I have legit PTSD from shaming myself to skinny, it is STILL a thought I have to take captive and give to God on the daily...you are NOT alone. So many days I still see myself as a 250-pound sad sack, but that is NOT who I was then or who I am today and neither beloved are you.
Listen, you will NEVER starve yourself to skinny, not sustainably anyway. Your body requires fuel to lose weight, but more importantly your mind requires rewiring after decades of marketing nonsense telling us to eat less and move more. Our weight and food and diets have become idols distracting us from living in our God-given purpose and the enemy loves it.
Here are 3 steps to take to give God your weight loss journey and let Him through the Holy Spirit lead you to sustainable weight loss in a way that honors Him, regardless of the number on the scale.
1. There are few women out there who should be eating LESS than 2,000 a day. The average woman weighing 200 pounds NOT exercising requires a MINIMUM of 2000 calories a day to LOSE WEIGHT. This goes against everything we've heard and learned, but it IS the truth and when we let God lead, He will show us exactly why and how.
2. 25-30 grams of protein PER MEAL -preferably 5 meals per day. This will take time for your body to adjust, you WILL gain weight as your body figures out how to redistribute the fuel it's getting that it's been missing. Stay OFF the scale, results WILL come.
3. Stop, for the love of all things, counting calories and eliminating food groups. God may convict you to give up sugar eventually, if so fine, obey, but for now just pray and ask Him to lead you to leaning on Him through this transition. Give yourself grace, pray for strength and the POWER of the Holy Spirit will begin to show up more as you trust.
Are you sick of trying diet after diet and NOT losing weight?
Hey there friend, I'm Lindy Schlabach, Christian Fitness & Nutrition Coach. I gained 100 pounds in my late twenties and struggled for years to get it off. Seven years ago, I found a basic system that worked and has helped me lose 90 of those pounds. I’ve been working with women in online fitness and nutrition ever since to break chains of diet culture, embrace their bodies and fueling instead of dieting.
In this podcast, I'll teach you how to:
- • Lose Weight in a Way that honors God without obsessing about the scale
• Meal Plan and Prep for Your Family
• Follow a MACRO based plan that allows you to eat the foods you love.
• Recognize and pray through triggers keeping you stuck.
• I’ll help you Plan your week and schedule your self-care time.
• Cultivate a spirit of self-discipline in your workouts you actually enjoy.
It's time to give God your health journey and watch Him make you new, from the inside, OUT.
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