{"id":213,"date":"2013-06-10T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fitsteph.com\/2013\/06\/woman-of-inspiration-lindsay.html\/"},"modified":"2013-06-10T18:44:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T18:44:00","slug":"woman-of-inspiration-lindsay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fitsteph.com\/?p=213","title":{"rendered":"Woman of Inspiration- Lindsay"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI am so very excited to share about this woman, my heart is close to this post. She is my sister (in-law) and I have had the pleasure of seeing this transformation step-by-step. I have prayed for her to have victory in this area for a while. Lindsay is definitely a story that has taught me a lot, and in more than one way. I have seen her at her thinnest (marriage) and through 3 pregnancies.  I have seen her try to lose weight on her own strength and I have seen her just not care about any of it. We have had many talks throughout the last few years and I have tried to help her on my own strength at times, only to fail because her heart wasn’t there. But it is amazing when you let go and let God work in the lives of others because the Holy Spirit can have His way, which results in more than just a physical transformation.  Here is her story!<\/div>\n
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\nMy journey began at the end of last October. Through a significant trial, God was doing
\na lot of molding in my life. After dealing with some other sins and struggles, He came to
\nthe sin of overeating that I have lost the battle with my entire life. So one day, shortly
\nafter October 15 (the day my husband truly repented<\/u><\/a>!), I started counting calories using
\nMyFitnessPal<\/a>. I also added lifting heavy weights (using CheLEAN Extreme videos) to
\nmy workout schedule.
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\nFor awhile it was easy! And I was enjoying keeping track of everything I put in my
\nmouth. I wanted to choose carrots over tortilla chips, and I went to bed each night
\nthanking God for another day of victory.
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\nJust like a honeymoon, the high had to end. Now it is a daily struggle, but by the grace
\nof God, I still have victory most of the time!
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\n\u201cMy flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion
\nforever.\u201d Psalm 73:26
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\nI\u2019ve attempted to lose weight many times in the past. Why was this time actually
\nsuccessful? Because it wasn\u2019t about losing weight. It wasn\u2019t even about being healthy. It
\nwas and continues to be about glorifying God with my body (1 Corinthians 6:20). I fail a
\nlot and often get distracted by the fact that I finally get to wear basically whatever I want
\n(woot!) and have the metabolism of a teenager (thank you, ChaLEAN!) but God is
\nfaithful to remind me that it is only by His grace that I am where I am.
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\n\u201cSo if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.\u201d John 8:36 <\/div>\n
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Before (during 3rd pregnancy April 2012):<\/div>\n
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Weight – 175 <\/p><\/div>\n

\nI avoided the camera as best I could so finding before pictures has been hard. And, I
\nhonestly just didn\u2019t know for sure if this time would be different until I was down almost
\n20lbs! So I didn\u2019t take \u201cbefore\u201d pictures or stats.
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\nHere\u2019s the stats and a picture from when I finally believed I was really going to reach my
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Before (January 2013): <\/div>\n
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\nWeight – 159
\nChest – 40.5 in <\/div>\n

Belly button – 39 in 
\nLeft arm – 11 3\/4 in 
\nLeft thigh – 21 in
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\nWeight – 137.8
\nChest – 36.5 in
\nBelly button – 35 1\/4 in
\nLeft arm – 10.5 in
\nLeft thigh – 20.5 in
\nLeft calf – 13.5 in <\/div>\n

\nI am about 1.5 pounds away from being my wedding day weight! That is the ultimate
\ngoal for now. We plan to try for baby #4 toward the end of this year so my goal will
\nchange to gaining only the healthy amount of weight (20-30lbs) followed by getting back
\ndown to the mid-130s and ultimately flattening my pregnancy-abused belly! <\/div>\n
\nWhen I think about getting pregnant again, I get nervous! I\u2019ve always planned on
\nkeeping the weight under control during pregnancy, and I\u2019ve so far failed. But this time
\nI\u2019ll be doing it the way God wants me to so I will be completely relying on the daily
\nstrength from the Holy Spirit Himself. Steph will keep you up to date \ud83d\ude42 And you can
\nkeep up by following my blog also (DandLJacobs<\/a>). Prayers are always
\nappreciated! <\/div>\n
\n\u201cNow to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine…
\n(Ephesians 3:20) …Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!\u201d (Romans 7:25). <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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