You have been on the battlefield with weight gain for years.Â
Youâve tried so many diets you feel doubtful that there is a diet out there that can actually help you lose weight AND keep it off.Â
The insecurities your weight causes overflows into every area of your life and seem to put a dark cloud over your self-worth.Â
You feel like you are at your witâs end and youâre just not sure what to do.Â
So, how can you get rid of those unwanted pounds and boost your health and confidence?Â
Itâs much easier than it sounds when you are partnered up with God.Â
Prayer is the most powerful resource you have to support every area of your physical and spiritual life. So, why is it that this foundational element of success is often overlooked when it comes to your personal weight loss and health journey?...
âIf you could just get down to a size 10 or 12 youâd be so drop-dead gorgeous weâd have to beat the guys off you with a baseball bat.âÂ
A friend shared this statement made to her when she was a young adult.
The person who said this to her was just repeating what she had been told. There had been a long history in this womanâs life of others telling her what the ideal woman should look like. She worked diligently in her own life to fit this expected mold and was naturally passing it along as âhelpfulâ advice to my friend.Â
My friend also shared her response to this âhelpfulâ advice.Â
âI sat there for a moment, not sure how to respond. Finally, I told her âif they donât want me now - I donât want them then,ââ she shared. âEven though I responded with a lot of confidence, inside I was wondering if she and everyone else thought I was too ugly to be wanted.âÂ
My friendâs story is a common one.Â
Unfortunately, itâs so common that millions of women around the globe struggle with mindse...
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I stood in the kitchen staringâŚ.
âŚstaring at that container full of cookies.Â
They are my favorite. Chocolate and peanut butter. I already had one. It wasnât on my plan for the day. I go for the container and open it. I shove that second cookie down so fast so nobody will know. Nobody will see that I lack the self-control... that self-control I help my clients build daily.
But it doesnât stop at that one cookie. I think about the chocolates in the pantry. You know, those Lindt truffle ones. My brain is going crazy. âJust have that too. You already have screwed up your plan. Keep going. Youâll get back on the wagon tomorrow.â
Thatâs when I realizeâŚ.
Iâm sliding down into the pit of self-sabotage.
Iâve been on this journey before. I can see the gaping black hole I'm about to free fall into. It is so tempting to jump.Â
Maybe Iâll feel better if I just do it this one last timeâŚ.
Not this time, my friends. No. I donât jump. I know what that hole brings. I tell m...