Going to try again

[gaspak37]

Dear Roger, I saw you yesterday on Herman and Sharon on Sky Angel.  I had tried this once before but gained weight and decided to go back and reread the book again because you & others have had so much success that I knew it must be me doing something wrong.  I discovered that I was supposed to eat fruit anytime I wanted but should snack in between meals on carrots, celery or other veggies but I had been eating fruit all the time; also I ate popcorn EVERY nite - and as I said I gained weight so I got discouraged and quit.  But I really believe this is an excellent way of life and we Christians especially need to be forerunners in every area of life - we need to be examples (not to put anyone down at all because I know it can be so hard for people).  I really want to succeed at this (I only need to lose about 30 lbs.) I am 62 yrs old and one reason I want to lose is for my family and friends - I have two wonderful very obese granddaughters and am very concerned about their health - they eat junk all the time, fast food and just plain junk.  Thank you so much Roger for your support on these posts and God bless you for thinking of others and wanting to help us - God will surely pay you back even though you are not doing it for that reason - because He will not be indebted to anyone, He loves us so much.  Any tips would be appreciated.  Thanks!  Marlena

[niki]

hi marlena...it's hard to believe that you gained weight eating this way...even if you ate loads of fruit and ate popcorn every day...i eat popcorn at least once a day..can you tell me how long you did ldl?...and wether you were consistently on it for that same period of time or wether you went off of it for part of it...i have a problem with my thyroid(i'm on armour thyroid)and i'm 53...i lose slowly..but i'm losing.....in almost 7 weeks,i've lost about 12 pounds....i would like to lose another 20 pounds...as i've previously written,to be on a better way of eating for this long is very unusual for me...it's been years since i've stuck with something this long...roger communicated on these boards that he was going to add to the next printing of this book by saying that as long as you eat ldl foods,you will lose weight....i think this is a great addition because it gives each person the opportunity to make it their own personal plan of eating...find out what works for you and go with it...so that's my question to you....maybe you could review with me just what you did eat and how long you stayed on it so we could figure something out.....in His love.......niki   

[gaspak37]

Roger, thanks for responding - as far as I know I stayed on the program but I must have been doing something wrong because I know that other people have lost the weight so it has to have been me.  Off hand, I really can't think of anything else than what I said previously.  I did use the 99% fat free by O.R. and sometimes sprayed I Can't Believe It's not Butter spray on it - I thot maybe I didn't lose because I would eat that usually late at nite - I don't know if that would cause the gain or not.  I will be glad to keep in touch daily after I get back from South Carolina on the 13th of this month and I will post what I am eating - I want this to work and I do believe Jesus gave it to you because He is so good and He wants us all to be well - and as I said I have some wonderful family members who are in dire need of losing weight.  Thanks again for your concern.  PLEASE EVERYONE KNOW THAT IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING I DID WRONG - NOT LET'S DO LUNCH; I know with Roger's help we will be able to find out what I was (or am doing wrong!).  Thanks

[gaspak37]

Thanks Nikki and Roger for your wonderful responses; I didn't notice that Nikki had written to me at first - sorry Nikki I didn't miss you on purpose and really appreciate your trying to help out.  As I told Roger I am leaving for South Carolina and will be back the afternoon of the 12th and will be keeping track of everything I'm eating because I know this plan does work and that I did mess up somehow; I had tried it for three weeks - maybe that wasn't long enough to give it a fair try either - it could be that I was ready to start losing when I quit; but I tend to think that I was doing something wrong.  In either case, when I get back I will be listing what I am eating and I do think this way of eating is something I can do for the rest of my life!  God Bless you Nikki and Roger!  Roger, I am so thankful that you said you would help me and be there for me; that really means a lot to me and I'm sure to others who might read this!  God is so good and it's good for us to help each other as much as we can and He'll do the rest! God Bless you! Marlena