Occasionally, I run across new words that perfectly capture a particular sentiment. Such was the case recently, when I saw this gem posted on my Facebook newsfeed:
Kummerspeck: Literally meaning “grief bacon,” the excess weight we gain from emotional overeating (German)
What seems like an eternity ago (but really has only been a few weeks), I started a series defining a way of eating that seems right — eschewing all the gimmicks and desperate striving that popular diets try to force upon us. In the first part, I introduced my approach: Discarding the unrealistic and unsustainable, […]
A girl’s gotta eat. But there’s not necessarily a recipe for that in the Bible. Conversely, there are so many recipes floating around the Internet, it can seem impossible to pick one. So how do we choose?
Science tells us obesity causes heart problems. I’m telling you my heart problem caused my obesity.
I love our church family. But when I got serious about changing my eating habits in late 2017, church posed a big and unexpected challenge.
So yes, today God called me lazy. I can ignore it like the lazy fool I sometimes am, or I can take it to heart and let Him use the truth to change me for the better.
Am I pursuing my “ideal weight” because of my own vanity, or because overcoming this stumbling block helps me draw near to God?
My outstanding military career was hopelessly sidelined before it even began. Because I’m fat, and I can’t run. Nevertheless, I’ve always considered myself a fighter — more champion than advocate — fierce, fearless, tough. But I’m totally not. This week has proved it to me, as if I needed another reminder. Though, I guess I […]
