Author Archives: Laurie Graves
Don’t Go for the Quick Fix
Don’t do fad diets, they screw up your metabolism. Cutting your calories way down for several months and then returning to normal eating is counterproductive if you want to keep weight off long term. Fad diets are for the weak and desperate individual and they DO NOT WORK. Science supports the fact that if you…
DON’T GOT THE MONEY???
I hear people say all the time, “I don’t have the money to join a gym”, “I don’t have money to purchase home exercise equipment”, or “I will never have enough to hire a personal trainer”. Well, let’s think about that for a minute…consider these average purchases that are made by most people over the…
DON’T GOT THE TIME ???
A great little thing about exercise is that you can get a great workout in 30 minutes or less. You have 30 minutes, right? If you feel like you don’t have enough time to work out take an inventory of your day – how much time do you watch TV in the evening, could you…
Depression Getting the Best of You?
17 years ago I suffered with depression. It wasn’t just the blues – there was a period of two years where I contemplated suicide often. My circumstances overwhelmed me, past hurts and rejection kept me in a very dark state and I was actively participating in negative thinking. Not to mention my poor diet and…
Go Ahead and Eat!
Cornelius, a captain of the Italian army, invited the apostle Peter to his house. Before the servants arrived, Peter was praying and fell into a trance. He saw a huge sheet dropping from the sky filled with all kinds of animals. God told Peter to eat them, but Peter was confused and said, “No, Lord,…
The Four D’s
Taking care of your health in American society today is very counter-cultural. So many people struggle with excess weight, food compulsions and addiction. Even with the abundance of nutritional and fitness information we have at our disposal we still are killing ourselves with food. Taking care of ourselves requires 4 things, I like to call…
At Odds With The Potter
We all have so much to be thankful for! It’s important to be continually thankful to the Father for all he has done for us and all he has given to us. One of the great gifts he has given us is our temple. The Father wants our bodies fit and healthy for ministering to…
Get Acquainted With God
Job 22:21, Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. ??It’s just not enough in these present times to know about God. We have to put in effort to understand His Word, His Ways, His Wisdom. We live in fallen world with people self destructing all over the…
Do You Lack Wisdom and Knowledge?
Hosea 4:6 (NIV) says, “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children”.??What are you doing to obtain knowledge concerning healing, health and wellness? It won’t just magically appear.…
What are You Listening to When You Workout?
Today I was considering what a blessing it is to put exercise and worship together and have a real move of the Holy Spirit during my workouts. God designed us spirit, soul and body – all three working together to achieve balance. ?My friend, Renee Wilson, Biggest Loser from Season 6, told me she filled…