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rockrdude:
I need to ask my brothers and sisters here a favor, and this is not easy for me to do:

I have started something monumental. It is certainly difficult, but I am committed to doing this. Since I was young, I have been overweight. I hit 200 pounds in the 6th grade, and I never got back down.. although I came close once or twice back in college. I probably need to lose about 100 pounds now!

The time has come to change this, and I'm 4 days into it already. I am going to do this by simply dying to self and learning to eat just enough and not until I have all I want. For sure, eating all I want is how I got to be so big, and for sure eating just enough will be the biggest part of taking the weight off. I am amazed at just how much I ate before I started this and how much less I am eating already!!! YIKES!

And, although the weight has been slowly coming off over the last couple / few years (OK.. VERY slowly), I realized that the next step God has planned for me is to learn to control this area of life by giving it to Him. Sigh.. Did I mention this is going to be difficult?  :)

So it may take many months, and it may take a year, but I know God is leading me to do this safely.. and so I'm just going to do it.

And yes.. One of the things that God used to lead me to do this was to see how much better Ray looked after getting so much weight off. He may be sick and feeling terrible much of the time, but he looks far better than I do.

Anyway, if you feel so inclined, I would appreciate it if every now and then you lift me up in prayer or remind me to stick with this.

(Feel free to do this through my Facebook account or the Messaging feature here. The link to my Facebook is in my profile. This way we don't clog up the forum.)

Thanks everyone!

Jonathan

Ninny:
Just let me remind you, Jonathan that you are NOT alone!! You know it's going to be a struggle, but you can do it!! I have lost 25 pounds in the last 4 months and if I can do it anyone can!! I get discouraged and beat myself up because I want to be there already..but I know that God can help us do it! You, me, and whoever else he leads to do it! Not only losing weight, but just taking better care of ourselves all the way around! I have a long way to go myself and if anyone else cares to join in the battle of the bulge just jump right on up and come on!!!  :D
Eating more wisely, thinking more positively and loving yourself along the way! OUCH that sounded like Richard Simmons!! hehe!! YOU can DO it!!  ;D Hang in there, buddy! I'm with you!!  ;)
 :-X :-X to all that extra food... take that you evil twinkies!! hee!
Kathy ;)

Dave in Tenn:
You'll feel better, look better, and learn some important truths along the way.  Do well. 

Roy Coates:
I am excited for you already. Just the fact that you are inspired to ask for prayer and encouragement speaks volumes. God is working in you Pil 2:13 to will and to do His good pleasure. May God sustain you through your trials. Peace

Astrapho:
Don't forget lots of fruits and veggies!! ;D ;D You can do it!!!!

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