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I was looking through the blog earlier and noticed a page called “Weight Loss Journey.” There were only 2 entries… one from December 5th, 2008 & one from March 30th, 2009.

I suck. I know.

But a couple days ago I decided to do a Master Cleanse for a few reasons:
-Need to kick start my weight loss program again (scale says 264 right now)
-Need to prove to myself and my body that I can go without food for a period of time
-Need to focus in these next few weeks… some big decisions to make
-many other reasons…

Here’s the deal:
The only thing I can ingest during the cleanse is the 3 bottles a day of the lemonade mixture (4tbs Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice, 4tbs Grade B Maple Syrup, 1/5tsp Cayenne Pepper, 20oz pure water), water (as much as I want), and an herbal laxative.
And, I can do it for as long as I want up to 30-40 days.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

Ok, I told you I sucked at being consistent! It’s been almost 4 MONTHS since I started this thing, but I really never changed anything…

Until last week. I saw a video of myself and decided enough was enough. The gym, eating less, eating better, drinking NO SODAS (other than a diet pepsi one time), etc has lead me to the point of starting…

Isn’t that sad? But it’s the truth. I’ve lost 13lbs in two weeks and it feels GREAT! I wake up more refreshed, the day doesn’t start dragging around 2p, and I have a ton more energy. I really think diets were never gonna work for me, but a lifestyle change is what I needed and continue to need.

New post coming soon…

-First off, I didn’t do a blog post for last Sunday. It was an amazing day!
-Today at Foothills Toccoa was A BLAST!
-We had a record number of adults today… wow! Even on a weekend where it rained all day Saturday and parking lot was still pretty much a mess.
-We had a few technical issues today: Mics not being placed before the countdown started, Lights on and off in weird places, etc… HOWEVER… our technical team is amazing and I appreciate everything they do!
-My sound team came in Saturday morning and spent hours tweaking the system so we could still run fairly loud without it being ear-piercing. Wow, they’re awesome!
-From the feedback I got today, whatever they did worked, and people were engaged with the sound but not blown away by the high-end. Success!!
-Set today was: Today is the Day/Brewster – O Praise Him/Crowder – Lord I Give You My Heart/Deyo Version – Give Us Clean Hands
-I felt great about the set today, and the band played awesome.
-Our new drummer Jason plays loud… I’m gonna get him some lighter sticks.
-By the way, Jason is an amazing guy. They started coming to FCC Toccoa just a couple months ago… they’re already plugged into a life group, playing in the band, setting up sound every Saturday morning at 8a, tearing down stuff even when he’s not playing… that’s the kind of volunteers we love! This week our drummer bailed on Friday, and Jason even sat in with only 24 hours notice… SHOULD I GO ON??
-I had a band of Toccoa people, with one supplement person from Seneca. I like that. That is filling a task I was charged with when I was hired at FCC. Thanks to my people for all their help and support.
-Shannon is a great campus pastor.
-We had lunch at Bell’s in Toccoa today. Probably the best hamburger I’ve ever had.
-Be looking for a new Weight Loss Journey post tomorrow afternoon. I finally got going with that! Better late than never. (Spoiler alert: I’ve lost 13lbs in the last two weeks!)
-The baby is about to go to bed and Candice and I are gonna watch Nights in Rodanthe. Hopefully it’s not too stupid and sucky.
-Again, be watching for a WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY POST TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND MORE BLOG POSTS ALL THIS WEEK!

So here’s my biggest issue in life. If you knew me in high school, you probably just went, “Whoa.” If you met me in the last 3 years, this is what you presume I’ve always looked like.
My biggest fear in life is putting myself out there for the world to see… so I’m doing it, and holding onto Jesus. This is tough, but it’ll make me a better person. I’m typing this now with drenched eyes for a number of reasons: I’m ashamed, I’m embarrassed, I can’t believe I’ve let myself go this far, I have hope that Jesus and discipline can get me out of this hole, I really love eating and don’t want to give up the foods I love, I wanna be healthy so I can play with my little girl as she grows older, etc etc etc.

Here I am, issues and all. To Jesus, help me. To my Family and friends, encourage me. To Myself, here we go.
I’ll post again soon.

-Jonathan (262lbs)