Day 13 Holiday Challenge

Tonight marks the beginning of Advent, where we await the coming of the Lord, recalling his first coming at Christmas, and his continued presence among us in the sacraments. 

Today's thought: what are you waiting for? 

After a day of recovery, we hit the ground running, back to our routines of healthy eating and exercise. We remember our advantages and the end goal of our challenge. Yet, maybe we've encountered a little resistance? Maybe we want to stretch out the holiday and rest awhile? (it doesn't help that it's now the weekend)

Even though tonight begins a season of waiting, we ask ourselves "what are we waiting for?" We pick ourselves up, knowing that God gives us the sufficient strength to get back up and persevere to the end. We await the day where we can say the holidays will not bother us food or weight wise! But that means we need to get to work. 

Be watchful, stay alert! This is the Gospel imperative this weekend. In other words, watch out for the sluggish attitude where we fall into complacency and wait for everything to fall into our laps. Losing weight or maintaining over the season requires our daily participation in God's grace, and the use of the tools we've been given.