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So i gained weight yet again...

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So after I lost 20 pounds and got down to 420 pounds I gained 10 pounds back and I'm back to 430 pounds. Can people please pray for me please? I see the bariatric clinic and my nutritionist tomorrow. I almost know she is going to try to push bariatric surgery on me tomorrow morning when I go see her since I gained weight again. I was doing so good too...

But basically what happened was I haven't been exercising and I've been eating a lot of subway. Like... a LOT of subway. Like 2 to 3 times a week a lot. So... I've been packing on the pounds. But spring is almost here so I can start walking again. Maybe people here can try encouraging me to walk everyday and support me? Lol!

Anyway... keep me in your prayers please. I still want to lose 150 pounds before I have a heart attack or stroke and die. I'm trying my best to lose weight before it's too late but it's really, really hard to lose. Thanks for your prayers and support!
 

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I wouldn't necessarily suggest a keto diet but when in ketosis your body switches to using fat as energy and your fat drops off very fast, The other benefit is once you get used to it and adjust you don't even get very hungry and you can eat as many veges as you like, as an example Brocooli with a no sugar satay sauce or butter chicken sauce is very nice and fulling as an example

The hard part is the first few days while your body still craves carbohydrates, usually from sugar addiction without realizing it as sugar is in almost everything these days. But once your body switches from storing excess carbs to burning fat as energy it is surprising how fast it can drop off, and it has worked well for everyone I know that has tried it

Maybe have a look into it or feel free to ask any questions if you want.
 
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The main way that I have lost weight is through fasting. Nothing seriously long but persistent as in a routine of on and off eating. If you are able to fast, be sure to take in some scriptures that will make the experience spiritually helpful. My favorite is Isaiah 58:6
Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the [c]heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?

Fasting with God's help can be spiritual warfare. You can begin to think less of yourself and concentrate on fasting for some spiritual goal. For the disciples, they needed to fast to cast out some demons. One can fast though for basically any spiritual goal, even for God to bring his mercy to others. In other words, fasting is not just an idle time to lose weight, it is a spiritual force that can really help bring change to yourself and others. God bless!
 
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Thanks for your prayers. So it turns out according to their scale I lost 3 pounds from the month before I weighed 427 according to their scale. It's weird I went to my proctologist 2 weeks ago and I weighed 435 there. I weighed 430 at home when I weighed 420 a month prior and 417 at my pulmonologist office. I weighed 430 at the bariatric clinic then it's usually like 10 pounds of every where else and I weighed myself at home a week ago and I weighed 430. Oh well. I'll see what I weigh at the pulmonologists office tomorrow. I have to go see him tomorrow afternoon about my asthma and sleep apnea. I don't expect to have lost anything since my last visit but we will see if I gained anything. Prayer definitely does work because I'm apparently back where I was before and it's like I never gained the 10 pounds in the first place...
 
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Weighed 425 at the pulmonologists. He suggested going on zepbound but its $500 a month. Going to take a lot of money to consider but I could 100 pounds in 72 weeks on it. Something to consider.
 
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