Christ-centered weight loss support group - for MEN…IS there such a thing?
Posted By Paul on November 14, 2006
I’m trying to find some sort of Christ-centered weight loss support group program that we could use to start a new group at our church. But I’m having trouble finding such a thing.
I’ve found several that say they are for men and women, but so far, when I’ve contacted various leaders of such groups that may be somewhat close to our area, it turns out that the group is all women.
Does anybody know of such a program that is geared specifically for men? Please email me if you know of such a program.
While I’d lke to start such a group as a service to our community and our church, I’ve got to admit that I need this for myself, as well. I’ve got a real problem, it’s becoming dangerous, and I need help.
I know people that don’t struggle with weight problems just don’t get it. I wish it were just a matter of, “well just don’t eat so much.” If it were that simple, I don’t reckon it’d be much of a problem for me.
In my past, with Jesus’ help, I have walked away from an addiction to smoking (4 packs a day) by just quitting. Well, actually, I ended up in the hospital with a heart scare, and obviously while I was in there for a week I couldn’t smoke, and I’ve just never started back. Been over six years now. But the thing is, I just quit the problem.
Same thing with drugs I did back in the 70’s - one day I was an addict, couldn’t face the day without being high. I had a powerful encounter with Jesus one night and it finally hit me full force what I was doing to my life. Several flushes of the toilet, and the drugs were gone, for good. I quit the problem.
Eating is a different story….can’t just quit eating…I know I can quit eating the wrong things, but that’s not the whole problem, otherwise I’d have probablly beaten this problem as well.
I know this is going off into territory that I don’t usually venture into on here - personal struggles, but I think that is part of what I need to do - admit that I’ve got a problem, even if I’m the only one that reads it. At least I’m laying it down - I’ve got a problem, and it’s out of control, and it is hurting me.
So I’m starting a new journey, right here, right now. Right now it is Jesus and me on this path to beat this weight problem. If that is all it ends up being, so be it. I’m hoping to find that Christ-centered support group for men, but regardless, I’ve got to do this now. If you’re a guy and you want to join in on this path, let me know; I’ll set up some sort of on-line community area where we can support and encourage each other.
And hopefully I can keep up the courage to write about my journey, both the good and the bad.
thanks for the vulnerability. unfortunately i don’t know of anything strictly male-oriented. have you tried other stuff like south beach, etc?
I know it’s tough. One thing I learned (and take it for what it’s worth) is that all foods are pretty much a sugar, fiber, or protein. Protein builds cells in a healthy way, fiber just shoots on through, and sugar is for energy. If you take in more sugar than you need, it stores it up. If you need more energy and take in less sugar, the body goes to the reserves to get the energy.
Most sugar we take in is usually a carb, sugar, or fat. Carbs burn faster than sugar, sugar burns faster than fat.
It’s not easy, but limiting carbs seems to help me. But it just ain’t as simple as I write it!
Hi Paul. A friend told me about this online support group.
http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/messageboard.asp?imBoard=60&imparent=1614666
Blessings,
Eric.
@Rob - I’ve tried several different diets, some work good - until I fall off the wagon and then the weight quickly returns, which leads to me getting depressed, which leads to me eating more, which leads to…and on and on and on… And I DO appreciate your feedback, that’s what I need, dialog to get me to talking about this, thinking about it, and keeping it a priority.
@Eric - thanks for that site, I’ve checked it out and signed up. It’s not exactly what I’m looking for, but it does appear to be a very valuable resource, and I’m certainly going to try to put it to good use.
hey, ran across this module for google pages…don’t know if it’s any motivation or not: http://www.red-bean.com/fitz/ig/google15/faq.html