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Find Your Weigh: Renew Your Mind & Walk in Freedom
If you have ever felt hopeless about your weight or struggled with the up and down rollercoaster of yo-yo dieting, Find Your Weigh offers a new perspective and proactive steps to change your relationship with food.
When we think about losing weight, we immediately think of a diet. However, diets are only short-term fixes to target our weight, which is really just a symptom of our behavior with food. If we really want to change our weight story, we’ve got to target our behavior with food and uncover the beliefs that actually inform that behavior. The problem is that most of us have no idea what we believe or why we act the way that we do with food.
It's time to walk in freedom over food and weight.
Join Shellie Bowdoin as she shares her own weight journey and lays out practical, “aha” steps to help you renew your mind with food. You will learn how to uncover your beliefs and target your faulty thinking about food with actionable steps and the truth of God's Word.
Biblical weight loss actually calls God into the picture. You will see how God desires to speak strength into your weakness with food. Find Your Weigh will reveal your excuses and mind blocks about food and will help you develop new, workable habits that you can see yourself following next week, next month and next year!
Filled with biblical insights, practical steps and interactive questions, this book will help you get to the bottom of your food issues to help you figure out why you do what you do and think what you think when it comes to food. Find Your Weigh will lead you through a proven process that will yield tailor-made solutions to fit your preferences and your lifestyle. Ultimately, the idea is to develop a mental framework and workable habits that allow you to enjoy all kinds of food in a healthy, managed, Holy Spirit-empowered way!
“Instead of looking for another diet or another workout plan, it’s time to alter your relationship with food for good. The only way to do this is to renew your thinking and establish focused eating habits that you can carry on for the rest of your life. I did it and, for the first time in my life, I’ve taken weight off its pedestal in my head and replaced it with living!”
Find Your Weigh is written to be motivational and practical. It can be used alone to set up healthy food habits for successful weight maintenance or alongside another proven weight loss plan. You will learn:
- How your current behavior with food is directly tied to your expectations and assumptions built over time
- How to develop new individualized, focused eating habits
- How to enjoy food as the blessing it is and still maintain your weight
This book also comes with a companion group Bible study. Check out Find Your Weigh: Walk In Freedom Bible Study Guide by Shellie Bowdoin. Free video links are also available for use with the study guide. Both the book and the study guide can be used alongside any healthy weight loss program or to help you set up a healthy plan for weight maintenance.
When we think about losing weight, we immediately think of a diet. However, diets are only short-term fixes to target our weight, which is really just a symptom of our behavior with food. If we really want to change our weight story, we’ve got to target our behavior with food and uncover the beliefs that actually inform that behavior. The problem is that most of us have no idea what we believe or why we act the way that we do with food.
It's time to walk in freedom over food and weight.
Join Shellie Bowdoin as she shares her own weight journey and lays out practical, “aha” steps to help you renew your mind with food. You will learn how to uncover your beliefs and target your faulty thinking about food with actionable steps and the truth of God's Word.
Biblical weight loss actually calls God into the picture. You will see how God desires to speak strength into your weakness with food. Find Your Weigh will reveal your excuses and mind blocks about food and will help you develop new, workable habits that you can see yourself following next week, next month and next year!
Filled with biblical insights, practical steps and interactive questions, this book will help you get to the bottom of your food issues to help you figure out why you do what you do and think what you think when it comes to food. Find Your Weigh will lead you through a proven process that will yield tailor-made solutions to fit your preferences and your lifestyle. Ultimately, the idea is to develop a mental framework and workable habits that allow you to enjoy all kinds of food in a healthy, managed, Holy Spirit-empowered way!
“Instead of looking for another diet or another workout plan, it’s time to alter your relationship with food for good. The only way to do this is to renew your thinking and establish focused eating habits that you can carry on for the rest of your life. I did it and, for the first time in my life, I’ve taken weight off its pedestal in my head and replaced it with living!”
Find Your Weigh is written to be motivational and practical. It can be used alone to set up healthy food habits for successful weight maintenance or alongside another proven weight loss plan. You will learn:
- How your current behavior with food is directly tied to your expectations and assumptions built over time
- How to develop new individualized, focused eating habits
- How to enjoy food as the blessing it is and still maintain your weight
This book also comes with a companion group Bible study. Check out Find Your Weigh: Walk In Freedom Bible Study Guide by Shellie Bowdoin. Free video links are also available for use with the study guide. Both the book and the study guide can be used alongside any healthy weight loss program or to help you set up a healthy plan for weight maintenance.
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November 15, 2019
Find Your Weigh is an excellent resource for those trying to find a balanced approach to lose weight. It is not a diet book. This books shows you how to use journaling and introspection to determine why you eat and how to eat in moderation. It includes practical steps for developing an eating plan that works for you. The most revealing thing for me is when the author asked "What do you expect from food?" "Do you eat for entertainment or for fuel?" I had to admit 99% of the time I eat for entertainment, and that began a whole journey of discovery and allowed me to come up with a plan that works for me. Highly recommend to those who have trouble sticking to a diet. The book comes with a companion interactive journal.
I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley and this review is provided voluntarily.
I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley and this review is provided voluntarily.
March 21, 2020
This novel came at the exact time when I needed it. God is so faithful! He always knows what we need, even before we know that we need it. 💙
November 18, 2019
Shellie Bowdoin uses personal experience as well as research in healthy lifestyles and the Bible to write and craft a new approach to losing weight and keeping it off. A lot of her advice and techniques are things that yo-yo dieters will be familiar with: drink more water, walk more, portion control, forming healthy habits; etc. but her approach and tie in to the Bible helps give it a different, more positive perspective. Not filled with fancy recipes and impossible to follow advice, this guide is easy to adhere to and even comes with a 50 day journal in the back of the book. Bowdoin does an excellent job making weight-loss and healthy lifestyle change seem attainable and achievable and provides ample tie ins to the Bible and to weight-loss studies. A great guide for anyone sick of trendy yo-yo diets and in need of an extra push. Although this book is Christian based, non-religious folks would still be able to glean lots of great advice out of this book. An excellent guide that won't bog you down or defeat you before you even begin your weight-loss journey!
November 14, 2022
Shellie Bowdoin writes a book from her personal experience of losing and regaining the same weight multiple times. She uses scripture at times as a basis for her plan.
While Bowdoin gives some solid advice and wisdom nothing is new or earth-shattering. She is pretty much regurgitating well-known phrases in the weight-loss community.
The thing that bothered me the most and the main reason behind my 2 star rating and not a 3 star is that she tells readers not to feel or experience hunger. While I do not believe, we should let ourselves get too hungry or be extreme in any fashion. But as a Christian, I believe that God did make our bodies to tell us when we need to fuel our bodies. Our body will signal us when we need to eat. Too often we rely on the time of day, emotions, and self-soothing to be our cues instead of true physical hunger.
A reader who has not tried to lose weight before or has only done extreme methods, may find this book to be helpful.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
While Bowdoin gives some solid advice and wisdom nothing is new or earth-shattering. She is pretty much regurgitating well-known phrases in the weight-loss community.
The thing that bothered me the most and the main reason behind my 2 star rating and not a 3 star is that she tells readers not to feel or experience hunger. While I do not believe, we should let ourselves get too hungry or be extreme in any fashion. But as a Christian, I believe that God did make our bodies to tell us when we need to fuel our bodies. Our body will signal us when we need to eat. Too often we rely on the time of day, emotions, and self-soothing to be our cues instead of true physical hunger.
A reader who has not tried to lose weight before or has only done extreme methods, may find this book to be helpful.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
May 11, 2020
Interesting read
Bowdoin pens an interesting title in Find Your Weigh: Walk In Freedom Bible Study Guide. This is the second book of this author's that I've read. The book gives information that is helpful and provides a unique way people can rely on the Bible teachings and use them to help look at food in a new way. The title provides a perspective on a person's relationship with food, and relationship with God. It is a good read, and if you're looking to lose weight, and you have great beliefs and faith, this book is a must read. I look forward to reading more by this author. This book is a definite recommendation by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews.
Bowdoin pens an interesting title in Find Your Weigh: Walk In Freedom Bible Study Guide. This is the second book of this author's that I've read. The book gives information that is helpful and provides a unique way people can rely on the Bible teachings and use them to help look at food in a new way. The title provides a perspective on a person's relationship with food, and relationship with God. It is a good read, and if you're looking to lose weight, and you have great beliefs and faith, this book is a must read. I look forward to reading more by this author. This book is a definite recommendation by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews.
January 17, 2020
This book was a supplement to a book I’m reviewing in an online Christian weight loss group. It has some helpful information, especially about clean eating and about the most frequently used excuses for over-eating. I recommend it for any Christian women who are trying to gain a victory over over-eating.
March 7, 2020
Find Your Weight: Renew Your Mind& Walk In Freedom
I didn't like the fact that the book started out with Acknowledgements. I wanted to get started on the point that they were trying to make, then they had a boring introduction. I was bored of this book, before I finished it. I never finished it. A total waste of space. Wish I could even delete it in the cloud.
I didn't like the fact that the book started out with Acknowledgements. I wanted to get started on the point that they were trying to make, then they had a boring introduction. I was bored of this book, before I finished it. I never finished it. A total waste of space. Wish I could even delete it in the cloud.
February 28, 2024
💫 Stars 💫 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
January 9, 2020
It's that time when people are hitting the gym, starting diets, and doing all the sorts of things you do at the beginning of the year to "improve" themselves (seriously, having a hard time getting a parking spot at the gym). So it's also the time for books on exercise, eating well, wellness in general to come out, enter Find Your Weigh. Bowdoin combines sage advice about eating/food/etc. with spiritual guidance.
When it comes to the Food aspects of the book, this is really good. Bowdain doesn't try to impress with a lot of statistics, research articles and so on. Instead, she talks about her own experiences and then applies what she learned from them to provide examples for the book. Which isn't to say that she didn't do her homework, it's there, but she doesn't shove it in the reader's face.
She covers things like honest expectations, mental blocks, habit formation, and the way to approach it all wisely. She does it in a friendly outgoing voice. She's full of encouragement. She's got plenty of tips and tricks to help you think about your weight and the effective ways to deal with it. There's just so much here that is commendable that it's hard to get into it all without making anyone getting the book on their own moot.
I'll admit, if I'd known Bowdoin was going to try to bring the Bible into this, I'd have passed on the book. I have little patience for "Christian" diet books. It's not that I don't think the Bible is silent on health/diet/etc., but you're not going to get much more than a pamphlet out of it, unless you're going to trace themes about feasting, celebration, prayer, fasting, contentment, and so on then apply them via good and necessary consequence.
But, Bowdoin did bring the Bible up, so I feel compelled to address it. If she used the Scriptures correctly once, I didn't notice it. And I'm not talking about holding/teaching a disputed idea from an unclear text. I'm talking about wholescale violence to the text and context she cites from. For example, Romans 7 is not about "learned helplessness" or the struggle against impulses to eat less-than-healthy food, it's about the mortifying of sinful flesh; the discipline in Hebrews 12 is not self-discipline, but correction from our Heavenly Father; and so on.
If you ignore the Biblical citations/applications (and it's easy to do, I wish I had), this is a really good book. It's full of the voice of experience, compassion, and common sense. Written in a way that will likely draw you in, and help you to see how you can eat/act healthier. At the very least, it's worth a glance (and probably more). This isn't a once-sized-fits-all approach, but a toolbox that will have a lot of what you need to deal with the problem at hand.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for this post and my honest opinion.
When it comes to the Food aspects of the book, this is really good. Bowdain doesn't try to impress with a lot of statistics, research articles and so on. Instead, she talks about her own experiences and then applies what she learned from them to provide examples for the book. Which isn't to say that she didn't do her homework, it's there, but she doesn't shove it in the reader's face.
She covers things like honest expectations, mental blocks, habit formation, and the way to approach it all wisely. She does it in a friendly outgoing voice. She's full of encouragement. She's got plenty of tips and tricks to help you think about your weight and the effective ways to deal with it. There's just so much here that is commendable that it's hard to get into it all without making anyone getting the book on their own moot.
I'll admit, if I'd known Bowdoin was going to try to bring the Bible into this, I'd have passed on the book. I have little patience for "Christian" diet books. It's not that I don't think the Bible is silent on health/diet/etc., but you're not going to get much more than a pamphlet out of it, unless you're going to trace themes about feasting, celebration, prayer, fasting, contentment, and so on then apply them via good and necessary consequence.
But, Bowdoin did bring the Bible up, so I feel compelled to address it. If she used the Scriptures correctly once, I didn't notice it. And I'm not talking about holding/teaching a disputed idea from an unclear text. I'm talking about wholescale violence to the text and context she cites from. For example, Romans 7 is not about "learned helplessness" or the struggle against impulses to eat less-than-healthy food, it's about the mortifying of sinful flesh; the discipline in Hebrews 12 is not self-discipline, but correction from our Heavenly Father; and so on.
If you ignore the Biblical citations/applications (and it's easy to do, I wish I had), this is a really good book. It's full of the voice of experience, compassion, and common sense. Written in a way that will likely draw you in, and help you to see how you can eat/act healthier. At the very least, it's worth a glance (and probably more). This isn't a once-sized-fits-all approach, but a toolbox that will have a lot of what you need to deal with the problem at hand.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for this post and my honest opinion.
March 2, 2020
Author Shellie Bowdoin’s Find Your Weigh is more than a diet book. In fact, it’s more of an anti-diet book. It discusses journaling to uncover the reasons why a person is struggling with food, then walks through nine steps that lead to a healthy mindset and relationship with food. Topics such as ‘Changing the Diet Mentality’, ‘Overcoming Food Excuses’, and ‘Developing Habits to Find Your Weigh’ are all packed with practical and actionable guidance. Bowdoin’s 50-day journal is a proactive approach to exploring a personal relationship with food.
Unlike other diet or healthy lifestyle books, Find Your Weigh keeps God at the center of the journey. Scripture is sprinkled throughout. For additional Christian emphasis, Bowdoin offers a companion bible study version, called Find Your Weigh Walk in Freedom Bible Study Guide.
How this book affected me:
I agree with the author that weight management stems from a lifestyle of healthy choices more so than following the latest fad diet. I was fortunate to have a forgiving metabolism that kept my weight under control. But then 20 stubborn pounds latched on and refused to let go of my midsection. In my relatively short time of trying to lose the weight, I had never brought God into my plan or efforts. Find Your Weigh was a refreshing look at changing your mindset for a lifetime of healthy weight while keeping God in the mix. I definitely found a few key takeaways in this book that I will apply to my own journey.
Who would enjoy this book:
Christians who are struggling with weight management would enjoy and appreciate the biblical basis and references in this book. Anyone looking to amp up a healthier lifestyle and get off the rollercoaster of fad dieting would enjoy Find Your Weigh.
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Unlike other diet or healthy lifestyle books, Find Your Weigh keeps God at the center of the journey. Scripture is sprinkled throughout. For additional Christian emphasis, Bowdoin offers a companion bible study version, called Find Your Weigh Walk in Freedom Bible Study Guide.
How this book affected me:
I agree with the author that weight management stems from a lifestyle of healthy choices more so than following the latest fad diet. I was fortunate to have a forgiving metabolism that kept my weight under control. But then 20 stubborn pounds latched on and refused to let go of my midsection. In my relatively short time of trying to lose the weight, I had never brought God into my plan or efforts. Find Your Weigh was a refreshing look at changing your mindset for a lifetime of healthy weight while keeping God in the mix. I definitely found a few key takeaways in this book that I will apply to my own journey.
Who would enjoy this book:
Christians who are struggling with weight management would enjoy and appreciate the biblical basis and references in this book. Anyone looking to amp up a healthier lifestyle and get off the rollercoaster of fad dieting would enjoy Find Your Weigh.
Our Christian Book Reviews:
The book reviews at Finding God Among Us focus on Christian books, adult and children, fiction and nonfiction. We’re proud to be listed in the Top 50 Christian Book Bloggers ! I chose to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
November 18, 2019
Find your Weigh is not a diet book but it is a book about how we eat, why we eat the way we do, and how to lose weight. Author Shellie Bowdoin, herself, struggled with her weight for decades. She tried diet after diet, with short - lived success, until she eventually decided that there must be a better way. She journaled her eating and thoughts surrounding her eating for 50 days and then she wrote the book.
I enjoyed reading the book because I can relate to Bowdoin's struggle with weight. Like her, I've never had to lose large amounts of weight, but I have tried many diets and keep losing and gaining the same pounds over and over again. I am in a place where I simply want to find peace with food and eating and stabilize at a weight that is comfortable and best supports my health. My habits bother me more than the results of my habits.
I resonated with much of what Shellie shares in the book. I don't want to have to abstain from foods that I like; I just don't want to eat them to the point of sickness. I don't believe that I'm powerless around food. I share her beliefs about God, how he made us, and how He wishes to help us in our struggles; even our struggles with food!
Much of her reasoning is common sense: if you want to look like a model, be prepared to eat and work out like one. Whatever you need to do to lose the weight, you'll have to keep doing to keep it off. The best time to exercise is the time when you will get it done, and many more bits of common wisdom that we tend to forget when we embark on the next newest diet and exercise regimen, so I guess it may not be that common.
I recommend this book to any woman who is ready to take a long and hard look at her eating patterns and the thoughts that are driving them. With a lot of grace, support from Scripture and research, and her no-nonsense approach, Shellie Bowdoin might just be the person who leads us to the solution we have been looking for.
With thanks to Shellie Bowdoin, Source Publishing and Netgalley for the reviewer copy.
I enjoyed reading the book because I can relate to Bowdoin's struggle with weight. Like her, I've never had to lose large amounts of weight, but I have tried many diets and keep losing and gaining the same pounds over and over again. I am in a place where I simply want to find peace with food and eating and stabilize at a weight that is comfortable and best supports my health. My habits bother me more than the results of my habits.
I resonated with much of what Shellie shares in the book. I don't want to have to abstain from foods that I like; I just don't want to eat them to the point of sickness. I don't believe that I'm powerless around food. I share her beliefs about God, how he made us, and how He wishes to help us in our struggles; even our struggles with food!
Much of her reasoning is common sense: if you want to look like a model, be prepared to eat and work out like one. Whatever you need to do to lose the weight, you'll have to keep doing to keep it off. The best time to exercise is the time when you will get it done, and many more bits of common wisdom that we tend to forget when we embark on the next newest diet and exercise regimen, so I guess it may not be that common.
I recommend this book to any woman who is ready to take a long and hard look at her eating patterns and the thoughts that are driving them. With a lot of grace, support from Scripture and research, and her no-nonsense approach, Shellie Bowdoin might just be the person who leads us to the solution we have been looking for.
With thanks to Shellie Bowdoin, Source Publishing and Netgalley for the reviewer copy.
January 13, 2020
It is more than just a diet
Shellie Bowdoin presents her book "Find Your Weigh. Renew Your Mind & Walk in Freedom", published by Source Publishing. Bowdoin treats topics such as "Developing a Weight Loss Mind Set", "Change the Diet Mentality", "Overcoming Our Food Excuses", and "Overcoming Hurdles to Fitness". For Bowdoin the quest for truth, peace, and joy comes out of her own painful experiences of dozens of failed diets ... Her problem was the lies she believed that clouded her thoughts and gave her misplaced hopes and dreams. Bowdoin is open about her own background and honest of fighting the same 25-40 pounds multiple times. She does not only discuss the topic but includes also practical steps through the book that can help the readers in their journey.
The book is well written, honest, personal, and includes references to the Bible. Notable quotes at the end of each chapter refer to the most important points of the topic that was discussed previously. An appendix that contains a 50-Day Journal is really helpful because it does not only offer blank spaces to write ones own thoughts but also contains entries from Bowdoin's own journal and questions for weekly reflection. Notes at the end of the book link to the materials used which can be used for further study. I highly recommend this book and it also makes a nice present for people who look for more than just a standard "diet-approach", but my advice is to get the hardcover or paperback version since it is a workbook that can be also used for later reference.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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Shellie Bowdoin presents her book "Find Your Weigh. Renew Your Mind & Walk in Freedom", published by Source Publishing. Bowdoin treats topics such as "Developing a Weight Loss Mind Set", "Change the Diet Mentality", "Overcoming Our Food Excuses", and "Overcoming Hurdles to Fitness". For Bowdoin the quest for truth, peace, and joy comes out of her own painful experiences of dozens of failed diets ... Her problem was the lies she believed that clouded her thoughts and gave her misplaced hopes and dreams. Bowdoin is open about her own background and honest of fighting the same 25-40 pounds multiple times. She does not only discuss the topic but includes also practical steps through the book that can help the readers in their journey.
The book is well written, honest, personal, and includes references to the Bible. Notable quotes at the end of each chapter refer to the most important points of the topic that was discussed previously. An appendix that contains a 50-Day Journal is really helpful because it does not only offer blank spaces to write ones own thoughts but also contains entries from Bowdoin's own journal and questions for weekly reflection. Notes at the end of the book link to the materials used which can be used for further study. I highly recommend this book and it also makes a nice present for people who look for more than just a standard "diet-approach", but my advice is to get the hardcover or paperback version since it is a workbook that can be also used for later reference.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
#FindYourWeigh #NetGalley
January 13, 2020
Finally, a book on being your best that speaks to me!
If you think this is a quick weight loss guide, put it down and walk away. This is not another quick fix which will result in y0-yo dieting. However, if you want to lose weight and be healthy doing it while NOT being on a diet then this book is for you.
The author teaches the reader not to focus on the 10, 15 or 20 pounds we want to lose but to make our bodies the healthiest vessel for God it can be. One of the things that so resonated with me is the section on Ideal v. Real:
…It is important to acknowledge about that perfect picture of yourself you have firmly tucked into your head … most likely, the ‘perfect you’ was younger than the person reading these words today. Change has occurred with each passing year.
It is helpful to realign your weight expectations to match the body you have here and now. Keep in mind that body composition changes with age.
I have taken that 20 year old photo off my refrigerator. In its place, I have a picture taken a couple of years ago when I was thinner but still carried the wrinkles, grey hair and other traits that I support today. What a load off my mind! I am ready to put into practice the suggestions made in this book. I am not dieting. I am getting my vessel into the best physical shape it can be so that I can honor the Lord.
I received an ARC from Source Publishing through Quarto Publishing. This in no way affects my opinion or rating of this book. I am voluntarily submitting this review and am under no obligation to do so.
If you think this is a quick weight loss guide, put it down and walk away. This is not another quick fix which will result in y0-yo dieting. However, if you want to lose weight and be healthy doing it while NOT being on a diet then this book is for you.
The author teaches the reader not to focus on the 10, 15 or 20 pounds we want to lose but to make our bodies the healthiest vessel for God it can be. One of the things that so resonated with me is the section on Ideal v. Real:
…It is important to acknowledge about that perfect picture of yourself you have firmly tucked into your head … most likely, the ‘perfect you’ was younger than the person reading these words today. Change has occurred with each passing year.
It is helpful to realign your weight expectations to match the body you have here and now. Keep in mind that body composition changes with age.
I have taken that 20 year old photo off my refrigerator. In its place, I have a picture taken a couple of years ago when I was thinner but still carried the wrinkles, grey hair and other traits that I support today. What a load off my mind! I am ready to put into practice the suggestions made in this book. I am not dieting. I am getting my vessel into the best physical shape it can be so that I can honor the Lord.
I received an ARC from Source Publishing through Quarto Publishing. This in no way affects my opinion or rating of this book. I am voluntarily submitting this review and am under no obligation to do so.
August 14, 2020
I received an ARC from Source Publishing via NetGalley this review is my personal opinion.
What necessary theme and like she mentions, sadly is a topic we don’t talk in our churches. Overeating, bad habits is not something usually people talk about. Shellie Bowdoin did a great job while balancing her own experience, powerful truths from the Bible and also important information. In this journey on living a healthy lifestyle. While growing up I had a problem with eating, and what she mention it’s true it takes years to have a new and correct vision on food, God and a firm determination have to help me. So, if you have been struggling not only with diets, gaining, losing weight and counting calories. Let me tell you, YOU are not alone. I recommend this book because it has sound advice on how to live a healthy life and most important what is the main issue with weight and food. One of the quotes I like about the book was:
“Today can be your day to start a new journey. You can recapture control over your body and your life by surrendering your food struggle to God. But remember, lasting success will only come with lasting change. Instead of looking for another diet or another workout plan, it’s time to alter your relationship with food for good by asking God to help reveal what you truly believe about the food you eat. Only then can He enable you to eat with awareness and establish eating habits to follow for the rest of your life.”
What necessary theme and like she mentions, sadly is a topic we don’t talk in our churches. Overeating, bad habits is not something usually people talk about. Shellie Bowdoin did a great job while balancing her own experience, powerful truths from the Bible and also important information. In this journey on living a healthy lifestyle. While growing up I had a problem with eating, and what she mention it’s true it takes years to have a new and correct vision on food, God and a firm determination have to help me. So, if you have been struggling not only with diets, gaining, losing weight and counting calories. Let me tell you, YOU are not alone. I recommend this book because it has sound advice on how to live a healthy life and most important what is the main issue with weight and food. One of the quotes I like about the book was:
“Today can be your day to start a new journey. You can recapture control over your body and your life by surrendering your food struggle to God. But remember, lasting success will only come with lasting change. Instead of looking for another diet or another workout plan, it’s time to alter your relationship with food for good by asking God to help reveal what you truly believe about the food you eat. Only then can He enable you to eat with awareness and establish eating habits to follow for the rest of your life.”
December 5, 2019
This is not another “diet book.” Rather, it is a thought provoking journey of self discovery. Bowdoin takes us through her struggles and her insights in her relationship to food.
I appreciate many of the areas she covers. She helps us understand our mindset toward food and toward a healthy life style. She writes about weighing and exercise. She helps us identify mental blocks, such as expecting food to entertain us. She suggests journaling to understand our feelings toward food, our self talk, when and why we eat, etc. She suggests this will help reveal patterns and habits. She did it for 50 days and suggests we do the same. She provides space at the back of the book for doing so, giving weekly questions to help us learn from our journal.
I like that Bowdoin is very realistic. She suggests eating in moderation, even allowing a few bites of foods we crave. She also allows eating more at special events but with understanding that the occasion warrants it.
This is a good book for readers looking to understand their relationship with food. You'll find insights, penetrating questions, and good suggestions for people who over eat for a variety of reasons. Reading this book and using the journal section will help you on your way to healthier living.
I received a complimentary digital copy of this book from the author. My comments are an independent and honest review.
I appreciate many of the areas she covers. She helps us understand our mindset toward food and toward a healthy life style. She writes about weighing and exercise. She helps us identify mental blocks, such as expecting food to entertain us. She suggests journaling to understand our feelings toward food, our self talk, when and why we eat, etc. She suggests this will help reveal patterns and habits. She did it for 50 days and suggests we do the same. She provides space at the back of the book for doing so, giving weekly questions to help us learn from our journal.
I like that Bowdoin is very realistic. She suggests eating in moderation, even allowing a few bites of foods we crave. She also allows eating more at special events but with understanding that the occasion warrants it.
This is a good book for readers looking to understand their relationship with food. You'll find insights, penetrating questions, and good suggestions for people who over eat for a variety of reasons. Reading this book and using the journal section will help you on your way to healthier living.
I received a complimentary digital copy of this book from the author. My comments are an independent and honest review.
January 1, 2020
I was able to read Find your Weigh for free from Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
As the description, Find your Weigh is not a diet book but it is a book about how we eat, why we eat the way we do, and how to lose weight. This book came at the right time, I really appreciated this book. It shows us the how to balance spiritual thoughts and practical application. It focuses on moving away from the diet mindset and instead focusing on making lifestyle changes. We need to change our "attitude of helplessness with food. We have to leave the rollercoaster of weight and get our life back".Author Shellie Bowdoin, herself, struggled with her weight for decades. She tried diet after diet, with short - lived success, until she eventually decided that there must be a better way. She journaled her eating and thoughts surrounding her eating for 50 days and then she wrote the book. I will start journalling what I eat and be able to manage my weight.
As the description, Find your Weigh is not a diet book but it is a book about how we eat, why we eat the way we do, and how to lose weight. This book came at the right time, I really appreciated this book. It shows us the how to balance spiritual thoughts and practical application. It focuses on moving away from the diet mindset and instead focusing on making lifestyle changes. We need to change our "attitude of helplessness with food. We have to leave the rollercoaster of weight and get our life back".Author Shellie Bowdoin, herself, struggled with her weight for decades. She tried diet after diet, with short - lived success, until she eventually decided that there must be a better way. She journaled her eating and thoughts surrounding her eating for 50 days and then she wrote the book. I will start journalling what I eat and be able to manage my weight.
January 5, 2020
I really appreciated that Find Your Weigh was not your typical diet book. Shellie Bowdoin did not provide some magic plan for weight loss or tell readers what they should or shouldn't eat. Instead, she approached the subject much more from the mindset perspective. She was very transparent and honest about her own struggles with weight loss through the years. She gave readers some things to ponder such as how they view food and gave practical tips along the way of strategies she has used that she has found to be successful. She encourages readers readers to journal about food in order to look for patterns and triggers in their own lives when it comes to food. She was even open enough to share her journal from her own journey. This book is for someone who wants to make lifelong changes for long lasting success in the area of weight loss. In this new year, I look forward to implementing some of her suggestions.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Net Galley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Net Galley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
December 9, 2019
“Find Your Weigh” by Shellie Bowdoin
This book has a lot of good information and ideas. The information is similar to ‘100 Days of Weight Loss’ by Linda Spangle but with the addition of God and Bible references. The format is some-what of a memoir of her Journey for control of the numbers on her scale. I received an ARC of this title via NetGalley for my kindle. For me, a kindle edition is not handy for marking passages that I want to easily visit at another point in time. I think to get the most out of this book it needs to be treated more as a reference book which one underlines, highlights and tags pages with stick on page-markers. I think this is a good weight control companion book. Note: reading this book will not automatically cause you to lose weight nor become physically fit. You will still need to make healthier choices a priority for the rest of your life. If you want permanent changes reflected in your numbers on your scale..
This book has a lot of good information and ideas. The information is similar to ‘100 Days of Weight Loss’ by Linda Spangle but with the addition of God and Bible references. The format is some-what of a memoir of her Journey for control of the numbers on her scale. I received an ARC of this title via NetGalley for my kindle. For me, a kindle edition is not handy for marking passages that I want to easily visit at another point in time. I think to get the most out of this book it needs to be treated more as a reference book which one underlines, highlights and tags pages with stick on page-markers. I think this is a good weight control companion book. Note: reading this book will not automatically cause you to lose weight nor become physically fit. You will still need to make healthier choices a priority for the rest of your life. If you want permanent changes reflected in your numbers on your scale..
January 6, 2020
To be honest, at first I really didn't think that I was going to like this book, but the further I read the more I liked it. Bowdoin focuses on our relationship with food, and its impact on our relationship with God. Scriptures are used to reinforce the truth of her words. I especially liked the book's stressing the importance of developing a mindset of healthy eating over a mindset of dieting. Dieting points us toward denial which only makes us think more about what we are being denied. Healthy eating points us toward caring for our bodies as God intended and providing appropriate fuel for our body, while still allowing for the role of food in our culture and in our celebrations. I am grateful to Source Publishing a Division of ICI Ministries and Victory Editing for providing me with a copy of Find your Weigh in exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to provide a positive review and received no monetary compensation.
December 26, 2019
I liked the format of this book. It had lots of practical tips with recaps at the end of the chapters reiterating the most important points. There were lots of questions for thought, and I appreciated being able to take notes. While there is really nothing new under the sun in the field of weight loss, the layout of this book made it easy to both read and understand while the everyday tips and the recommendations for how to change harmful mindsets make the advice easy to begin putting into practice. I have found myself referring back to the book frequently.
Net Galley provided an ARC for honest review.
Net Galley provided an ARC for honest review.
January 6, 2020
A new look at food and yourself
Bowdoin shares experience in the discovery of losing weight and overcoming obstacles. She shares her journal and shares with the readers her own journey. It's not a diet book, but it's about finding the balance between diet and health, and what works for an individual. It can help the reader look at their own food issues, and figure out how to solve them without starvation or fad diets that never work. I look forward to reading more by this author. This read is definitely recommended by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews.
Bowdoin shares experience in the discovery of losing weight and overcoming obstacles. She shares her journal and shares with the readers her own journey. It's not a diet book, but it's about finding the balance between diet and health, and what works for an individual. It can help the reader look at their own food issues, and figure out how to solve them without starvation or fad diets that never work. I look forward to reading more by this author. This read is definitely recommended by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews.
January 2, 2020
Find Your Weigh is a great multiple area approach to weight loss that first includes faith and prayer, and reflection on God's Word, then assessing your movement, or lack of it, combining it with a journal about food, and tackling each pound and inch and bite with Godly assessment. Similar to the Weigh Down diet, it is great for those of us who are of faith, and depend on God's help to carry us through. We are not alone, He is with us.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
December 17, 2019
I voluntarily read a advanced reader’s copy of this book for honest opinion.
haven't read any books by Shelli Bowdoin. I gave this book a try because I was interested in the weight loss topic. I usually don't read books like Find Your Weigh. Bringing in religion was a little too much for me. For me it was only a okay book it wasn't really what I expected. It did have some good quotes.
haven't read any books by Shelli Bowdoin. I gave this book a try because I was interested in the weight loss topic. I usually don't read books like Find Your Weigh. Bringing in religion was a little too much for me. For me it was only a okay book it wasn't really what I expected. It did have some good quotes.
January 2, 2020
Thanks to Net Galley for providing the ARC for this book. This book would be good for the start of 2020 and people desiring inspiration.
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