The “Bum-Pop Man” aka Ice Cream Truck is driving around playing loud Gangsta Rap instead of the little jingle he’s supposed to play. Just another crazy hood story… Anyway, today was the Official start day for Get Fit 4 Christ. Our assignment was to Run 15 Minutes, Write down all of our food, Read John Chapters 1-7, and blog. I did 3 out 4. Can you believe I didn’t run? I felt terrible today; I was lying sick in bed most of the day. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. I read the assigned chapters, they discussed Jesus and when he started to perform miracles like turning water to wine and showing people who he really was. It was an interesting read, and this time the bible was right by my bed, and not hidden in my trunk. It feels good to say, I read, took notes, and even understood… I’ll have new feature at the end of my Posts called, “What Did Carli Eat Today?” …Please don’t eat what I eat… All Day, I was trying so hard not to eat “Devil-Food” (a funny term I made up), because I was thinking that people might read this and get food ideas. I really wanted pizza for dinner, but I got Subway instead, just for y’all!
Today was the 1st meeting for the Get fit 4 Christ program. We all met with Lyle and he told us a few more details about the program. We have to keep a food journal, one my least favorite things to do, even though I know much it helps me. We not only have to keep a food record, but post it on our blogs. Will that stop me buying a blizzard from Dairy Queen just because it’s hot outside? I sure hope so, because I did that today….Anyway, he also mentioned something about a fast. All jokes aside, I literally raised my hand and asked, “A fast from WHAT?” He replied “Food”…“Oh, wow” I mumbled. I’m going to have to do lot a praying to make it through this.
Lyle, the personal trainer/author, is Serious. We’ve already had 2 assignments, and the program doesn’t officially start until Sunday! Our 1st homework assignment was to study 1st Samuel 17: 1-51, the story of David & Goliath and create a blog. I have to keep it real with y’all. I not only had to Find my bible in my trunk, but I also had to really flip through to find the chapter. Of course the blog part was easy. The 2nd Assignment was writing out our goals. We have due dates and everything, I feel like I’m back in school…Me and the other winning contestants will be taking “Before Pictures” tomorrow at the fitness studio. I want to be cute, but maybe I’ll just put on a little lip gloss and save the real fierceness for the “After” Photo Shoot. 
Okay, so my b-day was a couple weeks ago, but it certainly felt like my b-day was today! This morning I woke up to my Mom calling me to go workout! How cool is that? Me, Mom and Nyah power-walked a little over 2 miles in the park, while I made some final edits to Week 5. But, before we left, I got an email that I had been waiting on all week. I was chosen for the Get Fit 4 Christ 40 day makeover plan! Remember the boot camp class I took at 6 AM? Well, the instructor is a personal trainer and the author of a new book Get Fit 4 Christ. He was looking for select boot campers to be a success story in the new edition of the book. He wanted dedicated people who needed to lose the extra pounds, and were willing to work hard and blog about their journey. Uh…Hello….that had my name written all over it! I had to write a blog post explaining why he should pick me.
This morning the co-worker friend called and woke me up to remind me about a job fair downtown. (Do I still call him “the co-worker friend” since I got the axe?) I dunno… I got dressed in business attire, printed out some resumes, picked him up and we went to the convention center. Unfortunately a job fair isn’t what it used to be. All the employers pretty much said, “here’s an ink pen with our website, please submit your resume there.” What a hoax, I could have done that at home in my pajamas. After the job fair, we had lunch at our favorite spot and caught up on the latest news. Then I met with an HR lady at the firm to get my COBRA stuff in order. On the way home, I called the little sister and we made plans to workout.
