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Going to First Place Starting Tonight

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Posted by: FriendOfGod

I am joining a Christian Weight Loss program called First Place. I was on Weight Watchers two years ago and lost about 55 pounds. Now I've gained 20+ pounds due to my emotions causing me to turn to food for comfort. I have used food to cope with issues in my life. Shame on me for those pesky stubborn pounds! I can't seem to shake them off. Not only that, I have gained more! I believe this Christ Centered Weight Loss program will make a difference so that I will not only lose the weight I gained, but will keep it off! Our bodies are a temple of the holy spirit. My self esteem gets only worse when I get on the scale nowadays! I don't even eat everything I want! Just imagine how much I would weigh if I did eat everything I wanted with no self control! Not only do I need to improve my physical health, but I need to improve my emotional and mental health as well. I'm sick of being depressed, lazy, discouraged with a low self-esteem! I need a complete makeover to my mind, body, soul and spirit! This program should help! I am ready to be healed! If any of you are interested in joining a First Place program in your area, check out the First Place website. I can't seem to post the web site! I keep getting these strange illegal characters even thought I typed the correct address!

Do a search on your search engine.

God Bless you all!

Your sister in Christ

Janet


Posted by: christythompson

I am with you sister. Plan plan plan!!!!! I have food I can eat, microwave and have at my finger tips!! I eat carb smart icecream when I need dessert and sprinkle it with nuts. I plan so I don't cheat and fall off the cart. let me know about this group, sounds great!!! I believe you will do wonderful!!! I sence blessing coming your way! I have lost and kept off 30 lbs but have 30 to go, so any learning that way would be helpful.


Posted by: StarChilde

it is all wonderful if there is a study group in your area, but this also costs.

http://www.settingcaptivesfree.com/home/ <==go here, and click on the Lord's table... it is free, you do have a one on one mentor, and is adjustable to your own schedule and time frame, no meetings to attend, no books.


Posted by: JeriRose12

I will pray for you to be blessed in this. The sad fact is, even though I'm skinny, I eat so much junk.... and I feel awful! They say my achy body is fed by sugar. What's a chocoholic to do??? Then, I heard where someone had a vision of Jesus feeding chocolate to children, so I figured "Might as well eat it," and gave up. Anyway, I hope you can lose the weight and keep it off.

Lord, help Janet to stick to this plan and grant her success. I pray she can get to feeling better in ALL the ways mentioned here. I know what it's like to feel depressed, lazy, discouraged (not so much low self-esteim with me). I also know about eating food to cope with problems. Especially chocolate.... . I pray that she can make You #1 (which I think is what "First Place" probably refers to), because when we put You first we can really start getting help in these areas. Please remind her how important personal time with You is. In my personal times with You is where I learned that I was a princess and had worth and value. I pray Janet will have a clear revelation of this! Draw her aside to just BE with You, and there minister these truths to her. Let her quiet herself before You and speak to her when she does. Tell her she has worth and value. Tell her she is special to You. Tell her she is wonderful and awesome and beautiful and precious. Please, Lord, remove these feelings of low self-worth. I pray she is understanding her value!!! Make it SO CLEAR to her!!! Thank You, Lord, for helping her in all these areas, in Jesus Name, amen!

~JeriRose~
Finding YOU in 2004


Posted by: ninababy73

Sis, how I struggle with my weight. I did really well on the Weight Watchers and lost 75 pounds at one point. Sadly, I have put it back on and more over a span of 5 years.

Now, with Darrell on low-cholestoral diet, I have lost 8 pounds. (Hallelujah! )

I will be praying for your weight loss and will check out this first place website to see if we have it here where I live in Maryland.

Be Blessed and Happy Weight Loss!


Posted by: FriendOfGod

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Originally Posted by ninababy73
Sis, how I struggle with my weight. I did really well on the Weight Watchers and lost 75 pounds at one point. Sadly, I have put it back on and more over a span of 5 years.

Now, with Darrell on low-cholestoral diet, I have lost 8 pounds. (Hallelujah! )

I will be praying for your weight loss and will check out this first place website to see if we have it here where I live in Maryland.

Be Blessed and Happy Weight Loss!


Hi Nina, I do live in Maryland! Let me try typing the web site again and see if it comes out this time-> www.firstplace**********

I don't know why there are asterisks placed at the end of the web site address! The missing ending is ********** There!

What!!!??? UGHHH! The domain used for organizations. Dot ORG!

I went to the meeting last night. The food plan seems hard and intimidating. It is harder and stricter than Weight Watchers. I need prayers to succeed on this plan. For example with salad dressing, Weight Watchers values it at only 2 to three points. In First Place, depending on the fat grams in the dressing, it uses up most if not all of your fat exchanges!

The best plan is not always the easiest. God expects us to be conquerers. I am happy that once I am use to this diet, I will be eating much healthier.

God Bless

Your sister in Christ

Janet


Posted by: ninababy73

Janet, I will be praying for you.

I did a search on the internet and found their website. They do have a meeting area where I live; but I think that I am going to beg off for right now.

We have been eating healthily since the beginning of the month and I have lost 8 pounds so far. So, I think I am just going to continue eating healthier and I still have the Weight Watchers program, if I need to go back to counting calories.

Anyway, praying for your sucess!!