Pink scars line my right shin where I tripped and smashed—face forward—onto my asphalt driveway. It happened a month ago while I was doing yard work. Both my wrists and my right leg had cuts and...
Help, I’ve Fallen Off My Diet!
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What are You Numbing?
When food is what I run to in order to numb my feelings or to stuff my emotions, I am pushing the Holy Spirit aside, and saying this inanimate item can make me feel better than the Comforter that Jesus promised.
Vacation is No Excuse to Eat for Two
Going on a vacation when you’re trying to lose weight is like going to the Land of Plenty. Plenty of Temptations to eat more than normal. Plenty of Good Reasons to justify eating. Part of me dreaded...
Pleasers, Teasers, Whole Body Pleasers
In Thin Within, we are freed from the "good food/bad food" mentality. Instead, we look at how much we enjoy various foods and also discern how our bodies respond after we eat them in moderation--0...
Healing
After working through this issue using the tools we have at our fingertips, I felt healed from my negative feelings. I shared with my friend and accountability partner Deanna Lewis that I felt like I had been washed on an old fashioned wash board, put through a wringer and now I have been hung up on a wash line to hang in the healing light of the SON! It was hard. It was difficult. But it was so worth it!
Freedom From Emotional Eating
Right now I am involved in a study called "A Taste for Truth" by Barb Raveling. It's a great way to learn to renew my mind and fits nicely with eating "intuitively", or 0-5. A few...
I’m Just A Girl Who Can Say No
Sun rises on a new day, but I’m still a creature of habit. I roll out of bed and head for the scales which draws me like a Siren. Surely there's a mistake. I wiggle my feet on the scale’s cold...
It’s Not About the Food
“It may be controversial, but I think we blame the food too much when it comes to our weight. When it comes to releasing weight and getting thin within, I personally believe it’s not about the food.” Christina Smith
Craving Comfort?
As I waited in my car at a traffic light, tears came. My heart ached for my friend who had shared sad news. I also toyed with vain imaginings. What if that happens to me? My mood darkened. And a...