by Amber Clemens | Jul 6, 2021 | Body Image and Young Women, Dieting, Eating Disorders, Teen Body Image Issues
Why am I hungry all the time? It’s a question I find myself asking too often. I’ll admit, sometimes it’s because I’ve been restricting myself. Instead of listening to my body, honoring my hunger, and eating intuitively, I only allow myself to eat what seems right and...
by Amber Clemens | May 7, 2021 | Body Image and Young Women, Dieting, Eating Disorders
The Makings of my orthorexia As my body matured and grew through puberty, I found myself in an unhealthy romantic relationship with a boy that was crumbling. I also found myself busier and more stressed than ever between my honors classes, extracurriculars, sports,...
by Heather Creekmore | Jan 3, 2021 | Weight Loss
If you truly want to reach your “New Year, New You” goals – may I make a suggestion? Don’t start a new diet, start a new Bible reading plan. Yes, I understand that the holidays may have taken their toll on the way your jeans fit. I know that...
by Heather | Dec 15, 2020 | Weight Loss
According to the Journal of Clinical Psychology (University of Scranton), losing weight is consistently the number one New Year’s Resolution that people make. I think this is a huge mistake. Why? Because it doesn’t work… Statistically, fewer than half of the people...
by April Hooper | Nov 24, 2020 | Weight Loss
I confess: You’d be hard pressed to name a diet I haven’t tried. Eating for my blood type, by color, only carbs (it was the thing in the 90s!), no carbs (it’s the thing now)… You name it. I’ve done it. They always ended with me feeling hungry, maybe a little angry,...
by Heather Creekmore | Nov 22, 2020 | Eating Disorders, Weight Loss
In less than an hour, my four children amassed over twelve pounds of candy. It was an uncharacteristically cold and rainy trick-or-treat day here, and our neighbors were generous. Too generous. One of the scariest things about Halloween is how afterwards I’m...
