Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating: 100 Renewing Exercises to Help You Break Free from the Control of Food

by Barb Raveling

Overview

Let God’s Truth Transform Your Desires

Author Barb Raveling has been caught in the bondage of emotional eating, stuck in a cycle of gaining and losing weight—but she’s also experienced how submitting to Christ’s commands healed her broken relationship with food. In Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating, Barb shares what she’s learned to help you regain control over what, when, and why you eat.

These 100 exercises based on biblical teachings will change how you see food, dieting, and weight loss. As you read, you will

• grow closer to God as you honestly and humbly present your struggles to Him
• build boundaries to stop you from using food as a coping mechanism—and make emergency plans for when you’re tempted to overindulge
• find freedom from strongholds by focusing your mind on God’s desires for your heart

When you trade the lies that lead you to overeat for the truths that set you free, you’ll find yourself craving closeness with God above all else. Say Goodbye to Emotional Eating will help you build effective strategies for maintaining a spiritually satisfying relationship with food.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736985598
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	11/01/2022
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	661,680
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Barb Raveling is the author of Freedom from Emotional Eating, I Deserve a Donut (And Other Lies That Make You Eat), and Taste for Truth: A 30 Day Weight Loss Bible Study. She hosts both the Taste for Truth Podcast and the Christian Habits Podcast, and also blogs about breaking free from negative emotions and strongholds at www.barbraveling.com.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Foundations

1 "I Need Ice Cream" 11

2 It's All Good 15

3 The Secret Weight-Loss Weapon 19

4 Better with Boundaries 23

5 Truth Journaling 41

6 Option Charts 59

7 Scripture Meditations and Renewing Questions 67

Part 2 Renewing Exercises

Section 1 "I'm Afraid to Start" 79

Nervous About Trying Again 81

"Do I Really Need Boundaries?" 82

When You Feel Like You Need the Perfect Set of Boundaries 84

Lies About Food You May Have Learned Growing Up 86

Wonderfully Made 88

"I Don't Want to Renew My Mind" 90

"I Hate Exercise!" 92

"I'll Start Tomorrow" 93

When You're Afraid to Start 95

Section 2 "I Don't Feel Like Following My Boundaries" 97

Eating What You Want When You Want 99

Treats in the House 101

When You're Rebelling Against Your Boundaries 102

Lusting After Food 104

When You're at a Social Gathering 106

Careless Eating 107

Holding Food with Open Hands 109

Eating the Second Piece 111

"My Boundaries Aren't Worth Keeping" 112

"I Should Be Able to Eat What They're Eating" 114

Problem Foods 116

Holiness and Eating 117

Christmas Treats 119

Opportunity Eating 120

"I Need This Treat!" 122

Going Out to Eat 124

Indulgence Eating 125

A Close Walk with God versus a Close Walk with Food 127

"It's Just One Bite!" 129

"I Wish I Were Still on Vacation" 130

Developinga Habit of Thankfulness 131

"I Would Be Crazy Not to Eat This!" 133

Good Food Eating 134

Out-of-Bounds Gifts versus God's Gifts 136

Delicious Food 138

Justification Eating 139

Being Content with Food 141

Yummy Food in the House 143

"I Feel Like Eating" 144

When You're Hungry 146

Vacation or Holiday Eating 147

Celebration Eating 149

"It's Not That Important to Exercise" 150

"I'll Exercise Later" 152

Section 3 "I Need Chocolate" 155

Casting Your Cares on God (Not Food) 157

"I Deserve This Treat!" 159

When You Really, Really Need a Treat 160

Things Aren't Going Well 162

Eating to Relax 164

Procrastination Eating 165

A Life of Good Works versus a Fun, Exciting, and Easy Life 167

When Life Is Boring 169

When You're Anxious 170

"Everything Is Going Wrong!" 172

Emotional Eating 174

Going to God versus Going to Food 176

"I Need a Little Excitement in My Life!" 178

Reward Eating 179

When You're Annoyed with Someone 181

Perfectionism Eating 183

Turning to Food for Comfort 185

Eating After a Vacation 187

"I'm So Tired!" 188

When You Want Fun, Exciting, and Easy 190

The Mom Life 192

Learning to Be Content 193

"My Life Is a Wreck!" 195

Relationship Troubles 196

"Of Course I'm Worried!" 198

"I Wish I Had My Old Life Back" 200

Boredom Eating 201

Section 4 "I Have to Be Skinny" 203

Lies You May Have Learned Growing Up, Part 1 205

Lies You May Have Learned Growing Up, Part 2 206

When You Feel Like Others Are Judging You for Your Weight 207

"If Only I Were Thin" 209

When You Don't Feel Beautiful 210

"This Person Will Reject Me If I Don't Lose Weight" 212

"I'll Never Be Skinny Enough for This Event" 214

After a Bad Weigh-In 216

When You Feel Like You Have to Be Skinny 218

When You Feel Like a Weight-Loss Failure 220

Section 5 "I'll Never Lose This Weight" 221

Discouraged About Weight Loss 223

"I Really Blew It Today" 225

When You Have a Bad Weigh-In 226

Tired of the Struggle 228

Obsessing over Weight Loss 230

"I Might as Well Eat!" 231

When You Are Sick to Death of Your Boundaries 233

"I'll Never Get Over This!" 235

Regret After Breaking a Major Boundary 237

When You Feel Like Giving Up 239

Eating After a Weigh-In or Big Event 241

"This Isn't Going as Well as I Thought It Would" 242

When You're Beating Yourself Up About What You Just Ate 244

"I Should Be Losing More Than This!" 246

When You Don't Feel Like Renewing 247

"Life Will Be Terrible If I Don't Lose Weight!" 249

After a Bad Night of Eating 252

"This Is Too Hard!" 254

After a Binge 256

Lifelong Boundaries 257

Appendix A "I Don't Want to Renew My Mind" 259

Appendix B When You Feel Like You Have to Be Skinny 261