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Well, this is the Journal Entry you've all been waiting for. Day 55 of the fast, and I MET MY GOAL of reaching 199 and losing 60 pounds in six months)! When I first woke up at 3:30 this morning, I was at 199.6. I forced myself to go back to sleep, knowing that I would have to pee again when I woke up later. When I woke up, I changed into my lightest weight pajamas and took off my socks before going to the scale, and it was 198.8! HOORAY!!! Praise the Lord! He did it! He answered all my prayers and performed the (nearly impossible) task of enabling me to lose almost FORTY pounds in just under eight weeks.
Disclaimer: I would not advise anybody to fast for 55 days. Though I had no ill-effects from it, felt fine through the whole process (actually had MORE energy and ambition up to the last week), and didn't experience any hunger - it was something that I felt led of the Lord to do for MYSELF and it was only by HIS empowerment that I was able to do it.
I just answered, in response to a question in one of my other Journal entries, both what I am going to do food-wise and what I am going to do money-wise now that I've reached my goal.
I may have to wait up to a week before they have officially verified my video weigh-out, so I need to maintain at least 199 or less just in case they need me to submit another video (this happens rarely, but they advise you to maintain your weight until officially approved). Since returning to eating will make me automatically gain anywhere from 5-10 pounds almost immediately, I'm going to continue the fast until I've received the confirmation. I may try eating just a tiny bit, just to see if I can maintain it, but I'm prepared to continue fasting if I need to.
Thanks to everyone who prayed along with me, to all those who gave encouragement and support, to everyone who cared, and to those who were concerned about my health and wellness. God graciously granted our petitions by giving me supernatural empowerment, resolve, and commitment (which are NOT like "me").
PRAISE THE LORD!
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90.2 kg
Lost so far: 27.3 kg.
Still to go: 22.1 kg.
Diet followed: 100%.
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Losing 3.8 kg a Week
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1 to 20 of 58
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Oh Debbie, I'm so glad you made it! Now get that video made and sent in. I would check every day to see if they've put the money into your HW account (under account, HW Points). I was never notified that I was actually verified and it had been sitting there since the day after I sent in the video.
25 Jun 21 by member: Rckc
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@Rckc, I sent it in at 5:30 this morning! As soon as I realized I had made it, I made my husband get up and record the video. OH, glad they did it more quickly that we thought. Thanks for telling me where to look! I've never paid attention to those things under Menu. Found the HW Points. Believe me, I'll be watching it closely! Thanks for all your help and support! I'm so glad we BOTH made our goals! I hope the other four people I referred also make theirs! Well, I know my husband won't, so the other three FS members. I'm hoping that after I'm confirmed, they will boost the sign-up and referral bonuses from $40 to $100 again. I'm going to enter again to lose from 199 to 166. Won't be as big of a payout, but still is a powerful motivator for me. My daughter already wants to sign up, but I'm having her wait until I see if they'll boost the bonuses.
25 Jun 21 by member: Debbie Cousins
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Congratulations 👏, so happy for you. You have a positive attitude 💯
25 Jun 21 by member: cmj29
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25 Jun 21 by member: ridemariel
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25 Jun 21 by member: DLynneGarner
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Though I don’t support this as a means to lose weight at all, I commend you for such endurance. Only God Almighty can give anyone that strength. Now more importantly than losing the weight, I pray He gives you the knowledge and wisdom how to control your eating habits and to have the fruit of the spirit called self control. If He can allow and enable you to do this type of fast, He is the same God that will give you that self control if you ask Him, no excuses. Bless you Debbie. I’m praying full deliverance for you. To put God’s name on this, it’s complete bait for Satan to destroy what you’ve done and for the world to mock God. Please be careful, you have all of Fat Secret watching.
25 Jun 21 by member: wifey9707
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You did this, take the credit. Own it! BRAVO.
25 Jun 21 by member: Cajor
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@SamKS, nope, no cramps. @wifey9707, thank you for the prayers for full deliverance from my sin of gluttony. I DO need the Fruit of the Spirit in the area of Self-Control, and will be praying to that end. It's a process, and I'm just getting started.
25 Jun 21 by member: Debbie Cousins
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Excellent work, Debbie. Congratulations on making your goal. Yours has been one of the longest and most impressive extended fasts that I've had the opportunity to personally witness. Thank you for that. Your approach - radical self honesty, personal responsibility, extensive research, crafting your own path, persistence in the face of setbacks, and the graceful and gracious manner with which you have handled the naysayers are all, to me, exemplary. This last in particular, I would do well to take to heart. My Grandmother was a fervent church lady of the sort that would invite the itinerant Jehovah's Witnesses into her home for a meal and what can only be described as a scripture battle. I know full well what she would have said of your story. "God helps those who help themselves. Now get to work!" Well done. All my best for much continued success!
25 Jun 21 by member: jimmiepop
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Congratulations on meeting your goal!🎉🎉
25 Jun 21 by member: LISfifty
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Congratulations! Fasting has worked for me in the past. I need to do it to lose my COVID weight.
25 Jun 21 by member: adefwebserver
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Congratulations!!! That’s wonderful. I’ll be praying for His guidance as you exit this fast. What a testimony. You clearly have the mental discipline to manage (w his help) anything that comes your way. No number on the scale can take that away from you. Well done!
25 Jun 21 by member: Sevans57
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Congratulations! I was going to ask why you were weighing with pajamas on, but then you explained about the video of the weigh in. LOL That explains it! Got a good chuckle out of that.
25 Jun 21 by member: liz-andra
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Hallelujah, you did it. Thanks for sharing your amazing testimony regarding your faithfulness and weight loss. GOD can do all things but fail!!!
25 Jun 21 by member: John10251
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Congratulations Debbie, you are amazing! 💜
25 Jun 21 by member: shirfleur 1
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Please talk to your doctor about how to start eating again.
25 Jun 21 by member: LilBitCrunchy
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Fantastic!! WTG Debbie!!👏👏👍💃🎉💖🌺💐💕💪
25 Jun 21 by member: bgr12
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Wow! That is quite a feat!
25 Jun 21 by member: Johanne
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Hallelujah, God is faithful. And you were faithful. Am thrilled for you, not just for the money, but the weight you lost, and the victory. Of course, you feel better about yourself without that 60 lbs. The books you read about fasting told you how to come off the fast slowly, so know you will take it easy. Last night I was reading some notes I made at the first weigh-in about being able to use a doctor's scale. But once they verify you, it's over. I'd be afraid to eat until they do, thinking it would stay in your empty intestines. Glad you are checking often. I'm not quite there (just need a half-pound) but have another week and a half. I looked on my notes but haven't found an ID number for myself. I'll look at the old E-mail they sent me.
25 Jun 21 by member: Snowwhite100
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25 Jun 21 by member: 25lbstolife
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