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newbie runner...have some questions
I just got a treadmill and started a jogging routine about a month ago. I've been staying within my calorie budget, getting enough protein, and working out at least 5 days a week. I lost about 10 pounds the first 2 weeks and then the past two weeks I've been slowly gaining it back. Is this normal? I thought maybe I was…
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I'm back...again...
My name is Pam. Just wanted to say hi to everyone! I love this website and lost 35 pounds on here Last year, but then got pregnant so I took a break...now I'm back and I'm more motivated than ever!!
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I've lost my motivation....
...and I NEED to find it!!! I am so stressed out lately by family, kids, finances...all kind of things and I've turned back to eating. I feel like I have no time to eat healthy, exercise or record my calories. I've gained 10 pounds back and I'm soooo depressed!! I can't find time to exercise lately without sticking my kids…
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Diet Devotion - April 10
Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Whenever food comes into my mind and I have the strongest urges to cheat on my diet, I just close my eyes, clear my head, and try to think of all the wonderful blessings God has given me. I ask God to help me,…
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Diet Devotion - March 26
Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee: and shall say, 'Destroy them.' It's strange to think of food as 'the enemy,' but that's the best way to look at it if we want to be effective in our diets. Taking off the pounds is a…
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Diet Devotion - March 25
Exodus 33:14 And he said, 'My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.' The most effective diets are those with planned 'cheating' in them. Just as the children of Israel set aside a day for fasting from their daily bread, Christian dieters should set aside a day to indulge in the foods they enjoy. This…
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Diet Devotion - March 20
Psalm 55:16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me. We went around the circle, telling about the diet plans we had tried. Most of the people said they had no luck, no matter what they tried. I was the only one who had succeeded in losing a considerable amount of weight. Everyone looked expectantly…
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Big Birthday weekend...
...starts now!! my little baby Lana is turning 1 on saturday. we have a joint birthday party tonight at my brother-in-law's house. His son Korbin is 1 today. so we call the babies "the twins" because they were born two days apart...we were all in the hospital together...it was so much fun. anyway...the big party is tonight…
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Biggest Loser MFP weigh in - March 19
well my scale is working again this week!! YAY!! Starting weight (Jan 4) - 274.5 2 weeks ago - 254 Last week - ???? Today (March 19) - 247.5 6.5 pound lost in the last two weeks 27 pound lost total I'm so happy that I'm down under 250!! I thought the show last night was pretty boring. I'm really sad that Brittany went…
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Diet Devotion - March 19
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? Let's not call it our diet; let's call it God's diet. No, that doesn't mean God has to lose the weight. It means that we diet because it's what God wants of us. If it's God's diet, then God will help make sure that it goes well. He…
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Diet Devotion - march 16-18
March 16 Psalm 33:21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. The Psalms are a wonderful example of what it means to put trust in the Lord. David shared both his trials and his triumphs with his God. In every situation, David turned to God for guidance and support. David was a spiritual…
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Diet Devotion - March 14-15
March 14 Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Will the diet ever end? That question gets asked an awful lot. What starts out as a good idea soon becomes torture.…
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Diet Devotion - March 13
Proverbs 1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. Jesus faced many terrible experiences in His lifetime. The Bible tells of many incidents where crowds of people sought to kill our Lord. Whenever the pressures got too great, Jesus withdrew and spent time in prayer. That is…
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I'm devastated!!
....my scale bit the dust last night!! I went to weigh myself and it just wouldn't work. I tried it this morning...and nothing..still dead... so my scheduled weigh in was this morning and I can't do it!! so now I'm trying to convince hubby to go out tonight and buy a new one (better one). It's gonna be a rough day! ~Pam
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motivation pants
well yesterday at church a friend of mine came to me and said she has a pair of pants for me. she said they look like they'll fit me, or will fit me soon at the rate I'm going. so I brought them home without even looking at the size yet. when I finally did look at them I noticed they were 16's. I'm currently in 24's (which…
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Diet Devotion - March 12
2 Chronicles 15:2 '. . .The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.' In this day and age, promises are made easily and just as easily broken. We promise ourselves that we are going to lose weight, then we turn around and cheat at every…
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MIL's on board!!!
well I finally did it!! I emailed my Mother-In-Law and asked her if she would be willing to try some new Lower-Calorie Recipes that I had found online. I sent her a link to a healthy recipe website. They came over last night to pick up some stuff and she said she'd try to find some healthier meals, snacks and desserts.…
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Diet Devotion - March 11
Genesis 28:15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. When I was little, I just hated to be alone. I was afraid of being by myself. When my family got a dog,…
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Diet Devotion - March 9-10
March 9 Psalm 138:7 Thought I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. I went through a terrible time when I first started dieting. Every once in awhile, I would get light-headed and my knees would buckle. It…
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Diet Devotion - March 8th
Isaiah 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. When we feel the weakest and most vulnerable, then is the time to turn to God. God knows what we are up against, even before we call upon Him. There is no one who cares more about how we feel and how…
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dinner at the in-laws...
every thursday night my husband and I take our girls over to his mother's house for dinner. all of my husband's brothers and sisters are all there with their kids too. so it's just kind of a way that we all keep in touch and let the kids play and stuff. I really love this time that I get to spend with family, but my…
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Diet Devotion - March 7th
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Confidence. There are days when we feel we don't even know the meaning of the word. It is hard to stay confident when we feel so weak. It is important that we realize where…
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Diet Devotion - March 6
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. All her life she had tried to kid herself and say she didn't really have a weight problem. To admit she was fat would have been to admit that she needed to change her habits. She wasn't ready for that. Then her closest and dearest…
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Diet Devotion - March 5th
1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. 'God just doesn't want me to lose weight!' said Stephanie. 'Each time I try, I fail. If God really wants me to lose weight, He'd help me.' Many people feel just like Stephanie. They think God isn't…
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Diet Devotion - march 4th
Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Jim's watch alarm beeped as the clock struck four. It sounded every hour and every half hour. I turned to him and asked him what he had set so many alarms for. 'I'm on a diet. Every time my watch goes off, I take a moment to…
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I fell off the wagon too!!!
I started out the weekend really good and I did the kick-my-butt ultimate Tae-Bo bootcamp. so I ended up having like 1200 calories left AFTER dinner!! so I got a craving for ice cream. My husband is such a sweetie/enabler and he walked in a snowstorm down the road to the store and got me double fudge brownie ice cream…
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Diet Devotion - March 2nd - March 3rd
march 2 Deuteronomy 31:8 And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. Sylvia was such a support. She really did know what the other women were going through. Not so long ago, Sylvia had weighed well over two hundred…
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Ultimate Tae-Bo Bootcamp
Has anyone else tried this workout? my two year old broke our tv remote this morning so I couldn't change our tv to channel 3 to do any of my VHS workouts, so I decided to try my dvd of ultimate tae-bo bootcamp. I have to tell you I've never sweat so much in one hour of working out!! I didn't have the resistance bands like…
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Diet Devotion - March 1st
Psalm 32:8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. My mother cut out all between-meal snacks whenever weight became a problem for my sisters or me. She kept careful watch on us, to make sure our weight didn't get out of control. I resented it when I was young,…
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Diet Devotion - Feb. 29
1 Peter 2:21, 24 . . .because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. . .Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness. . . It is good for us to remember, as we sit feeling sorry for ourselves because we…
