Praying? That doesn't burn calories.

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Missjulesdid

I've heard a lot of religious people say that prayer totally works. I believe them. It totally works at helping you change your own attitude about things so it can absolutely work at changing your attitude about weight loss and even help suppressing your appetite.

I'm happy for religious people who can gain comfort and strength through prayer. Whatever works for you!

Fortunately for the rest of us, we can gain that same comfort and strength through positive thinking and believing in ourselves.

tmm01

Amen. 'Not by our strength....... '

I have been 'big' all my life. Since the summer I have made the decision to do something about it. I got myself into the situation. I chose to eat too much. I chose not to exercise. However.... God gave me the strength to keep going, God gave me the strength to maintain my willpower when that chocolate bar was talking to me. God gave me the strength to persevere even when I wanted to give up.

I know not everyone is a believer and that is fine, but for me prayer and faith really worked. I am still on my weight loss journey 98lbs to go. I will have bad days, I will have times when it gets difficult, but with Gods help I know I can do it.

Prayer does work, not always in the ways we expect.

I am working really hard to lose the weight, and I am proud of my achievements so far, but it is through the strength of God that I am achieving this.

I know not everyone will agree with this post. That is fine. But for those who need encouragement, I hope you get it to keep going on your own personal journeys.

tattooedtwiin

So if God can take it off, did he put it on? Why would he allow that? Nope, you are to blame. Freewill, choices.

Teliooo

I don't believe in God and i have lost a hell of a lot of weight without his help. If your scale was not budging, you were doing it wrong. Simple. This isn't your blog but a public forum and you will receive negative comment as not everyone in this world believes in God or likes being preached at.

Chelsea_Marinos

I think prayer is more for encouragment and humbling yourself... I dont think if you pray God is going to make you lose weight.

I think what she was meaning was prayer for strength and the will to do the task, not dear Lord please melt the pounds away..

It takes work and faith that in the end all your hard work will pay off, It helps motivate someone who believes and trust me its one of the best ways I have found to come out of a slump. Not saying it works for everyone but it does help me.

vytamindi

Yea, don't really think the "HELP! I'm being persecuted!" thing works. Someone who disagrees with your beliefs, but agrees with your sentiment isn't attacking you. Just my two cents.

But yea, I think it's really healthy to be proud of YOURSELF for your hard work, and you shouldn't feel guilty about that. Go ahead and thank whatever god you want, but at the end of the day, you busted your own butt to get there

FearAnLoathing

We often underestimate God and overestimate ourselves.

If God can make the sunrise every morning, and allow for it to set each night - why would we think he couldn't tackle something like weight?

I use to workout ...I even ran track in highschool, and the scale would never budge. I thought it was impossible for ME to lose weight. I prayed one night that Christ would give me a strong frame of mind to lose weight, and my prayers were heard. For the FIRST time the scale started moving.

Everyday is a struggle, but it's worth the fight.

My main purpose for this blog is to encourage you all, and to let you know that God is bigger than all of our problems. We should have a more strengthened faith in his power, in addition to our relationships with him. ..xo...

So anecdotal. If prayer really worked, then more people should have them POSITIVELY answered. I won't go into how abducted children that were prayed for never returned.

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Well he might have been busy helping people lose weight. Anyways there is a christian group this probobly best belongs there
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/28-christians-unite

KarlDR

Why don't you stop exercising, start eating 4000 calories a day, but keep praying to lose weight and see where that gets you?

Hear hear!

I'm glad that you're managing to lose weight, but it's because you're burning more calories than you're consuming, not because you're praying!

Sh1tsRainbows

Oh holy lord

gtwin

LOVE THIS!! Please don't pay any mind to the negative posts....there's always gotta be those handful of people. I pray for God to give me the strength, willpower, and discipline to achieve my goals to lose weight. In the grand scheme of things, it's God who lays out the plan for us....so yes, He is the one will bless me with the tools to be where I want to be in life. And that includes physically and mentally. Unbelievable things can happen when you have faith in God and trust that we He will guide you along the way.

Dave198lbs

"And lead us not into temptation...."

hey...if it works for you then it works for you.

have a good work out today everybody

smb0701

For many the journey to weightloss is just as much about their spiritual and mental health as it is about the physical change. I commend you on being reflective of what matters most to you in this life. For those that share the same belief the reality is that God gave us the gift of choice. That gift rings true no matter what you believe. We each have the ablity to wake up each morning and decide how we are going to live it. MFP is a great avenue and tool to use to support eachother in making a choice that is for the better.

Best of luck to all of you on this journey to become more healthy.

i absolutely agree.

smb0701

I think prayer is more for encouragment and humbling yourself... I dont think if you pray God is going to make you lose weight.

I think what she was meaning was prayer for strength and the will to do the task, not dear Lord please melt the pounds away..

It takes work and faith that in the end all your hard work will pay off, It helps motivate someone who believes and trust me its one of the best ways I have found to come out of a slump. Not saying it works for everyone but it does help me.

lol. i agree.

Misiaxcore

Ramen.

daffodilsoup

Well he might have been busy helping people lose weight.

Seems like god needs to get his priorities in order.

tdaddybarlow

really sad how after giving positive energy forward, some negative came back - please do not reply to my posts with anything less than positive vibes and flows ...if you don't agree, just press the back button, do not waste your time replying..

thanks you

WOW!!! I was toally inspired by what you had to say and was feeling this post until the "bashers" replied albeit unnecessarily to your post. I'm often blown away by people and their non-belief. Just remember Christ is on the throne and he is for you and if he is for you who can stand against us. #Jesusloveshaters

daffodilsoup

WOW!!! I was toally inspired by what you had to say and was feeling this post until the "bashers" replied albeit unnecessarily to your post. I'm often blown away by people and their non-belief. Just remember Christ is on the throne and he is for you and if he is for you who can stand against us. #Jesusloveshaters

I'm sorry, who's bashing here? Just because people don't jump up and say "hallelujah" doesn't mean that they aren't happy for OP and that she has found a source of inspiration. Jesus loves haters? Who's hating? I can't hate something that I don't believe exists. Disagreement =/= negativity/bashing.

Again, if you only want like-minded responses, post in a Christian group.

rentrikin

People don't have to jump up and say "amen" but why did so many feel the need to answer this post with negative, ridiculing,sarcastic comments? If you don't agree with her and the power of prayer, just go on. Every time I get on the forums I see so much negativity and criticism. Do you act like this to people you come face to face with? For some reason, the anonymity that the internet gives us has made us a bunch of rude and insensitive people. If you dont have anything nice to say then say nothing. The responses to this post don't make the original poster look bad, it makes the rest of you who felt the need to respond in a negative manner look bad. And if you feel like jumping on me, have at it... you will just prove my point all the more.

ZebraHead

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honeysprinkles

People don't have to jump up and say "amen" but why did so many feel the need to answer this post with negative, ridiculing,sarcastic comments? If you don't agree with her and the power of prayer, just go on. Every time I get on the forums I see so much negativity and criticism. Do you act like this to people you come face to face with? For some reason, the anonymity that the internet gives us has made us a bunch of rude and insensitive people. If you dont have anything nice to say then say nothing. The responses to this post don't make the original poster look bad, it makes the rest of you who felt the need to respond in a negative manner look bad. And if you feel like jumping on me, have at it... you will just prove my point all the more.

Speaking for myself alone, I don't think what I said was negative or rude, even though it apparently wasn't the response she wanted...but yes, I do act like this offline too.