How this blog works

As I said in my first post this blog is an extension of my church healthy living group called JOY. We meet once a week on Tuesday evenings to weigh in and discuss weekly topics and devotionals about dieting. This blog and the information I post on here will be open to the public but will also be used by the members of the JOY group. I will try to post weekly updates from the meetings for those who missed the meeting and also for the general public to read.
You will find on the right side of the blog useful information as well. The printable charts are the actual worksheets and charts that we use in our group. We keep these in a folder to keep track of all of our progress. I posted these for anyone to be able to print off and use freely and also for the members of the group to print off when they need extras. The files are word documents that you will have to open in order to print or save.
There is also a link to a chatroom. I will occasionally have scheduled chat events for the members of the JOY group and regular readers of this blog. It will be a way for us all to connect and share our progress and ideas.
I have also posted some links that I personally find useful to achieving my goals. Like I said before this blog will be full of devotionals, diet tips, advice, support, recipes, fun and even my own progress. I plan to keep a monthly report on my own progress that may or may not include pictures - depending on how brave I am.
I may also participate in blog memes such as Thursday Thirteen or Wordless Wednesday but in keeping with the theme of the blog.

If you have any questions, suggestions or links you would like to see added to the blog feel free to leave me a comment or you can email me directly at joyfuldieter@yahoo.com.

Thanks!

P.S. Be sure to check out my ticker also on the right side and leave me a comment praising my efforts :-)!