Courageous (353.2 pounds)

As I have said all along, I am losing weight for my long term health and not for the instant gratification of putting up big numbers every week (I do excited about big numbers though.)  All that being said, I fully believe that the 1.6 pounds that I lost this week is every bit as much of a miracle as the 7.8 pounds I lost last week.  I did have some moments of break through last week.  I had my best tennis lesson I have ever had.  I was able to go the full hour without taking a break and at the end I was not completely gassed.  This week I was able to sit through a movie at the movie theater without eating popcorn which is the first time I can ever remember doing that.  This week I cut the grass for the first time in a long time.  This even may not sound like a big deal to you, but I didn't fit so well on the lawn mower before.  There are moments of affirmation every week that sustain me.

Since I made mention of the movie I went to this week I want to tell you a little about it.  I was invited by a dear pastor friend or mine to a pre-release viewing of the movie Courageous.  Courageous is written and produced by Sherwood Pictures who have also written and produced the movies Flywheel, Facing the Giants and most recently Fireproof.  With Courageous, for the fist time ever I was able to say "that was a good movie" without adding the qualifier "for a Christian movie."  Don't get me wrong, I liked all of the other movies they have produced along with other Christian movies, but this is the first time I thought that the production was on par with other Hollywood movies.  After seeing Courageous, I can highly recommend it.  Courageous is a very funny movie with a great story and serves as a catalyst for action that can pay great dividends in families in our country and abroad.  The film will be in theaters on 9/30/2011 and I would strongly encourage everyone to see it and to take friends with them, you will not be sorry.  Do yourself a favor and watch the attached movie trailer and then do you friends and their families a favor and take them to the movie with you on 9/30/11.