Good evening, family 🙂 I just uploaded the October, 2024 Scripture writing plan.

I hope you all have had a great weekend and have been busy about the Lord’s business.

For this month’s scripture writing plan, the word “compromise” kept coming to me and it wasn’t until I was nearly finished with the plan with the theme of compromise that I remembered the time of year we were in and how it’s so easy to compromise with the world.

Now it’s up to the Holy Spirit to do the convicting in terms of what you choose to do with the Halloween holiday. I would just like to encourage you to follow the teachings of the Bible and what it has to say about the appearance of evil in 1 Thessalonians 5:22.

^“Abstain from all appearance of evil. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.” –1 Thessalonians 5:22-24 (KVJ)

I think we also need to keep in mind our testimony before others. If your neighbors and/or others know you are a Christian, they will be watching you. Let them see Christ in you and not the evil one.

“and they overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.” —Revelation 12:11

I invite you to watch the following video by Chuck Missler, whom I highly respect. After that will be our scripture writing plan for October 🙂 God bless you!

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I’m so thankful that so many of you are enjoying and spiritually benefiting from these monthly scripture writing plans! I love putting them together for you knowing that you find them useful and uplifting! Use these passages to write out the scriptures and grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Click on the image below to pull up the full-sized PDF file for printing –>

I usually print these out on 28 pound white paper (or 32 pound paper is even better) and just stick them right into my planner or journal. The heavier the paper, the less chance it will tear out of your binder or planner by accident and helps resist bleeding or ghosting from your pens or markers. It helps the page turn easier too.

For planner stickers, etc: If you choose to print these out on full-size (letter) sticker paper. I use these here. They’re priced great and you can write on them easily. They are good enough quality for my needs. If you want a top-quality sticker paper look for these or clear vinyl ones here. (Though not all pens or markers will write well on the clear ones). If you don’t want to use sticker paper, you can print them on card stock or regular printer paper and glue them down. Honestly, the sticker paper is the most economical way, however for everyday planning stickers. Regardless of the type.

Going through a lot of ink printing out planner stickers? Do like I did and enlist in the HP Instant Ink program! I’ve saved so much money on ink since I did several years ago. They have different plans, but the one I’m in is the plan that lets me print up to 300 pages worth of ink for just over $11 per month. That’s regardless of the amount of ink on the page. I love printing out pictures on photo paper. I fit 4 4×6-inch photos on one sheet of photo paper. Imagine the amount of photos you can print at four pages per one page and the cost is the same for a full page of photo ink as it is for one dot. It goes by the page, not the amount of ink! You can choose lesser pages for a lower rate, but I do a lot of printing between coupons, planner stickers and other things. Click on the image here to check it out! –>

Well I’ve been doing really well since my last post for this category.

Firstly, I have to say this is just my own experience I’m sharing and if you want further information, it’s always a good idea to consult a medical doctor.

I’ve lost 40 pounds since the beginning of the year, and 32 of that is since I started on Mounjaro on May 5th. I just started measuring myself, so updates about that will be down the road. I just bought a pair of jeans that are two sizes down from where I was and that’s during a month where I’d just plateaued!

I’m very seldom ever hungry so that makes it much easier to avoid eating things I shouldn’t.

It really has slowed down the food noise and the only real thoughts about food that are going through my mind are trying to get in all my water, protein, and fiber, and trying to plan ahead for success with meal planning.

Right now I’m taking 7.4 mg of Mounjaro which is the first therapeutic dose. I’ll be raising it to 10 mg this weekend on my injection day because my doctor just increased it. I’ve heard many other users say they lost the most of their weight on 10 mg. so I’m hopeful 🙂 It’s a middle-of-the-line of the therapeutic doses, so I’m hoping to avoid the 12 and 15 mg doses. If you go up too quickly, you won’t have anywhere to be raised to.

Mounjaro is a GLP1 drug used for diabetes for type 2 diabetics and now also weight loss. Ozempic is a GLP1 drug as well, but Mounjaro is a little different. It has a few extra hormones. GLP-1 is already present in your body as your stomach produces it. It’s a peptide.

GLP-1

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is a hormone produced in the small intestine and colon in response to food intake. It has many functions in the gastrointestinal tract, including:

- Regulating appetite: GLP-1 acts on the hypothalamus to increase satiety and slows down gut motility.
- Inhibiting gastric emptying: GLP-1 delays the emptying of the stomach.
- Inhibiting gastric acid secretion: GLP-1 may also inhibit the secretion of gastric acid.

The main side effects are gastrointestinal. Some people are affected more than others. Mine could be worse. It’s definitely there (constipation…sorry if TMI lol), but not SO bad Magnesium Citrate is a big help. That’s the brand I use and it’s a capsule instead of nasty-tasting liquid. Also, you learn to take your shot on a day you don’t have to be away from home much the next day, just in case. (It’s injectable once a week)

Some patients count calories, but it seems most do not till they get pretty close to goal. I haven’t so far because the protein, water, and fiber are enough to track, and the GLP-1 drug really works well without calorie counting (assuming you aren’t binging or something). But these drugs really turn off the food noise in your brain that make you think about food so much, so you really aren’t likely to be binging anyway.

For me, it’s difficult at times to make myself eat. There is like 90% no hunger now. That’s due in part to the slowing down of your digestive tract making you feel full a lot longer (thus the digestive issues).

ELECTROLYTES:

It’s a good idea to increase electrolytes as well. I put flavored electrolyte powder (linked below) to help my water taste better which makes me want to drink more water too.

Here’s what AI brought up in a google search about it:

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a hormone that plays a role in sodium and water homeostasis in humans. It increases sodium excretion by the kidneys and may reduce sodium absorption by the gastrointestinal tract to control extracellular volume expansion. Staying hydrated can help with some of the gastrointestinal (GI) side effects that people experience while taking GLP-1 medications, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. To stay hydrated, you can try sprinkling salt (real mineral salt like Redmond’s Real Salt) or adding an electrolyte powder to your water. Electrolytes like sodium, potassium, and chloride help deliver water to your cells.

EXERCISE:

Any calorie burning is a good idea when you are trying to lose weight, so working up a cardio sweat is beneficial. But what is really promoted with those of us taking the GLP-` drugs is STRENGTH TRAINING. Strength training can help maintain or regain muscle mass, boost metabolism, and improve bone density, among other reasons.

I plan to get back to freezer cooking and have meals ready to go in the freezer and just pull them out the the night before. That really helps! That’s the topic for a future post 🙂