Anybody still coming here? I need some prayers-I finally felt that everything was turning around today-I did a one hour workout felt great and then nearly electocuted myself at work tonight (luckily I only burned my leg) however now it hurts to walk. Pray for healing for me please if anyone is reading this!! Thanks Tracy

Praying for you, Tracy!
 

Hi Tracy,
I haven't been to the forum in awhile, but felt the need to do so, and now I see that the Lord wanted me to pray for you...I read your message and I praise God that you were not electrocuted. Also, I am praying for your leg to be healed quickly. What happened?
I am trying to do better about the Lord's Table. I am so rushed during the day at school, that I don't even have time to do it at lunch...maybe I need to MAKE time and focus on what is eternal.

I think I am on day 32 or 33. I plan to do one each day while we are off for the holiday weekend.

Love to all,
Liz:hug:

Thanks for the prayers Liz. I was very lucky-at work alone vacuuming and did not realize the vacuum had exposed wires in a worn spot. When I pulled the vacuum back towards me it bumped my knee and burned my leg with a lovely flash of light-luckily I was wearing shorts and only my leg got hurt. I have also been lucky that it seems to be healing fine and really I was able to exercise almost the very next day.
I need to work on visiting the Lord's table daily. I have not been recently and over the summer I have been on holiday all summer it seems not finding time to do the really important things for me! Anyway thanks again for the prayers and hopefully we'll be able to get back into the routine of doing TLT.

Blessings and prayers to you.
Tracy

Sounds like the theme of this board is "Is anyone still here?" lol

As for me, I went on vacation in July and pretty much got off the Lord's Table bandwagon entirely. Gained back the six pounds I'd lost, plus four more. I've had an awful time of things lately, and I think it's just God making me sick of my sin so that I will return to Him and His way of eating and caring for the body he gave me.

So I am giving it another try, and just wondered if anyone else was still hanging in there? (Or trying to restart, like me?)

Prayers of blessing to all of you...

HI Kari-I still check here regularly watching for people's posts but I admit I too have taken a vacation from TLT and am thinking it is really time to finish the 60 days-I really don't want to start over a third time. I am ready I feel to focus better now that I have a regular schedule and am getting into an exercise routine. Maybe some others are in the same boat???

Take care. Blessings and prayers to you.
Tracy

I, too, have semi-fallen off the wagon, too. I am getting my lessons done about every three days...I know I need to make time, but everything in my work world is so busy now. Let's all pray for one another.
Love,
Liz

I did a lesson Sunday (#40) and am going to do one after I post. Keep in touch everyone! We can do this! I think for me the routine of getting to church every week and doing my weekly Ladies Bible Study is going to help keep me on track. I agree we should pray for each other.

Blessings and prayers to you all.
Tracy

Yes, definitely sending prayers to all. We can do this!

I have a question .... does any of you feel like your being mentored by your assigned mentor?

Mentors
 

I kind of felt mentored, but I think most of the replies I got sounded like they were scripted instead of written individually.

I didn't do lessons for two months. Now that I've been back, though, I've not heard from my mentor again even though I've submitted stuff to her.

Not sure what to think about that.

I love this SCF study , but my mentor who does not know me and I don't know her , at times I have felt that my Christian walk has been attacked by her. I have contacted SCF to see if I can get a diffrent mentor because I don't feel like mine is mentoring in her responses and they said that we really don't do that but if there was anything they could do for me I can explain the stituation to them and they would see if it could be worked out. I haven't done the study in the past week because of this. I just wanted to know if anyone else has had any problems or good notes on their mentor. Thanks for listening.

Sounds to me as if we all have the same mentor. I know I haven't found mine to be teribly inspiring. I would like some real feedback not my anwers highlighted and repeated with an answer that alot of times feels like she didn't even read my responses. I am taking it all with a grain of salt myself and letting the Lord work through me as he sees fit. I have actually put on a few pounds and am struggling mostly with motivation. I know I can do this-I have before but I need a kick start and some real support-like the support that is offered here.

Tracy

Tracy do you have an accountability partner? I have one and she is my bestfriend and we have mentored each other in this and if it wasn't for her I would have quit a while ago.

No I don't have one right now. The people I have asked in the past always allow me to make excuses and it has never gone well. I also don't have a lot of really close friends and in fact my mentor offered but the times when I feel I need someone to chat to or call she wasn't available and it always seems no one else is either. I know it will work itself out I just have to be stronger. Thanks for the advice though! Congrats on losing the weight that's awesome!

Tracy

Thanks Tracy ... I didn't lose that weight on SCF , I lost that last year .... I did it through Prayer first and foremost, calorie counting and exercising everyday. I also Thanked GOd for my food and asked Him to make it enough, I realized that this Temple we call a body was a wreck and I didn't want to be a wreck serving the Lord , I still have 50 pounds to lose , I haven't gained but 5 pounds and then that has fluctuated by losing 3 pounds . I know that I know I will take the rest of the weight off . Last year I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis , so ithas slowed my excercise down way down and that really helps with weight loss, anyway , I know you can do it!! keep on keepin on!

My Experience
 

I have attempt TLT too many times. My problem is staying focused. Perhaps I am ADHD, maybe that is why I am up now. I better get to bed. I however started it last yr. My one mentor told me to back after Day11. I then went back in May/June and was finished online with
Day 27. I worked on Day 30 and 31 downloaded from the computed, but never submitted it. That was around late Nov/Dec. Holidays obviously went. I however felt God telling me to go back to Day 13 in Jan. I submitted
Day 26 today.
My mentor is okay. She can be encouraging except when she gave me a hard time about me not being able to fast 24 hrs. I hope no one considers me less spiritual because of it. I just cannot fast more than 2 meals because I am a little hypoglycemic. In addition I still live with my parent and I must confess I don't mind connecting with them at dinner.
My new mentor said I was not disciplined because I chose to eat a dessert before I went into my fast. This stuff really bothers. In addition on my fast days I still need my coffee and I might even drink a little bit of oj. Sometimes my water has to be flavored with lemon juice or even a little bit of oj.

On my liquid days I have to have protein. I either have cream soup or slim fast shakes since I need the protein.

I just signed up to start again. This will be my third attempt. Back in the fall I got as far as lesson 47 and quit. I felt a little unsupported at the time and like I didn't have the will to continue. I am feeling now tho' that this might be a better time to commit.

Glory To God!
 

Tracy! Tracy! Tracy! It is sooooo good to see you are still here!!!!!:carrot:
Glory to GOD!!!!!!!!:hug:
Keep on knocking my friend and the door will be opened unto you!
I am sooooooooooooo proud of you that you have not truly given up!;)
I am so glad to be back online again! I am BACK and I am still heading in the right direction.
I love you Tracy and Missed you so much too!
Momofmany,:hug:
I am so glad that you are here too!
You are so right!
Jesus said to Martha at the tomb of her dead brother Lazarus:
John 11:39"Take away the stone," he said.
"But, Lord," said Martha, the sister of the dead man, "by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days."
40Then Jesus said, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?"
When in the world of man there seemed to be NO HOPE, JESUS offers us HOPE and LIFE and HEALING! Lets keeping knocking, lets keep believing and we will eventually see the GLORY OF GOD!
Keep on keepinig on Sisters!
Love in Christ, Gwyn:hug:

hi everyone, i was reading this thread and i was impress so i went and joined the lord's table. i would keep you updated on my progress of studing and losing weight with the lord:carrot:

:welcome3:MrsMBunnieXI:welcome:
You can do all things through Christ!:hug:
Thanks for popping in to visit with us!:mag: I am so glad that you are sitting at the Lord's table. Now stay the COURSE.:cheers: Keep crying out to Jesus!:angel: Keep knocking and the door will be opened unto you!:yes: Keep seeking the face of the Lord and His kingdom and His rightousness!:book2: Keep on keeping on!
Love in Christ, Gwyn:welcome2:

Gwyn-It is so wonderful to see you are back. I have paryed for you often and I just happened to check in today and there you are! I have missed your stories and your envouragement along the way. I did start TLT for the third time but I must admit I have not done a lesson for a week or so. I have been reading my bible daily and seeking guidance from God about what to do next and I have to wait for His answer! God bless you!

Its nice to see some new people here. This forum was very active for a long time and it kind of dried up-it looks like it's time for some revival. Good luck to the new people come here often and post and ask questions. Take care for now everyone.

God bless! Tracy

Lessons
 

I have more of a work schedule. I therefore don't have time to turn in my lessons. I think my mentor is going crazy. She is accusing me of not spending time in the word. I have. It is easier when I am off work to spend time in the Word. However I can't do it when there is no time.

Steelgirl-I have been partway through 3 times. Don't feel bad. I find it difficult at times to fit in everything I want to and I always feel I should be doing more. I quit my lessons again because I felt I was rushing through them and I would much rather spend time reading my bible each day and praying. Do what works for you. I personally didn't find my mentor gave me enough information to work with. Everylesson said the same thiing "You did good on this lesson." It felt like she wasn't even reading them. Anyway do what you can and pray that God will show you how to get everything done. God Bless you in your journey. Tracy

Hi everyone! I am trying to do TLT but I have only made it to day 8. I have a 3 year old and a one year old and I never have time to sit and read the huge lessons. I started it about 2 months ago and have decided to try to finish this time. I have been reading Joyce Meyers book Look Great Feel Great and I think it is so good. I really think between the 2 maybe I can stay with it this time. I will be the first to admit I love food and I turn to food all of the time. I am doing my best to remember to turn to Him before I turn to the fridge but I'm so used to eating all the time sometimes I just forget. So my main goal for the week is to remember to call on Jesus before I start stuffing my face, even if I give in to the temptation I know the more I focus on Him the easier it will get. I see it's been a while since anyone has posted on here but I am praying that some of you are still around.
Erin

First Day
 

Happy 4th! Today I am asking the Lord to prepare my heart for the journey. I feel so out of control. The truth is that I know He will guide my feet, but I have to pick them up first. No more spirit of condemnation...that was broken at the cross.

Online weight loss course?
 

Hi,

I'm a new member, just having joined about a minute ago. I have to admit, the only reason I joined was that you mentioned an online weight loss course, and I've never heard of such a thing. What an AWESOME idea! I want to find out more. Could you tell me?

I'm a physician, and I regularly counsel patients on weight loss to help them take pressure off their arthritic or otherwise painful joints. I've even written a Christian weight loss program that I teach at church workshops. But I never thought of offering an online course.

Could you tell me more about it? Are there others besides the one you listed?

I'd like to be able to reach more people than I'm currently reaching. I studied nutrition and the psychology of obesity at Cornell University, and also lost 75 pounds and kept it off for 25 years (give or take what I gained when I had kids--I had to lose that weight all over again after the baby factory went out of commission).

I'd be happy to speak with anyone on this forum about weight loss, as well, if they express interest.

What a cool site.
 

I poked around a little more since I joined, and see that you guys are doing really great things, here. If I may, I'd like to stick around. I feel very at home when I meet other Christians who deal with these same issues that I've lived with all my life.

Thank you for the encouragement...I am so out of control. I'm like Paul, I do the things I don't want to do. I am not doing so great but I refuse to give up...Today is a new day and with God's help it will be a wonderful day where I refuse to give in to food instead I will reach for him....

To Rosie1
 

Hi again,

Rosie, have you ever heard of "compulsive eating?" People who have that condition often feel out-of-control, and traditional dieting only reinforces that awful feeling. I know because I was once entrapped in that pattern. I grew up weighing double what the other kids weighed, and reached 207 pounds by the time I was 17. After I lost weight, I ate compulsively for a while (constantly feeling that I was obligated to be on a diet, either bingeing or starving, etc). I was "cured" by a secular book, but at the time I wasn't a Christian, so now, I wouldn't recommend that book anymore. But I still agree with its main focus that you can overcome compulsive eating by (as I call it) "getting out of your head and back into your body." You have to forget all the legalistic rules of what you should or shouldn't eat, and become more responsive to your hunger pangs. God gave hunger pangs to you for a reason, right? And, on the flip side, we weren't supposed to have eaten from the Tree of Knowledge, b/c God knew we'd acquire a conscience that would (like in your case) lead you away from the signals He planted into your body. He didn't mean for us to eat for "head" reasons--or at least I don't think He did. Does that make any sense to you?

Girl, stop worrying about what you should or shouldn't eat. Just trust the body that God made, listen to your physiology, eat according to your hunger pangs, and tune out your brain. But when you get hungry and eat, eat tiny portions. Then, when you get hungry again, eat a tiny bit more. And eat what you like. Then, just watch....you'll lose weight without burning yourself out and trying SOOOOOOO hard.

Rosie, I wrote a book exactly on the subject that you're struggling with right now. I have to check on the forum's rules about telling you my website URL so you can check it out. And, if you're sick in any way, you should run that advice past your own doctor so that he or she can modify what I said so that it's right for you. If your doctor disagrees, you should do what he or she says. I really can't give you medical advice.

Is there a moderator in the house? Help, please. Can I tell Rosie my URL address, or can I post it somewhere else? Would that be the type of thing I would post in a private message, and, if so, how do I do that? Thanks.

Wow Rita, this sounds great. I'm a Christian who has been posting a lot on the intutive eating thread under general diet plans. It has been going for 2 yr. but gets slow sometimes as it is right now. I'm really interested in what you are talking about. It sounds a little like Weigh Down without all the quirks Gwen Shamblin promoted. I'd sure be glad to see you posting on IE under General Diet plans. Thanks.

in response to Carol
 

I'm familiar with Weigh Down and with the chaos that surrounds Shamblin, but wonder if your thread on intuitive eating refers to the program that the two lady nutritionists started. I haven't read their book, but I think our philosophies sound similar in some ways. It's just the way God intended for us to eat, IMO.

Probably, I'll start my own thread, just to avoid any unintended overlap with their book. Can I do that?

You pointed out that Weigh Down has quirks. I try to stay away from commenting either way on Gwen's personal beliefs, but I can tell you that I believe in the equality of the Trinity and that we are saved by grace, and that I don't think God cares as much as WE do about how we eat. I was raised Catholic and married a Methodist. You can say my religious views are pretty main stream.

Gotta go see a patient. I'll be in touch later.

TTFN

We don't go by any particular book there lthough some have read that book. We just try to post our ups and downs and what helps, etc. People come and go as they probably do on all the threads here. I have particular problem with long term prednisone use as I have sarcoidosis and 3 yr. ago my blood calcium started to damage my kidneys. I gained a lot of weight at first but have lost some of that.

Have any of you joined the online course-Setting Captive free-The Lord's Table? Just curious as I was thinking of joining again and starting the lessons-although it is difficult to find the time to complete the lesson in one sitting. I haven't been around much but was just checking on things here.

Tracy