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7/11/2015

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Hi! My name is Dennis. In 2007 I was at a low point in my health. My weight was 270 lbs which was way over weight for my height of 6 ft 1. Every attempt I was making to lose weight, the way that I understood at the time , kept resulting in injury. I grew up playing sports and working out, so the way I thought I needed to drop weight was through working out. Every time I attempted to work out one of my knees would go out.  Then, what little gains I made were set backs, and because I didn't change my eating habits, the weight loss became weight gain. In March of 2007, I cut the roof of my mouth eating Dorito's. The result of the cut lead to Bells Palsy, which dropped the left side of my face. I was at work the day that it happened, people there thought I was having a stroke. The strange thing was, no one called the paramedics. What's that all  about? Well anyway, I ended up driving myself to the emergency room, and after being checked out it was determined that I had Bells Palsy. The doctor referred me to a Neurologist to make sure everything was ticking right in my brain. The method used to check me out was a CAT scan, where your head is braced and your body is slid into a tight area. I don’t know whether it was due to closet phobia or not, but I felt very uncomfortable in the small space. They had to actually let me out because I open my eyes and almost lost the mind that they were trying to examine. Well, I went to the bath room and gave myself a  motivational talk to make it through. It was at that point that I promised myself that I would not drink another soda as long as I lived. I started thinking about how the health choices that I had made had me in the situation that I was in. So, I stopped that day, and I have kept that promise to this day and will continue to keep it. 

Even though I had stopped the sodas, I was still grossly overweight. I had stress at level 10 and I still had very bad eating habits. I thought exercise was the answer, but I was too far over weight to start an exercise program. Growing up I played all sports and was in tip top shape.  Now here I am was in my late 30’s needing to lose 70 lbs to be at my ideal weight. Every time I tried to jog or do jumping jacks, I would injure myself. My knees would go out and I would be peg legging it for weeks. I remember going on a trip to Las Vegas where I had to sit in a certain seat because I couldn’t bend my knee. This continued on and off  for about two years until I was fed up. Then one day it hit me all of a sudden! I was led to look at the Bible for help. I started thinking about the foods that they may have eaten in the beginning. My thoughts were that they had to eat only real foods, nothing processed. I wasn't there in the beginning, but I realized they had to live off the land. This meant a diet of nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables and certain meats. I began substituting meals and started eating 250 to 300 calorie meals every 2 to 3 hours during the day. I began to be a student of health, learning how foods react in your body and what foods to avoid for weight loss. 

After I had dropped weight to about 235 lbs, I started working out. I had gotten down to 218 lbs when I tore my quadricep tendon in my left knee. It took me 15 months before I could actually run again. During that period of time, I had regained 20 lbs. I continued to be a student of diet and nutrition and continued tweaking my daily diet and habits. Today, I'm around 200 lbs and in the shape I was in when I was in my early twenties. You too can reach all your goals in life. Weight loss, along with all things, starts in the mind.  That's where the victory is won!
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5 Comments
Conray Knox
7/11/2015 06:56:03 am

Love the intro! I really love that you are sharing your story with us. You have already inspired me to try new foods and change my thinking about nutrition. Looking forward to more posts!

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Marilyn A. Beard
7/11/2015 01:11:15 pm

Great article! Very well written and inspirational.

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Warren Gooden Jr.
7/15/2015 07:16:56 am

Really informative Dennis! Many people really understand how they can make a change, by just mentally deciding that they are going to live healthier. Being a person myself that have battled with weight loss; I can be the first to let anyone know that it is mental first. On a real serious note to those who are wanting to lose weight and eat better, think about this? There is NOTHING more important than your health and well being...NOTHING! If you think about that statement, and really get your mind right. Your priorities will fall in the right place as far as your health and wellness! Thanks for sharing your story Dennis!

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everlena
7/19/2015 10:30:28 am

I really like it and thank God that you don't look pregnant anymore.😃

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Kyla C link
10/15/2021 06:11:42 pm

Apprreciate this blog post

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