20 Pounds in 2 weeks!

What a STRESS FILLED WEEK!!! My doctor once told me that I was a 'stress eater' - not that I consume stress but I consume everything in sight when I'm stressed.

Well this week has been one of the most stressful in my memory - which admitedly is not at all what it used to be.

I wasn't able to get on the scale this morning so I had to wait until this evening.

The result...5 more pounds GONE!!!

That equates to 20 pounds in two weeks.

The amazing part is that I'm not hungry, not dieting, & the cravings are still absent even in the midst of a VERY stressful week.

The only answer is that the Zija system works!

You really need to check it out for yourself.

Beth's b/p this week was 106/62! Lowest in her adult life. Zija has given us our health back.

We're having another meeting this Monday at the Church of the Wildwood at 7 pm. You need to come & get the 'skinny' on God's amazing Moringa tree!

My energy level has been phenominal this week. Call me impressed.

Young Preacher Boys

James Creath & Zack Dziadul joined me in delivering the Sermon today. Our young people handled nearly the entire service today. Zack lead the worship along with his sister & our regular worship team all of whom are under 18.
They did a great job in selecting the songs & leading the congregation in worship.
The sermon was on the 5th commandment. I asked Zack & James if they'd like to take the sermon time. As they began to study the text they came up with the following outline:

The Children’s Role
Honor DEFINED [The What]
Honor DIRECTED [The Who]
Honor DEMANDED [The Why]

The Parent’s Role
DISCIPLINE
Pr 13:24
DELIGHT
3 John 1:4
DEMONSTRATION
Gal. 6:7

God’s Role
The FIRST Inhabitants
Exodus 23:20-33
The FUTURE Inhabitants
Ezekiel 22:7 & 15
The ENRICHMENT of Life
Eph. 6:3
The EXTENSION of Life

These young men didn't feel comfortable speaking on the middle point & that fell to me. I gave the introduction, Zack spoke on the Children's role, I took the Parent's role, & James took God's role.

They did an excellent job!!! I counted at least 6 people that came just to hear the young preacher boys. I posted it on our community yahoo group & folks came. They were really impressed with their handling of God's Word.

Please go to WWW.CWWMacon.com & go under the sermons. Look for "Honor Your Parents" & then listen to this sermon. Way to go men!

Lose Your Gut - Week One Results

I was dreading it but I had to do it. I went to Mom & Dad's & got on the scale this morning after a week of pretty much the same lifestyle & diet.

The results...220 lbs which means I lost 15 POUNDS THIS WEEK!!!

I've been on the ZIJA lose your gut program which consists of a nutrient rich drink in the morning, xm3 supplement mid day & one hot cup of miracle tea before bed.

Here's the skinny - pun fully intended:

I didn't change my diet with the exception of cutting sweets way down. I did have some chips & some ice cream on my weekly date with my wife.

I have noticed that my cravings, especially for chips, have all but gone away. I am rarely eating seconds because I feel so full. I still get hungry before a meal but it is somehow very different. The hunger seems satisfied quicker.

After one reasonable helping I feel stuffed.

I did have seconds one evening & I felt like post thanksgiving.

I haven't had any more physical activity than normal on purpose. It has been a massively stressful week (see previous post) & yet I have still lost the weight.

If you'd like more information on it, then join me at the Church of the Wildwood this Monday at 7pm. The lady who started Beth on it for her pregnancy will be speaking on the ins & outs of this amazing supplement system. I'm going to try to record it so you can hear it if you can't be there. This is amazing. My blood pressure has also dropped from borderline hypertension 139/90 to 126/78.

Beth has had a net zero weight gain in her pregnancy which means she's lost weight. Her b/p & blood sugar are amazing! She's usually on bed rest with sky rocketing b/p, sugar, & edema at this point. Instead her vitals are better than they've been in our 22 years of marriage.

Christus Victor & a Pit Bull Attack

Last night, Sunday June the 13th, my Father was walking his little lap dog down our street. A pit bull dog charged across the street after little Max. The pit bull grabbed Max in his jaws & my Dad grabbed its jaws to hold them open.
Can you say, "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!!!!?" Dad was amazed at the power of this dog. They literally wrestled across the entire street. Dad was bitten badly during this time.
God gave Dad the presence of mind to wrap the leash around the dog's neck & strangle it. He made sure it wasn't going to get up...ever again.
He then grabbed his poor little Max & ran the quarter mile home. Now Dad is 68 years old but don't tell that to the pit bull.
We went to the ER & he was just covered with puncture wounds, abrasions & in some places - literally chunks of flesh just missing - ripped out by a dog trained to fight.
When I saw Dad his pants & shirt had more rips & holes than not. He looked like he had gone through a shredder. He was covered in his own blood.
Now, because whoever owned that dog immediately disposed of the body, He may have to get a series of shots for rabies. We don't know yet.
What does that have to do with Christ our "Christus Victor"? Well I just couldn't help being reminded of how Christ ripped me out of the jaws of Satan, how he was torn in the process & how he bled & how ultimately He slew the serpent & won the keys to death, hell & the grave. Why? For the same reason a 68 year old man would attack a pit bull with his bear hands...LOVE. A love that makes no logical sense mind you but love none the less. Jesus WON our ransom - He rescued us & defeated our foe forever! And he did it out of LOVE. I was just as helpless as little Max & Christ was just as committed as my Dad & infinitely more.
A torn & bleeding Father, a grateful lap dog, a helpless sinner & a victorious messiah - My Christus Victor!
"But God demonstrated his love by sending Christ to die for us while we yet hated him"

And IT Begins...

NO WAY!!! I got on the scale & this pic was only 7 lbs over...you heard it right - I've weighed in at a rotund 235 pounds! By far the most I've ever weighed.
Today, I began the Zija 'Lose your gut' program. Supposedly for us fellas, the average weight loss is 5 to 7 pounds a week. I would like to get down to 175 & maintain that.
That equates to 65 pounds! If all goes well, by the opening of rifle season for deer, I should be pretty close to my target weight.
I'll keep you updated on my progress & the effectiveness of Zija's Zm3 all natural weight lose supplement system.

Bed Rest -vs- Low Blood Pressue

Here's a post from my wife's facebook:

Elizabeth Adrian Dziadul is pretty sure not many people will understand the significance of my blood pressure being 110/68 at 34 weeks pregnant

Elizabeth Adrian Dziadul
I have chronic hypertension that rises as the pregnancy progresses. By this time, I'm usually on bedrest or on 3 meds. I'm on the same meds I've been on the whole pregnancy and these past few weeks the bp has been LOW! It's the supplement I'm taking= Zija. If you know my past history, you know this is amazing.
Elizabeth Adrian Dziadul
Zija is a company that develops products from the morianga tree. It is a complete nutritional drink and it is amazing. I credit it with my blood pressure being so low this far into pregnancy. When I started this pregnancy, my bp was in the 190's/120's- now it's low!

I don't really know what to make of all this but seeing is believing. Beth began taking the tea & after one mug of it - all her edema / swelling was gone. I believe this also has something to do with the b/p & the regulated sugar levels as she has gestational diabetes.

Zija also makes a completely natural diet supplement called Xm3. Beth said that she'd like to try that after Emma arrives.

Seeing that I'm the only one who has gained weight with this pregnancy (Beth has not had any weight gain thus far) I will be starting on it as soon as it arrives next week.

The average loss for a man is 5 to 7 lbs a week.

Why not follow my progress right here. I'll weigh in next week & begin to regain my health with the help of Zija.