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Maybe it is because I have not been at the gym all week. Maybe it is because we are doing VBS this week and there are too many snacks to turn down. But this week I am thinking about my weight. I know I sound like a teenage girl. Am I fat? Well no, but when I came to Waynesboro, I was 165 pounds, two years ago I got down to 155 and loved it. I stayed at that weight with little trouble, but over the summer it seemed that I gained back 7 pounds to make myself 162. My clothes are fitting a little tighter these days, but no new clothes are needed at this point. I have tried a few times to cut back, to eat less and to exercise more. I go to the gym most mornings to workout. My wife is pretty focused on me eating right. I start to lose a few pounds but then some trip comes up and I am fed like a preacher. Maybe I am blaming the church members. They think the preacher should eat a lot. I do not, I am 5′8 and a small man. Really it is my fault. Maybe I just have to face the facts, my body does not burn as many calories as before. Any suggests people. My wife as always told me that she does not want to be married to a fat and bald preacher. Well I am going bald and I cannot control that, so I better stay in shape.
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How tall are you? I have not seen 155-165 pounds since I was in the 8th grade…a long time.
-Rex
I am 5′8. Most people have passed that point in life. But 155 is great for me.
Wow, you look a lot taller in your picture.
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I try to give the best image possible.
Two wrongs don’t make a right but lack of self-control (gluttony from buf-fet’-ing my body daily) hinders effectiveness/integrity of teaching about alcohol addictions, etc. I’ve come to realize that I will find/make time to exercise–either preventively in a gym or correctively in a nursing home.
You stopped preaching and started meddling. HA I can’t talk to smokers or others for that matter. I am addicted to food. I realize it is an undisciplined lifestyle. Friday I have a doctors app. I am going to tell him I need help. Not drugs but help. I really struggle with this. I love to eat. I exercise so little. I want to but don’t. Is that guy in the picture holding me? Thanks for the reminder.
Eddy, I will choose the gym I believe. Sonny, no, I hope not. But that is one big cat!
I’m glad you didn’t say fat cat. I am told regularly that I am a well rounded preacher. The gym does sound better. When you are on the go as we are it is up to us to discipline ourselves. Pray for me that I will do better. I really want to.
Easier to control weigh than the baldness issue but I have found elders meetings can prompt hair-pulling. (2 Kings 2–Go up baldy!)
Increase your water intake. And eat as much home made food as possible. I am convinced the chemicals/preservatives/additives in processed food hinders weight loss. I’m sure it will be proven by research. Eat food in as close a condition to how God made it as possible.
I plan on doing some lessons on that text as more of the hair departs.
Wendy, you sound like my wife. I do need to drink some more water though.
Matthew,
Allow me to advertise. I, like you, am 5′ 8″ but I weigh 148. I also eat Subway for lunch almost every day. Fresh, healthy, low fat.
Better to keep it off then to try to take it off. Coming from someone that has been going to the gym almost everyday for the last 1 1/2 months. It is no easy task after you hit 30. I used to be able to go for a few months and get back down no problem not anymore. I am sure mother would be telling you to get out and walk more. I like Subway I have been going with the Veggie with bacon and sweet onion.
i don’t mean to imply anything personal whatsoever, it just got me thinking about something at all. do you think by and large churches take diet and temperance in eating as a serious ethical matter? not meaning to be crude, just to make a point–but it seems pretty puzzling to me to blast people for, say, drunkenness, but basically not care when someone shoves their eighth twinky in a row down their throat.
Oh yea, over-eating and those other sins are different.
At the risk of sounding boring… the main trick is maintaining a healthy weight for life is portion size.
We pretty much know the foods that are dense in calories (high fat and/or high sugar) so only eat these occasionally or in very small amounts. If you feel like cake, have a sliver rather than a large piece. If you feel like a burger, choose the smallest option available.
Eat lots of salad and vegies. Only eat moderate serves of lean meat. (anything much bigger than a pack of cards gets converted into fat… most people eat much more protein than they need). Switch to wholegrains as much as possible… they are digested more slowly than “white” products, so you’re likely to snack less often.
Learn to decline offers of food graciously. “Thank you so much, but I ate before I came… a drink of water / coffee would be lovely though”.
This stuff actually works… and it avoids the madness of restrictive diets. I was overweight for 10 years (with lots of yo yo dieting), and have maintained an ideal weight for nearly 20 years now.
Just like spiritual growth… so much comes down to simple habits.