The ultimate goal with the foods we enjoy—regardless of if they are highly nutritious or not—is to be able to practice mindfulness and moderation and eat foods that make you feel your best. You want to get to a place where you can include all foods sensibly and always #LikeHowYouEat. Food is meant to be…
Tag: ED recovery
Emotional Eating & Self-Care
Let’s chat about emotional eating and self-care! I think we recognize the link between turning to food for comfort, but may not really fully understand why that is, and how to work through it and overcome it. We may also not understand how self-care practices are a useful tool to combat eating for reasons other…
{Vlog} Renewing The Mind, Overcoming Old Habits, Healing & Spiritual Nourishment
View this post on Instagram Isaiah 55:1-2, 6-9 1 Wait and listen, everyone who is thirsty! Come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Yes, come, buy [priceless, spiritual] wine and milk without money and without price [simply for the self-surrender that accepts the blessing]. 2 Why do you…
Renewing The Mind
Lasting transformation takes time. It is not achieved via a quick fix approach or through a temporary diet and exercise program. To truly sustain a lifestyle that gets the results you want while also honoring God requires a renewal of the mind. A transformation on the inside is the only thing that will ultimately sustain…
A Lesson From Siri
Backstory: I can’t spell and need to double check if it was appearance or appearence… but was struck by the irony of the way Siri responded. It got me thinking… Are we considering Truth before blindly setting our expectations to cultural standards? Who’s opinion of us are we most concerned with and does it align…
Kaci’s Friday Find — I Deserve A Donut App by Barb Raveling
This week I wanted to share a resource that I came across for those who may be struggling with eating behaviors related to either emotional eating triggers or lies from the enemy / world. This is a free app designed to help with understanding and breaking eating for reasons other than to hunger and…
#MacroFriendlyMonday17 — Restaurant Edition: Panera Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich, Tracking Tips, + Mindset Talk
It’s been a while since I’ve done a restaurant review and this one makes a great addition to #MacroFriendlyMonday! Besides sharing my #MacroFriendly item of the week, I want to share a story in the event it helps someone else. If you followed me for any length of time, you probably know how much I…
#75Hard Day 50: My Macro & ED Recovery Story—The 10 Minute Version {Vlog}
View this post on Instagram Hard to tell the full story in only 10 minutes—and to summarize this one in bullet points like the others! In this video I’m sharing: ▶️ How I found Macros after I started weight training. ▶️ How the Lord used it to heal me of ED mindsets. ▶️ How I…
#75Hard Day 39: How Knowledge Fails Us + 2 Keys To Overcome {Vlog}
View this post on Instagram ▶️ We make the mistake of thinking that the more educated and knowledgeable we are, the more likelihood we will have that success. ▶️ The truth is that knowledge isn’t useful unless we have laid a firm foundation to build on and practical steps to implement that knowledge once the…
My Only Food Rules + Why I Follow Them
My only food rules: 1️⃣ I don’t eat food that I don’t thoroughly enjoy. Making sure that I truly enjoy the experience means I never feel deprived. 2️⃣ I don’t eat what doesn’t make me feel my best—unless it is truly worth it and I am will to accept the consequences. When you think about…
Five Tips For A More Relaxed Approach To Tracking {FTT11}
I love the flexibility of tracking macros. Custom macro programming is one of the ways I work with my clients who are just getting started on their healthy eating journey. We’ve all heard of flexible dieting, but what about using macros for flexible maintenance? There’s nothing wrong with having goals, but when you…
Five Tips To Help Determine If The Splurge Is Worth It {FTT9}
Keep in mind that the purpose of this post has nothing to do with guilt or shame, rather the removing of these from your eating choices. Sometimes practicing self-discipline (which also happens to be a fruit of the spirit) in the form of refraining from partaking is the healthiest thing to do. Other times, the…