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edit by united: Christian Calorie-Counter's September Challenge Rosters and Upates thread in Games & Challenges forum:

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/4940 6.html#7

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Christian Calorie Counters...The word Christian covers many faiths.  Baptist, Southern Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal,  Catholics, Presbyterians and right on down the line....All FAITHS ARE WELCOME HERE

However, there is a condition-"no arguing" "with the foundation of this thread".  If you do not believe how this
thread believes you are encouraged to start your own thread with the way you see it.  There is a wide range of what Christians Believe in. That's why this thread is being started.  Just like the agnostics have their own thread and others tried to go in there & then they were kicked out for disrupting.  The same principle will apply to this thread.  If anyone disrupts in this thread they will be asked to leave either by me or a monitor.  (it's sad you gotta say these things but if you don't trouble makers come)!
However, if someone joins in this thread and really feels as a Christian they need to branch off with their beliefs they can do so and we can do it in Love. 
We all know that there is a range of what Christians believe in.  That's why there are so many denominations.  So for example if you're a good baptist and only believe in getting saved but you don't belief in divine healing, that's fine.  You can start your own thread with those thoughts.  This thread though is going to talk about divine healing.  That's just one example.  This thread will be a safety net that allows me or anyone else to talk about these truths without being told to "drop it".  These principles are just to important to  drop.  And I'm going to have to add that since I'm the starter of this thread I determine what is allowed.  So, I'll take it as it comes. 

The theme song for our Group:  This little light of Mine....I'm going to let it shine.  Don't let SATAN blow it out! No! I'm going to let it shine!    (he tries but to no avail)!
Our Motto:  Love & Faith

I want to Welcome you.  I roll out the RED CARPET for you to walk down so we can get a good look at you.  So smile:)) there are gals who will hand you a *Crown* another who will hand you some *Flowers* and yet another who will take your picture so *Smile*!   This is also a place to talk about our weight problems.
Learning to feed ourselves with physical food will be talked about here.  Learning to feed our spirits will be talked about here.  The entire person.  Spirit Soul and body.

If you are Not a Christian but are curious to join in....we encourage you to join in with us.  We Welcome you with open arms.  This truly is a Sanctuary of Love and Faith.  Come & Learn.... come & dine.... in our Fathers House that we've built for Him.  To lift up His Name.  To Magnify and Glorify His Name.  We want to get our temples in shape to do his will. 

I look forward to hearing the future TESTIMONIES that will take place as a result of this Thread.   All Praise to God our Father and His Son Jesus who is our Lord and Savior. We also thank you for the GREAT MIGHTY HOLY SPIRIT whom you sent to us as a gift to be our guide to live big in us and lead us into all the affairs of Life.

Truly,
DancesWithForks
The leader of this thread.
Edited Oct 06 2007 19:41 by nomoreexcuses
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September 1st  2007  Happy Saturday


Alive

To be strong in faith, the first thing you must settle on is the integrity of the Word of God.  You must know that the Bible is exactly what it declares itself to be___God's Word____a revelation from God to us now!  It is a God-breathed, God-indwelled, and God-inspired message.

Confession:  God's Word is alive.  It is alive in me.  God speaks to me through His Word.  He gives me revelation through His Word.

Hebrews 4:12
For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.   


I'll be back in a little while....

it's coffee & conversation for the next two hours.


Love to all.
References:--2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God.

    Muriel knew she couldn't do it alone. She wasn't strong enough. Her friend Ann told her that one of her strengths was realizing she was weak. Too many of her friends tackled diets on their own and failed miserably. Well, Muriel wasn't going to make the same mistake. She wanted help from the outset. If we realize our weaknesses and limitations, then we are better able to cope with them. God will help us be honest with ourselves, so we can work to turn our weaknesses into strengths. Pray to God for that insight.

    Today's thought: What I want to eat and what I need to eat are two different things!
http://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/fordiete rs/
Good morning everybody! I wish ya'll the best that the Lord has to offer! Remeber to give Him praise and thanksgiving as you start your day, because no matter what is going on or how you're feeling, He is still worthy of our praise.

It has been a hard morning for me since 5 am and I didn't sleep well last night, so I will look at everybody's points and stats later. I hope that's OK with ya'll.

I am assuming that we are carrying this challenge into September and that we will now be posting our points every SATURDAY. So whoever is interested, please stick with the challenge. I will be editing the title of the update thread, but you will still go there to view the list and come here to post your points.
here are my remaining numbers....

Water-  160 oz= 20 Points
Fruits Veggies- 20 1/2 cup servings= 20 Points
Exercise- 135 Mins= 9 points

I will weigh myself tomorrow morning and take measurements.  The has been a fun challenge.  Thanks everybody!
Well, I went ahead and took care of all the stats and points received so far today.  Mark, I also need your points for the last 3 days of the month.

These are the ones that have been updated:
Pam
Jeff
Dances
Mark
Svannote

If there is anyone wanting to do the challenge that either has not done it before or stopped and would like to restart, then you feel free to do that. I will just need your weight and measurements (chest, waist, hips) Then we'll get you on the September list.
MY TRUTH for the past 5months


April
:After 36 Days of dieting (about a month before coming to CC)I went from 224# Lost 7down to 217# I consumed 1390 calories on avg. Exercised 6 days a week.  30minutes  I burned about 200 calories on that machine.  So, that put me at 1200 calories for the day so to speak.  Then found CC.

May: weight:217# Avg. Calories: 1675 Avg. exercise: 100 minutes Lost Nothing this month.  On a plateau!

June: Weight: 216# lost one pound and broke a 45 day plateau.
       &nb sp;   consumed 1740 calories on avg.  I exercised about an
       &nb sp;   hour or so a day. 

July: Weight: 211 got down to 211 due to a medical issue.  I got hives out of the blue and had to be careful not to eat things I could be allergic to.  I wasn't eating as much.  I only consumed on avg. the month of July 1163 calories and did not exercise this month because of weird circumstances.  I gained all of that back but one.  I'm at 215  Lost one for the end of July.  But Hey I kept one off!

August: avg. calories this month 1496  avg. exercise a day 1.30 minutes.  Weight 214  Lost one

I just want to say pple doing what I'm doing are loosing 7-10 pounds a month.  I'm loosing just one.  So, if your frustrated just look at my record. 
If I were to cont. doing this to get to my goal of 160 from 214 would take me like 5 years loosing a pound a month or 12 pounds a year.


I tend not to post on this thread about personal things.  But OH MY GOODNESS!  Holly!  ((((HUG!))))  God wants so much more for you than for you to endure life.  He wants you to find joy in your slavation!  I recommended a book... it's just a fictional, light reading, novel to Pam sometime back (I don't think she read it - yet?), and now I want to recommend it to you.  It's by Karen Kingsbury - "When Joy Came to Stay."  I guess to summarize it, it's about finding joy in your salvation.

Don't ever expect perfection from your husband or any other relationship - only God can give perfect love!  I know for a long time, I went through a period where I endured my marriage, because I knew it was the right thing in God's eyes.  Then one day, it hit me... I had the wrong attitude.  Everything wrong in my heart towards him, was because I thought I deserved better, but then I realized God loves him every bit as much as He loves me.  I don't know how it changed, but my husband is my absolute best friend.  I no longer endure him.  I enjoy him!  God wants that for you too.

We saw a marriage counselor (a Christian) about 19 years ago (been married 23 this month).  I don't know how much it helped.  It didn't have any immediate help for me, but I still sometimes refer to things the counselor said to us, so I guess it wasn't until I really opened my heart to my husband that God was allowed to repair our marriage.

Holly, you are so precious, and God wants to bring you joy.  Don't wait for it... seek it!  PM me anytime you want.  I'd be more than happy to talk to you more.  And if you like to read, get that book I suggested at the top.  It's a tear jerker, but it's very cleansing.
(((Hugs))) to Holly! I don't have much advice I am not that experienced yet... But I just wanted to give you a hug! And let you know you'll be in my prayers!

Alright new month new goals!!! I can do this I know I can!!

My goals for Sept:

  1. Loose 4 lbs
  2. Do 10 min ab work out everyday (joined the ab challenge)
  3. Drink 3 L of water a day
  4. Consume no more then 1700 calories per day

My over all goal is to be 111 by December 21st 2007... hah right before christmas so I can stuff myself ;)

Current weight: 127

arms: 11"

Waist: 32"  ******* Loose 2 " this month!!!

Hips: 37.25"

Thighs: 21.5"

I CAN DO THIS I KNOW I CAN!!!

Sorry I just have to keep telling myself that! lol

 

AMEN Tracker!  Karen Kingsbury is my favorite Christian author.  Each and every one of her books have touched me to some degree.  She has a definate God given gift to express God's love through fiction novels. I would STRONGLY reccommend "When Joy came to stay" too.  On a personal note, I've suffered from depression as well and I do beleive that weight has a LOT to do with it.  Sure, I know that there are many other factors but just like weight affects other bodily functions such as blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, etc.  it affects your mental well being too. 

Holly, my prayers are with you!  Trying to stay focused on a healthy eating plan while dealing with PCOS and life's daily stresses is by no means an easy task.  I ask the Lord for guidance daily and pray that he shows me the way.  He always does if we trust in Him!  We know that but it's very easy to fall off track.  Thank you so much for sharing your testimony.  It will help other's more than you know!  HUGS to you and many prayers heading your direction.  Look for Karen Kingsbury in your local library!  :) 

Dances...I'm feeling for you today too!  I can feel your frustration because you have been SO diligent in your eating and exercise habits.  I pray that whatever is holding the weight loss back is revealed to you.  Maybe it's just another stupid plateau?  I know you mentioned thyroid issues before too.  Possibily that may have something to do with it?  The thryoid plays such a huge part in our metabolism.  But...at least the scale did go DOWN.  Praises for that.  Remember that you are treating your body right and every pound lost is one more towards your goal!
AAAUGH!

I just ate 150 calories of Lay's potato chips with my turkey-and-spinach-on wheat. They were fresh, and crispy, and salty. I've logged them (counting the fat, carbs and calories).... but why do I feel so guilty!?!?

EEEK! EEEK! EEEK!

_____

=^..^=   Molly (check out my cute pet photos)
My points for Weds-Friday and final August weight loss and measurments...

Spiritual Food-  2 days,   2 pts
Excercise-  45 min,   3 pts
Fruits/Veggies-  20 (1/2 cup) servings,  20 pts
Skipping Dessert-  0 days,  0 pts (we bought this really good frozen yogurt?blueberry/pomegranate...yummy)
Water-  72 oz,   9 pts
Out in the Sun-  3 days,     3 pts
Total (Weds ? Fri) :  35

Inches

Chest:  8/1: 52

       &nb sp;    9/1:  50       & nbsp; 

Waist:  8/1:  49

       &nb sp;    9/1:  48

Hips:    8/1: 47

       &nb sp;    9/1:  46.5 

Arms:   8/1:  14

       &nb sp;    9/1:  13.5

Thighs: 8/1:  25

       &nb sp;     9/1:  25

Weight Loss

8/1:  270

9/1:  257

I feel really good about these #'s.  This is the longest I've stuck to a "diet" in a while and feel very motivated and renewed about treating my body better.  (THANKS to CCC of course!!)  Blessings to all of you!!

P.S.  I may even motivate myself to post some pictures on my profile later today.  :) 





Molly:  NO GUILT!  You still have to be able to eat the things you love.  If I try to restrict myself from certain "favorites" then I just end up wanting them more!!
Hi Gang

Tracker thanks for the Love you showed to Holly today.  I've been married almost 21 years myself and yes marriage is interesting I think for ALL.  I'm observant, I ask and I listen and I hear and see everyone with issues.  Sure do.  I know when I was younger I found a scripture that helped me.  It was in proverbs and it mentioned the "woman'" learning to adapt to her husband.  I thought gee I guess i'll do that.   I didn't say for the Husband to "adapt" to the woman.  I guess the Lord knew that wouldn't fly?


I took a walk today.  It's just too beautiful outside.  I went all alone and i enjoyed it.  I walked an hour and 20 minutes and came home b/c I had to pee.  LOL 

Anyway, as of today i want to start using the tools here at CC.  So, I'm logging in what I eat.  I see you can log in activity too.  WELL
that's my problem.  it says during my walk i burned up 480 calories? Come on!  If they told me I burned up 200-300 I might buy that.  It just seemed high to me. 

Listen when I was eating 2200 I was gaining!!! got up to 224 so I can't eat all these calories i think they say to eat.  If I'm suppose
to eat 1700 a day.  Then eat the calories I burn I'd be really fat.
I am frustrated snormanzzzzzzzzz  and yes I do rejoice in the loss.
5mths 10 pounds yippee.  LOL   On my walk I wondered if I was the slowest weight loss person in the history of CC?   I sure won't claim it.  but I think in time CC will see a person willing to stick it out for the Long haul b/c I intend with the Lords help and my friends here at CC figure out what it takes for me.  I'm willing to do what needs to be done. 

I'm determined with the Lords help to figure out what works for me.  I have will power and determination and that's putting it lightly when you look at my past record I show forth to be a very
disciplined person.  I have been since childhood.  A disciplined person who likes her occasional ice-cream.  :)

so, get use to me I'm going to be around a long time :)00





Good job snormanzzzzzzzz  those are great numbers.  My camels are bigger than yours.  That's my nickname for my hips.  My reserves.

gotta get ready to go out.  I'll be good.  I'll do salad/wine/fish?
GOOOOOD MORNING }1{

Well your prayers are already being felt... When I went to pick up my hubby last night most of the resentment was already gone. Today he was so wonderful, he has wanted to comfort me and hold me (kinda annoying) and help me get my storage stuff put away and now wants to take me out to eat. Fish... so instead of saying I can't eat that I will go and eat and have fun and then begin again tomorrow. A fresh start. I will try to get organized or whatever that means. I have to come up with a menu to follow or I can't do it. I need to find a good calorie range for me... CCC suggested 1950 in July my doc suggested 1500-1700 but I am starting to think since I can't seem to get very active, because of being so tired after running after my 6 one year olds all day at work... maybe I shoul go lower but I am told not to go lower than 1200 does this sound right to yall so maybe I should aim for 1200-1500.

So what do you think?
These are the ones that have been updated:
Pam
Jeff
Dances
Mark
Svannote
Natalia - on new challenge
Sherry
Forks,
You have mail.
Jeff
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