How'd you do? Did you maintain your weight during the holidays? Or perhaps you’re like most Americans who’s number one goal this year is to lose weight. Before you hit the treadmill or eat that...
Have You Weighed Your Heart?
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Maintaining Weight During the Holidays
Maintaining my weight during the holidays may be tougher than I imagined. This past weekend, my mouth watered as I stood in a food truck line, staring at giant corn dogs that rotated on an aluminum...
Can Food Be Destructive?
I never thought of food as being addictive or destructive, like alcohol or heroin, because food is necessary and good. Food never… Ruined a marriage Effected our kids. Made us unhealthy. Made us...
Master of My Plate
When I joined a Thin Within online class, Heidi Bylsma asked me to blog about my journey. I’m glad she did. Her request required me go the distance. I had to read the lessons, participate in the...
Are You Stuck?
I dreamt of an elephant. He was held captive by a chain, secured around one leg, and attached to a tent peg. Did that elephant symbolize me? Struggling to walk in the freedom of Christ? Imagine...
Stay in the Lines
“Try to stay inside the lines,” said my teacher when I colored the picture of an an apple. “Stay inside the yard,” warned my mother me when I went outside to play. As a people-pleaser and big-time...
Battle of the Binge
My recent loss with the Battle of the Binge—and the TW Lesson on Gideon—showed me three things when it comes to losing and maintaining weight. First, I had to admit that controlling my appetite is...
Weight A Second
Standing on the scale, I watched the digital numbers escalate while my weight was calculated. The final number made me cringe. How can I exercise all week, control my appetite, and not lose an...
Looking for Victory?
Am I alone in thinking this Thin Within journey is like the kids’ board game, Chutes and Ladders? Move your pawn forward to a particular space, then shoot up the ladder onto victory. Or land on a...