Episode 15: Cathy Morenzie – 3 Biggest Mistakes that keep Christian Women Overweight

About the Show

Every year, well intentioned Christian women waste countless of hours feeling frustrated and overwhelmed because they spend thousands of dollars each year trying to lose weight and get healthier but they keep spinning their wheels. They can’t understand strategies that work for other people are not working for them and they can’t understand why their faith does not carry over into their health and weight. Despite all their prayers they are still not seeing results. Their declining health problems feel permanent and pervasive and they feel powerless to change it. This session will identify the top 3 mistakes and give women practical strategies so they can feel empowered and victorious.

You will learn:

1. How to stop trying so hard and start trusting God for your weight loss victory.
2. How to stop making common weight loss mistakes.
3. How to get to the root of your real weight loss issues.
4. How to move from fear to faith.
5. Practical strategies to overcome your weight loss challenges.

About the Speaker

Cathy Morenzie, a noted personal trainer, author, blogger and presenter, has been a leader in the health and wellness industry for nearly 30 years. Her impact has influenced thousands of people over the years to help them lose weight and develop positive attitudes about their bodies and about fitness.

Allow her to help you to reach your health and wellness goals through her book, ‘Healthy by Design: Weight Loss, God’s Way,’ her online programs, or personal coaching. Learn more at her website.

Gift

The 9 Biggest Mistakes that Keep Health-Conscious Christian Women Overweight and Overwhelmed

Click Here to Listen to Episode 15 with Cathy Morenzie

Excerpt from our interview — BEEP Model

Kimberley
Wow, those are fantastic strategies. I love the “breath pause”. And I love the idea of including your health in your morning prayer. You’re right, it’s so easy to be creatures of habit and just go on autopilot so those are fantastic strategies.

Now, we’re going to move on to the BEEP round. Cathy will give quick tips on the four disciplines of Bible study, eating healthy, exercise, and prayer or BEEP. So what do you have for us for a quick tip for Bible study?

Cathy
Well for Bible study, want I like to do is to search out specific topics around health or around an area that I might be struggling with. As we talked about noticing earlier, notice if it’s a self-esteem challenge that you’re having. Is it an anger issue that you’re having with your health that is causing you to eat. Is it even laziness? If it’s laziness call it that. Take some time and search the scriptures and study what God’s word says about those particular areas about health that is affecting your health and causing you to be overwhelmed or overweight. Even search out the word overwhelmed. What does the Bible say about that? And then use that to minister to you as you go on about your day.

Kimberley
Wonderful. And your quick tip about eating healthy?

Cathy
Eating healthy, easy—track it. I always say, “If you can’t measure it you can’t manage it.” So track what you’re eating. Take the time, write it down, plug it into one of the many apps available but you’ve got to track what you’re eating in order to stay on top of your health.

Kimberley
“If you can’t measure it you can’t manage it”. I love it!
And your quick tip for exercise?

Cathy
My quick tip for exercise would be to look for ways to move throughout your day. I like the gym but I actually tell most of my clients, forget the gym, go for a walk. What can you do throughout your day to find ways to move. Become inefficient. Take the laundry up the stairs one sock at a time. Get an inefficient habit so you can look for more ways to move throughout your day.

Kimberley
I like that, become inefficient. You never really hear that, do we?

Cathy
No, you know you want to take in all the groceries at once right? Well, take it in one bag at a time.

Kimberley
Alright. And your quick tip for prayer?

Cathy
My quick tip for prayer would be to allow prayer to set your tone for the day. That is the time where you take the time to ground yourself and as I was saying earlier include your health into your morning prayer and let that be the tone. Once you make health part of your morning prayer, that’s going to set the tone for whether you’re going to eat the chips or the salad. Because you’ve already turned it over as you started your day. Allow it to set the tone by including health into your morning prayer.

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