Jimmy Moore's '30-In-30' Challenge

Greetings yet again all you wonderful lovers of this fantastic way of eating I like to call livin' la vida low-carb! You've reached the highly-awaited weigh-in day here at the "30-In-30" Low-Carb Weight Loss Challenge. If you have been a part of this journey for a while or if you have only recently begun taking action to change your life forever through low-carb weight loss, then I invite you to share your story with us all. Please include who you are (or not if you wish to remain anonymous), tell us about your low-carbing experience, how much weight you have lost over what period of time, and any concerns or encouragement you want to share with the rest of us. We're eager to hear from YOU anytime, so don't be bashful!

For the inspirational message from me today, I wanted to share with you about a book I bought over ten years ago called Reflections From A Mother's Heart. I picked up this very unique gift by a company called J. Countryman for my own mom and gave it to her for Mother's Day in 1997. Little did she know at the time that this "gift" for her would soon become a gift for me and my future kids.

This was a book of memories that allowed my mother to share her life's story in her own words. The 200+ pages were mostly blank waiting to be filled in to a wide variety of questions about mom's life. From the very basic information such as where she was born and raised as well as some of her favorite items right down to personal questions like "What do you remember about your first kiss." (Mom conveniently left the answer to that question blank! :-~ That's probably a good thing! LOL!)

Anyways, I had completely forgotten about this little book I gave Mom a decade ago until she returned it back to me mostly filled with personal hand-written answers to the questions in the book for one of my presents this past Christmas 2006. Reading through everything my mom had written, I learned much more about her than I ever would have imagined. This is HER legacy that needed to be passed down to me and her future grandchildren.

So that got me to thinking. Should those of us who are successful at losing weight and keeping it off after a lifetime of struggling with it write our own story much in the same manner? We could call it "Reflections From A Low-Carb Dieter's Heart" and provide page after page of the difficult questions of what it was like to be overweight or obese, the thing that triggered your weight loss experience, and what you are still doing today to keep the weight off for good.

What do you think about that idea? Wouldn't that be an excellent way to pass down the lessons you have learned to those you love the most? I may pursue that as a project with my publisher, but you really don't have to wait for me to write that book to begin writing down the changes that are happening to you through low-carb weight loss.

Whether you have been eating this way for years or if you just started, begin putting pen to paper about what you are going through. Don't be afraid to be honest about your struggles because one day you will look back on what you wrote with great pride knowing you endured through the pain and struggle to overcome. Nobody said losing weight and keeping it off would be easy--if it was, then NOBODY would be fat! But is is SO worth it in the end.

Where should you start on your own story? Write down in a journal or diary who you are, how much you weigh, and what you are doing about it. Make it a daily or even weekly duty to write about your life and again be as open and forthright as you can possibly be. When you see all the emotions appear in print, it is then that you catch a glimpse of what is deep down within your heart. Those who love you will see the reflections from a low-carb dieter's heart and may be encouraged to start their own journey, too.

I receive hundreds of e-mails a week from people who say they want to get some friend or family member to start livin' la vida low-carb and my heart aches for that to happen. But above everything else, get your own life headed in the right direction and chronicle your experience on paper. One of these days that could very well help your son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter to overcome their own weight struggle. You will leave a strong legacy of healthy living for the next generation to follow for years and decades to come after the good Lord takes you home.

Have you started journaling your own low-carb weight loss story? If not, then hopefully my message today will give you the impetus to get started on this and make it a priority. You long for the best for your loved ones and you are experiencing incredible changes for the better in your own life--so why not share it with them?! :) They'll love you all the more for it.

Don't forget to share your weight loss update in the comments section below. I look forward to seeing how you are doing. SEE YA!

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