Lose Weight, Live Free | Eating Healthy, Exercise, Faith
Feeling stuck chasing weight loss? Tired of obsessing, planning, and still running out of time? Struggling to stay consistent with exercise? Craving simple, healthy meals—but too overwhelmed to start? Wondering if you’ll ever figure this out on your own? I am so grateful you are here! This podcast will help you finally reach your weight loss goals, find time in your day to exercise, spend time with Jesus and learn the tools you need to establish healthy meals on repeat! Hey, I’m Tara. A wife, a mother, a fitness professional and a recovered obsessor of diet and exercise. For over 15 years, I struggled to reach my goal weight by using exercise and food restriction to get there. I tried all the diets, exercised until my body would give out and spent more money than I want to admit on the next best diet. I finally saw the light when I started focusing on the right things. Food as nutrition, exercise as medicine and a deeper relationship with Jesus that changed my opinion of who I am & what I look like. I have been able to find a healthy lifestyle that works for me. A simple routine & handful of simple habits that I can be consistent with and have time for. A way of eating that I can enjoy life, without hopping into the next diet craze, exercising for my body to feel good and experiencing Jesus in a whole new way! And I’m ready to share it with you! If you are finally ready to achieve your weight loss goal and get healthier physically and spiritually…… Learn nutrition strategies to save you time, get back your energy & finally lose weight. Follow simple proven methods, instead of complicated diets or exhausting routines. If you’re ready for undeniable change—more energy, lasting weight loss, consistency with exercise, and even spiritual growth—this podcast is for you! Blend your favorite smoothie, grab some workout gear & your Bible and let’s get started!
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Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
When you're trying to lose weight, do you pick the diet based on whether you think you can follow all the rules or not?
What happens if you don't follow all the rules, do you quit the diet?
What would happen if there weren't any rules, but realistic guidelines that helped you find what works for you and you could live it out for the rest of your life?
In today's episode, I'll share what "following the rules" will do for you and how you need to establish guidelines that work for you, not something that someone else did. Start to put these into practice today so you can find your freedom!
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Are you so ashamed of your bingeing or overeating behavior that you hide it from God and avoid addressing it with Him?
Are you afraid of God's judgement or that you think He doesn't love you because of your behavior?
This is what I know to be true. God. Loves. You. No. Matter. What.
In today's episode, I am going to share 3 truths that you need to hold onto, meditate on and get deep within your soul. Be encouraged, you don't have to stay in this place and allow God's love to change your heart toward Him and toward yourself!
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Do you have no "willpower" to stop eating when something just tastes so good?
Do you hate to waste food, so you will always clean your plate no matter how full you feel?
In today's episode, I'll share a few reasons why you may be overeating, but also offer 3 tools that you can start practicing today to help you overcome the behavior and learn to walk in freedom!
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Do you want to see a different number on the scale?
Or, do you want to have muscle, be more toned and fit into your clothes better?
There is a difference between fat loss and weight loss. In today's episode, I will help you determine which goal is really the one you seek.
I'll share my experience with the number on the scale and how what I learned about fat loss, changed my mind!
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Do you have a hard time recognizing from where you have come to where you are now? Making changes and actually seeing those changes?
Or, do you view your progress as all or nothing, and stay stuck in that "if I can't do it perfectly, I might as well quit"?
In today's episode, I am sharing 3 steps to help you change your view of your progress so that you can keep moving forward, celebrate the victories and continue to change one small thing at a time!
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Do you feel like you are working your plan, following the right course, but not feeling deep in your soul like you're free?
Do you desire to take this a step further and go deeper to explore what God really has for you in this journey?
In today's episode, I am going to share the 3 big impacts that daily encounters with God can have on your freedom. These can help shift your focus, guide your path and lift your heaviness in this struggle.
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Are you diligent to follow the plan, stay on track by counting or tracking your macros, or measuring everything you eat?
Are you completely exhausted by this "full-time job" of keeping everything calculated and recorded for what you need to reach your goals?
This episode is for you if you are seeking freedom from this life of tracking it all!
In today's episode, I'll share 4 steps or questions to ask yourself to know if it time to walk away or to never begin this way of living with food. Finding freedom means not being controlled by our behaviors.
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Are you overwhelmed by all the apps, programs, videos and info overload out there when it comes to deciding what is going to work for you and what program to follow?
Uncertain where to start because last time you were sore for days after the workout?
In today's episode, I'll share 4 tips to help you navigate the noise and find a plan that works for you.
1. Decide on your goal.
a. Healthy & Fit: 12-20 reps, 1-3 sets
b. Toning, building, hypertrophy: 8-12 reps, 3-5 sets
c. Getting Strong: 3-6 reps, 3-6 sets.
2. Choose basic exercises.
a. Upper body (push up, shoulder press, bent over row)
b. Lower body (Squat, deadlift, lunges)
c. Core (plank, sit-up)
3. What fits into your schedule:
a. 2 days per week (1 upper body, 1 lower body OR full body both days)
b. 3 days per week (full body each day, or alternating upper and lower)
c. 4 days per week (Mon/Thur lower body, Tue/Fri upper body)
4. Form & Accountability
a. Get a trainer if you need help with form
b. Find a friend or spouse to keep you accountable.
c. Call me for a free 30 minute call to get started! (email me at taraj@dietditching.com to set it up)
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Are you always putting food into the categories, "Good" vs "Bad"?
Do you judge yourself as a "bad" person because of the "bad" food you just ate?
In today's episode, I'm going to share a few tools to help you begin to shift your view of food. Food is neither good or bad. It's not a moral choice. It is what it is. There are healthy foods and unhealthy foods. So why do we look at food as good or bad? Find out how you can shift your view!
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Do you struggle with your body image but keep that struggle from God?
Do you know what God says about you, how He created you and what He has created you for?
In today's episode, I am sharing the truth of how my faith has impacted my freedom. It all starts and end with God's hand. God's truth. Listen in for the practical ways you can begin to find that freedom too!