Taste for Truth - Weight Loss Encouragement

Boredom, Holiday, and Hard-Life Eating with Suanne, Emily and Elizabeth

If you feel like you will never get over your food struggles, today's episode of the Taste for Truth podcast will be a great encouragement (links below). I'm doing something different on this episode: I'm interviewing three people at one time! It's a mom and her two adult daughters, and we talk through many of the struggles they have had with food over the years, and how they are all finding their way to freedom in this area of their lives. What We Discussed on the Podcast Free-for-all ho...

How to Help Your Kids Avoid Picky Eating, Emotional Eating, and Obsessive Eating

A few weeks ago, I had an interesting conversation with a reader. She talked about how hard it was to get her kids to eat healthy things. Many parents these days can relate to the challenges of picky eaters, meal-time meltdowns, and general food struggles. On today's episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast (links below), I answer some reader questions revolving around helping our kids to avoid negative eating habits. What We Discussed on the Podcast How my husband and I raised our four chi...

End Boredom, Mindless, and Procrastination Eating with Kim

Many of us turn to food when we are bored, or when we want to avoid a project we know we should be doing! Unfortunately, this can easily become an unhealthy pattern that leads to weight-gain and out-of-control eating. If you're all too familiar with this struggle and want to stop the cycle of boredom eating, my episode today on the Taste for Truth Podcast should be helpful (links below)! Share an Update! I also wanted to mention that I'm excited to try something a little different for a ...

7 Reasons We Gain Our Weight Back

I would love to know how many pounds I've gained and lost in my life. In the old days it was all about "Go on a diet, lose weight, live it up, then gain the weight back." Over and over and over again. Every once in awhile I could muster up the self control to lose the weight, but I always gained it back. I had little self control, I loved food, and I was an emotional eater. And because of that I gained the weight back every single time. I actually knew how to lose the weight, but I didn't ...

Victory - Breaking Free from the Control of Food with Shelly

Do you feel discouraged by your weight-loss journey? Are you starting to believe that you will never overcome your struggles with food? If so, you will be greatly encouraged by my enthusiastic guest, Shelly, on today's episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast (links below). Shelly shares with us many practical tips - and lots of joy - on how she finally broke free from the control of food. What We Discussed on the Podcast How turning to food during a very difficult trial in Shelly's life ca...

How to Renew Your Mind for Weight Loss with Examples

What does it really mean to renew your mind? Though I have spoken about this for years, I find that many people are still a little fuzzy when it comes to understanding the purpose or the how-to of renewing for weight loss. In today's episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast (links below), I will answer some of the most common questions about renewing and go through some practical examples. What We Discussed on the Podcast The two different types of renewing How often you should renew Wh...

Breaking Free from a Sugar Stronghold with Tammy

Shouldn't food be simple? In our minds, we believe it should be, and yet - in daily life - so many of us find food and sugar addiction to be very complicated to overcome. Today on the Taste for Truth Podcast (links below), Tammy and I discuss different factors that contribute to our struggles with problem foods and overeating, and how renewing our minds helps us to break free once and for all. What We Discussed on the Podcast How past trauma and currents stressors push us to cope with the...

7 Lies That Keep Us from Renewing with Tonya

Most of us would agree that in order to have a change in our eating habits, we must first have a change in our minds! Yet, even knowing this, many of us still struggle to make the commitment to renewing our minds on a regular basis. On today's episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast (links below), I coach Tonya through identifying many of the lies that keep us from renewing.  What We Discussed on the Podcast Identifying possible stressors in our lives that would cause us to emotionally eat...

How to Stop Boredom Eating (10 Strategies)

Do you ever find yourself reaching for some exciting food because you're bored? Eating is quick-fix way to conquer boredom, but often leads to regret. In this post I want to talk about ten strategies to help you stop boredom eating. Let's begin by asking the question, "Why am I eating when bored?" Why am I eating when bored? For those of us who crave excitement, we want anything that will take us out of our mundane life and into a little bit of fun and excitement. And of course the most ...

Freedom from Food Addiction through Truth Journaling with Debbie

Do you feel hopeless that you will never be able to get over your food addiction? Have you had success with weight loss in the past only to find yourself back at the same (or higher) weight again? If either of these describe you, you will be greatly encouraged by my interview with Debbie on today's Taste for Truth Podcast (links below). Debbie went from a size 28 to a size 12 and has been living in victory for over six years! In this interview, Debbie and I go through many of the lies that...

Persevering with Truth Journaling (Even When You Don't Think You're Doing it Right) with Tami

Perhaps you've heard me talk about truth journaling over and over, yet you still wonder: is it really that important? Well today on the Taste for Truth Podcast (links below), I speak with Tami who has discovered the profound impact of consistent renewing and truth journaling. Talking with Tami was so personally inspiring, I have made a fresh commitment to more consistent renewing myself! What We Discussed on the Podcast Why Tami nearly gave up on truth journaling when she first tried it ...

How to Make Yourself Exercise and Renew with Anna

Do you find it difficult to make yourself exercise consistently? Or do you find yourself avoiding renewing your mind? If you struggle with either of these two things, you will be greatly encouraged by my interview with Anna today on the Taste for Truth Podcast (links below). What We Discussed on the Podcast How different formats of exercise can work with some and not others Anna's great experience with peer-led workouts How for some people challenges or check-boxes are highly motivati...

Letting Go of Emotional Eating with Karen Seager

Do you feel like you are addicted to food? Do you find yourself eating to manage the stress in your life? If so, you will be encouraged by this victory interview on the Taste for Truth Podcast (links below). I speak with Karen Seager about using the renewing of the mind to finally let go of her emotional eating. What We Discussed on the Podcast Family sin patterns and how they affect our lives How food can be an addiction just like other substances How emotional "habiting" keeps us fr...

Living a Life Unbinged with Kristy McCammon

When life gets stressful, do you find yourself running to food to cope? Do you find that any emotion causes you to want to eat, and to eat too much? If so, you're not alone. On today's episode of the Taste for Truth podcast (links below), I speak with Kristy McCammon, the creator of LifeUnbinged, about her struggle to break free from a life controlled by food. What We Discussed on the Podcast How sugar and white flour abstinence helped Kristy tear down the idol of food How "none is so m...

How to Break Free from Emotional Eating

Do you feel like you'll never break free from the struggle with emotional eating? I felt that way for many, many years. In this episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast (links below), I talk with Trish of the Happy, Holy, Healthy Life channel about how I finally broke free from emotional eating and also about my new book, Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating, which launches TODAY! What We Talked About on this Episode Definition of emotional eating My own journey with emotional eating The dif...

Bonus: When You Feel Like a Weight Loss Failure

Do you ever find yourself saying, "I can't believe I'm still struggling with my weight! I should be over this by now!"? If you do, you're not the only one. That's one of the most frequent comments I hear from women about their weight. We think we should have it all together, but it's not surprising that we don't! After all, we love food. We eat for emotional reasons. And this isn't a goal we can check off our list and say, "There! That's done!" Instead, we need to keep following our bounda...

8 Tips to Maintain Your Weight

Have you lost weight only to find it creeping back up again? Do you feel like if you could just get to your goal weight, you could go back to eating whatever you want again? I used to feel this way until I realized that losing the weight was really only the beginning! Today on the Taste for Truth Podcast (links down below), I share eight tips for being successful in maintaining your weight loss. Discussed on the Podcast tips that I have personally used in my life to maintain my weight (fo...

Bonus: Why Did I Write Another Book on Emotional Eating?

In this short bonus episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast (links down below), I talk about the backstory behind my new book, Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating, and how it's different than all of the other books that I have written about eating! If you'd like to download the first chapter for free and find out about some great pre-order bonuses, go to saygoodbyetoemotionaleating.com. How to Listen to the Podcast Google: Click here to subscribe or listen on Google Podcasts.  Stitcher: Cl...

5 Lies Christian Women Believe That Sabotage Weight Loss with Sara Borgstede

Do you ever feel guilty for focusing on weight loss and your health? Or, do you need to lose some weight but believe that you simply don't have the time? If so, you may be believing lies that are sabotaging your efforts to improve your health. Sara Borgstede from theholymess.com and I discuss these and other lies on today's episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast (links down below). Things We Discussed on the Podcast how we are better able to care for others when we care for ourselves th...

Mini Habits for Weight Loss with Charlene Dash

How to Stop Eating So Much on Vacation with Stacie

Do you struggle with vacation eating? Are you quick to throw all of your boundaries out as soon as you head out of town? Upon returning home, are you filled with remorse and find it difficult to return to healthful eating? In this coaching interview with Stacie, we'll discuss how to control vacation eating. (Find the links to listen down below.) Things We Discussed on This Episode The challenges we face and lies we believe when we binge on vacation How much more difficult it is to return ...

How to Maintain Your Weight with Michelle

Do you find it challenging to maintain your weight after weight loss? Are you experiencing difficulty knowing what new boundaries to set for maintenance? Are you struggling with different lies than you did while losing weight?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, today's episode (links down below) with Michelle will be tremendously helpful! Lies We Discussed on the Podcast I don't need boundaries anymore! I'll start again tomorrow. I shouldn't have to track anymore now that...

How to Stop Sugar Cravings with 7 Habits with Katrina Sequenzia

Breaking free from sugar cravings and managing your weight is about more than diet and exercise. Sugar is highly addictive and requires multiple steps to break free from its bondage. In this podcast episode, I am interviewing Katrina Sequenzia; Katrina is a Certified Health Coach and Registered Nurse on a mission to help Christians fulfill their God-given purpose by sharing the tools and resources to live a healthy lifestyle.    Katrina shares Seven Habits To Stop Sugar Cravings in today...

Are You Tired of the Struggle to be Healthy? - 5 Tips

It's January 19th, and many of us have already given up on our commitment to "Be Healthy This Year!!!!" It's not that we don't want to be healthy. We do! We're just demoralized by the constant failures that go along with working on a be-healthy habit. So what do we do to get out of that slump? Pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and make a commitment to try again tomorrow? I don't think so; I used to do that all the time and it didn't work. I didn't have enough self-control to make myself ...

Helpful Tips to Stop Overeating

It's that time of year again when parties and treats abound! Many of us who already struggle with overeating find it even more difficult to resist temptation during the holidays. What's a person to do?! Well, there are actually some ways to healthfully navigate this tempting time of year. Let's look at some helpful tips to stop overeating during the holidays. Change Your Mindset First, we need to adjust the way we think about food. We do this by renewing our minds and confronting any lie...

Overcoming a Negative Body Image and a Difficult Childhood with Kate

There is no more powerful influence in a child's life than that of her parents. But what if those parents are negative, critical, and broken people? How can we overcome the detrimental messages and negative body image that this can cause us to have, even into adulthood? That's our subject on today's episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast. Things We Discussed on the Podcast How the beliefs and messages we receive as children follow us into adulthood The lasting effects of parents who hav...

Transition Eating: What It is and How to Stop with Linda

Do you ever find yourself struggling with your eating boundaries when your normal routine is interrupted? Do you find it difficult to get back to "real life" after coming back from a vacation or a holiday? If so, you'll want to listen to today's episode of the Taste for Truth podcast. I get to talk with Linda, who is a school teacher, about the challenges she faces with her eating during those transitional times in her life. Types of Transitions We Talk About on the Podcast - when plans ...

Stress Eating and How to Truth Journal with Stacie

Do you find yourself turning to food when life is stressful? Do you find it hard to recommit to healthy eating after breaking your boundaries over and over again? Did you know that truth journaling is a powerful tool to help with both of these things? On today's episode of the Taste for Truth podcast, I talk with Stacie, a registered nurse, who has been finding it increasingly difficult to handle all of the recent stress in her life without turning to food. Stacie is new to the idea of the...

Getting Back on Track after Breaking Your Boundaries with Brooke

Do you ever have a hard time getting back on track after you break your boundaries? In today's episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast, I visit with Brooke about how to get back to your boundaries as quickly as possible.   Topics We Discussed on This Episode How perfectionism messes us up How food can still be an issue even when you are at a healthy weight What people who never struggle with weight loss do after they eat too much Perfectionism lies and how to overcome them with tru...

How to Stop Obsessing About Weight Loss and Exercise with Heather Creekmore

Do you constantly think about losing weight? Do you struggle with a healthy body image? On this episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast, Heather Creekmore gives insight into her own struggle with body image and how she learned to stop obsessing about weight loss! Heather Creekmore writes and speaks hope to thousands of women each week inspiring them to stop comparing and start living. Her first book, Compared to Who?, encourages women to uncover the spiritual root of body image issues and f...

Consistency with Boundaries, Chronic Pain, and Letting Go of the Skinny Idol with Lexi

Do you struggle with consistency in following your boundaries? Are you halfway through your weight loss journey and looking for help with the second half? Do you ever feel like you need to be skinny to be loved? Have you experienced chronic pain? These are just a few of the topics we discuss on today's episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast. This is both a coaching interview and a victory interview. Lexi is a young mom with four kids between the ages of 2 and 12. She lost 30 pounds with th...

How to Lose Weight on 3 Meals a Day

Do you feel overwhelmed when trying to choose weight loss boundaries? Or do you fear that if you choose something as simple as "3 meals a day" for your boundaries, that you won't lose weight? On this episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast, I go over how to use 3 Meals a Day as an effective boundary for losing weight. How it Works For this set of boundaries to be effective for weight loss, you would need to: Eat only 3 meals per day, plus one or two snacks (if needed), Not have second ...

Losing 82 Pounds on Weight Watchers with Jana

Are you someone who doesn’t know how to deal with negative emotions in a positive way? Do you find alcohol numbing and emotional eating attractive when you’re under stress? If you’re finding it difficult to handle stress and worry, join this episode and be inspired as Jana shares her journey to losing 82 pounds on Weight Watchers. Jana has been amazing with keeping it up with her weight loss program for six years. Admitted to having had an alcohol and binge drinking problem to numb emotion...

How to Stop Overeating in the Afternoon - 7 Tips

When I ask women what time of day they most often break their boundaries, I usually get one of two answers: either mid-afternoon or evening. Since I've already done a couple of podcast episodes on how to end evening eating, today I'd like to talk about how to stop overeating in the afternoon. Let's begin by looking at why this is a tempting time of day. Who struggles with afternoon eating? While anyone can struggle with overeating in the afternoon, here are the most common groups of peop...

10 Lies that Make Us Give Up on New Year’s Resolutions

Losing 80 Pounds with Gods Help with Angie

Struggling with weight loss for the longest time? Overwhelmed with a lot of programs out there? Confused because you felt like nothing really works for you? You’re not alone. Listen up as Angela Pryor talks about her struggles in her weight loss journey and how she came about losing 80 pounds with God’s help, just accepting him into her life and acknowledging his agenda. Angie is a reader of I Deserve a Donut (And Other Lies That Make You Eat): A Christian Weight Loss Resource book. She re...

A Thin Within Weight Loss Story with Dory

Today on the Taste for Truth Podcast, I’m excited to visit with Dory about her Thin Within weight loss story. Dory lost twenty pounds using Thin Within’s hunger/satisfaction boundaries. She shares the struggles and victories along the way in this interview.  She also shares examples of some of the truth cards she made to help her renew her mind. (Keep scrolling to see those.) Here are a few of the things we discuss on the podcast: Things We Talked About: Why Dory felt like she couldn’t tr...

Losing the Last 10 Pounds with Anne

Have you ever lost weight and then gained the last 5 or 10 pounds back? Or lost a bunch of weight and then stalled at the last 5 or 10 pounds? Join me in this victory and coaching interview with Anne as she talks about her weight loss victory and losing the last 10 pounds. Things we Talked About: Is setting food boundaries effective? How Anne finds time to do Bible studies and renew her mind How has the pandemic affected Anne’s eating habits? What would be a good reason to lose that...

Taste for Truth with Anne

Has the pandemic been affecting your eating habits? Do you try to set boundaries only to find out that you’re not tough enough to meet them? Join me in this fun victory and coaching interview with Anne as she talks about her weight loss victory and losing the last 10 pounds. Anne is a 38-year-old nurse who is married to a doctor. They have 4 kids who are ages 5 and under. She is an avid reader of I Deserve a Donut (And Other Lies That Make You Eat) and an I Deserve A Donut App user. Thin...

Lies That Keep Us from Exercising

Do you have a hard time making yourself exercise? Or do you ever find yourself becoming obsessed with exercise? In today’s podcast, Jessica Hottle shares three lies that keep us from exercising and the truth that will help us want to exercise. Jessica also talks about the problem of putting too much importance on exercise and appearance, and how God can help us change no matter what side of the spectrum we lean toward. Jessica Hottle is a successful online entrepreneur, speaker, author, ...

How to Stop Entitlement Eating - 9 Steps

Raising Healthy Kids, Tired Eating, Depression Eating, and More

In this episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast, I go back to the old "Ask Barb" format of some of the podcasts a few years ago. This is an episode I found in the archives that I hadn't ever posted. Here are a few of the things we talked about on the podcast.  Questions We Talked About: How to choose weight loss boundaries Which weight loss Bible study to do first: Taste for Truth or Freedom from Emotional Eating Beating yourselves up and feeling guilty about eating too much Feeling ...

Racial Unity - A Conversation between Friends with Ngina Otiende

How to Renew Consistently with Jamila

Do you ever have a hard time making yourself renew your mind? Maybe you've found that truth journaling or doing the I Deserve a Donut questions works, but you just can't make yourself do it. Or you're willing to do it, but can't remember to do it. In today's episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast, I'll be coaching Jamila about how to renew consistently. We'll talk about what renewing looks like and how to do it in less than five minutes. Other Things We Talked About: How perfectionism g...

Letting Go of Weight Loss Obsession with Anne

Do you ever feel like you have to be skinny? Do you obsess over what boundaries to choose? Do often find yourself with too many boundaries? If so, this podcast will help. Anne and I will be talking about how to let go of weight loss obsession. Things We Talked About: How to let go of the idol of skinny The dangers of seeing ourselves as “skinny” The dangers of seeing ourselves as “fat” Why we need to stop seeing ourselves as one-dimensional A helpful way to see ourselves How obs...

How to Avoid Gaining Weight during Coronavirus Pandemic

Renewing and Weight Loss While Parenting Young Kids with Amy

Do you struggle to find time to renew your mind amidst the everyday chaos of parenting? Do you emotional eat due to stress? Do you find yourself saying, “It’s just one bite?” If so, today’s episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast will help. I’ll be visiting with Amy about some of the following topics: Things We Talked About: Dealing with everyday chaos Emotional eating due to stress Spending enough time with God Renewing the mind when you’re too frazzled Things to accept about pa...

Out-to-Eat, Exercise, and Reward Eating with Meg

Do you have a hard time following your weight loss boundaries when you go out to eat? Does exercise make you so hungry you feel like breaking boundaries? Do you wonder if you should add calories when exercising or going out to eat? If so, today’s coaching episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast will help. Here are just a few of the topics we’ll be discussing on the podcast: Things We Talked About: Should you add calories for exercise and going out to eat? Craving for snacks after exerc...

Losing Weight and Getting Healthy with Sarah

Sarah struggled with her weight ever since she was young, dieting as early as 13-14 years old. After the birth of her son, she decided to address her eating issues. She found Freedom from Emotional Eating and started losing weight. Here are a few of the things we’ll be discussing on today’s episode of the podcast. Things We Talked About: Finding motivation after multiple failed weight loss attempts Importance of having well-defined boundaries Changing portion sizes Overcoming suga...

Truth Journaling for Weight Loss with Joy

On today’s episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast, I visit with Joy, who is just getting started with the Freedom from Emotional Eating Bible Study and also with truth journaling for weight loss. Joy listened to the podcast for a year before she decided to jump in and start a Bible study and renewing. Here are a few of the things we’ll be discussing on today’s episode of the podcast. Things We Talked About: How to truth journal throughout the day. Stress eating Eating to make you fe...