I recently realized that I was believing these kinds of lies: "God will accept me only when I am at my natural, healthy size. And if I'm not at my natural, healthy size, then God is disappointed in...
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How to renew your mind about food guilt
There are times when I have eaten something, even within my boundaries (Thin Within principles such as eating between hunger and satisfaction), and I will feel guilty for eating whatever that...
“Get Your Body Back” (post-pregnancy)
We’ve all heard it—“Get your body back” after having a baby. It’s in the media. It’s on the magazines at the check-out (usually criticizing or giving applause to the “success” of a celebrity that...
When I Stop Chasing Skinny
If you’ve been following my posts in the last couple of years, you are probably familiar with my story. I have had my moments of serving the skinny idol. Two out of three of my pregnancies have...
Accepting & Loving Your Body
I had sweet baby Joel 5 days ago (when I started writing this). He came right on his due date (February 12th) weighing 7lb 4 oz (my smallest baby) and 20 inches long. He is healthy and sweet and...
Releasing “weight”
My Thin Within journey hasn't been so much about the physical weight, but more about the mental "weight". The weight of worrying about my body image, obsessing about food, fighting the diet...
Treats & Sweets
One of the biggest concerns I hear from those starting out on their Thin Within journey is about eating treats and sweets. It's like there is this fear that to eat them, and that if they do eat...
Knowing Who I am in Christ
I've been reading a book called Parenting the Wholehearted Child by Jeannie Cunnion (excellent book by the way) and she talked about how we know we are loved and accepted when we know who we are in...
Are you doubting?
I believe that 0-5 works all the time, no matter what. Like for instance, I know that eating 0-5 works during pregnancy, but I find myself doubting my ability to truly do that. Why is that?...