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I was so obsessed with my weight, I weighed myself a minimum of three times a day. This scale obsession spurred an unhealthy preoccupation with dieting. For the state of my well-being, I had to quit weighing myself everyday. Truth is, the scale changes several times a day based on: How much food or fluid […]
Too often we base our worth on our exterior instead of giving ourselves credit for who we truly are on the inside. In a visual society, it is hard not to measure our worth based on our looks. Self-acceptance did not come naturally for me. However, choosing to accept myself “AS IS”, with all my […]
Are you starting to feel under the weather and want some comfort food? Want to boost your immune system at the same time? Here is a quick way to add garlic to a meal, grilled cheese with garlic and olives. The combination of garlic and Kalamata olives taste wonderful! I start out with 2 large […]
If you want to lose weight, you have to stop believing that if you eat you will gain weight. When your body gets its nutritional needs met, and it starts to trust you are not going to starve it, your body lets go of excess energy stores—shrinking your fat cells. Many people have the mindset […]
Starting the last week in April and all through May, I started feeling unexplainable pain in different areas of my body, which even woke me up at night. Was it my port site? Was it the result of the chemo type drug in my system for almost four years? Whatever the cause, I couldn’t make […]
Does adding more plant-foods to your meals seem like a daunting task? There is one solution we found very helpful in overcoming the confusion as to where to start. When I was diagnosed with cancer, I thought I already ate healthy, but in reality I didn’t eat as many life giving fruits and vegetables as […]
How many of you have ever said, “I’m going to start my diet on Monday”? That was my typical go to. At some point during the week of my many diets, whether I messed up on a Friday or a Tuesday, frustrated and angry with myself, I said, “The heck with it!” and ate whatever […]
It is too easy to take our natural bodily functions for granted, until something is not working right. Constipation can be such an uncomfortable distraction physically and mentally. With the demands on our mind, body, and emotions in today’s society, it is important to recognize how crucial the upkeep of your health is. With high […]
The mind-body connection is the pulse of Finishing the Race sprinkled with truth from the Word of God. It is absolutely a beautiful thing to see science prove that spiritual principles are true. Dr. Caroline Leaf does just that! Dr. Caroline Leaf, cognitive neuroscientist, lectures and writes about the power of our thought life and […]
When we worry about what the numbers on the scale read, or what size the label on our clothing says, it is too easy to fear eating on the holidays. If we let our thoughts enter that place of fear, we rob ourselves of the joy of family, friends, and the natural enjoyment of traditional, […]
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