Last week, I had reached a new low of 205.5 (10.5 pounds lost) since starting the Strip That Fat program.
Then several Christmas get-togethers came up. Of course, I just enjoyed myself, but maybe with a little more moderation than some times in the past. However, I did eat "way beyond full" a few times. The toll was to jump back up to 208, but now, this Saturday, just two days after Christmas, I am back down to 205.5 equaling the low once again.
The program is really working in spite of challenges, and we don't even follow it fully.
If you would like to know more about how it works, click here to check it out.
Articles on Marriage
Would you like to have an even more blissful relationship than you do now? If your marriage has deteriorated over the years, would you like to have some keys to help you to restore your relationship? The goal would not be to just get back to a tolerable situation, but to get to a great relationship! You can also make a good marriage great, and a great marriage even better!
Two resources can help:
The Loving Way to a Successful Marriage: Six Keys to Marital Bliss is one, and Secrets of Marital Bliss is another.
Don't just have a tolerable marriage, have a great marriage!
Two resources can help:
The Loving Way to a Successful Marriage: Six Keys to Marital Bliss is one, and Secrets of Marital Bliss is another.
Don't just have a tolerable marriage, have a great marriage!
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
STF Saga Continues
We had homecoming at church this weekend. Anyone familiar with churches knows that there are tons of good food at these things. As I said earlier, my wife and I take off from the STF program over the weekend.
My starting weight a few weeks ago was 216. This morning I weighed 209. That is a net loss of seven pounds, which is great, meaning the average has been about a pound or two loss each week which is what my goal is. The all-time low also occurred last week at 208. Losing three or four pounds a week and gaining back only one or two over the weekend seems to be working well.
Check out great weight-loss reviews at the STF site.
My starting weight a few weeks ago was 216. This morning I weighed 209. That is a net loss of seven pounds, which is great, meaning the average has been about a pound or two loss each week which is what my goal is. The all-time low also occurred last week at 208. Losing three or four pounds a week and gaining back only one or two over the weekend seems to be working well.
Check out great weight-loss reviews at the STF site.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Strip That Fat New Low
Yesterday and today, I weighed 208! That is a new low since I started on this program a few weeks ago. I started at 216.
The STF program recommends that you take a three-hour period each week where you can eat anything you want. My wife and I don't even follow the program stictly. Lots of times we take the whole weekend off. I gain some back over those few days, but on Mondays, which I use for a benchmark, I still seem to be having a net loss of at least two pounds a week. That even included the Thanksgiving special meals over the end of last week.
If you would like to know more about STF, go to the Stip That Fat Review Site.
The STF program recommends that you take a three-hour period each week where you can eat anything you want. My wife and I don't even follow the program stictly. Lots of times we take the whole weekend off. I gain some back over those few days, but on Mondays, which I use for a benchmark, I still seem to be having a net loss of at least two pounds a week. That even included the Thanksgiving special meals over the end of last week.
If you would like to know more about STF, go to the Stip That Fat Review Site.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Strip That Fat - Thanksgiving Weekend Damage!
Really it wasn't that bad. I started this program at 216, got down to 210.5, and have gone through special meals on Thanksgiving Day, Saturday, and Sunday. Today, I am starting the new week at 211! That is a total of five pounds lost over three weeks time, including Thanksgiving!
If you want to check out Strip That Fat, Look at this review, or go to http://best-weightloss-review.info/lose-weight.php?cb=rcarney49.
If you want to check out Strip That Fat, Look at this review, or go to http://best-weightloss-review.info/lose-weight.php?cb=rcarney49.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Improve Physical Intimacy - How a Man Can Accomplish It
Improve physical intimacy? Is there a way for the average man to accomplish this? Men are usually a little rough around the edges, yet a woman usually has dreams of romance from her man. She may find his ruggedness attractive, but she also probably dreams of a more tender side for her mate. Her "Prince Charming" may not have those natural tendencies. Since she often views all of life as being interrelated, his lack of tenderness, loving words, and even charm may keep her enjoyment of physical intimacy from being as great as it could be. What's a man to do?
Deference is what a man often does for his wife. While modern society seems to lessen the importance of a man's leadership in his home, the Bible does indicate that a man is to exercise such leadership. That, however, does not mean that he is to be a dictatorial tyrant. Most men do not want such a position of tyranny. The Bible indicates that even the man who views himself as a responsible leader in his home "lives to please his wife." That is why he often defers to his wife. He should not go overboard in this natural tendency. He may desire so much to please his wife that he may be tempted to put her even above God. That would not help matters, but he often does defer to his wife's wishes.
The loving wife who respects her husband, and builds him up, reaps the benefit of his desiring even more to please her. This gives her a great position of influence. The more that she defers to him, the more he desire to reciprocate by deferring to her. This keeps a biblical marriage from being involved in a constant struggle. Since the husband lives to please his wife, he will want to please her in every way he can. If he suspects that her enjoyment of physical intimacy could be improved, he will want to do what he can to bring that about.
Tenderness and Touch
One of the things a husband can do is to learn to be tender toward his wife. She often has a need to feel that he tenderly loves her. He, in learning this tenderness, will also do well to make an extra effort to make her feel special. The Bible, speaking of a wife, does not say that she is a weaker vessel, though she often is physically weaker than he, but it says for the husband to treat her as the weaker vessel. This statement points out a need for him to act in tender loving ways.
The man will need to understand the power of a caress. Most men are visually motivated, and most women are motivated more by touch. (These are generalities. If a women is very visually oriented, or if a man is motivated more by touch, that does not mean anything is wrong with either of them. Still, these generalities have been observed for many years by those who study marriage.) The man who learns to tenderly and lovingly caress his wife can improve their experience of physical intimacy in marriage. Since the man is like a microwave, he is instantly on at first sight. The woman however, like the electric stove, will be like the burner that is first cool, and then begins to warm up. His tender touch can cause that warming sensation.
Romance
Many men are not naturally romantic. This, however, is a skill that can be learned. One of the killers in a marriage is boredom. When the man becomes more romantic at other times besides lovemaking, he adds more variety to the whole marriage. Remember the wife often tends to view all of life as being interrelated. How can a man learn these things? He can pay attention to what makes her smile as she watches romantic movies. He can observe other men who seem to have caught on to this skill. He can read about ways to be more romantic, and if their relationship is very good, he can even ask his wife.
Some other things he can do are to verbally express his love and show affection. He can say that he loves her. He can give her kisses several times during the day.
I have heard of one counselor who has had good success by telling the husband to hug and kiss his wife at several times during the day. He even gave the husband things to say. These husbands did not do these things naturally, but they did them anyway because they truly did love their wives. In many case, the wife knew that the husband was doing these things as an "assignment" rather them doing them spontaneously. After, a few days, it did not matter that this was an assignment. Things did begin to improve. The husbands got into the habit of the right words and actions, and later those words and actions did become natural expressions from them.
Can a man improve physical intimacy in marriage? Surprisingly, what he learns to do outside of the marriage act will often pay great dividends when he and his wife come together for physical intimacy. He certainly can improve this important area of their marriage if he is willing to observe and listen, and put into practice what he learns.
(Copyright 2008 by Randy Carney) This article is based on an excerpt from a chapter in Dr. Carney's forthcoming book, The LOVING Way to a Successful Marriage: Six Keys to Marital Bliss. (Extra links added by original author for this entry only.)
For more tips for the Christian husband, click here or go to http://www.freewebs.com/drrandycarney/
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Dr._Randy_Carney
Deference is what a man often does for his wife. While modern society seems to lessen the importance of a man's leadership in his home, the Bible does indicate that a man is to exercise such leadership. That, however, does not mean that he is to be a dictatorial tyrant. Most men do not want such a position of tyranny. The Bible indicates that even the man who views himself as a responsible leader in his home "lives to please his wife." That is why he often defers to his wife. He should not go overboard in this natural tendency. He may desire so much to please his wife that he may be tempted to put her even above God. That would not help matters, but he often does defer to his wife's wishes.
The loving wife who respects her husband, and builds him up, reaps the benefit of his desiring even more to please her. This gives her a great position of influence. The more that she defers to him, the more he desire to reciprocate by deferring to her. This keeps a biblical marriage from being involved in a constant struggle. Since the husband lives to please his wife, he will want to please her in every way he can. If he suspects that her enjoyment of physical intimacy could be improved, he will want to do what he can to bring that about.
Tenderness and Touch
One of the things a husband can do is to learn to be tender toward his wife. She often has a need to feel that he tenderly loves her. He, in learning this tenderness, will also do well to make an extra effort to make her feel special. The Bible, speaking of a wife, does not say that she is a weaker vessel, though she often is physically weaker than he, but it says for the husband to treat her as the weaker vessel. This statement points out a need for him to act in tender loving ways.
The man will need to understand the power of a caress. Most men are visually motivated, and most women are motivated more by touch. (These are generalities. If a women is very visually oriented, or if a man is motivated more by touch, that does not mean anything is wrong with either of them. Still, these generalities have been observed for many years by those who study marriage.) The man who learns to tenderly and lovingly caress his wife can improve their experience of physical intimacy in marriage. Since the man is like a microwave, he is instantly on at first sight. The woman however, like the electric stove, will be like the burner that is first cool, and then begins to warm up. His tender touch can cause that warming sensation.
Romance
Many men are not naturally romantic. This, however, is a skill that can be learned. One of the killers in a marriage is boredom. When the man becomes more romantic at other times besides lovemaking, he adds more variety to the whole marriage. Remember the wife often tends to view all of life as being interrelated. How can a man learn these things? He can pay attention to what makes her smile as she watches romantic movies. He can observe other men who seem to have caught on to this skill. He can read about ways to be more romantic, and if their relationship is very good, he can even ask his wife.
Some other things he can do are to verbally express his love and show affection. He can say that he loves her. He can give her kisses several times during the day.
I have heard of one counselor who has had good success by telling the husband to hug and kiss his wife at several times during the day. He even gave the husband things to say. These husbands did not do these things naturally, but they did them anyway because they truly did love their wives. In many case, the wife knew that the husband was doing these things as an "assignment" rather them doing them spontaneously. After, a few days, it did not matter that this was an assignment. Things did begin to improve. The husbands got into the habit of the right words and actions, and later those words and actions did become natural expressions from them.
Can a man improve physical intimacy in marriage? Surprisingly, what he learns to do outside of the marriage act will often pay great dividends when he and his wife come together for physical intimacy. He certainly can improve this important area of their marriage if he is willing to observe and listen, and put into practice what he learns.
(Copyright 2008 by Randy Carney) This article is based on an excerpt from a chapter in Dr. Carney's forthcoming book, The LOVING Way to a Successful Marriage: Six Keys to Marital Bliss. (Extra links added by original author for this entry only.)
For more tips for the Christian husband, click here or go to http://www.freewebs.com/drrandycarney/
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Dr._Randy_Carney
New Low for STF
I started this week at 214. This is the second week on the STF program. I held that same weight the first day of this week, and was a half pound lower on Wednesday. Today, I am at 210.5. That is down 3.5 pounds this week, and it is 5.5 pounds below the starting weight. Again, I want the average to be about 2 pounds a week. 1 pound would be O.K. Anything above that is great.
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To learn about the top weight-loss options, click here, or go to http://best-weightloss-review.info/lose-weight.php?cb=rcarney49.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Starting Second Week of Strip That Fat
We took off from our diets this weekend. (This is a variation from the proram. The program recommends a three-hour period of taking off from you diet--not for a whole weekend.
I started at 216 and ended at 211 on Friday. This is quite fast. Most diet programs recommend losing about 2 pounds a week. We had Fall Festival (Church activity) this weekend, and we went out to eat at a Mexican Restaurant after church yesterday. I did gain back some and started at 214 this morning. That is still a net loss of two pounds for last week, so I am O.K. with that. One of the things we were excited about tonight was eating "potatoes o'brien" for supper. A serving was only 60 calories, and there were no calories from fat. The olive oil that we cooked it in actually had more calories than the potato serving itself.
If you want to see what we are doing, click here to check out Strip that Fat and some other interesting weight-loss programs.
I started at 216 and ended at 211 on Friday. This is quite fast. Most diet programs recommend losing about 2 pounds a week. We had Fall Festival (Church activity) this weekend, and we went out to eat at a Mexican Restaurant after church yesterday. I did gain back some and started at 214 this morning. That is still a net loss of two pounds for last week, so I am O.K. with that. One of the things we were excited about tonight was eating "potatoes o'brien" for supper. A serving was only 60 calories, and there were no calories from fat. The olive oil that we cooked it in actually had more calories than the potato serving itself.
If you want to see what we are doing, click here to check out Strip that Fat and some other interesting weight-loss programs.
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