Yesterday was one of those days where I had every intention of going to the gym but I ended up on the couch instead. My husband and I had scheduled a 5:30 pm gym workout, but as I walked downstairs to grab a late lunch at 3:30 pm, my son was watching a movie. I…
It’s not uncommon that members email me prior to starting the 21-Day Challenge to tell me a bit about themselves. Although I’m not insensitive to what they’ve gone through, I can quickly see how some women define themselves by their struggles. In our program, we call this ‘false identities’. “Hi, I’m Mary. I’m excited…
Do you feel stressed out? Do you have way too much going on in your life? Do you have a habit of over-thinking things or making things more complicated than they need to be? I’m definitely guilty of this. In fact, my word for this year is SIMPLICITY. As a result, I’m doing practical things…
This week in our membership group, we’re talking about how to effectively accomplish our goals. It reminded me of a conversation with my pastor a few years ago where he posed this question to me, “If you can do all things through Christ, what are you doing?” Ouch!!! I think about this question often as I…
It’s official, the Christmas season is in full swing! Not sure how true this is, but I’ve heard that the average person gains 5-10 pounds between (American) Thanksgiving and the New Year. What’s even more discouraging is that, statistically, in most cases, that weight is never lost. Given your past, does that sound accurate to…
Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. Galatians 1:10 When trying to lose weight, most people (unsuccessfully) focus on diet and exercise. However, over…
Yesterday one of the members in Haven asked me a question that I’ve struggled with for many years. Maybe you’ve asked yourself that same question. “How do I let go?” Here’s the scenario: You know that you should submit your health journey (and all other areas of your life, for that matter) to God. But…
The other night in our Breakthrough Training Call, a member said she was surprised that I still considered myself in the ‘training’ stage of my health and weight loss journey. The training stage is what I refer to as the stage in our health journey where we still need to rely on tools such as:…