Larry on November 29th, 2009

On the plus side I made it to the 2/3 of the way around the earth in virtual miles today. According to my research the earth is about 24,900 miles in circumference I just went over 16,600 miles. If you divide 24,900 by 3 you get 8,300 and 8,300 x 2=16,600. I still however am [...]

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Larry on September 13th, 2009

Today I hit 16000 miles on my exercise bike. That’s about 600 miles short of 2/3 of the way around the world. I think it was kind of neat that I hit 16000 exactly. When I punched in 11.4 miles my formula on the spreadsheet hit 16000 on the nose. I started this in the [...]

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Larry on August 19th, 2009

I have been fighting to not go “off the wagon” so to speak for about 8 or 9 months now. I have a little success and then “miss” a few days of staying on track. What it all comes down to is that I am not following my own advice of giving it all to [...]

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Larry on August 12th, 2009

I have to remind myself every day that God is in control. It is VERY obvious from my behavior that I am not. It is no wonder people gain all their weight back if they are trying to do this on their own power. I just have to remember to give this struggle to Him [...]

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Larry on July 13th, 2009

Having been on this weight loss journey for my entire life it is very apparent how difficult staying on track is. Bottom line it comes down to saying “NO” to worldly passions and saying “YES” to God.

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Larry on July 4th, 2009

After the 4th of July weekend we are going to try going for a month without sweets. This means no cakes, candies, cookies, sweet toppings (Cool Whip, whipped cream, etc.), desserts, and on and on. I could go on and make a list of all the stuff we can’t have but I think it’s easier [...]

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Larry on June 14th, 2009

I don’t got none… As I was reminded today at church the only “self control” is “God control”. As we can see in Galatians one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is self control. Did you hear that? It is a gift from God, not something I can conjure up on my own. When [...]

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Larry on May 3rd, 2009

I’ll admit I have given in to the hype and bought my share of the various varieties of 100 calorie snacks. But today it dawned on me that they don’t help me and may be sabotaging my weight control. They seemed to be hollering at me “I’M ONLY 100 CALORIES… EAT ME!!!”. So I did… [...]

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Larry on April 17th, 2009

I have been able to keep exercising every day but the eating has gotten out of hand at times. I think I may be gaining ground and I pray often for God’s strength to say NO to the temptations. I think part of the reason I am struggling is so I can identify with others [...]

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Larry on March 16th, 2009

I was able to stay with my “sugar fast” for the two weeks I had challenged myself to. Now after having sugar again I notice the cravings returning thus I am now going to implement another two week “sugar fast”. My son’s birthday is over, my birthday is not until next month, and I can’t [...]

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