161. Want Food Freedom But Still Hoping to Lose Weight? Let's Talk About It

Can you truly pursue food freedom if you're secretly (or not-so-secretly) still hoping the number on the scale will go down? 🤔

For so many Christian women, the desire for food freedom collides hard with the lingering hope for weight loss. Maybe you’ve ditched the diets (or at least say you have), but deep down, there’s still that little voice whispering, “But what if I could still lose just a few pounds?” It can feel confusing, even discouraging, when you’re trying to trust your body and honor God—but weight loss hopes keep tagging along for the ride.

In today’s episode, Brittany dives head-first into this tension between chasing food freedom and wishing for weight loss. She unpacks why this struggle is so common, where it shows up most, and what to do when your heart is pulled in two different directions. 

Whether you’re on Day 1 of your food freedom journey or years into it, this episode will help you sort through your motivations, re-center your goals, and find peace in your pursuit of health without obsession.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

🍩 Why your lingering weight loss desire isn’t something to shame 🧠 The sneaky thought patterns that sabotage your food freedom goals 📖 What the Bible actually says (and doesn’t say) about your body changing 😬 How to handle conversations around body changes—especially from well-meaning people 🙏 A powerful prayer strategy to shift your focus from body control to body trust

Resources mentioned:

> Start your own food freedom journey by getting started with The Joy-Filled Eater LIVE!

> Steal my food freedom blueprint when you subscribe to The Joy-Filled Eater PRIVATE PODCAST for step-by-step strategies to walk you through my proven Joy-Filled Eater framework for finding lasting freedom from negative body image and disordered eating.

Your Next Steps to Food Freedom & Better Body Image:

> Become a VIP Podcast Insider HERE to access BONUS resources only available to our VIP list.

> Join our FREE community in the Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women Facebook group to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus.

Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast!

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*Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.