My name is Rebekah, I am 24 years old, and I am from Charlotte, TN which is just right outside of Nashville. I am not originally from Tennessee, I am from Illinois but moved for my husband (then fiancé) we have two beautiful girls together.

I grew up not necessarily fat but I also wasn’t the skinny one either, family was always the ones to tell me I’m fat which made me very self-conscious about my body. The first diet I went on was in third grade, and kept going on them off and on for years and years but this time is different, this time will be the last, because I don’t want my daughters to grow up feeling the way I felt, I want them to be free from this, I want them to feel beautiful no matter what weight they are at.

After gaining 20 pounds with my second daughter a little over a year ago, I end up gaining 30 more pounds while on a birth control for a year, I am off of it and now I have maintained my weight, so I decided to start this weight loss goal. My plan is to lose 50 pounds by March, which I don’t think is impossible but it will be hard. So far I lost 3 lbs. in the past two weeks and will be checking every week on Tuesdays.

One of my motivations are at every ten pounds I lose I buy myself something that I normally wouldn’t buy, like a pair of shoes or get my hair done, but my final present to myself after I lost 50 pounds would be a weekend away with my husband, we never had one with just us two so I am very excited for that and that also why I chose march to lose all the weight because that our anniversary, so it would be perfect time for that.

My name is Deb, I am 55 yrs-old, I want to lose some weight, & I love Jesus! I started my weight loss journey last Jan, joined a gym in Mar, & lost 30 lbs by June. Since then, I have only been going up & down a few lbs. I would like to lose another 20 lbs. I feel so much better since I have lost the weight I have & been working out. I feel stronger & healthier, but I know I could feel even better! I want my body to be a strong temple for the Holy Spirit to dwell in.
Good Luck everyone!
God Bless,
Deb :flowerforyou:

Hi! I'm Tara - a Christian wife and mother of 4 who is tired of being too big for all the clothes in my closet. I'm hoping that being part of a group will help me on my weight loss journey. And Brandie, my weight loss goal is 25 pounds, too!

My name is Kaylie Magana. I'm 19 years old and I'm currently in college to become a Nurse and Cosmetologist. Christian and dedicated to God and my health. Nothing is better than joining and supporting others in their journey to become/stay fit. (:

Hi, Brian Godwin, my first time to post in a group for MFP. Not sure if this will appear on the message board or go just to you. Guess I'll find out when I hit the Post Reply button.

Kim Bickel

I'm glad to see people also share my same goals and hold similar values as me. I used to be on MFP this past summer and had great success with it. As soon as school started back and after all these holidays, i quickly went up close to my original weight again. I just started using this again and it would be nice to have motivation and help from anyone especially on nutrition. This past semester, i started getting big into church and was recently baptized. I ultimately want to become a physical education teacher, a coach, and a personal trainer. I think God want to use my talents of sports and training to help spread his word and get people involved. It would be wonderful to be able to combine two things i love already and make it into a lifestyle and a living for me.

Praise God, I am open ears to any advice as well. There is a website that I enjoy looking at as well. She is christian women who encourages ppl to loose weight but spiritual growth comes first. It is called www.peak313.com and maybe some of you have heard of her already.

Good luck Trey! Sounds like a wonderful goal!

Hi, I'm Melanie. I have tried many diet plans and only Weight Watchers worked but I got tired of keeping track of points. The weight stayed off for 2 years and then I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia. I have no energy for exercising, but I know I need to do it. I came across this book, Made to Crave by Lisa Terkhurst . The book is about how we are made to crave by God, but crave Him, rather than drugs, alcohol, sex, or food. She uses prayer to help her overcome her emotional eating. There is a quote in the bible that I keep on my desk, "God is Faithful, He will not let you be Tempted beyond what you can bear. 1Cor10:13." At first, I thought that being overweight had nothing to do with God, but I do think that staying healthy and not succumbing to food to comfort yourself beyond what you need to be healthy is like any other addiction. It's just more acceptable -- as can be seen at any church pot luck! If anyone can help me, I know it is God. Lisa says something in the book about food, "Everything (any kind of food) is permissible, but not everything is beneficial" when it comes to eating so I've been trying to tell myself this. The book is not a diet plan, she suggests you choose whatever healthy eating plan makes sense to you. Basically, when you crave , you pray instead. Has anyone else been following this book?

I really enjoyed that book. I did not finish it but I read several chapters in there and it is really good.

Hi, everyone, My name is Brenda, I'm 20. I just started my journey to lose weight and become more fit. I love Christ, and so my commitment to live for him, be healthy and serve him better!

Hi, my name is Jan. I'm a fitness professional and precision nutrition level 1 certified coach with more than 14 years of training experience. I've dedicated my life to Christ at the age of 27 and after my baptism the Holy Spirit led me into a season of refinement to prepare me for an online health and fitness ministry called "Bodybuilding for Christ". It's AMAZING!!!

I hope to share this platform and tool with other brothers and sisters in Christ as a gift to strengthen them against the deception of our economic world and empower them to take action for their health and the health of their family through physical training and nutrition.

Oh, and I live in the most beautiful city in the world, Cape Town, South Africa. If you have any questions please feel free to message me here. You can also follow my page on Instagram @bodybuilding_for_christ