The Lord's Table II Testimony: Lou

Overall it was fantastic. My relationship with Christ has grown deeply with this study. I want to live out Colossians 1:10 "So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God." I usually am very silent with my walk with the Lord and a pretty private person but when asked about my weight loss I have been able to share with them about the incredible change in my life and how my relationship with Christ has grown deeply with this study. I never thought that food would be so low on my list of things to do. I never thought that I could get to my goal weight. With the Lord's Table I course, I lost 19 pounds and now with Phase II, I lost 12.5 pounds for a total of 31.5 pounds.
The first 2 days of the Lord’s Table II was pretty easy for me. I had already come off caffeine about a year before so I didn’t experience any headaches or side effects from caffeine withdrawal. I noticed that those first few days that I was more aware of food and when I would see food I would have a thought that I wanted it but then remembered that I could not have it. I had some incredible days that I did not get hungry at all and then there were days that I did get hungry. Through God's grace I was able to get through it without any real problems. I noticed I seemed to be tired more but when night came I could really sleep well and felt refreshed the next day. The biggest challenges were the weekends when eating with family.