Apr. 5, 2007
So...If anyone is interested?
Posted in Life and Learning
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I thought it might be a good time for an update on what is going on with this little cracked pot. (You know that name came from truly wanting to be a useful vessel for the Lord?) Well I don't know how useful I am but I sure am busy.
Well Back in January I started co-leading a weight loss group at our church. I didn't have any experience with this but knew that if I was going to be motivated to actually lose weight it was going to be because I was trying to help other people. So... as of a couple of weeks ago this group of about 10 or so women had collectively lost 113 pounds. I am so excited for them. We have been discussing how making these better choices for our lives makes us feel as well as the losing weight. I personally have lost approximately 20 pounds. Now this really excites me since I haven't really lost any significant weight in the past almost 10 years. Of course, I must also admit that I haven't really been trying much either. Right now my goal is to lose a total of about 72 pounds. I may revise that as I get closer. I am really happy with the changes I am seeing take place in my body so I may decide that I don't have to be as light as I originally thought at first.
This whole process has not been as difficult as I thought it might be. We are using a book that I had tried before with my husband and we had lost weight but it was just before we moved across the country and then our life got really stressful so we didn't really stick with the exercises that much. Now I feel guilty that we didn't but thank goodness it really isn't too late to start again.
Oh, I'm sorry I didn't tell you the name of the book did I ? Well, It is called 8 Minutes in the Morning : For Extra Easy Weight Loss by Jorge Cruise. And it really is extra easy. The exercises only take approximately 8 minutes to do first thing in the morning. No extra equipment or special skills are required. The diet was one that I felt like I could live with and not just tolerate. Besides I can have chocolate everyday if I want to. I don't have to cut out carbs or anything weird. It is mainly about moderation and portion control. I don't really have to count calories although this has made more aware and I read labels a lot more but that was my choice not a requirement.
I hear so many people complain about losing weight and hating diets and trying everything under the sun I just wanted you to know that this option is working for people all over the place and I don't feel deprived or hungry or anything. I basically eat every three hours stopping three hours before bedtime and He guarantees that following this program you will lose 2 pounds a week.
Well I will get off my soap box for now and get on with my life but I will try to keep up with this a little more often if I can. Still living a very hectic life but I am hoping that things will settle down in the next few months.
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