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I read about a woman named Pam, who knows the pain of considering abortion. More than 24 years ago, she and her husband Bob were serving as missionaries to the Philippines and praying for a fifth child. Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection of the intestine caused by a parasite…

As I was driving through downtown I felt the call of my grumbling stomach to stop for a cheese Danish at the bakery. But I am dieting and that is a no-no. So I prayed and asked God for divine direction. I said, “Lord, I will not stop and get…

Resolved: Midnight – I will stick with a diet until I’m back to my “wedding weight” January 1st – Maybe wedding weight is wishful thinking. I will at least get my weight down below 200. January 3rd – I will do a cardio work out 5 days a week. January…

[I asked friends on FaceBook to share diet/weight loss testimonials. Boy, oh boy.] Christie said “When you eat healthy, you don’t really live longer. It just seems that way.” Diane wrote, “If you are what you eat, then I should look like a tossed salad and pizza.” Sue sent in,…

Forget love; I’d rather fall in chocolate. I’ve been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I’ve lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet. There is one thing more exasperating than a wife who can cook and won’t,…

I’ve found you can lose weight if you remember there are two things you should NEVER eat before breakfast. Lunch and Dinner. It is not the minutes spent at the table that make you fat. It’s the seconds. You CAN go on a diet even if the refrigerator is still…

[All January our Grif.Net blog focuses on diet and our struggle with weight. Every weekday it is designed to help you chuckle. But since most of the battle is fought about 4 inches above the mouth, some MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES seem appropriate for this more serious weekend submission.] “The tragedy in…

[Jack forwarded this testimonial] Needing to shed a few pounds, my husband and I went on a diet January 1st that had specific recipes for each meal of the day. I followed the instructions closely, dividing the finished recipe in half for our individual plates. We felt terrific and thought…

Dieting is the penalty for living beyond your seams. Dieting is no piece of cake. Dieting is wishful shrinking. Dieting is for those who bend over and are exposed in the end. Dieting is when you have to go to some length to change your width. Dieting is trying to…

Q. “Glad you want to try our diet, Mary. What’s the most you’ve ever weighed?” A. “One hundred fifty-nine pounds.” Q. “And the least?” A. “Six pounds, four ounces.” ~~ Q. What makes the Tower of Pisa lean? A. It never eats. ~~ Q. “Doctor, this weight-loss patch is advertised…

[RD shared this story with me] Although I knew I had put on a few pounds, I didn’t consider myself overweight until the day I decided to clean my refrigerator. To get at the lower shelves, I sat on a chair in front of the appliance and reached in to…

Reading the paper about diet and health in various parts of the world, and I was stunned. Did you know . . . Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us. Chinese drink…

Sunday, Jan 1 – I tried to climb the mountain today. As I inched my way up the path, I felt out of breath and had to turn back. Monday, Jan 2 – I tried to climb the mountain today. But, It was so hot outside, I thought I had…