The religious rules that spring up around only eating when you are hungry and stopping when full are manmade religious rules that have to do with helping people lose weight; they do not prove one’s love for God. He certainly does not require them in the Scriptures.
– Adam Brooks, “The “Great” Commission of [...]

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How much weight I want to lose: 65 in total. I don’t have a set goal for the timeframe of this contest. I will lose what God allows me to lose.
My weight history: Yo-yo my whole life. Fen Phen’ed my way down to 135 for my wedding. Up to [...]

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I need to write, just so I’m not running away. Had a friend ask me about Weigh Down. Funny how I can be tempted to return there solely because I had success there.
I need to remember it was my reconnection with God that made the change in my life, not Gwen.
I’m feeling weak [...]

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Well, here I sit, head to toe in pit mud. I am at a loss for words. I have spent the evening going from place to place in the blogosphere. Got caught up on my blog reading. Got caught up on my MOG forum stuff. Updated my 2007 Book List. [...]

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This morning I got up, as I always do, and weighed. My weight is the same as yesterday.
I should be celebrating, but it has cast a shadow over my morning. I am well aware of general body fluctuations that will affect the scale. I’ve been monitoring my weight for enough years, that [...]

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Sometimes I can just sense it coming. I get little whispers that tell me that I am being complacent. That I’m starting to slip.
I have recently decided that I would try a different eating plan that goes with the online Bible study (The Lord’s Table) that I am doing. You see, they [...]

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