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I've tried Dieting!

Almost 3 years ago, I put on 50lbs in less than 3 months. I could no longer run up the stairs or even walk uphill without becoming very short of breath. I had been delivered from alcohol for one year and cigarettes for two. I thought maybe that was the problem, so I tried dieting. Atkins, South Beach, Mediterranean, Starvation, but nothing helped. I felt sure I must have some type of medical problem so I saw the doctor and had a battery of tests. Vials of blood for thyroid and others, ultrasounds of stomach, thyroid, echo, pulmonary function tests, abdominal and chest Cat Scan, stress test and more. Nothing was found, thank you God. I also blamed it on steroids. I received several steroid injections for a herniated disc. I then moved on to a holistic practitioner who found that I had a yeast problem, which required three months of the nastiest tasting fish powder and enzymes. I also tried water pills. I spent hundreds of hours and dollars on different remedies. It didn't stop there, I then gave up for a while followed by a no dairy, no red meat, no concentrated sugar and no food additives diet. I may have left several failed attempts out. I tried Alli. There are several funny videos on Youtube! I prayed, I fasted and I ate like a pig, nothing! My weight stayed about the same.

While in Maine I kept praying and felt like God was saying He wanted to deliver me from this. He showed me all the things that were keeping me from success. Please see the November Newsletter for On Mission In America for a in depth discussion about that.

I was thankful that God showed me through His Word that He needed to make some (a lot) of changes in my life. Recently, a friend gave me an book from 1985 titled "Fit for Life". It made a lot of sense. Although it is not a diet, it does have strategies for losing weight. One of the things it talks about is how we are made up of 70% water and how our food should also be made up of 70% water. It also discusses food combining to improve digestion. I haven't finished reading the book yet but have decided to follow the strategies, with prayer, the Word of God and exercise starting on December 1st.

I'm wondering if anyone who struggles with the same issue would like to join me? Not as a competition but as support for each other. We could share recipes, encouraging news and even failures. We could pray for each other. There are over 1,200 copies available at Amazon starting at .01 cent. Even if you cannot start on December 1st you can follow my blog and join anytime.