{"id":627,"date":"2010-07-01T07:58:53","date_gmt":"2010-07-01T07:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/07\/give-100.html"},"modified":"2010-07-01T07:58:53","modified_gmt":"2010-07-01T07:58:53","slug":"give-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/07\/give-100.html","title":{"rendered":"Give 100%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">During the years I weighed 400 pounds, I tried solving my own problems with diets,&nbsp;weight loss&nbsp;pills,&nbsp;exercise&nbsp;machines, gym memberships, and fasting to death.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span> <\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 22px;font-size: 15px\">But nothing I tried worked in the long run. I just could not control my own eating. I simply could not avoid unhealthy foods and deadly snacks&nbsp;. I absolutely could not motivate myself to exercise for more than a couple of days or a week at best.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 22px;font-size: 15px\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 22px;font-size: 15px\">Honestly, to this day I still struggle to do what&#8217;s necessary to stay healthy or be the best weight. My doctor would like me to lose a few more pounds and I would too, but like you, I&#8217;m still working on it! However, as I look back over my big problems and assess my life, I can see a lot of recovery. I have lost 150 pounds and maintained it for over 15 years as I write this. But, I did not do it. I cannot do it. Not then; not now.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 22px;font-size: 15px\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 22px;font-size: 15px\">Truth is, God has saved me and given me a miracle. Nothing else could explain it. I often eat the wrong things. I try but I still don&#8217;t exercise enough. I make mistakes left and right! There&#8217;s only one thing I&#8217;ve done right. That&#8217;s giving 100% of my whole life to God. I rely only on God to see me through &#8212; back then at my lowest point, and now. I follow God&#8217;s plan for me as best as I possibly can, loving God every second. 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