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I so love the comments posted last week, in my posting “Is the Fat Covering Something?” and in “Trained to Overeat – Some Responses” so I want to hold a few up for everyone to see.  There are lots of excellent comments, and help, so please take a look. Patricia wrote: “how does one go about…

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,…

In case you have not yet joined our spiritual journey, traveling to ancient lands of Egypt, Mt. Sinal, Greece, Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Russia — for our upcoming feature film and book, Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer (click here to join us!) — here’s the most recent newsletter.  This ancient Christian wisdom and spiritual knowledge,…

Last week, I posed a question about being trained to overeat.  I asked for your thoughts, and a few of you shared what’s going on —  see comments here. I bring this up in addition to having written recently about “covering up fat,” this week (which got a LOT of comments), and also about a…

It’s about time!  The USDA and US Department of Human Services are finally getting around to recommending that we eat less fats and sugar, and more vegetables and fruits. They have announced a period of public comments about revising the USDA Food Guide Pyramid, announced Tuesday of this week.  In a press statement, found here,…

Please take a look at my friend and former Beliefnet blogger, Victoria Moran’s fun and delightful post on The Huffington Post.  She’s a New Yorker through and through, and living the wild life.  The life of eating all natural wild and delicious vegetables and fruits! Is this why she no longer has a weight problem?…

Quick, think of three things that are good about yourself. Remind yourself of these things all day today, at every given opportunity. Go ahead, give yourself some compliments (even though it may be hard at first). If you need prompting, chose three descriptions from this list that apply to you: sincere, prompt, truthful, caring, attentive,…

Have you ever tried to grill fish on a barbeque grill?  It doesn’t work so well.  The fish breaks into pieces, and falls into the fire.  I tried an experiment over the weekend, and it’s great. The trick is to use a grilling plate.  For this dinner party with my friends George and Tate, and…

Aren’t we blessed to be alive? Isn’t it wonderful to be human: To give and receive love, to have dreams and aspirations, to learn and change? Let’s take time together to see what bountiful blessings we have today, instead of choosing to feel down or bad about what we don’t. Stop for five minutes, right…

Think about this today: are you protecting yourself from happiness by keeping yourself overweight and unhealthy? Do you think you’re keeping yourself safe if you eat in over-abundance? You may be unknowingly, unconsciously over-protecting yourself by old habits and mistaken beliefs that a lot of food and too little activity is actually helpful. When I…
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