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Good morning, all. Happy Tuesday! I woke up at 2am again this morning. I'm starting to enjoy my early morning "alone time."
OH, welcome to Day #30 in my fasting journey! Down another pound this morning, hallelujah! Total lost this year so far = 46 pounds. Only 14 more pounds to make it to my goal of losing 60 pounds in 6 months. Glad to have you all along for the ride.
I praise the Lord for giving me the motivation and the strength to do my PT exercises (twice a day) and to be able to actually make some progress on house chores. Got a LOT (for me) done yesterday. My house is very happy, and so am I.
I've lost a lot of bottom leaves on my green pole bean plants due to them turning yellow and falling off. BUT, there are lots of flowers starting to appear in the middle and top - and each of those will turn into green beans! Timing for harvest should work out about perfectly to when I'll be ending my fast (all goes as planned).
Many people have asked how long I am planning to fast. The short answer is, "until I reach my goal of 199 pounds." It will probably take at least until the 40-day mark, but but I "have" up until the 56 day mark to meet my goal. Once I get to 199, I may lose a few extra pounds for good measure, knowing that 5-10 pounds will return immediately when I stop fasting, just from water retention and food in my intestinal tract.
Part of the reason (besides "just" God's goodness) that I have lost so much weight lately (4 pounds in 3 days) is that I have stopped drinking the salt in my water. I did notice that yesterday I was dragging a bit. Still DID everything I wanted to do, but it took more effort than it has been taking. It's amazing how a person can drink almost a gallon of water and still get dehydrated! I can tell that I am already feeling better today, though, so no worries.
Off to do my Bible reading. In the Psalms right now - I love the David Psalms, because he was so highly favored by God, and trusted Him for every victory he received.
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213.0 lb
Lost so far: 46.0 lb.
Still to go: 63.0 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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losing 7.0 lb a week
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01 Jun 21 by member: ridemariel
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01 Jun 21 by member: Paricia Yellow
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01 Jun 21 by member: jimmiepop
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👏👏👏👏👍🌸 Have a Terrific Tuesday!🌼
01 Jun 21 by member: Shrewdness
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best to you! keep at it! I like the "Bible in one year" audio series with Nikki Gumble.
01 Jun 21 by member: lydium
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Your doing great. Keep up the good work😀
01 Jun 21 by member: RN16
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I pray the Holy Spirit lead you, heal you and sustain you. I pray to Father God to send His ministering angels and human laborers to minister to you, to surround you with His love, strength and wisdom. I pray to bind all negative effects or side effects of anything you do or do not consume (food, pills, etc.), or anything you do or do not do to your body. I pray to bind the power of the enemy to cause any hindrance to you receiving the full glory of God in your body. I pray to loose the full healing power of Jesus, and I pray that you fully receive the healing glory of God in your body and mind. I'm asking this in Jesus' name and for HIS glory, AMEN.
01 Jun 21 by member: DLynneGarner
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01 Jun 21 by member: pennyfirmin
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Today's honor to Debbie: Yesterday I explained I intend to share some stories about Debbie. In January of 2019, I became very upset. Throughout my life I have had problems that started with what I will call child abuse, then marital problems with what I will again call abuse. There have been some periods in my life that have either been worse or I didn't handle as well and I became fearful of my intense distress. January 2019 was fast becoming one of those times. My husband (in his eighties) was in the hospital with pneumonia, our daughter had stage 4 cancer, and I was getting no sleep. My chronic bad back and bulging disks were acting up with sciatica, and the leg pain and trouble walking were scary. Several days after my husband got out of the hospital he started throwing my things away, threatened me, and even pushed me around. Debbie responded to my cry for help in a Christian Community Forum, by asking other members there to pray for me, then encouraging me and praying for me right in that forum. I also “private messaged” her after she had been so gracious to respond to me. She then offered to put me on the prayer list at her church which I quickly accepted. After her church prayed it felt like one of those times of “special” prayer that I had received previously at a critical juncture in my life. I can't even explain how much it helped. She, her husband, and church called down Heaven for me. I improved dramatically. Since then my husband had been in the hospital numerous times, threatened me, and yes, has pushed me around. But I have not gotten so down that the fear of losing control of my life and mind, has come again these two and a half years since then. This is probably my biggest story and appreciation of Debbie in the nearly three years I have known her. Tomorrow I will tell you about the little trick I played on her, and her wonderful attitude.
01 Jun 21 by member: Snowwhite100
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No wonder so many people are drawn to Debbie! 👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌺🌸🌼
01 Jun 21 by member: Shrewdness
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Thank you for the beautiful and powerful @DLynneGarner! I appreciate it so much. @Snowwhite100, what can I say. I'm thankful that I and my church were able to minister to you in a time of need. We have a very small congregation, but there are some powerful and faithful pray-ERS in it!
01 Jun 21 by member: Debbie Cousins
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Debbie!! crushing this thing. thanks again for sharing with us. I truly do have need of endurance. you encourage me so much. watching you leaning on the everlasting arms. I really appreciate the blessing you are to us.
01 Jun 21 by member: HeBrewZ
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01 Jun 21 by member: meonadiet
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