GIVEAWAY ALERT: You can win the book Feed Yourself by this week’s podcast guest. Keep reading to find out how!
Diet culture is everywhere! It lurks in schools, medical offices, and even in our churches. We’re even sold well-meaning messages wrapped in Bible verses that are actually rooted in diet culture.
It’s only when diet culture is exposed that you can separate the truth from the lies.
Does your relationship with food make you feel guilty and frustrated? Or does food feel like a God-given blessing to you? Or perhaps you bounce back and forth between both of those feelings.
Whether it’s a warm croissant, a bright bowl of fruit, a piece of cake, or a steaming cup of coffee, it’s hard to know if we should love it or hate it. Am I right?
Do you ever feel trapped in unhealthy thinking and eating patterns? I know, me too!
The spiritual tug-of-war between bad patterns and good habits is the ultimate food fight. But the good news is that, with God’s grace, you can win! God can help you achieve a new, healthier way to live.
Today on the 4:13 Podcast, author Amber Lia will give you the practical strategies you need to leave behind feelings of defeat, overcome food triggers, and embrace healthy habits.
Do you eat your feelings?
I eat my feelings.
It was 2:00 p.m. when I first heard Lucy, my Shih-Tzu, start whining.
I scooted over to the door to see if she needed to go out. Using my most singsong-y voice, I invited her into the back yard. She stood stock still. No movement. Again I sang. No movement. Only whining from deep in the bottom of her throat.
“What is it, girl?”
Concerned that maybe I forgot to feed her, I went into the laundry room and checked her silver, crown-embossed bowls (I wish I was kidding, but no, the Queen has standards. At least they aren’t sterling?)
Lucy, on her satin pillow. Fitting.
Her bowls were filled to the brim. But just in case Miss Priss knew something I didn’t, I emptied the water bowl and refilled them again, topping off the food.
She stood by the laundry room door and continued to whimper. Each whine more pitiful than the last. This time, I chose to ignore the whining and trudged back to my office.
Put down your Oreo. I have some important news.
Biscotti, crackers and chocolate-covered pretzels = heaven.
Dr. Michael Roizen, Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic, says that every 10 years after the age of 35, women lose about five percent of their muscle mass. This matters a lot–not because you and I want to look like buff beauties, but because muscle burns more calories than fat does. If we have less muscle mass, we will consequently have a greater tendency to gain weight.
Bad news, I know.
