Community and Weight Loss - Day 10

As I have mentioned in an earlier post, I have been trying for 2 1/2 years to lose weight on my own in quiet. More than lose weight, it was more weight management. Trying to figure out the sweet spot of how much I had to work out or cut back on eating to not become morbidly obese. It really had nothing to do with health.

However, since I started this process publicly and through this blog, I have been overwhelmed by the encouragement and support I have received from all of you. I have also been very encouraged and blessed to hear from friends who are pursuing this new way of life along with me. They have told me how God has been using this blog to encourage them towards honoring God with their bodies. I thank God for how He works redemption, not just in independent isolation, but also in community.

In other news, I spoke with my old friend Reggie Palma, who is a professional trainer down in Hawaii. I invited him to consider posting some on this blog so that we can have a pro help us along our way. He and I are going to start having conference calls or video chats at least once a week and he will be coaching me (FOR FREE, Y'ALL!) and helping me troubleshoot issues with my diet, exercise. Especially in those frustrating times when you seem to 'hit a wall' with your workouts, etc. So, hopefully he'll decide to post some on here, not only to help me, but to encourage those of you who read this blog and are doing this along with me.

Let me know how I can encourage you. Thanks for your prayers and support!

WEIGH IN: 230 lbs
TOTAL LOSS: 8 lbs