Maybe you’re not even aware that you’re making excuses. It’s Cathy here. I’m with weight loss God’s Way. And today I want to talk to you about excuse -making all the reasons we give for why we are not achieving our health goals. I’m too tired. I don’t have the energy. I don’t have the…
Rest and Weight Loss It may sound funny for a weight loss company to talk about rest, but did you know lack of rest can cause your body to not release weight? Stress will actually cause you to retain weight. Not only are we out of alignment spiritually, but physically we are self-defeating. I wrote…
Time for Meal Planning So much of our challenges with healthy eating would be solved if we took the time for meal planning. When we don’t have a plan we let our emotions decide what we should eat, or we default to high fat, high sugar food because that’s what our bodies will default to…
Reasons or Results I often hear women say, “I don’t like tracking because it takes too much time.” Or, “Planning my meals takes too much work.” My response is always the same, “If you believe it’s worth it, you’ll find a way. If it’s not, you’ll find an excuse.” As harsh as it may sound,…
Survival Instinct Why is it that one day we can feel so convicted and confident in our abilities, and the next day we feel like we’re right back to where we started? One day we declare, “My plan is working. I feel so good, and I have so much energy, I’m going to eat like…
Do you struggle with consuming too much sugar? It’s a problem that a lot of us face. The other day I was talking to someone about sugar cravings and she shared that she will have something savory right after having something sweet and this will help her to stop wanting more sugar after enjoying that…
It’s Not a Knowledge Problem Recently when I was coaching a client on the phone, she asked me the age-old question, “What’s the best diet that I should be following?” I don’t have a problem answering this question, but I do realize that knowing the best diet is not usually helpful. It’s not a knowledge…
The struggle to develop a healthy self-image and build up our self-esteem is as real for Christian women as it is for most other women. The additional challenge is that our faith can serve to complicate the issue even more. That’s because many of us were taught that focusing on our bodies was vanity, so…