Mark_D
02-18-2005, 05:05 PM
Hi everyone,
I feel like I know some of you by reading what has been posted. I hope to know you all a little better in the following weeks and months. It’s kind of funny how I quickly got hooked into HPS. It happened not long ago while researching the reasons for bags under the eyes. There were lots of web sites saying why and then offering their surgery or their medicated remedies.
I happened to come across an explanation that I didn’t expect to read explaining that bags under the eyes are related to a large intestine problem. I read further into the HPS web site and after several days of reading testimonials and some other research, I went ahead and jumped in. My wife who was very, very suspicious is now going to join me in this venture. I didn’t try to persuade her, I kept telling her more testimonials that I had read that day. She is now as anxious as I am.
About a year ago I quit eating sugar, most breads, most white flower foods, etc and have not went back to it except for slight moderations here and there. I went from 210lbs to a constant 182 in a couple of months. I was amazed. I had to buy new clothes and my wife calls me skinny now.
That was a word that really dug in when I was a kid, I was always so skinny, but always healthy. Looking for ways to increase my weight was a constant ongoing thing. While growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, there were not many kids that were fat. We were all very active outside, and weren’t driven to everywhere we had to go. We rode our bicycles or we walked, something my kids rarely had to do. I know genes have a lot to do with how we look, and me and my wife were blessed in that manner. Weight problems never existed, but mostly, I just wanted to eat better and not feel bloated after a small meal.
While the years continue to roll by, other health issues come about and I guess the number 1 and 2 issues are energy level and stress level, for both me and my wife, even though she is 6 years younger than me. I won’t get into the reasons for stress but its got to be in everybodys life if you have a marriage, job, kids, grandkids and a host of things that go along with that. From what I read these things increase and decrease and boy am I ready for that.
There are so many other things happening to my body that I could never figure out why until I continued reading into the HPS website. I kept saying, "well I’ll be dang"!
Being a continual reader of Gods Word, I knew that fasting was important. After all, Jesus fasted for 40 days among other Biblical people. Talk about cleaning the body. I know that it helped in communicating with his Father – so there are 2 more reasons that continually makes sense. More energy, being able to handle stress, allowing my body to function as it should, being of a clear mind for higher spiritual reasons, that was enough reasons for my Engineering mind to say, go for it.
My Engineering job requires sitting at a desk everyday so I exercise 3 times a week to try and make up for it. I like weight lifting but I don’t think its so good for me, so I hope by going through the cleansing it will rejuvenate my muscles so they can respond better for the task I put them through.
I was involved with many different sports growing up but I enjoyed riding my bicycle so much I believe that it led me to racing motorcycles. In the 70’s I traveled the state of Kansas every weekend racing motocross. The 2nd most demanding sports in the world. I wasn’t able to go professional but achieved levels of winning that encouraged my level of confidence. Our lives are divided up into segments while growing up, and being involved with the racing scene is the most enjoyed segment before giving it all up for my wife, and then kids to quickly follow.
There are many things I could go on about but I’ll just say that I want to enjoy the rest of my life as much as possible, no.1 my relationship with the Lord, then my wife, kids and grandkids. I don’t want to be restricted with health problems. If I want to go throw a football with my grandkids, I want to be able to do that with out having a series of Doctor appointments. I know the Lord thought it was important in eating the right foods and then fasting. Being an example for us to follow, we should, and I’m thankful for Jos-hua for his effort, time and expertise. I thank you all in advance for taking time to read this and for future encouragement. Thank you William_C for your early encouragement.
Later.. Mark
I feel like I know some of you by reading what has been posted. I hope to know you all a little better in the following weeks and months. It’s kind of funny how I quickly got hooked into HPS. It happened not long ago while researching the reasons for bags under the eyes. There were lots of web sites saying why and then offering their surgery or their medicated remedies.
I happened to come across an explanation that I didn’t expect to read explaining that bags under the eyes are related to a large intestine problem. I read further into the HPS web site and after several days of reading testimonials and some other research, I went ahead and jumped in. My wife who was very, very suspicious is now going to join me in this venture. I didn’t try to persuade her, I kept telling her more testimonials that I had read that day. She is now as anxious as I am.
About a year ago I quit eating sugar, most breads, most white flower foods, etc and have not went back to it except for slight moderations here and there. I went from 210lbs to a constant 182 in a couple of months. I was amazed. I had to buy new clothes and my wife calls me skinny now.
That was a word that really dug in when I was a kid, I was always so skinny, but always healthy. Looking for ways to increase my weight was a constant ongoing thing. While growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, there were not many kids that were fat. We were all very active outside, and weren’t driven to everywhere we had to go. We rode our bicycles or we walked, something my kids rarely had to do. I know genes have a lot to do with how we look, and me and my wife were blessed in that manner. Weight problems never existed, but mostly, I just wanted to eat better and not feel bloated after a small meal.
While the years continue to roll by, other health issues come about and I guess the number 1 and 2 issues are energy level and stress level, for both me and my wife, even though she is 6 years younger than me. I won’t get into the reasons for stress but its got to be in everybodys life if you have a marriage, job, kids, grandkids and a host of things that go along with that. From what I read these things increase and decrease and boy am I ready for that.
There are so many other things happening to my body that I could never figure out why until I continued reading into the HPS website. I kept saying, "well I’ll be dang"!
Being a continual reader of Gods Word, I knew that fasting was important. After all, Jesus fasted for 40 days among other Biblical people. Talk about cleaning the body. I know that it helped in communicating with his Father – so there are 2 more reasons that continually makes sense. More energy, being able to handle stress, allowing my body to function as it should, being of a clear mind for higher spiritual reasons, that was enough reasons for my Engineering mind to say, go for it.
My Engineering job requires sitting at a desk everyday so I exercise 3 times a week to try and make up for it. I like weight lifting but I don’t think its so good for me, so I hope by going through the cleansing it will rejuvenate my muscles so they can respond better for the task I put them through.
I was involved with many different sports growing up but I enjoyed riding my bicycle so much I believe that it led me to racing motorcycles. In the 70’s I traveled the state of Kansas every weekend racing motocross. The 2nd most demanding sports in the world. I wasn’t able to go professional but achieved levels of winning that encouraged my level of confidence. Our lives are divided up into segments while growing up, and being involved with the racing scene is the most enjoyed segment before giving it all up for my wife, and then kids to quickly follow.
There are many things I could go on about but I’ll just say that I want to enjoy the rest of my life as much as possible, no.1 my relationship with the Lord, then my wife, kids and grandkids. I don’t want to be restricted with health problems. If I want to go throw a football with my grandkids, I want to be able to do that with out having a series of Doctor appointments. I know the Lord thought it was important in eating the right foods and then fasting. Being an example for us to follow, we should, and I’m thankful for Jos-hua for his effort, time and expertise. I thank you all in advance for taking time to read this and for future encouragement. Thank you William_C for your early encouragement.
Later.. Mark