October 22, 2008

updates as of right now 11:23 am on october 22nd!

-# of pledges that I have received thus far: 23- -of those 23 pledges 14 people have turned in their donation- -so far each pound that I lose is worth: $36.50- -so far the amount of money that has been raised (turned in): $596.55- -I also have a friend (Sean Miller) that is going to use this donation per pound idea to raise money for his youth group...which I thought was pretty cool that someone is using our idea!- So...this month has been tough. I have had a lot of things going on... honestly it has felt like a constant up hill battle! As of Monday, 2 days ago I had not lost any weight for the month of October (which is very discouraging), but I am not done! I watched the biggest loser last night and I was reminded of the fact that this is a 1 day at a time thing. They work out for 5-6 hours per day on the show, they cut there calories as low as possible (w/ doctor supervision) and one of the biggest dudes on the show only lost 2 pounds for the week! So...I am not done! I am not giving up and I have a bunch of people that are watching me go through this process. I am trying to grow in the discipline of counting calories and kicking my tail in the gym as much as I can! I lost 12.2 lbs in the month of September which brings my total loss for the year to 53.3 lbs! But I am not done! I am not sure yet if my weigh in is going to be this Sunday or the following, but whenever it is, I will stand up and show what I have done...whether I have lost or not (I will keep you posted). Don't give up! You hear me??? Don't give up on your dreams, on the things God has called you to do! A wise man told me in recent weeks, that people think walking in God's WILL is easy! It isn't! It was not easy for Jesus to say: Father, your will be done and than to follow through and go to the cross for US! It was not easy for the early church to undergo persecution, a lot of them facing death because they wanted to live out their FAITH! Life is not easy and following CHRIST is not easy and pursuing the things he has called us to do is not going to be EASY! But...as the Rita Springer song so appropriately says...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT...IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT ALL! Be encouraged! Keep Chasing the GOOSE! Please keep praying for me and amber as we continue on this journey! And whatever you do...don't give up! IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT ALL!

2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (NIV)

8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. -jimmy akers to God be the GLORY!

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