, a lot of people have unprotected sex and end up receiving a gift and then pass it along! Now, with that being said, are you going to go out and just engage in sexual activity w/ anyone unprotected, just because everyone is? I hope not, because if you do-you have another issue!
Be transformed by the renewal of your mind! Now, in a person’s spiritual life it means to read your bible, get a good Godly word, pray, mediate, etc. Now, in this lifestyle, how do you renew your mind? Here are a few ideas:
Read magazines and articles that will motivate you and encourage you, get on the scale and remember that you want to change the weight, read your goals, mediate on your goals, workout, etc.
By transforming your mind, you keep your goal in sight! It needs to be done daily! The reason for this is because it’s so easy to get lazy, tired, or just aggravated because you do NOT see results fast enough! I feel this way a lot! It’s a long hard journey! Trust me, I don’t always want to eat chicken or s.f. jello, or protein shakes-but I do it, because I want to try to get as close to my goal as I can! I do NOT want to be like everyone else. I want to stand apart from everyone. I would like to see my abs one day! Trust me, my abs won’t show if I continue down a road of junk food and neither will yours! I hate to tell you the bad news, but you can have the best workouts in the world, but if your eating is NOT where it should be-then neither will your results.
So, remember:
Do NOT be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind