General Diet Plans and Questions - LOSERS for CHRIST

Hi ~ I have been struggling with my weight and 'trying' to stay on a program to lose about 50 pounds.....unsuccessful I might add. So now, I am looking to the only other means and probably the means in which I should have started and that is CHRIST. He can help me and you to get healthy and fit, get the extra weight off and stay that way........

so no matter if you are using the WW points like I am trying, First Place, The Weigh Down Diet, Richard Simmons, BFL, or any other plan.....if you want Christ to lead the way, come talk, come chat, come join in.........I would love to hear all your success stories, your pitfalls and just get together as one to glorify our Lord who will get us where we need to be.

Zoe ~ Soaking up the "SON" in Texas

Hi Zoe - I am new here and loved finding your post. I am a Christian who is struggling too and would love to join in. I'm married, have 2 children and need to lose the same, about 50 pounds.

I hope this group can get going and we can support each other in this.

Saved4ever

Christ can make all the difference when you're trying to lose!

we think we're giving it over to him...and then still trying to do it on our own.

every "diet" i ever tried, failed!

now my "way of eating" is what God had planned for us all along. His fruits, His vegetables, His meat, fish and fowl that He put on this earth for us to eat!

when i cut out the man-made stuff...things made with flour, like breads, pastas, cakes, cookies, etc. and ate the things HE provided for us. my weight just started to fall!

i know i can't do it on my own...and i have days i "allow" myself to eat what i want....and it's working!

i'm not on a "diet". when you GO ON a diet, you eventually have to GO OFF it again and then your weight will come back.
this is a 'way of eating' that you will do for the rest of your life.

i've lost over 30 pounds now since january and i still eat some ice cream (at least 4 days a week), i still have chocolate (at least 4 days a week)....i may have 1 or 2 servings a WEEK of bread and pasta...but that's a far cry from the way i WAS eating!

and i don't crave that junk anymore! i feel like i have control of chocolate now...it doesn't control me!

it's a great way of eating, it's a great life!


hope you find what works for you!

I am so glad that I saw your post! I am following a low-carb eating plan that was prescribed by the nutritionist at my doctor's office. But my mom has been a First Place leader at our church for forever so I am very familiar with that plan also! I have lost 33 pounds since January 26th and I am kinda stuck in a plateau right now, but I know things will start moving again soon.

I have a few medical conditions that make my weight loss a bit of a challenge (hypothyroidism, insulin-resistance, and PCOS). Anybody else dealing with these?

I would love to be a part of this group of sisters in Christ. I hope you are all doing well and having great success with whatever plan you are on. I will be praying for you and hope you will pray for me! We can use all the encouragement we can get, right?!?!

In His love, AMY:angel:

Hi Saved4ever, loridon and Amy :wave:

Well, I was please to see a few 'faces' here. I just KNOW that there are Christians out there and on this board. I post under another thread for Christians and love it there. I thought that by starting a new one, another 'title' so to speak, I might find some more Christians to chat with, lean on, fellowship and support.

I am getting my brain in gear for a good plan.....consisting of 1 long term goal (losing 50 pounds by the end of the year) and a few short term goals.....(4th of July, Labor Day, etc) I think I am just about ready to make my way and have been praying for the right choice to make in this. The Lord has blessed me so much with so many things that why have I not asked Him to help me with this problem long before now?? Crazy, huh? :)

Anyway, nice to meet all of you and let's try to keep this going. Invite your Christian friends.

Later.....
In Christ,
Zoe ~ Soaking up the "SON" in Texas

hey amy!

i too hit a plateau after about 30 pounds...but i just kept eating the same way...since i plan on eating this way for life anyway. i think after a couple weeks, when my body saw i wasn't giving up and going back to the old way of eating, it started releasing weight again...very slowly, but i am losing again.

right now i'm so happy with the way i'm eating, i don't care if i only lose a pound or 2 a month...as long as i'm going in the right direction...i'll get there eventually.
i've got so many cheats now that i've probably slowed my weight loss way down...but i'm happy. :)

good luck to you all!
check my homepage link and the forum off of that everyone!
we have a lot of christian ladies eating this way now!

:)

Hello Friends :wave:

How did your week go? Mine was not as great as I would have liked, getting a slow start but I'm okay now. I think this was just a matter of me adjusting to a new way of eating. I just want to eat more healthy rather than think "DIET" ~ does that make any sense?

loridon ~ I checked out your site and the message board it directed me to. It looks interesting, once I learn how to post a message. DUH! I am very interested in the "God's Diet" and will be hunting down the book tomorrow. thanks!!

Hi Amy and Saved4you

have a blessed weekend.

Zoe <><

Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a good weekend. I am praising the Lord this morning because I think my plateau is finally over! The scale has finally started moving again. I started at 227 on January 27, 2002 and was stuck at 194 for FOREVER!! But, this morning when I weighed it was 192! PTL!! Now I have officially reached the 35 pound mark. Of course, I celebrated by eating 3 big macadamia nut cookies at my sister's house last night, but we won't go into that...:o

Loridon, I also checked out your website. It was really great and I will definitely be back.

Zoe and saved4ever (love that) I hope you are all off to a good start today.

I am in Marietta (right outside of Atlanta) and it is supposed to be 94 degrees today - is that crazy? I love being a southerner, but the summers here are brutal! And it's only just beginning!! Where do you all live?

I'll check with y'all later! Amy:wave:

Good Evening :D

Well, Wednesday is over so the week is half gone. My husband leaves in the morning for a business trip and will be home on Friday late afternoon.......not too bad, a short trip this time.

I've been doing great with my eating. Considering this is only my 3rd day, I guess it's not a big deal but for me, it IS a big deal. :lol: I feel good and usually, once I get a few days under my belt, it's pretty easy to stay on track

Amy ~ praise God for you finally getting off that plateau. Wow, 35 pounds is wonderful. I know I'll be getting there too. And don't worry too much about those cookies.....we sometimes need a little boost. :)

Hi Lori and Saved4Ever ~ hope you're both well.

Have a wonderfully blessed Wednesday evening.

Zoe ~ Soaking up the "SON" in Texas <><

Hello again ~ sorry that I've been gone but I don't get a chance to get on the computer more than about once a week. I just don't have the time plus with 2 small babies, it's doubly difficult. I see that you're all doing well with your eating and I'll bet the pounds are melting off.

I have been doing great too. Jesus has really been at my side the last 2 weeks and I've been able to shed 12 pounds. I know that this is alot because of it being the beginning but I'm grateful for any amount. 12 down and 38 to go. :lol:

Well, time for me to feed everyone here. The peace of God with you all.

Saved4Ever

Good morning everyone! It's so nice to come to work and read everyone's posts. I am glad you are all doing well.

Saved4ever - how old are your kids? I have a 5 year old son and a 2 year old daughter.

Zoe - Congratulations on 3 good days! I think that is great. We have to take one day at a time and do the best we can. Sometimes it is just too hard for me to think about tomorrow so I try to just say "I'll get through today". Although sometimes I can only say "I'll get through this meal"!! Keep it up. You are in my prayers!!

Loridon - if you check in I hope you are doing great!! Be sure to post and say hi!

Just wondering - Would anyone like to have a weigh-in day? Sometimes I need that accountability to keep me on target!

Hope everyone has a great day! <>< Amy

hi gals!

hope all is well!

you're all doing great!

congrats on the 12 pounds saved4ever! that's awesome!

amydoodle i'm glad you broke that plateau! persistance pays off!

did you find the book yet zoe? what do you think?

i only lost 3 pounds in may...but i'm hoping for at least 3 to 5 more for the month of june. it may be slow, but i cheat a lot and really love my way of eating! so as long as it is still going down, i'll be happy! :)

you all have a great weekend!

lori

Hello friends :wave:

How are you all doing tonight? I'm great! Unfortunately though, my DH is on a business trip and I'm alone. :( So I made some Chicken Teriyaki (Lean Cuisine stir fry) and have been watching a movie. Today is day #4 of being 'good' and not eating everything in sight. :)

Lori ~ I am reading the book, just started. I'm trying to keep an open mind but do give up my carbs....YIKES!! :lol: I'm so happy for you losing those 3 pounds....slow but steady, that's a good way to do it.

Amy ~ I am all for a weigh in day. Should we take a poll to see who weighs when? I weigh on Mondays so of course, that would be perfect for me. :p So, any other weigh days out there?

Saved4Ever ~ 12 pounds!! Great job for only 2 weeks.

Well, time to go back to my movie. Have a great evening.

In Christ,
Me <><

This looks like a good thread, and I certainly approve of working at anything through Christ.

I lost over 45 lbs. in the year 2000 with my healthy eating, giving all glory to God. Since that time I have been maintaining, with difficulty.

I would imagine that I am the senior citizen of this Christian bunch as I am 75, soon to turn 76. Lose theweight while you are young, that is my advice. It gets tougher as we get older. But it is still worth the effort.

Have a blessed weekend.

welcome jojojo!

and congrats on that 45 pound loss! good job!!

can ya tell us how ya did it? that shows hard work and persistance!

good to have you here!




lori

I am so haapy it is Friday! This has been a busy week and I am ready for some down time...although the weekends seem to be just as busy as the weeks. I guess that's the way it is when you have little ones!

Yesterday I had a business lunch out. I was really good and had a chicken caesar salad with no croutons, BUT the salad came with this really yummy warm croissant and I couldn't resist! THEN at dinner time I went out to eat with one of my bestest girlfriends and I ate another piece of bread!! :o SO - I am back on the wagon today. My philosophy is if you do what you're supposed to do 90% of the time then it is okay if you "cheat" 10% of the time.

JoJoJo2 - welcome!!! I am glad you joined us. I would love to hear how you lost all that weight! Congratulations!

Saved4ever - I hope you are doing well. I know how it is with little ones - NO TIME!! If I didn't have my computer at work I wouldn't ever be able to post because I don't even have time to turn the computer on at home.

Zoe and Loridon - what book are you guys talking about? I am curious! And Zoe, was the movie any good?

Well, time to go to work. I hope everyone has a great day. God is so good - Just remember - so many things about our lives are uncertain. This one thing, however, is sure: no matter where, when, or how long, God will be there and will be with us!

Hello and Good Evening y'all ~

Ok, another day under my belt, day #5 today and still not hopping on the scale. Oh Lord, thank you and I can't wait until Monday morning to see how I've done. Greg is home from his business trip and got home before me today. He said that he got on the scale. Ugh! How could he!! :smug: So this afternoon, around 4pm, he had lost 12.5 pounds!! Now, remember, first week, male and bigger than me......oh how I will be so thankful for half that. :)

Yoyoyo, jojojo, welcome to our group!! :D So glad to have you with us. Praise God on losing 45+ pounds! How wonderful for you. You may be the senior citizen here but I might be next.......not close to 75 but maybe the elder of the rest of them. I just turned 47 2 weeks ago and I am trying to get this 50 pounds off in 2002. Again, welcome to the group.

Amy ~ the movie was ok, not great.....so much so that I can't even remember the name of it. :lol: The book is called God's Diet and it's about eating only God-made carbs and no man-made carbs. The jury is still out if it's the one for me. :)

Lori, Saved4ever, hope you're both well tonight.

Have a great Friday evening,

In Christ,
Zoe <><

happy saturday all! :)

God's diet is my diet (when i want to follow it :))

that's why i like my "meals off" or "days off" if i need them....which is what today is turning out to be..:(

had pizza and it was yummy!
having hamburger for supper...but i will try it topped with lettuce tomato and cheese, mayo and NO BUN!!

today i've had my bread for the week...now i'll be good

amydoodle i like your philosophy! only mine is good 80% of the time....:)

zoe, you can be next after jojojo....but i'm not far behind you...i'll be 47 in a couple months :^: ...and i need to get a little more serious about my eating to get this next 40 pounds off!

but with supportive friends and the Lord's help, it can be done! :cool:

:)

have a great weekend everyone!

Good Sunday evening!

Ok, it's Sunday evening and I have been 100% this week and tomorrow is weigh day. I'm anxious but nervous. You know how when you do SO good and expect BIG results. that's when you don't get them. So I'm awaiting the morning to weigh.

What I also did when I started was to take before pictures, front and side, it black bikini panties (ugh! what a sight!!) and black bra. I also took a piece of string and measured my hips with it and cut it off. This way, as I shrink away, I can see how big I once was. :D I love the Lord and have decided to let Him help me with this struggle that I've been having and trying to do myself all these years. I finally realized that He can help me with my weight just like He does with all the other areas of my life.

I hope you're all doing well. I will post tomorrow with my LOSS. Keep your fingers crossed.....:)

Zoe <><

It's Monday Morning and I want to go back to bed! My 2 year old kept me up practically all night last night. Both my kids are usually good sleepers but for some reason she was up and down all night. SO - I am definitely dragging this morning.

WEIGH-IN Day - I was 191.5 this morning. Up a half a pound. Do you think it had anything to do with the ice cream I had on Saturday and the brownie I had last night?:o But at least I didn't gain any more. And when I look at my grand total lost it still looks pretty good to me. Thank you Lord that your mercies are new every morning!! :D

Well I can't weight to see how everyone else did. Wonder how much we have lost all together?!?

Zoe - I loved your idea about the string. I am going to do that.

Loridon - What kind of pizza did you have?

Save4ever and JoJoJo2 I hope you had a great weekend and stop in and say hello!

Have a great day ladies and remember how you look in our Lord's eyes - beautiful!

Hello everyone.....It's Monday night.....I always feel like I've accomplished something when 5pm on Monday rolls around. :dizzy:

Well, today was weigh day......can I say I was dissappoiunted? Well, when I tell you I lost 5 pounds, you'll say WHY ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED????????????? I suppose I should be happy. It's just that I'm so used to losing 7 or 8 pounds my first week OP and I was really SO on track, SO good this week. So this morning, I had lost 5 pounds and tonight when I got home (and jumped on the scale AGAIN), I lost 6....so 5 or 6....hey, I know, I should be ashamed of myself for not accepting that with a smile on my face. Ok.....:o :o I'm sorry....Opps....woo hoo, 5 pounds!!! :D :D Closer to my first mini goal or 10 pounds by July 4th.

Amy ~ I'm so glad that you're not letting half a pound get to you. What IS your grand total of loss? Hope you're rested by now....kids take alot outta ya. :lol: ~ oh, and the string thing, I can't take credit for it, I got that tip from a WW person but I loved it.

Hi to everyone else.....where is everyone?? Amy and I are holding down the fort, keeping the home fires burning....come out, come out wherever you are. :D

Nighty night,
Zoe <><

Good Tuesday morning to everyone!

hope you are all well!

congrats zoe on that 5 pound loss!
you don't want to lose too fast, or it will just come back again!

i'm estatic with a pound a week...but it's more like a pound every 2 weeks now...:dizzy:

amy when i eat pizza i always eat Schwan's self-rising pizza's...usually pepperoni or 4-meat.
pizza is something i will never give up, so it has to be on one of my "meals off".

my eating plan that works for me, allows you "days's off" where you follow the plan for 2 or 3 days and then take a 'day off' and eat whatever you want. i did that when i first started...but now i just try to stick to the plan as much as possible...but if i want something that isn't on it, i go ahead and eat it and don't sweat it.
of course i've sacrificed weight loss because i let myself eat ice cream almost every day...and chocolate too...but the scales are still going in the right direction....very slowly :shrug:

i WILL get there eventually! (but i'm also going to enjoy the trip:lol: )

come on jojojo...spill the beans and tell us how you lost the 45 pounds! we're dying to know!

saved4ever, how's it going? grab a minute and let us know! :)

hope everyone has a nice day!

lori

Good morning everyone!

Okay Zoe... 5 pounds is not anything to be dissapointed about!! So you just stop feeling sad and be proud of your self right now!:D I agree with Loridon - the slower it comes off the better! If it comes off fast it will go back on just as fast.

My total weight lost is around 36 pounds. I started at 227 and now I am around 191-192. Of course when I weigh myself first thing in the morning with no clothes on I weigh 190 so I like that number the best. I remember being so excited to be below 200 and now I want to be below 190. I think I am at the point now where I am not really going to lose much more unless I start to excercise. But that's my problem - I HATE to excercise!! Anyone have the same problem?:rolleyes:

The one thing that does help the most is when I am consistent with drinking water. The nutritionist at my doctor's office told me to cut my weight in half and that's how many ounces of water to drink a day. Now that is motivation to lose weight!!!!:eek: Do you think all those trips to the bathroom counts as exercise?;)

Well, time to start working. I really love starting my day with all of you! It's like having a cup of coffee with friends (with sweet & low of course!!):lol:

P.S. When should we start a new thread - every Monday? I'd be happy to start a new thread each week if everyone wants me to. I could also start one for prayer requests, recipes, etc. What do you think?

You asked how I lost the 45 lbs.+. I follow the Richard Simmons foodmover program of healthy eating and exercise. It is a good program, but I am sure that any program of healthy eating and exercise will work just fine. We each need to find a program that will work for the individual.

Consistency is the name of the game. Get started on whatever you are doing, and stick with it. If you have a poor day, the Lord provides us each with a new starting point each morning.

I saw the doctor yesterday, and all the tests came out OK. That is my weight loss has remained constant for a year and a half, my bp and diabetes are still under control, my 76th birthday is Saturday, and we can all rejoice in the Lord's goodness.

Amy, Lori, Zoe, Saved, anyone else??? Stick with it, restart yourselves, sip that water, live your lives, count your blessings, and do what you know needs to be done.

Happy Friday my friends!! I love Friday nights. To be honest, Saturday is my favorite day of the week. Why? Because I can sleep in (for me, that's 7am), do whatever I want or need to do and when evening comes, I don't have to think about getting up for work the next day. So it's a GREAT day of the week.

I was good again this week. Not perfect today ~ it was a "big 4-0" at work for a good friend so her choice for lunch was Mexican food. I had a taco salad but ate too many chips. I also had a piece of cake but it was SMALL. We had pizza for dinner and even though that isn't too bad in moderation, I feel like I cheated BIG TIME. I suppose I did but I'm not going to get deterred. I snuck a peek at the scale today, 3 days too early and it said that I have lost 9 pounds in less that 2 weeks. I hope I hold that number, come Monday morning after todays down fall so I can post it in my signature. I'm picking myself back up. :D

Hope everyone is doing well ~ where are y'all at??? :?:

TTYT ~ Zoe <><

i'm here! :)

my 16-year-old son is visiting me for 2 weeks. he lives with his dad in Kansas. HE HOGS MY COMPUTER! :lol: that's why i haven't been on much!

i lost another pound last week. i'm happy!
if i lose this week it will be a miracle!
i'm not staying very God-made today! Pizza one meal, pierogies the next. :(

i do manage to drink 3 quarts of water every day.
i got a pedometer today and i'm going to be competing with a couple other ladies on our "Eating God's Way" ezboard for # of steps every day.

amydoodle i'm with you! my weight loss has slowed way down and i think it's because i need to do more exercise and i absolutely HATE exercising. i'm hoping the pedometer will encourage me to move a bit more.
i hate to break a sweat...and that's not good for much exercise :)

well i gotta run. i've been going strong since 5 AM and i just baked some brownies to take to my dad for fathers day tomorrow...now to stay out of them tonite....:dizzy:

back in a couple days

everyone take care!

lori

Hello my friends :wave: ~

Well, it's Monday, weigh day......I have finished week #2 in it's entirety and I am please to announce another 4.5 pounds!! Woo Hoo!!! A grand total of 9.5.....that's 9 1/2......wow, nine a a half pounds!!! I am so excited. Only a half a pound from my first mini goal and I have 2 weeks till the 4th of July.

Ok, enough of my dancing around. Can't address everyone this morning, I have to run to work now but I'll be back tonight.

Have a wonderful Monday,

Hey y'all! Well, it's weigh in day and I am just the same as I was last week. No more, no less. Kinda boring, huh?! But I guess I have myself to blame. We had a big get together with family and friends at my parent's house yesterday after church and I went completely crazy!!! I had some potato salad, 2 helpings of shrimp pasta salad, a piece of cheesecake AND a small slice of homemade peach pie! BAD GIRL!!:o But, I throroughly enjoyed it all and I am back OP today. I am trying to eliminate any guilt or shame from my eating because if I let myself I can get really legalistic about food. So - I am just following that 90/10 principle and praising God when I do get to enjoy those things that I don't eat very much.

Speaking of EXERCISE (were we talking about that? :?: ) has anyone ever tried Pilates? I saw a family friend that I hadn't seen in several months and I was commenting on how great she looked. She told me that she had started doing a Pilates program. She doesn't use the big machines, she just does a modified program with a video I think. I thought I might give it a try. She said it's great because it's not grueling like running or aerobics. Oh well, we'll see. If I could just find an exercise I like I think I could get into the habit. Any suggestions?

Well, gotta go to work. Everyone have a good day! Amy

And how are we all doing in our struggles to achieve a more healthy life? I am still maintaining, that is I have not lost any nor gained any in the last year and a half. Which is a sort of success, praise God!!!

I tried a new exercise video this morning which is aimed at older adults. It worked fine, and I can feel it here and there. Exercise is so important, isn't it?

Consistency is the name of the game, and every day that I can stick with my program is a good day.

Summer is a wonderful time of the year, nice long lazy days. Enjoy, everyone.

Hello my friends :wave: Just a quick hello and I'm going to relax this evening. I feel so tired this week and don't know why. Exhausted really.......<sigh>

JoJoJo ~ great to hear from you again. Your posts are always so cheering.

amy ~ I've never tried pilates. Let me know if you do and how it is. I need something, ANYTHING in the way of exercise. :)

Hope everyone is having a great evening.

In Christ,
Zoe <><

hi all!

glad to see you're still here and still at it!

so far my loss for the month of june has been 1 pound :mad:

my son is leaving tuesday evening, so maybe then i can get serious and lose another pound by the end of the month!:^:

i'm gonna try anyway!
i've seen several people post that they tried pilates by getting a video from their local library...well my local library doesn't have ANY fitness videos of any sort.... rats!

i've gotta get mooovin more! i logged 8,000 steps on my pedometer yesterday...but today i probably won't do half that as i'm only working my 1 job....but there is a lot of housework to catch up on!:dizzy:

zoe, have missed you on the other board! stop in and say hello!

jojojo you are an inspiration with that new exercise program! you go girl!

come on amy! we can do this too!

saved4ever, how's it going for you?

gotta get my day going!
you all have a great weekend!

lori
down 34 pounds eating God's way since 1/15/02
http://pub96.************/bgodsdiet

Yay - it's Friday! :D

Okay - I tried the Pilates tape last night for the first time. Here is my reaction - Ouch. I am one out-of-shape girl. But I did enjoy it. If I can stick with it I think it will definitely work my butt! But if you try it let me give you some advice. Get a mat! That floor is hard!! You do most of it lying down, so get something comfortable to lay on. The whole emphasis is on strengthening your "powerhouse" - your middle section. After having 2 c-sections and an amdonimal hernia operation I can definitely use some help in this area! I also liked that it is a 20 minute program. I am going to try to commit to 3 times per week. Maybe I can get to 4 but I don't want to set my goal too high!!

Well, that's all the news from here. Have a great weekend everyone! Amy:strong: (the new me doing Pilates)

Good Saturday Morning!

I am feeling really good, almost finished with 3 weeks of being OP. I must confess 2 things ~ first, I had pizza last night. Ok, so it's not the worst thing I could have had but I feel like maybe I had just a little too much. Anyway, I'm back on track again this morning, had my bran cereal, skim milk and a banana. The 2nd confession is that I snuck a peek at the scale again yesterday morning and I won't jinx anything by saying but I think I just may be smiling again come Monday's weigh in.

HI!!!! I am so happy to find you all! My name is Amanda, I am 27 and jsut had a baby in March. I have been struggling wiht the same fourty pounds since I was 23. I want to lose 50 pounds alltogehter.

I just won Richardh Simmons weight mover off ebay and cannot wait to try it! I plan to stay on it my whole life, as I need help with my eating habits and this is nice and healthy! I am also readinG First Place and want to begin scritpture memorization.

I LOVE these little faces!! :dizzy: I won't have my Richard Simmon's until the end of this week, so I am enjoying the last bit of food that I will begin to cut out of my regular food rotation!!

I am so happy to find this thread. I am kind of a new Christian - I accepted Christ in 1997.

I am so excited to read about you all!! Your posts have been an inspiration so far!!!

I am always starting new "diets" and quitting and I NEVER stick to anything, I feel like a failure and a loser, so I am doing it with Christ this time, by my side! I know he loves me, and want to use me!!:strong:

hi amanda and welcome!

of course you can join! :) glad to have you!

congrats on the baby! :o

we're all losing in our 'own' way, so just find whatever works for you and then work with it!

my thingy i'm having to work the hardest at now is my exercise...i hate anything that makes me sweat...especially when it's hot out.
i seem to have my eating plan down pat, and it's working for me slowly but surely.

i got a pedometer and am working on trying to beat my steps every day...that at least is some exercise :)

i wish you well!

hi to everyone!

lori
down 34 pounds eating God's way since 1/15/02
http://pub96.************/bgodsdiet

What a nice attitude everyone has in this group. It is a joy to be with you as together we journey to a healthier way of life. We know that Christ is with us, He is our special Friend.

A special "hello" and "welcome" to Amanda. I don't know if I am the only one following the Richard Simmons program on this thread, actually we all follow the technique that works for us. But I follow Richard's program, so if you have any specific questions related to the foodmover, I would be happy to help.

In the year 2000 I lost over 45 lbs. with the foodmover and exercise. Since that time I have been maintaining with difficulty. I would like to lose a few more lbs., but who knows? At any rate I am eating healthy and exercising. I just had anotherbirthday, now I am 76.

I recommend that anyone lose the weight while they are young, it becomes more difficult as we age.

So everyone, keep plugging away. We all know what should be done, but sometimes the 'doing' is more difficult.

Have a blessed Sunday.

I was so glad to see these posts. I still haven't read all the way through, but wanted to reply to Amy.

Amy, I have insulin resistance and hypothyroid, so I can relate to what you're dealing with, except the PCOS. I just had a baby girl in March and dealt with Gestational Diabetes - it taught me how to eat, let me tell you.

I didn't gain any weight during the last half of my pregnancy while I was eating like a diabetic. That spoke volumes to me!! But, of course, the minute I was home from the hospital, I wanted my carbs back. SO I allowed myself to fall back into my bad habits :mad: and gained back almost all the weight I "lost" while I was pregnant (almost 20 pounds!).

So, here I am. I need to lose about 100 pounds, 115 pounds would be my "ideal weight" for me.

I'm starting at the beginning again, but I know I can do it. It's nice to see I'm not alone.

Hi Everybody,

I'm sorry I didn't have time to read all the posts but by the title of this thread, I knew its where I wanna be.

I am trying to incorporate the Weigh Down Diet into my life, I am slowly trying to change. I'm tired of counting and starving myself and the book just makes so much sense I know its what I need to do. I haven't weighed myself but I know I'm around the 230 mark.....uhhhhhh.

Talk to you later :)

Love, Leens :dizzy:

That's what we all need to be doing, staying focused on the Savior. If we can do that, then everything else in our lives, including weight loss, will fall into place.

That is our first priority, staying focused on Him.

Good Tuesday Evening my fellow losers (I just love that....:lol:...)

first let me say a BIG, WARM welcome to our newest members of our little group....Leens, Lisa and Amanda. We're so glad that you could join us here. We are a small but supportive group, all with the same goal....to lose weight and be healthy all by the grace of God. Not thinking we can do it on our own anymore since we've seen that it just doesn't work. Please feel free to jump in anytime.....we want to hear more from you all. :D

Leens ~ I tried the Weigh Down Diet and think that the concept is perfect. Right now, I'm doing Weight Watcher's Points system which works good for me. If you stick with us here, we can cheer each other on to a better body and better health. Welcome again!

Lisa ~ you're right, you are not alone....you have us and more important, you have CHRIST. He is the only way to conquer any problem, any project, any hurdle. Welcome, we're glad that you're here. What "plan" are you using?

Amanda ~ I have the same amount of weight to lose as you do. 40 would be great but 50 would be even better. I've now lost 10 over the last 3 weeks and am on my way. I decided to give myself until a certain time (December) and have a few 'mini' goals inbetween. So my first goal of 10 pounds by the 4th of July has come to pass (sooner too! :) ) and my next is 25 by Labor Day (there's a Labor Day challenge here on 3FC).....the rest by December. So as you can see, I have it all planned. :lol: So yes, with Christ and each others encouragement, we CAN do it. Welcome!

Hi there JoJoJo, Lori and Amy ~ hope y'all are having a great week so far.

In Christ's Love,
Zoe <><

I was out sick for two days so I haven't been on my computer. I came back in this morning and WOW:eek: I am so excited to see everyone! Having this group of friends to support each other is such a great help to me and I know it will be for you too.

Leens, Lisa, and Amanda - I'm so glad you have found us. It's so great to know you are not alone - we are all here to lift each other up in the Lord!:strong:

Amanda - I know a lot about First Place! My mom has been a First Place leader for several years now and I went through the program after my 5 year old was born. It is a great program. The RS program seems to work really well for a lot of people too. Let us know how it's going!

Storybookmama - what a great screen name! It sounds like we have a lot in common. Are you taking anything for the insulin resistance? I was taking Glucophage, but I was able to stop taking it a few months ago. I do okay with my blood sugar as long as I am REALLY good about keeping my carbs and sugar down. If I overdo it and eat a bunch of stuff I shouldn't I really pay for it the next day. My blood sugar is on a roller coaster for about 24 hours! But, if I keep my blood sugar pretty steady I feel much better.

Leens - Don't worry about keeping up with all the posts if you don't have time to. We are just glad you are here and want you to let us know how you are doing! It is so helpful to me to read what is working for other people and I hope it will help you too! :)

Zoe, Loridon, Saved4ever, and JoJoJo - Did you guys weigh Monday? How is everyone doing? I was down a pound this morning. YAY!! But, I weighed myself over at my mother in law's the other night and I weighed a LOT more on her scale!?!? Like 7 pounds more!!! Has anyone had this happen?

Well, better get to work. Have a happy healthy day!!! Amy

Zoe, I'm not using any "plan" so to speak other than following the diet I was on while I was pregnant and dealing with the Gestational Diabetes. I had to be on loads of insulin while I was pregnant so they monitored me pretty closely. I had a great deal of nutritional training at the Diabetes Center, so that's basically what I'm doing.

Since it worked for me while I was pregnant, I figure it will work that much better now that I'm not.

Amy, thanks, I married into the last name of Story and love to play with it. :dizzy: I don't have to take anything for the insulin resistance just yet, but because I had Gest. Diabetes, the odds of my getting Type II Diabetes is really high, especially if I don't lose weight. Talk about incentive!!

I'm glad I found this list, too. I can see this is going to be fun. I'll weigh in Monday with the rest of you. Not promising that I'll actually say how MUCH I weigh, but I'll keep track of how much I've lost. :p

I can't remember who it was, but someone else also had a baby in March. My dd was born March 2nd, she was 10 pounds 4 ounces!! Just thought I'd throw that in there... I'm pretty proud of her.:smug:

Thanks for the warm welcome :cool:

Hello everyone:wave:

I'm new to this forum but not to the site. I've been offline since first of the month due to computer being down:mad: . I really missed the site and all the info.

I'm currently doing First Place. Been doing it since third week of Jan. 2002. Been dieting since Nov. 2001. Overall I've lost 39lbs and counting. Need to loose 9lbs to reach my current goal, then I'll consider lowering it 10-15lbs.

Anyway I've grown closer to the Lord since starting the program. The bible studies are great. Very uplifting and reminds us of weapons God has given us to combat our temptations and self desires. Putting Him first in our lives is truely the way to be successful in all that we do.

Looking forward to getting to know all of you. Bye for now and God Bless you all.

:angel:

Hi All! What a GREAT team here! Everyone is so suportive!

I am hoping my Richard Simmons Food Mover arrives tomorrow!! Then I will officialy be ON MY WAY DOWN!! LOL

Oh dear - I cant remember who wrote what - sO I will repond and ya'll will knwo who I am talking to! LOL

Amy Doodle - That is cool we have similiar goals!! I agree 40 pounds would be great 50 ideal! I cannot wait to start losing! I am just enjoying my last few days of bad stuff :devil: before my Richard Simmons arrives!!

I am looking forward to combining Richard Simmons and First Place. There is no First Place group near me, so I am kind of winging it!!

HERE IS MY ISSUE: can someon direct me to a book or scripture that supports the importance of "looking your best" I feel so shallow that oneof my main goals is to simply look better. I mena, it is oneof many! But I feel that is so shallow of me. I guess if i felt that God would want me to look my best, then it wouldnt feel so "wrong" :shrug:

I am trying to focus on losing the weight so I can be better witness to the lord. And also, so I can be a strong role-model for my daughter (3 months old). I knwo it will benefit me in a million ways...

Any thoughts or Suggestions?

:devil: :devil:

AAAAAAAAH!! At the end of my thread there werent suppose to be two little devils!! where did they come from!!!!??

I guess I hit the wrong face symbol on the face chart!! LOL

Bad sign when the devil is at the end of your sentences!!! LOL

:dizzy:

Thanks!!!

Oh shoot again! I ment to direct my first comments to Zoe and my First place comment to Amy --- oh darn! Sorry!!

I am all disheveled today!! Ithink the heat is getting to me!!!

Ladybugsmommy,

We both have baby girls who are around the same age...

Lisa! Oh my goodness!! My daughterwas born 3/15 !!

I managed to lose all the pregnancy weight - but I am left with the fourty extra pounds I put on prepregnancy!!

How are you doing? Are you nursing your daughter?

My daughter's name is Jacqueline! Isnt this a fun age??! She is sooo cute to be with!

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 — In the first decision of its kind, a federal appeals court on Wednesday declared the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional because the words “under God” added by Congress in 1954 amount to an endorsement of religion

I can't believe this!!!!!!!!

Bridget was born on the 2nd. I take her in for her 4 month baby check next week - it has gone so fast!!

She is great fun. She laughs and sings (yes, sings) along with music and is just a huge joy.

Has your daughter's eyes changed color at all yet? I keep hoping...

I ended up weighing 20 pounds less than I did when I got pregnant because of the good (gestational) diabetic eating I did while pregnant. Of course, now that I have eaten carbs while on maternity leave, I gained back about 10-15 of that. Oh well... I have a long way to go but will get there!!!:dizzy:

I am nursing and pumping while at work (I came back to work at 3 months and pump 3 times a day while I'm here.) I almost exclusively pump and bottle feed the expressed mommy milk (emm), but will nurse when I have the chance. I haven't had to give her formula at all (except in the hospital - long story there) so I'm pretty proud that I can produce enough milk to feed her bottles. :D

We'll have to keep each other posted on the baby thing, as well as the weight thing. How fun to have that in common.

Zoe, I am floored by this. With all the talk our nation did about God after 9/11, I'm stunned they would do this. I'm amazed how people in general will talk about God this and God that when something tragic happens, and then just go right back to the way they were when things get resolved!

It's so sad.

hi everyone!

just got a minute to drop in...wow!

welcome to all our newbies! this thread has really grown since the last time i was here!

it's been hard to keep up with my boards as my son came in for a 2 week visit and ended up staying nearly 4 weeks.

it was a joy to have him home...but we had to share computer time online...:(
now i have a lot of catching up to do.

i'm surprised that with all the extra cooking i've had to do during the month of june that i didn't gain any weight. i've been trying to stick to God-made foods as much as possible, but there are some processed things that i just cannot pass up....like ice cream! especially when it's been so hot out!
i think i've had ice cream almost every day!

our God is a great God! i can now look a piece of cake, or a cookie right in the face and pass it by. i do not feel i am controlled by those things any longer. my moments of weakness seem to be fewer and farther in-between now too.

we ate out at Perkins on tuesday and i was able to eat a hugh meal and keep it all God-made. tossed salad, cajun chicken, baked potato w/butter & sour cream, carrots...YUM!
i can eat this way the rest of my life and i will be content.

glad to see you all have your plan that is working for you!
that is the key to our success! find out what works for YOU and then STICK WITH IT :)

everyone enjoy your upcoming weekend!

lori
down 34 pounds eating God's way since 1/15/02
http://pub96.************/bgodsdiet

Just a quick note to say hello to y'all. I have a very busy day today......lots to do here, some errands to run and a BBQ/pool party to attend this afternoon.

I hope that everyone is doing well and staying on track. I will write again tomorrow. Keep your eyes looking up.

In Christ,
Zoe <><

Hi everyone,

I am just bummed out and need some cheering up. I won my Richard SImmon's food mover set (books & mover) on e-bay. The woman who I bought it from said she mailed it this past Wednesday...it is Saturday now and still hasnt arrived.

Our mailman makes a LOT of delivery mistakes (at least once a week we recieve the wrong mail!), and now I am wondering if it went to the wrong address :(

So now my "new lifestyle" plan is STILL on hold. i cannot do it by myslef, i just do not have the discipline (I believe that is why God has people who are willing to help us loose weight!! i.e. Richard Simmons, Denise Austin...etc.) So now I am still waiting, and feeling miserable. I am so depressed.

I have increased my water...and veggies, but I really want a Food Mover to get me going. And I cannot afford to get another.

I trust the lady who sold it to me - it is the mailman I am worried about!!

I feel silly praying about this - but i am asking God for a speedy arrival of what I presume is misdirected mail...

Thanks for "listening" ...
Amanda
I think I will go watch Erin Brockovich - that movie always cheers me up - the Good Guys wiN....

Hey LIsa!

I am exclusively Breastfeeding too!! I love nursing her!

Do have plans for how long you plan to do it? My initial EBF timeline is to get to six months, then slowly add formula, but I would like to night BF her until she is a year.

I just LOVE being a mommy so far!!!!! :) Isnt it fun? I work P/T and it is sooo rewarding to come home to see her after work!! I love her! (my husband sits her while I work, and when he can't I tkae her to work with me).

:)
We will definitly have to keep up on our babies and weight loss! What weight loss plan are you using? I really want to use RS's Food Mover...

I cant imagine your daughter singing!! aaaaw!! My dd rolls onto her back and onto her belly...she LAUGHS A LOT!! But no singing yet!! aaaw!

:)
Amanda

hang in there amanda!

where i live it takes forever to get mail...and there are a lot of mistakes made too!

most stuff takes 4-6 days to get to me...even if shipped priority mail.
i question the post office about it and they just say "there are no guarantees".

just keep eating as healthy as possible while you're waiting for it to arrive.

and remember! there is nothing to silly or trivial to pray about! if it is important enough to affect you, it is important enough to pray about.
maybe God won't help that mailman...but he WILL give you patience :)

hope you get it monday!
in the meantime, if you want to read the 1st chapter of a book about eating healthy...check out this link.
http://mindingyourownbusiness.homestead.com/GD1.html

best wishes to you!

hi to everyone! have a great weekend! :)

lori
down 34 pounds eating God's way since 1/15/02
http://pub96.************/bgodsdiet

Oh thank you so much...

I was just praying a moment ago...my problems is I have poor motivation, the
reason I want to loose weight it to look good.

To me, Looking good is shallow motivation, and I know the Lord wants me to
fidn a deeper meaning to get fit and healthy...I have been analyzing what is
wrong with my motivation, what keeps stopping me...I realized my expectations
of weight loss are unrealistic. The answer just came to me as I prayed...it
was really amazing...

I was praying to the Lord asking him to help me, and asking what is wrong
with my moitvation, and I was suddenly urged to complete the sentence " I
want to loose weight so I will look really good and so...." my snentenc
ending "so people will like me and be envious of me..."

WOW - I realized THAT IS why I want to loose weight _ I want people to like
me...I relized maybe I am placing too much emphasis on what other people
think. God LIKES ME and that is all that matters...loosing weight will not
make the world like me...nothing will make the world like me....I have to
like me, and God likes, no wait, GOD LOVES ME...I need to accept his love and
not keep feeling like I am undeserving of it..

I also need to realize weight loss will not equate people liking me!
Okay -- so I am gonna go now, and pray and think some more about this.

This is truly an epiphany for me...I realized that my true motivation is So
PEople Will like me....wow, I just never realized it before. And envy is
certainly not a healthy motivation fo rlosing weight, nor is revenge (I have
a mother in law who makes fun of overweight people..I guess I partially think
if I look good she will be envious and feel bad about her self ---and for
making fun of oveweight people...but reality is she will probobly find
somehing else about me to pick on). :nono:

Okay - I am not normally this talkative and personal, I just need to share
this...

Amanda
:^:

amanda you have just taken a GIANT step in the right direction!

you will lose the weight now...just keep your eyes on the Lord :)

would you consider posting your previous post in the "Eating God's Way" forum on our board?
http://pub96.************/bgodsdiet

i know you don't know us all yet, but i think that would help a lot of people!

i think that is a realization that alot of people have to come to, before they will really begin to lose weight.

you have to trust in God, yes...but you must realize why, and for whom you really want to lose...and if it's for anyone other than yourself, and for the RIGHT reasons... it won't work! :)

God loves us just as we are....and whatever size we are.
we must also love ourselves no matter what size we are.

i've often thought that one of the reasons the Lord allowed me to gain all my weight was that i was "too proud" of the way i looked in my early 20's. i dreamed of getting back there many a time...and all for "proud" reasons! to show so-n-so!
i finally saw it for what it was! it was hard to admit at the time and there are times i really have to get back on my knees and ask forgiveness if my thoughts are returning to that again.

this weight i now lose for ME! for the right reasons!

thank you for sharing that with us!!

lori
down 34 pounds eating God's way since 1/15/02
http://pub96.************/bgodsdiet

Lori!

Your words about when you were in your early 20's rings sooo true in my ears too!

I have further thought about everything - and I also realized that I seem to think, by looking good all my problems will go away.

I am realizing, no ONE but ME will benefit by my slimmer figure. And expectign acceptance and adoration is RIDICULOUS! The acceptance has to come from me!! And I need to imagine my ideal figure, but not associate it with a new life, or new found popularity...I need to associate it with Living A Healthy Life, feeling Vibrant, Living for The Lord - having the strength and energy to support my daughter's healthy and to be a healthy role model....okay - I am running away with these thoughts now...I am really also opening up quite a bit about this!

I so rarely share anything about my prayer life, but for the first tiem I can HONESTLY SAY ---- GOD IS ANSWERING MY PRAYERS....

Through a series of Self Revelations...

I am actually beginning to understand the words "You have to do it for YOURSELF"

wow...I am really amazed at all this...I really amm.....I am still somewhat in shock about this realization...

Sure, I will post the message on the eating gods way site...I just logged onto it for the first time last night!

:)

Amanda

amanda,

you go girl!! :)

as they say....

"today is the first day of the rest of your life" :)

i think you will succeed!

congrats on your great outlook!

we can all learn from each other. that's why these message boards are so important for all of us!

thank you for sharing!

lori
down 34 pounds eating God's way since 1/15/02
http://pub96.************/bgodsdiet

Hi Ladies,

It was a busy weekend. We had Bridget dedicated on Sunday, and that was sooo nice. Just a very simple "ceremony" of praying over her and for her directly to the Lord.

Amanda - I work full time from 7-5 every day with every other Friday off. So, I pump 3 (or 4) times during the day while I'm here and then my mom feeds her the next day what I've pumped. It seems to work out great - but you're right, there is just nothing like seeing her when I get home. My goal is to feed her mommy milk (whichever way she gets it) until she is one and then for as long as we decide after that. I would prefer not to supplement if I don't have to, but also know that sometimes it isn't possible. She also has no desire to roll over either direction - she's just too happy on her back!! It makes me laugh, but I'm not going to worry about it - she's almost sitting up, but no rolling.

I'm using my Gestational Diabetes diet right now. But, I have a feeling that I might need something with a few more guidelines to get me off to a good start. I have RS's Foodmover (maybe I'll get that back out) - and it is a great tool. But, watch out for the company that markets his stuff, they will send you package after package after package of stuff you did not order and then charge your credit card for it. Send it back unopened and call your credit card when it happens. Just my $.02.

Oh, congratulations on your breakthrough! What an amazing revelation from the Lord. I am thrilled for you. I am going to follow your example and do exactly the same thing when I get home from work today. What an inspiration!!

I have to take this weight loss thing one day at a time.

Have a good week ladies.

Hi everyone :wave:

Just stopping in to say hi since I haven't been around for a few days. Things are crazy here and my daughter is coming tomorrow for a week (from Tampa, FL). She comes almost every year for her birthday which is the 4th of July. So I'm trying to work 8 hours a day, do things around the house and get food in the house....YIKES! Food!!!!!! Ha.... I'm at my first mini goal of 10 pounds by the 4th of July and I'm there.

Anyway, can't talk to everyone tonight but I'll write again in the next day or so. I am just praying to do well over the holiday weekend.

Have a great Wednesday

Zoe <><

congrats zoe on your 10 pound loss! :D

and congrats on making a goal!

that's a great feeling when you meet a goal!
enjoy it!

you are doing well!

hi to everyone!

lori
down 34 pounds eating God's way since 1/15/02
http://pub96.************/bgodsdiet

OK - my update for Ladybug's Mommy went to the other page instead of here. My apologies... don't know what I hit to do that...

Hey y'all! Sorry I've been away - it's been a tough couple of weeks. I have been in the hospital and in and out of 2 doctor's offices. They think there is something wrong in my inner ear or in this certain auditory nerve. All I know is I have not felt so great lately. I am nauseous all the time, I hear a loud whooshing and my pulse in one ear all the time, I have vertigo all the time, and sometimes I feel disoriented. (It's just like being pregnant except that I had my tubes tied 3 years ago!) So, I am taking some medication which controls some of the symptoms while we try to get me straightened out. The next doctor I will see is a neurologist at Emory. Please pray that he will be able to get a definitive diagnosis and FIX IT!!!!

Enough about that - blah, blah, blah. I am sick of dealing with it and sick of talking about it! I hope everyone else is doing well. I am maintaining right now. No loss and no gain. I just don't feel motivated! Any one have any great ideas for me?

I hope you all had a happy 4th and didn't overdo it! I did great at breakfast and lunch but NOT at dinner!! Oh well, remember that 90/10 principle, right?

Have a blessed day and keep lookin up! :D Amy

Hello my friends.....just checking in so you don't forget me. :lol: With Jenna here, it's been run, run, run. She will be here until Tuesday so I'll be gone until Tuesday night. Oh, and as for my eating. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH......<sigh> that 10.5 lbs I lost is being sabbotaged ~ but, I'll be okay.

But, all joking aside, once Jenna leaves to go back home, I am going to really get on the ball. I've been praying and asking the Lord to help me and He keeps telling me that all I need to do is eat healthy right now.......I want to take His word literally but does He not remember how I hate veggies? :lol: Ok.....I did say all joking aside....ha.....once tuesday rolls around, I will be A-OK!

Have a blessed Sunday and a great 3 days till I return.

Love in Christ,
Zoe <><

My Richard Simmons arrived and I do great --- when I follow it!! I have been bad today. But lost five pounds last week (I am quite certain it was ALL water weight as I was drinking a LOT of water that I haven't been!).

Nothhing much new here...I just wanted to say hi!!

Hello everyone :wave:

Well, my long week is over and I went back to work yesterday. My daughter's visit was great but alas, she has now gone back home and we're back to our usual routine. My eating was bad, bad, bad while she was here. I am so upset with myself and so ashamed after really asking God to help me. I know that He was there with me in every BITE that I took and I most likely ignored Him. (Sweet Jesus, I'm so sorry)

I didn't get back on track yesterday either but today is a new day. I will be a LOSER FOR CHRIST, I will, I will. :)

I hope everyone is doing well and having a wonderfully blessed week.

Zoe <><

Hey everyone. I have been such a sporadic poster lately. I have been all wrapped up in whatever is wrong with me so I haven't been posting - but I have been keeping up to date on everybody else's posts!

I have an appointment with a neurologist at Emory University next Tuesday. He is supposed to be a specialist so I am feeling really positive about it. It's funny - I don't know if I want him to find something wrong with me or not! In a way, I want him to tell me that there is a name for what I have and here's how to fix it. But on the other hand I don't want to have anything else wrong with me - all my thyroid stuff is plenty Thank you! So, please pray. Especially next Tuesday at 9:00.

Well, I didn't want to weigh in last week because I was up 5 pounds. But, this morning I was back down. I am still up 1 pound from where I was, but I haven't been paying attention to what I was eating very well. But, I am back on track this week and I will stay there (with God's help!)

Hope everyone else is well. I had an idea - I think every day at a certain time we should all pray for each other for 30 seconds or so- how about at 10:00? What do you all think? Amy

Good Thursday morning everyone.

This is my weekend!! I have every other Friday off from work, so I am really looking forward to being home with my dd tomorrow!

I have lost a couple of pounds, nothing spectacular, but hey, it's better than gaining!

I have had a very hard time exercising in the mornings. It seems when I get up at 5:00 to exercise, other stuff gets in my way (namely my dd wakes up, wants to nurse, etc.) Either that or I have other things that I have to get done before my mom comes to take care of her.

So, I'm trying to work it into my evening schedule, but that's not any easier. So, I may just try and do 15 minutes in the am and 15 in the pm - I honestly don't know what else to do!

I am having a bit of a struggle being able to do 2 things: Follow my 'moderated' carb diet for diabetics, while at the same time eating tons of oatmeal to keep my milk supply up. Eating oatmeal, Cheerios or Granola every morning and evening earns me at least another ounce or two the next day. Doesn't sound like much, but it can make all the difference in the world! So, I keep eating it.

So, that's my update. I want to buy a new scale - I hate :devil:the one we have. If any of you have a suggestions about a digital one, I'd love to hear them.

Hope to hear from you all this week. I'll be around this weekend, just not as much since I'll be at home. :smug:

Hello all.....just a quick note before I leave for my Seattle trip. I have to be there for business through late Monday so I'll be back here on Tuesday night.

My weight gain for my vacation (when my daughter was visiting last week) was only 2 pounds. I say "ONLY" because if you saw what I ate, you would never believe it was only 2 pounds. :lol:
So I feel good and am hoping that when weigh in comes again (Tuesday morning), I will be back to my 10.5.

Have a great week/weekend. Talk to y'all on Tuesday or Wednesday. (my life is not my own these days.....:)....)

Zoe <><

Hey Zoe,

Enjoy Seattle! We're having a record setting heat wave here this week/next week.

Today, in Seattle, it will be around 90 - in Eastern WA it will be close to 110!! Very hot for here!! :cool:

Have a good trip!

Hope all is well with everyone.

Hi I woulk like to join your group. I feel God is the only answer too!:lol:

Hello, everyone. A quick note to tell you all that summer is going great, and today is the first day of August (but you already knew that.) But it is a good day to begin again. God continually provides us with a new day to begin again. Isn't that nice of Him?

Therefore, today is a day to restart, to rethink, to reevaluate.

So how is everyone? Post again, please. This thread is too nice to abandon. Don't you think so?

This is a wonderful thread! I just found it today.

I've been posting on a few other threads, some of you may know me.

I'm a Christian and I'm loosing weight on the 1st Place program. Since joining the 1st Place group I've lost 16 #'s and 10" (actually, I weighed this morning at Curves and I think I'm closer to 18 now-yippee!).

Without a shadow of a doubt, I KNOW that God interveened in my life and caught me in the knick of time -- before I went too far with my health. I have been a borderline diabetic (actually I think I was a diabetic, I just didn't go back to the dr.), my knees, hips, and back were so sore, I moaned and groaned like an old woman - no offense, please. I was depressed - serverely - and just wanted to sleep my life away. Also, I looked terrible!

Praise God for 1st Place and my friend that introduced me to it. This was most definately an answered prayer from the pit of my stomach. Because of 1st Place I love to exercise and I'm feel soooo good! My blood sugar level has decreased from 225 to 177 and still decreasing - Thank You Jesus! My knees are strengthening, so is my back and hips.

It's just wonderful the feeling that I'm feeling now.

I am one truely thankful person.

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Hi, Max, nice to meet you. And I am happy for your weight loss. It is a good feeling, isn't it, to lose so much weight. And more impotant you have gotten your life in perspective.

Come back often and keep us posted on your progress. And all praise to Him!!!

Hey everyone, I'm finally back. Yes, I've been back from Seattle for 2 or so weeks but wow, it sure takes a lot out of you when you travel from time zone to time zone. With Seattle being 2 weeks earlier, I found out the true meaning of Jet Lag. :dizzy:

First let me welcome MAX and 2fatasme! This thread is pretty new so not too busy but we are praying the God will lead people to us so that we can find support in each other and cheer each other on as we become "Loser's for Christ". Don't let the slowness of our posts scare you away. The more we post, the more we will attract others who want to be lead by Him. :)

Hope to hear from all of you soon. It's so good to be back!

Zoe ~ Soaking up the "SON" in Texas