The Christian Weight-Loss Podcast

#0030- 3 Steps To Lose Weight On Vacation Let's challenge the belief that we have to gain weight on vacation.   What if it's possible to lose weight on vacation? Listen in for the 3 steps to lose weight while vacationing. Our verse today Psalm 20:4 Starting Monday, I will be teaching the 4 steps to Stop Over-eating for good.  If you'd like to be part of a Christian community of women who are losing weight, click this link to request to join "The Christian Weightloss Facebook Group":  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/

#0029- What if you were willing to feel disappointed? 1.  Disappointment is a feeling. 2.  That vibration is the worst that can happen. 3.  We live disappointed lives because we are afraid to feel disappointed. 4.  We haven't failed until we give up. Our verse for today:  Philippians 4:19 If you'd like to be part of a Christian community of women who are losing weight, click this link to request to join "The Christian Weightloss Facebook Group":  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/

#0028-How to become free around food! Tune in to learn... 1.  What is a protocol? 2.  What are the benefits of a protocol. 3.  My own protocol that has helped me lose 40 pounds. Our verse for today:  Galations 5:1 If you'd like to be part of a Christian community of women who are losing weight, click this link to request to join "The Christian Weightloss Facebook Group":  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/

#0027-4 Steps to stop eating your feelings 4 steps to feel your feelings instead of eat them... 1.  Hold space for the feeling.  Drop the judgement. 2.  Allow the feeling to be there.  Breathe it in. 3.  Become the narrator of what is happening in your body.  Describe the vibration. 4.  Name the feeling.  This is how we gain authority. Our verse today:  John 16:33 If you'd like to be part of a Christian community of women who are losing weight, click this link to request to join "The Christian Weightloss Facebook Group":  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/

#0026-The Hidden Reason You Might Not Be Losing Weight Listen in to find out.... 1.  What is inflammation. 2.  How inflammation causes weight gain. 3.  5 ways to lower inflammation to lose weight. If you want to learn more about insulin resistance here is the link to the episode I reference in this episode.  How to know if you are insulin resistant. If you'd like to be part of a Christian community of women who are losing weight, click this link to request to join "The Christian Weightloss Facebook Group":  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/

#0025-How To Feel Better Without Losing A Pound Ask yourself this question: "Would I rather be thin or happy?" If we were truly happy, would we care so much about being thin? The only reason we want anything is because of how we believe we will feel once we attain it. How we feel is never attached to a circumstance (like our weight). How we feel is always tied to a thought. Listen in to know... 1.  How to start feeling better right now. 2.  How feeling better now will help you lose the weight you want. 3.  What thoughts will help you feel better before the weight starts coming off. If you'd like to be part of a Christian community of women who are losing weight, click this link to request to join "The Christian Weightloss Facebook Group":  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/

#0024-How To Use Protein To Burn Fat Protein is one of our macro nutrients. It's stayed steady over the years as the main building block for our bodies. Listen in to learn... 1.  what protein is 2.  the benefits of eating protein 3.  how much protein to eat 4.  good sources of protein 5.  a hack to optimize your protein to get into fat burning mode! If you'd like to be part of a Christian community of women who are losing weight, click this link to request to join "The Christian Weightloss Facebook Group":  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/

#0023-How To Set A Weight-Loss Goal & Stick To It! Why set a weight-loss goal? 1.  Become the next version of yourself 2.  Expand your thinking 3.  Challenge your beliefs Most of us set goals to lose pounds.  And that's great.   But what if the reason we set a goal was to become the person who loses the weight?   What if we challenged our beliefs and expanded how we are thinking about ourselves and became that person? The pounds would be a bonus, right?!? If we and our weight are our circumstance, we get to CHOOSE how we think and feel about ourself and what the scale says we weigh.   What we are thinking about ourselves is what creates how we feel about ourself and what we do to create the result we want. Listen in to learn about the 2 types of goals we can set for ourselves and how to become future-focused so we can stick to them! Starting today, I'm teaching a 5 day free workshop on "How to Trust God with our Weight-Loss Journey."  It's free in side our Christian Weight-loss Group. If you'd like to be part of a Christian community of women who are losing weight, click this link to request to join "The Christian Weightloss Facebook Group":  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/

#0022- How To Know If You Are Insulin Resistant. Listen in as we talk about what insulin reistance is, how we develop it, what the symptoms of insulin restance are, and how to reverse or avoid it. 1.  What is Insulin Resistance? *Insulin resistance is when the cells in our body are no longer senstive to insulin and resist it.  Therefore, sugar stays high in the blood. 2.  How do we develop Insulin Resistance? *family history, chronic stress, high sugar and flour foods, snacking, and no exercise. 3.  What are the symptoms of Insulin resistance? *frequent hunger, fatique, excessive thirst, increased urination and headaches 4.  How can we reverse or avoid Insulin resistance? *eat whole foods, consume healthy fats, lots of water, more fiber, 3 meals a day, no snacking. If you'd like to be part of a Christian community of women who are losing weight, click this link to request to join "The Christian Weightloss Facebook Group":  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/

#0021- How the Thoughts About You Are Keeping You From Losing Weight. Who are you? How do you answer that question? How we see ourselves is the most important factor in what we will do and the results we will get in our lives. We tend to think that who we are is something separate from what we think. We don’t realize we are literally creating who we are by what we think.  Listen in to what my thoughts were about myself that were keeping me overweight. You will see the power of how the thoughts we think about ourselves either propel us forward to our goals or keep us stuck in a cycle of overeating. Once we become aware of what we are thinking, it enlightens us and it becomes easier to change! If you'd like to be part of a Christian community of women who are losing weight, click this link to request to join "The Chrsitian Weightloss Facebook Group":  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/

#0020- The Formula To Lose The Weight You Want Today I am sharing the exact formula that is either having you lose weight or gain weight. Brooke Castillo from The Life Coach school (where I got cerified) created this formula.  She calls it The Model. The components of The Model are simple and clear.  They are... Circumstances Thoughts Feelings Actions Results Circumstances are factual.  Strictly facts.  They are neutral Thoughts are the sentences we have about the circumstances. Feelings are vibrations in our body.  They are described with one word: happy, sad, excited, anxious.  Feeling are caused by our thoughts. Actions are driven by our feelings.  We will act, react, or not act based on how we feel. Results are determined by our actions.  What we are doing are always creating results in our lives. Once we plug something into the model, we can see more clearly which thoughts are causing our feelings and actions. By challenging our thoughts and being open to the possibility of being wrong, we can be willing to adopt new thoughts. When we are willing to think differently about ourselves, we will start feeling differently, acting differently, and ultimately produce new and better results for ourselves. If you'd like to join our "Lose the Weight You Want" 5 day workshop where I will give you the thought you need to lose weight, Click this link to request to join "The Chrsitian Weightloss Facebook Group":  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, your life and your weight-loss and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/

#0019- What we make it mean that we are overweight When I ask the question, "Why are you overweight?" What comes to mind? For some of us, we think shameful thoughts that something is wrong with us. For others of us, we look outside of us for reasons we can't lose weight. But, what if we were wrong about that? There is nothing more you need to lose the weight you want. Listen in to the actual reason (according to science) that we carry extra weight on our bodies. If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, your life and your weight-loss and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community of Christian women here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0018- 3 Steps to Believe You Can Lose The Weight You Want In this episode we will dare to believe we can lose the weight we want. Our brain looks to the past for permission of what we want. This is why we have a dream to become our ideal weight, but then quickly settle for losing the weight we think is realistic to lose. Listen to discover the 3 steps to believe new things and dare to dream you can lose ANY amount of weight you want.  When we believe new things, we create new results. God wants to partner with us to go after what our heart truly desires. "I am the Vine; you are the branches.  Whoever believes in Me and I in him bears much fruit.  However, apart from Me you can do nothing."  John 15:5  If you want to challenge your current thoughts about yourself, your life and your weight-loss and align them with the Truth of God's Word, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community of Christian women here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0017- The Key to Eating Carbs & Losing Weight In this episode we talk about carbs and insulin. The secret to losing weight is to balance our insulin. Listen to discover the 2 different types of carbs and how each affects our insulin. Stay tuned to the end as I share 2 practical tips to incorporating carbs into your meals and becoming a fat burning machine! If you want to understand how you can specifically balance your insulin and start burning more fat, schedule a free consult with me.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series:  http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community of Christian women here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0016- I ate off plan, now what?? Why do we plan to follow our protocol and then eat off plan? Listen to find out the 4 steps to understanding why we do this and how to get back on plan. We dive deep into dropping the judgement of ourselves, staying curious so we can learn for next time, how to process the disappointment we have in ourselves and how to have grace to move forward. 2 Chronicles 30:9 - For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and He will not turn away His face from you. If you are tired of the struggle of losing weight and want to lose weight easily, schedule a free consult with me.  By the end of our zoom call, you will fully understand how your hunger hormones work, how your body can lose weight easily without constant hunger.  You will also know what isn't currently working for you and know what you can change instantly to start losing weight for good.   I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here: https://calendly.com/leandra/free-life-coaching-call If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series:  http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community of Christian women here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0015- Do I need to be hungry to lose weight? Most of us are afraid to be hungry. Because of this fear, we eat more than our bodies need for fuel. In this episode we discuss 1.  What hunger is 2.  Why we get hungry 3.  A new way to look at hunger Listen in to hear the secret of losing weight and how we can shift our bodies from burning food to burning fat. When our bodies can shift, we no longer have hunger signals that "trick" our bodies into overeating. "I am alert and on my guard; standing firm in my faith.  I am couregeous; growing in strength."  1 Corinthians 16:13 If you are tired of the struggle of losing weight and want to lose weight easily, schedule a free consult with me.  By the end of our zoom call, you will fully understand how your hunger hormones work, how your body can lose weight easily without constant hunger.  You will also know what isn't currently working for you and know what you can change instantly to start losing weight for good.   I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here: https://calendly.com/leandra/free-life-coaching-call If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series:  http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community of Christian women here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0014- How I lost 40 pounds from a place of loving myself. Today I share part of my story. How I lost 40 pounds from a place of lovig myself. Our stories about ourselves can cause emotional pain. I remember standing on the scale 2 years ago and it read 201 pounds.  My first thought was “I shouldn’t weigh this much.” Immediately, I felt shame and disappointment in myself. I wanted to hide. I didn’t want to wear cute clothes, or get dressed up. It was almost like I didn’t deserve to look cute. I look back now and realize I gave all my power away to that number. I thought if I kept shaming myself, I would motivate myself to lose weight and eat healthier.   I was wrong. I actually started to separate the facts from the thoughts. The fact: scale says 201.   Then I went to work. I started rewiring my brain that the number means NOTHING about me. I was CHOOSING to believe I shouldn’t weigh that much. I was punching myself in the face over and over evert-time I thought something was wrong with me. I decided to change the story. I claimed God’s truth on my life that no matter what the scale says, I am 100% worthy, loveable & capable. I just kept practicing believing that. As I believed it, I started loving myself. And from that love, I was patient as I took action to lose 40 pounds. If I can do it, you can too. But I promise you….it starts with separating the number on the scale from your worthiness. Listen as I share how I did this and the 2 life-changing questions I asked myself to lose this 40 pounds FOR GOOD!  If you want to lose weight from a place of freedom, book a free consult with me here.  By the end of our call you will know what beliefs are holding you back from losing weight for good this time. I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here: https://calendly.com/leandra/free-life-coaching-call If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series:  http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community of Christian women here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0013- The Secret To Losing Weight Tune in this week to the #1 secret to losing weight. Find out why we are so resistant to this  secret and implementing it in our weight-loss journey. I share the secret with you, at the top of the episode and spend the rest of the episode explaining why we resist this and give you 3 reasons we it's the best skill for us to learn in our journey! Our verse for this week is from Luke 21:19. "By my steadfastness & patient endurance I shall win the true life of my soul." Click here to schedule a free consult with me.  By the end of our zoom call, you will fully understand your hunger hormones and how your body can lose weight easily and without being hungry.  You will also know what isn't currently working for you and know what you can change instantly to start losing weight for good.  I look forward to meeting you!  Book your free call here: https://calendly.com/leandra/free-life-coaching-call If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series:  http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community of Christian women here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0012- Get Unstuck Why don't we follow through with what we plan to do? And why do we keep doing what we don't want to do? How do we create more self-discipline in our lives? Tune in this week to learn why we hold ourselves back and excatly what to do to get back in control of our weight-loss journey. We talk about Proverbs 25:28 and how more self discipline is what protects us in this life. Click here to schedule a free consult if you are tired of planning all the things to lose weight and don't follow through. https://calendly.com/leandra/free-life-coaching-call If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series:  http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community of Christian women here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0011- How to use the fat on your body to lose weight. Our body has 2 sources of fuel. Sugar & Fat We want the fat on our bodies to be the preferred source of fuel. It isn't able to use the fat we have on our body when constant sugar is avaialble. Weight-Loss is not about calorie balance, it's about hormone balance. The balance is = eat food store fat access fat repeat. When we aren't using fat, the cycle is= eat food store fat eat food store fat. We want to burn our own fat for fuel because the body is designed for that.  The body becomes efficient at burning fat, not storing it. I take my clients through this process by  1.  creating a customized food protocol based on science. 2.  teaching how to manage, feel & process emotions 3.  teaching how to manage our thoughts around food and the thoughts creating those emotions 4.  we eliminate over hunger and over desire 5.  we create an on going solution and identity change so the weight-loss is permanent! Click here to schedule a free consult to see if this process is a good fit for us to work together.  https://calendly.com/leandra/free-life-coaching-call If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series:  http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community and 5 day workshop "5 steps to get in control of food instead of food controlling you."  Click here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0010- 2 Feel peace when you don't lose You are not your body. When we can separate the facts from the thoughts about our weight-loss, we gain freedom. The number on the scale, the number of pounds of fat on our body doesn't define who we are. They also don't hurt us emotionally until we have a story about them. It's the stroy we attach to the facts that hurt us and keep us from losing the weight. When we can process the emotions from not losing weight and continue to move forward, we win.   Listen to today's episode to see how to remain curious and stay in massive action no matter what is happening on the scale. Isaiah 54:10 says that God will never take His peace, love and kindness away from us. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series:  http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community and 5 day workshop "5 steps to get in control of food instead of food controlling you."  Click here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0009- 2 Get Back on track with 6 simple steps. This is a common struggle most of us have. The cycle of committing, quitting, spiriling, getting mad at ourselves and spiriling deeper.  Then we commit again just to have the cycle repeat. It is possible to stop quitting on ourself and keep going. Listen for the 6 step process to get back on track for the last time. You got this.   "I am strong and of good courage, I do not fear nor am I afraid, for the Lord my God, He is the one who goes with me.  He will not leave me nor forsake me."  Deut. 31:6 If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series:  http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community and 5 day workshop "5 steps to get in control of food instead of food controlling you."  Click here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0008- 2 Weight-loss lessons from the Bachelor. This is a fun one. As I was scrolling on Instagram, I saw an old video snippet of the bachelor and realized we can learn a couple great lessons that will benefit us as we are losing weight. Be sure to listen in as we see how: 1.  we can believe we can lose the weight if it's not working now 2.  how not to spiral out of control even if we are gaining weight in the moment. We also talk about God's promise for us in Matthew 17:20 and how our faith will get us the result we want. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series.   Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#0007- 3 steps to stop eating when you're bored. Most of us don't want to be bored. We are uncomfortable with it. Some of us are afraid of it. We turn to food when boredom hits. Listen to today's episode to find out the 3 steps to overcome boredom eating.   We discuss: 1.  What causes boredom in the first place 2.  What we can do instead of eat our way through boredom 3.  How gratitude can help us overcome boredom eating If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series.   Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436  

#0006- The difference between someone losing the weight and not losing the weight is their level of commitment. That's it. Listen to episode #0006 to learn: 1.  Why we don't stay committed 2.  The one thing that keeps us stuck 3.   How to get our commitment back once we lose it 4.  What God says about commitment If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series.   Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436

#005 -What we currently believe about ourself is based on thoughts from our past. Beliefs are thoughts we think over and over again. We often aren't aware of our beliefs because we have been thinking them for so long. We want to become a watcher of our thoughts. We want to question what we are thinking about our weight-loss journey and keep what is serving us and let go of what is not. Instead of looking to our past to see if we can lose the weight this time, let's focus on the future and what is possible. Focusing on the future means we recognize our limiting beliefs, let them go, and replace them with beliefs that serve our dreams.  It means focusing on the road ahead and getting excited about the future.  

#004 - Most of us have not been taught to process our emotions.  We want to avoid feeling uncomfortable and have taught ourselves that certain foods can ease our pain. But the truth is that life is 50/50.  50% uncomfortable and painful and 50% positive and happy. Our brains want to avoid that 50% of discomfort. If we want to get back to our natural weight, we need to stop numbing our feelings with food. The way we do this is to process our feelings. Emotions are just vibrations. When we are willing to feel any vibration, we find that it's not so scary after all. Be sure to listen to learn 4 ways to process an emotion, specifically an urge to eat. When we do this, the urges get smaller and we can be around food without the need to give in. God's promise in this episode comes from James 1:2-3.  We will have trials.  We don't need to resist them.  In fact, when we open up to them and allow the discomfort, we grow and become the next version of ourselves. Happy listening!  If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 

#003 - It's important to know the cause of overeating...desire. Basically, when we love food too much, it becomes very difficult to stop overeating. Instead of trying to use our willpower (which will run out anyway) it is possible to create a natural desire for food. Every time we eat, the "feel good" neurotransmitter, dopamine, is released. Our natural desire comes from the subtle reward healthy food provides and the satisfaction of hunger. When we eat foods that release dopamine at unnatural levels, we get much more desire than we need from food. When we cut back on food to lose weight without addressing the over-desire, we increase our desire for food by withholding it.  This is why our willpower is so low when we start new weight-loss programs. The ultimate goal is weight-loss is to reduce the desire for overeating. When that is gone, you will have no need for willpower or extra effort to resist overeating. This can be very overwhelming at first.  Especially when we have loved food most of our lives.   Be sure to listen as we discuss willpower, now appeal and delay to get back to our natural desire for food. Remember in Galatians 6:9 where God promises us that in due time we will reap what we sow if we do not lose heart or relax our courage. Keep going, your time is coming! If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 

#002 - It is possible to lose weight feeling satisfied and not hungry and deprived all the time.  This is done by balancing our hunger hormones. In this episode we talk about our 3 main hunger hormones and the role they play in feeling satisfied while losing weight. Listen to learn about... 1.  Insulin, the fat storing hormone. 2.  Leptin, the hormone that tells us we are full. 3.  Ghrelin, the hormone that tells us we are hungry. We also talk about 3 ways to balance these hormones so we can be successful in our weight-loss journey.  When our hormones are in balance, weight-loss becomes easy & fun. We end this episode with God's promise for us as we embark on this journey of balancing our hormones.   If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series: http://leandramcmullen.com/stopovereatingtoday Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436 

In this episode we dig deeper into why we overeat.  We talk about the role hunger hormones play into our physical hunger and how our love for food affects emotional eating. We discuss how we can align God's promise that nothing is impossible for Him and how we can align that to our weight-loss journey. If you want the 4 simple steps to stop overeating today, click here to get my free video series.   Find me on Facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcmullen Find me on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/leandra.mcmullen/ Join our Facebook community here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/486364925426436