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Week 1

3/23/2018

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Some weeks ago, my wife and I decided to get control of our health. When we got married, I weighed in at about 190 pounds. Twenty years later I stepped on the scale and it coughed and muttered, "One at a time please!" That's when I decided enough was enough. About the same time, a friend of mine sent me a book about being more healthy. The junction of her care and my concern, coupled with my wife's personal desire to change her lifestyle, put me over the top. I came face to face with the reality that I don't sleep well. I have aches and pains. I can't keep up with my kids. My blood pressure has been borderline high. I often need or want a nap to get through my day. I realized, I was getting by, but I wasn't really living.

It has been said that when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change, we will accept change. For me, I hit that point several weeks ago. So I went all in, and after one week I'm even more committed and dedicated to making this work. In week 1 I've lost 14 pounds overall and 2 inches in my waist!
In week 1 I've lost 14 pounds overall, and 2 inches in my waist.
What's more amazing to me is that as I'm exercising discipline to make my diet work every day, I'm realizing it's easier to apply discipline to other areas of my life that needed attention too. Before I struggled to drink enough water. For the past week I've been able to drink my recommended ounces. I'm going to bed earlier. I'm sleeping better. And the pain I had in my ankle, is more of a dull throb than a sharp point. All in Week 1!

It has encouraged me to look forward to seeing what Week 2 will hold. ​
3 Comments
Jacinta Akeli
3/23/2018 12:34:47 pm

You are an inspiration!

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james (jim) bristow sr
3/23/2018 10:07:57 pm

trish and I are moving tword vegan... by that I mean not replacing meat etc with like kind... I have lost a pound a week for the last 4 weeks .... I hurt all over and sleep more... but I trust God will work it out for us...
great job ben... keep it up...

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Chris
3/26/2018 06:01:03 pm

That's great! The pounds may not keep dropping at that rate, but they will continue to drop as you practice good healthy lifestyle habits. Whole food plant based is the way to go in my opinion. Was an unhealthy vegan for years, after being a junk food vegetarian for most of my life. What you sow you reap. Let's get back to Eden and the food God created rather than the manufactured foods that man is creating. Last week's Sabbath School lesson on disciplining one's body for the race was right on.

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