41: Your Body Must Believe You
As Christians, belief is everything to us in this season. This podcast episode explores an angle of belief in the importance of YOUR BODY believing YOU. Learn how to stop the pattern of yo-yo dieting once and for all and how to come up with a basic plan that you can sustain for the long-term. Give your body the gift of grace and consistency that it has been yearning for!
EPISODE 41: Your Body Must Believe You
SHOW NOTES
(0:00) Intro
(0:44) Introducing an angle of belief: The importance of YOUR BODY believing you!
Your body has to be onboard if you want to achieve your highest level of health.
The tale of the ‘wishy washy friend’
(3:22) Being ‘wishy washy’ with our bodies:
Making false promises to ourselves.
Why our bodies are not readily jumping onboard.
Our bodies are so smart
Survival instincts
Defense mechanisms
The body is always trying to achieve a level of homeostasis, or balance.
(7:03) Our bodies are of the same design God created many moons ago:
Metabolic flexibility:
Fat for fuel
Glucose for fuel
Feast and Famine
Your body is on your side, always!
(9:03) Modern crisis’ the body may be experiencing:
Energy/Fuel Crisis:
Sugar burners
Many of us can’t access our fat to burn for energy
Yo-Yo Dieting:
Sending the body confused signals
Instability of nutrition
The body senses that it is starved of nutrients.
(12:30) Types of Stressors:
Perception of stress
Food stress:
We have control over our food stress.
The body does not know what to do with ‘Frankenfoods’
(15:03) Foundations of health:
Why my approach is always the same!
Holding patterns
Fat is there to protect us
(18:15) Sending the body the right signals:
We need to show the body that we are consistent and our word is good.
Metabolic flexibility:
Sugar burning mode / Fat burning mode
Offer your body the ability to BELIEVE YOU.
Honoring your body like the holy temple that it is.
(20:21) Do you believe in your plan?
Can you do it long-term?
Come up with a basic plan that you can sustain.
Stop the pattern of yo-yo dieting!
(22:46) Feast 2 Fast®:
Foundations and principles
Sustainability
Next round is January 6th, 2020
Understanding the ‘why’ of what you’re doing.
Apply it and live it!
Trial and error of what works for you.
(28:10) Final Thoughts:
Believe in what you’re doing so that your body can believe you.
(29:07) Outro & Disclaimer
Thanks for listening! Have a healthy and blessed week!