CajuninKy
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Off To A Good StartLast Monday DH and I signed up for a weight loss contest at our local community center. It's a contest for teams and goes by percentage of weight lost rather than pounds. DH is watching his carbs while I have chosen to limit my fat and sugar intake. I eat low fat / no fat for 5 days and eat what I want for 2 days. We had to weigh in this afternoon. DH lost 16 lbs. and I lost 10 lbs. I tied with another girl for the highest percentage lost for the week. I was so excited. But I have to be careful not to allow this success to cause me to relax and let down my guard. If I celebrate too much I'll be crying next Monday when I step back on the scale.
It's brings to mind the words of Paul. We have to run the race, fight the good fight. We can't relax and let down our guard lest we fall so far behind we miss out on Heaven. It's all important that we finish the race and hear our Lord say "Well done thou good and faithful servant".
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God's Warrior
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AMEN and congratulations on the weight loss. Good job!
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Mary
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That's a very good start, and a good spiritual comparison.
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CajuninKy
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My second week did not go so well. I only lost a half pound. I was very discouraged because I can't figure out why there was so much of a difference. The only difference in my eating was a bit of sugar. Maybe that is the problem. At any rate, I did not give up and go off the wagon. I have been keeping up with the battle and did not take the 2 days off this week. Maybe since I am older and I am not as able to exercise any more, I won't be able to splurge a bit. We weigh in tomorow at 6pm so I will see if my adjustments have helped. Please remember me in your prayers. (DH lost another 5lbs.)
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God's Warrior
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I don't know why, but it seems easier for men to get past those discouraging times of not losing like we think that we should. I know my hubby never had the problems that I did concerning this. It can't be blamed on a right side, left side brain usage like so many things (Men are from Mars and women are from Venus thing) so the reason for this isn't clear to me. 
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Mary
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Hang in there, the 1/2 pound is still a loss. You might have lost a lot of water weight the first week. How did the other lady do? Are you and she on the same program?
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CajuninKy
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I am very disappointed. I only lost another 1/2 lb this week. DH says he thinks I am not eating enough so I am going to eat more this week and drink more water. I am also going to walk more. Walking is the only exercise I can do anymore. I tried riding the bike last week but my hip hurt too bad.
Mary
Everybody does their own program. They just weigh you at the same time each week. You can weigh in early if you need to.
Please keep me in your prayers that I don't get too disappointed and want to quit.
DH stayed the same, no loss and no gain. He took up another hole in his belt but didn't lose any weight. We were in 3rd place but this will likely drop us off the radar.
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God's Warrior
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You will show up again on the radar screen, never fear!
The only exercise I can do now is walking also but we just need to feel really glad that we can do that. I used to prefer swimming but I am like you in the fact that I can't stand anything but warm water now. My body just can't handle cold any longer.
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CajuninKy
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I wish I had a hot tub of my own. It would be so nice to be able to soak after a long, hard day at the barn.
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God's Warrior
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I would love one too but my home is one with small bathrooms and absolutely not any place for a hot tub. I might as well think about something else!
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CajuninKy
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I'd park mine next to the street if I could get one! LOL Gazer beware!!!!!
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God's Warrior
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That should get you a lot of attention. Maybe you can surround it with straw bales with plants growing out of them and folks will just think it is a new gardening pool fad of sorts.
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CajuninKy
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When the passerbys realized it was my head poking up out of the steaming water, they wouldn't be suprised. Like Popeye, I yam what I yam. LOL
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Mary
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Cajun, I think your body has adjusted to the new diet by not letting more weight go. It may have gone into sort of a starvation mode. Eating a bit more and drinking lots of water might just make it think that all is "normal" again, setting you up for sheding a few more pounds in the next week or so. Let us know how it goes.
A few years ago there was a picture floating around on the internet of a redneck hot tub. It was a red pickup with the pickup bed lined with black plastic and filled with water, and of course the redneck was sitting in it with his hat still on his head! I can see that after standing in the sun all day a foot of water would be nice and warm. For summer use only!
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CajuninKy
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I have a red pickup and some black plastic. And summer is not far away!!!!
Last night was the final weigh in for the contest. I did not do as well as I had hoped but it was okay. I lost 14 1/2 lbs all together. The last 2 weeks have been hard because my stomach ulcer is giving me fits and I have to eat every few hours to keep the pain down. That does not help a diet. It's hurting bad this morning.
DH has had a bad couple of weeks due to infection in his foot. He has not been able to exercise and he has fluid in his leg. Please remember him in your prayers.
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God's Warrior
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Do I remember that he is diabetic? Are the swelling and the infection related to that condition? Maybe you need to put him on the Prayer forum or update the post if you have already done that. I will be praying for him and also for you in your agony of adjusting to Knock leaving soon. Bless your heart, my heart goes out to you.
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CajuninKy
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Yes, he is a diabetic and that is what the infection stems from. He has not had a problem for nearly a year but it is giving him a very hard time right now. It is so frustrating. He never cheats on his diet and he takes good care of himself. This should not happen to him.
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God's Warrior
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I am praying for him to recover completely from this setback. My daughter and granddaughter (her daughter that just graduated from college) were recently diagnosed as diabetic and I fear that my son and other daughter may have the same problem if they don't get a grip on their tendency for overweight. With high blood pressure and diabetes running in our family, I hate to see them take chances like they are doing.
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CajuninKy
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Please tell them it is a game they cannot win. My DH had 6 surgeries on his left foot in 1 year including 2 amputations and a skin graft. It has done irreprerable damage to his lymphatic system and he is always fighting infection. Even with the skin graft he has an open spot under his foot that has been there for 8 years. It is a constant battle. Please tell them to take care of themselves.
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God's Warrior
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The two who were recently diagnosed are doing everything in their power to take the best care of themselves possible. I just wish I could get the other two to lose some weight and take this more seriously.
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