Are your weight problems affecting your relationship with God?  If you look to food for comfort and satisfaction, instead of God, you may be missing an opportunity. If you are isolated, lonely inside your house, avoiding an active and engaged life, you may be avoiding the plans God has for you.  If your health isn’t what it could be,…

Did you slip with your food plan?  Did you “fall-off-the-wagon,” so to speak?  No problem, all is not lost, surely God forgives you – just don’t let it snowball. In my efforts to be sugar-free, and lower fat, I often slip.  The other day, someone offered me a candy bar.  It was my favorite, the…

Overeating is a complicated, sensitive subject.  When it gets into the realm of eating disorders such as compulsive overeating, it’s especially difficult and urgent. I wrote the other day about a guest of ours who has some challenges in these areas, as I once did, and do. (original post here)  As I read every comment…

We’ve had a guest in our house over the Memorial Day weekend who is obese, who has also left signs behind in the kitchen.  It’s amazing to me to see how much someone needs to eat to maintain a massive body.  It shocks me to see so much food consumed – because I used to…

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