Why are we waiting to transform until a certain day, month, year etc. sister? Why?! We don't need it to be a new year to continue transforming and becoming the very best version of us. We also don't need a new year for a new beginning. We don't need some huge, monumental change or massive, over the top action to take place for a new beginning. In this episode I get a little heated, spicey, and passionate about what you actually do need in order for transformation and a new beginning. I love you too much to allow you to miss out on opportunities, experiences, and growth that Christ may have for you this whole month of December if you are simply waiting on the new year for a new beginning. xoxo, your sis in Christ, Kels.

We may feel like it's just one more thing to add to our longggg list of holiday to-dos by staying consistent in our workouts and on our nutrition, but actually staying consistent in your journey sis may actually be exactly what you need to maintain the energy and the sanity of the business of the holiday season! Not only will you continue to make progress in your journey, but I believe you'll be so thankful for how good you feel through the holidays and how much more energy you'll have to thrive through this season! In this episode I share some quick tips for you on how to stay disciplined and consistent in the holiday season while also still ENJOYING the fun that comes alongside holidays!

Yo, you may already know this or maybe you had no stinking idea but hey the holidays are coming up so I thought I'd be sure to share some FOOD podcasts with ya! Today I get a little nerdy on ya and talk about some of the science behind what exactly happens to our bodies when we restrict food and caloric intake. A lot of times it's preached in diet culture to have 1200 calorie diets/nutrition programs or even maybe less than that. Or, the whole "burn more than what you take in and that'll help a hit your fitness /weight loss goals!" But really what that ends up doing over a longggggg period time is simply destroying your metabolism and keeps you from actually stepping into those results and hitting plateaus. It's frustrating so in this episode I wanted to explain and educate you a bit on why this happens. let's dive in Sista!

I know the scale can be suchhhhh a good tool to track our progress on our fitness and health journey but unfortunately it can also be something that hinders our journey when it becomes unhealthy. There are soooo many other ways for us track and monitor our progress sister without even touching the scale at all. In this episode I share those red flags of when to STOP using the scale and also some of my absolute favorite ways to track our progress that help us to have more of a positive healthy relationship overall with our bodies and the journey! I have also added a tool here to help you know exactly how to take measurements. Click here for that tool & guidance >>>

In this episode I may definitely step on some toes! We're gonna be chatting all about how sometimes our excuses we give for why we can't move our temples or eat well, or spend time with the Lord are actually not just excuses, but that we are not prioritizing them!! ekkkk. Try "it's just not important to me to spend time in my Bible or with my Creator" OUCHHHHH!! right? Hey, I'm right there with you sis! I'm not just preaching this at you!! I'm talking to me too because I still time to time just like you, struggle with throwing out them excuses! If we want something to happen or we want to do something we make it happen right?! So let's dive in any I'll give you some more truth bombs haha but allll in love. I hope you know that! 

Sometimes we have a plan, we have prepared something or for something, and the Holy Spirit takes you in a whole different direction. I had content lined up for you today but as usual I prayed before I pressed record and over and over again, I felt this nudge and heard this whisper that you needed someone to pray over YOU today! So that's legit what this episode is. I don't know who it is for. I don't know what God plans to do with it but if it touches you or if it was speaking directly to you and you feel that pleaseeee let me know sis! If you follow me on IG my handle is @kelseymarie.combs and tiktok @kels_mariecombs , or connect with me on facebook @ (3) Kelsey Combs | Facebook . Don't ever hesitate to reach out to me sweet friend! 

In this episode today we will be diving into the slippery slope or "major dangers" of working out or working on our health and fitness ONLY and SOLELY to be thin and skinny. Becoming thin or achieving the benefits of working out being associated with outward appearance is not a BAD thing so to speak obviously those are blessings in the journey, but it becomes a huge red flag when the things I talk about in this episode are starting to occur and you realize "man, I'm just super focused on only being thin" and that's why I'm even on this journey. Remember the benefits of the workouts and the journey are not BAD! But we can't have them trump simply working out to serve & care for & honor the gift God's given us which is our temple. If you would love to have more accountability in your discipline in both your fitness & your faith walk join us in laced with grace ministry sis!  CLICK this link here to join for FREE! >>>>> Design emails people love to get. (flodesk.com)

Do you have moments and times sis where you have actually been DOING IT! like you actually feel like you have gotten the discipline thing down with your fitness, your nutrition, and you're also just feeling so on fire for Jesus while walking in the path He has for you? BUT THENNNN. BAMMMM. You jack it up? you fall off course. You miss a workout? You eat all the brownies and binge? You haven't read your bible in a week? You haven't been drinking your water or you really freaking mess up and massively sin. Your flesh has won and you then feel like your back at square one, defeated, burnt out, discouraged. Maybe you're embarrassed so you just give up. You hide. You're ashamed. Or maybe you have the intentional mindset of GRACEEE and you get back new the next day? Idk either way, I believe Christ has something for you today in this podcast sis. Let's open our hearts and open our ears today in this episode to see what He's placed on my heart to share with you today to help you navigate and MYSELF navigate the whole "backsliding ordeal" Needing community and accountability in your health and fitness anddd your faith walk sis? Join laced with grace for FREE right here!! >>> https://linktr.ee/LacedWithGrace