the 1st months weigh in results!!!

397.2 lbs!!! Jan. 2008 my starting weight was 450.5 lbs so that means my total loss for the year so far is 53.3 lbs! My total loss for the 1st month campaign for "the belt is looser" is 12.2 lbs! I wanted to hit 15 but 12.2 is not shabby at all! It was a tough month, but God helped me! He gets all of the Glory and Honor! I wanted to take a picture of the scale because for 1...I had a hard time believing I weighed 397.2, but also I wanted to share that moment with you. I probably have not been under 400 lbs for 5 years or so! My 1st big goal was 399 and God helped me to even pass that! Praise be to the one that gives me the strength and hope! So...be encouraged! Also...I wanted to give people an idea of what 53.3 lbs looked like to show how much I lost (idea came from Frank Timothy), so I asked Anna to come up! She weighs 49 lbs, but you get the point...God helped me to lose a whole Anna and then some!!! Pretty incredible! Thank you for your encouraging words and prayer. For those that are sponsoring me per pound you take 12.2 and multiply it by whatever you pledged. You just put that amount in a tithe envelope with your name, the amount and in the blank space write "belt" so we can keep track of the funds that are raised! God is so good! I am off to go pick up some junk and haul it...so thanks again for taking the time to read! And guess what...the stinkin' belt is getting a little bit looser! -jimmy akers