What is Health, Really? A History of BMI Charts, Ideal Weights, & Healthy Eating
We've got so much information about what is healthy for our bodies, but it's fascinating to realize that most of what we know about health is new and changing.
We've got so much information about what is healthy for our bodies, but it's fascinating to realize that most of what we know about health is new and changing.
Here Heather and her intuitive eating coaches talk about food tracking and Noom and what happened when someone struggling with disordered eating tried it.
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." Do you have Philippians 4:13 memorized or on a Christian t-shirt. Can this help with weight loss?
Today, Heather digs into this common sentiment, "I just want to feel good" or "I just want to feel okay" about my body. She explores how ...
We see the "before and after" pictures and hope, someday, we'll find that joy, rest, and freedom too. But body image freedom doesn't come from body change.
Diet culture is everywhere - churches, hospitals, schools, and our homes. Today, dietitian and author Leslie Schilling talks about the harm being done.
Do you hate to buy bigger clothes? Does the number on your size tag mess with you mentally? If you’ve ever felt consumed by the size you wear this will help.
This article discusses losing weight for a healthy life. It also talks about the importance of taking care of your mental health and understanding your body's needs to ensure that you can lose weight without feeling like you are sacrificing other things in your life.
I look so amazing and so lighter than I was when I started my weight loss journey with the Happy Shrinkers. Beginning of this year I had a lot that I was dealing with, on…
In this episode, podcaster Heather Creekmore discusses 5 things I’ve learned about body image issues and food issues in 2022 …
Today’s guest is Erin Davis. Erin is an author, Bible teacher, and podcaster who has a new book out on Feasting and Fasting. Today is part one of my interview with Erin where we talk about her own journey with an eating disorder in college. We also talk about how God has touched Erin’s …
As the holiday season approaches, we battle through the grocery to snag the ingredients for our Thanksgiving feasts. Ruminating in the backs of our minds: I’m going to gain ten pounds again. Ugh! Why does Char have to bring up our WEIGHT right now? Well, I don’t, I suppose, but I have a question: When
This week I had a few conversations with people who suffer from anxiety. In one situation I was praying with a woman who has been struggling with heaviness and feeling overwhelmed by anxious…
On today’s Intuitive Eating coaching call, Heather and her coaches, Char-Lee Cassel and Erin Todd of the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women Podcast, talk about how we stress over what other people think of us as we back away from dieting and grow more comfortable with food freedom. Our co …
Most of us hate that “out of control” feeling. That’s why diets are so appealing. They give us a plan and help us feel like we are in control. When we’re “off” the diet we feel out of control, so we try another diet or “health plan” so we can feel our sens …
Today we start a new series for the month of September called “Lies We Believe.” The first lie we tackle is the myth that if you just lose weight or get your body to the size you want it to be, you won’t stress over body image any more. This is the lie sold to us through every before and after photo in every weight loss ad.
Every time I buy groceries anymore, I get severe sticker shock! You, too? How can we be good stewards of our finances and our health? I discovered a game-changer that I’d like to share with you.
If you feel the urge to find a new diet for the Fall, you’re not alone. Back-to-school time triggers us with the lure of a fresh start, new routines, and the promise that maybe this Fall we can find the plan to solve our issues for good! But, is finding a new diet or plan the best way to fi …
Wondering what to do and what not to do on a bad body image day? Here are five tips to help you navigate those days when you wake up and feel “bleh” about your body. If somedays you feel more consumed with your body and the desire to change it feels overwhelming, know you are not alone …
Most of us who diet or try fitness/wellness plans aren’t looking to be on a plan forever. We just want to rest. We just want to be normal with food. But what does that even look like? Are you so far from feeling peaceful and “normal” around food, that you can’t even conceive of how that would look?