New in March: Video update on Anthony's progress and a video from Maria's perspective.

Click Video #1 above to see segment one of Anthony and Maria's interview with Angela. Video #2 continues the discussion. The third video moves the interview to the kitchen where Anthony shows us how he has changed his eating habits in his quest to lose weight and get healthy. Video #4 concludes the interview.

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by Anthony
In July of 2006, I went to the doctor for a routine diabetes A1C evaluation. In doing so, my doctor indicated to me that my A1C level was at a very dangerous level of 7.3. I was told by the doctor that I was a walking time bomb ready to explode. Meaning, the bomb would be a heart attack and or stroke. My doctor asked me “do you want to live to see tomorrow”? The doctor also asked me “do you even cared about controlling your diabetes?”

You see, prior to this doctor visit I was a diabetes type II patient and non insulin dependent. Prior to this visit my weight was measurable on a human weigh scale. During this appointment I would also sadly discover that my weight could not be measured on the doctor’s scale, because I weighed more than 350 pounds. In addition to this, I would be diagnosed with type I diabetes. As a result, I would now have to be insulin dependent. This series of events was devastating and a real eye opener.

This series of events was also piggy backed by a knee surgery due to my weight problem. Prior to my knee surgery while in pre-op I had to weigh in on a digital scale used for obesity patients. The scale read 371 1lbs! I was shocked and realized that I needed to do something about my weight. As if this was not enough, the surgeon did not want to perform surgery due to my weight. Nevertheless, I insisted and he made me sign a health risk waiver releasing him of all liability prior to surgery. This was due to my weight issue.

As you can see, my weight issue was a real health problem. Because of this, I decided to get healthy. So, I put my desire before GOD and asked for guidance. HE told me to begin exercising and eating healthy at once. HE also told me to get my wife involved for support purposes. Therefore, I acted upon his direction immediately and together my wife and I would begin to cleanse our most HOLY temple.

The cleansing would begin with a nutritious diet and frequent exercise. This activity would soon lead to a noticeable transformation of our body. The transformation would include me losing 70 lbs and my wife losing 35 lbs. Although it has not been easy, we continue to strive toward total restoration of our most HOLY temple.
We have achieved this through a total life style change and out of obedience to our GOD.

However, the best is yet to come as we are trying to hit our personal weight lost goals.

In the meantime, I am no longer insulin dependent; my knee is stronger than ever, my eye vision has even gotten better due to lower sugar levels in my blood, and I can now be weighed on a normal weight scale (299). Soon, I will weigh 100 pounds less than I weighed on that day in July. I will also potentially get rid of my diabetes for good. Most of all I will have restored my most HOLY temple. All of this, in JESUS name. AMEN!

            YOU CAN DO THE SAME. Just put your desire before GOD and be obedient to his word!