Renew the Mind with Truth
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy,
to offer your bodies as living sacrifices,
holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—
his good, pleasing and perfect will.
~Romans 12:1-2
Join me starting on Mondays for a “Weight Loss Bible Study” written by my friend, Barb Raveling at her blog. I love her stuff because it deals with the way we think. We want to CHANGE the way we think so that we change the way we interact with food permanently. God calls us to allow Him to renew our minds.
We will start with the first installment of her study on Monday, March 4 (or that is the plan), but don’t fear if you start late. ANYtime is better than never! 🙂
Of course, you don’t have to participate here. You could, instead, go directly to Barb’s website and respond in her comments section.
Barb’s material is awesome and definitely applicable in many respects to our Thin Within journeys, but please be aware that she isn’t a Thin Within participant. So, there are a few things in her study that I will throw a “Thin Within Spin” on! LOL! I hope you will join me here and DIALOG with me about it. In fact, it is time for a new contest! I haven’t had one in a couple of years.
For the duration of our study, any time you post a comment, I will put your name in a drawing. So if you comment one time, your name goes into the drawing one time. If you comment five times, your name will go in five times.
I will be giving away two Thin Within books and two of the newest release from the Hallidays – Hunger Within (which is an updated version of Silent Hunger, Get Thin Stay Thin, and Thin Again). I am not sure how long it will take us to work our way through the material, so we will go from March 4th possibly into May, doing her questions from her study on Mondays. This is a slow pace, and it is possible I will adjust that, but for now, that is the plan.
If you want to get a head start, go ahead and head over to Barb’s blog and begin with this page.
Have a look and then let me know…are you in? If you comment here, your name goes into the drawing for one of the free books!
Count me in, Heidi! Will this be a blog-based study or will we meet/chat online? And is Hunger Within some new material, or the same book with a new title? 🙂
Hi, Jacki. Blog-based study this time. I don’t have plans to do a chat online. Hunger Within has been updated, but I don’t think the updates were huge. It is the Thin Again, Get Thin Stay Thin, Silent Hunger book that the publisher has re-re-re-released. I know that Judy and a collaborator worked on updates.
Okay, great! Actually, a blog-based study would be good for me at this time since my schedule is kinda erratic 🙂
I would love to join. I am fairly new (or new again) and have only read Thin Within. Is this a good place to start?
If you have read the Thin Within book–the 2002 or 2005 edition–and/or have access to it, then sure, this can be a great place to start (I think). Or so I hope. 🙂 Feel free to ask your questions as we go! Glad to have you. 🙂
I’m definitely interested, and am also fairly new (again) to Thin Within. I have just started the book – on day 4, but am somewhat familiar with the material since I started the TW workbook/bible study a couple of years ago, before I petered out after week 3. 🙁
Hi Heidi,
I am excited to start the study.
-Angeli
I have been struggling with my weight for so many years and
have tried Thin within but also got caught up with being too busy that I didn’t get it finished. I am also excited about the Bible study. Heidi, you are such an inspiration to me, I am looking forward to this. Penny
Thanks for your kind words, Penny. So glad you will be joining us. I have entered your name into the drawing, too!
Heidi,
I would love to follow along. Count me in, and put me in for the drawing,
Hi, Dawn. Glad to have you on board. You have been entered in the drawing, too. 🙂
Hi Heidi,
I am excited to start today!
Susannah
So glad to have you along Susannah. It was great to talk to you on the phone just now, too. BIG HUGS! YOU can DO this, my friend!
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Oh my! That reminds me of my accident! They relocated my ankle and I told them my leg hurt. They took me back in for x-rays again…and sure enough…it was fractured. WOW, Susannah. I will email you about times for our coaching call! Hugs, Heidi
Okay, I am in. She’s got the word “diet” all over her page….I guess we just replace this word with “starting at 0 and eating to 5”?
Hi, Susan. Yes, EXACTLY. I will be posting about that this Monday. In fact, I was drafting a post for Monday (as a preliminary post to beginning the study on March 4) about the same time you were posting your comment. Great minds think alike! Thanks so much!
I’m in!
Gotcha in the drawing! Thanks for joining our study. 🙂
I’m in too 🙂
So glad, Michelle. Yay!
I would like to join too! I’m very familiar with Thin Within and listening to hunger/fullness cues, but I have been doing Weight Wathers for the past 3 years. I really would like to stop tracking and just listen to my body, but I fear gaining back weight. After reading through some of your blog today and watching your recent video, I have been more encouraged than I have in a long time.
Oh, Christina. I am so glad to hear it. 🙂 God is definitely doing a *new* thing!
I would like to be a part of your bible study on Mondays.
Also, I really appreciate your blog. It is the closest thing I’ve read that has described how I’ve felt and can feel at times now. Thank you for your transparency.
Joy
Awesome, Joy! I am so glad you will be joining us! Thanks, too, for your kind encouragement. for Him, Heidi
Thanks, Joy! So glad to hear it. 🙂
I believe I would like to join this study. Where do I sign up?
You just have, Sydney. So glad to have you!
HI! You can count me in. I think this must be divine intervention because I got an email update and saw that this new study was starting THIS Monday. Hmm. . I can do that. Desperately need some accountability. Looking forward to it.
So glad to have you along, Beth! Eager to see what God will do. 🙂
Me, too!
I would like to be a part of this study. I’m tired of bouncing around between different food plans. It’s time for me to end this life long struggle with food.
Hi, Kris. Welcome. Let’s commit for 8 weeks (the study may be a bit shorter)…but if we can all just give this 8 weeks, I think we will be amazed at all God does and convinces us of! LOL! Glad you are a part. 🙂 Gotcha in the drawing, too.
So where do we go on tomorrow? Here or the other link?
Hopefully you have found today’s blog post. Today is the day. Here is the place and I will give you links for the spot at Barb’s blog. Just keep visiting here and you will get what you need, I trust! Glad to have you!
Looking forward to this venture! Just found Barb and Heidi’s blogs this morning, as the new group is starting! God is GOOD!
Hi, Carol. Welcome! So glad you found us! I have also entered your name in the drawing for Friday. 🙂
I’ve started the first day and so far I’m really liking the study.
I’ve been praying for true freedom in this area, and this is a great tool.
Thank you!