Although the Bible does not address the topic of weight loss specifically, you will find dozens of references to food, eating, self-control, gluttony, discipline, and dietary practices. There are passages on eating clean food, buying food, cooking food, permitted food, forbidden food, and passages on specific foods such as bread, cream, stews, drinks, honey, cheese,…
Sleep Habits Can Sabotage Weight Loss Did you know poor sleep habits could be wreaking havoc on your attempts at weight loss? You could be eating lean proteins and healthy veggies, exercising with cardio and strength training three days a week, and still sabotaging yourself through sleep deprivation. It doesn’t have to be to the…
Rest and Weight Loss It may sound funny for a weight loss company to talk about rest, but did you know lack of rest can cause your body to not release weight? Stress will actually cause you to retain weight. Not only are we out of alignment spiritually, but physically we are self-defeating. I wrote…
Time for Meal Planning So much of our challenges with healthy eating would be solved if we took the time for meal planning. When we don’t have a plan we let our emotions decide what we should eat, or we default to high fat, high sugar food because that’s what our bodies will default to…
Reasons or Results I often hear women say, “I don’t like tracking because it takes too much time.” Or, “Planning my meals takes too much work.” My response is always the same, “If you believe it’s worth it, you’ll find a way. If it’s not, you’ll find an excuse.” As harsh as it may sound,…
Survival Instinct Why is it that one day we can feel so convicted and confident in our abilities, and the next day we feel like we’re right back to where we started? One day we declare, “My plan is working. I feel so good, and I have so much energy, I’m going to eat like…
Emotional Eating, A Subconscious Response Emotional eating is when we eat in response to our feelings regardless of whether we’re hungry or not. We can also use food as a tool or coping mechanism to either numb pain or to feel better. It’s the automatic and subconscious responses that make our emotions so powerful and…
Do you struggle with consuming too much sugar? It’s a problem that a lot of us face. The other day I was talking to someone about sugar cravings and she shared that she will have something savory right after having something sweet and this will help her to stop wanting more sugar after enjoying that…