Overview: In this episode, I give you a recipe (pun intended) for a way to make sure your meal planning system is working for you rather than against you.  There are 4 key components that will help you be more successful.  

Inward step: Take one of the principles and reflect on it. Take one small action.

Outward step: Get together with a friend for a meal.

LINKS

Small Steps Jumpstart

The Flexible Meal Planning Course

New Mercies Collective

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Head on over to the website to get connected.  The place to be is the New Mercies Collective, a free private Facebook group, where I share some tips, encouragement, and challenges.  It's a safe space to help one another out as we seek to nourish our bodies well and we'd love to have you join us!

In this episode I give you 3 shortcuts for when you're making meals.  It's all about progress, not perfection, and these are super tangible ways to lessen the overwhelm.  

Inward step: Pick one of the three ideas to try this week!

Outward step: Help someone else out by making extra of a meal and giving it to them or stopping by with some groceries that you picked up while you were out.

Make sure you're signed up for my email list to be notified when the meal planning course goes live.  

Head on over to the website to get connected.  The place to be is the New Mercies Collective, a free private Facebook group, where I share some tips, encouragement, and challenges.  It's a safe space to help one another out as we seek to nourish our bodies well and we'd love to have you join us!

This episode starts a new series all about meal planning!  Today I talk about why this is important, bringing in a couple of Bible passages to help us out.  In your small steps at the end, I've encouraged you to really think about how having a solid meal planning system in place will help you and your family thrive--envision it!  For your outward step, I asked you to do some research about food insecurity where you live and consider making a donation physically or financially if you're able to a local organization you trust or one such as Feeding America.

Make sure you're following along on social media and have joined the email list.  Lots is going to be shared over the next few weeks that you're not going to want to miss!

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In today's episode, I go over 3 common mistakes people make when trying to strengthen their core.  

Inward step: Try doing one core movement (see my YouTube channel for ideas) and do it with intention (slowly, thinking through each step).

Outward step: Get to know someone who you maybe have held a wrong assumption about (made the mistake of judging who they are without truly knowing them).

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In today's episode, we take a step back from the physical and dig deeper.  What are some core beliefs we believe about our bodies?  How are they missing the mark?  What are the truths to replace those lies?  

For your small steps for today, I encouraged you to think of a lie you may be believing, what the core belief is when you choose to believe it, and then think of the truth that can debunk that lie.  As your outward step, I invited you to share a truth with a friend by writing a note about how you see her but also how God sees her.  There is so much junk that goes into our minds every day so let's shower people with truth this week!

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In this episode we get practical.  What are some things we can do to gain some core strength and lose some of that belly fat?  

For our small steps, I gave 3 things to choose from related to sleep, strength training, and hydration.  Pick one!  For your outward step, I encouraged you to get in touch with a friend and connect about Jesus.  What is He teaching you?  How are you growing?  If you're in a rough season of your faith, maybe deconstructing or reconstructing your faith, just spend some time with Jesus in silence, give a spiritual discipline a try, or read a passage of Scripture.  It's important we connect to our core, Jesus, and not just focus on the outward. 

Visit the website here and check out the Core Challenge!

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Today we start a new series on our core.  In this episode, I want to address how we often want six pack abs, why that may never actually happen, and what we can focus on instead.  

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Small Steps

Outward: Use your core to help someone else with a task.  Tag me on social media (@newmerciesfitness) with what you did and how you engaged your core!

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It's a 5th Monday so it's Q&A with Debbie time!  Today I answer a question about snacking.  Oh those snack cravings are so good at creeping up on us (or flat out banging on the door).  What do we do when they hit?  I talk about what this happens, what to do when we have those cravings, and how we can possibly even avoid them.

If you have any questions you want me to answer, email me at [email protected] or send me a message on IG/FB.

Mentioned in this episode: Balance Your Blood Sugar by Kelly Leveque

Body Love by Kelly Leveque (you can also find this on Abebooks.com, Thriftbooks.com, and likely your local library)

Cookies & Cream Smoothie Recipe

Small Steps

Inward: Try one thing I mentioned in this episode.  Start today or tomorrow but don't wait til next week!

Outward: Invite a family member/friend to take that small step with you.

In our final episode of our thirsty series we are getting practical. Why do we need to hydrate, how do we dehydrate ourselves and how can we get more water into our bodies? We talk about it all in today’s episode.

Thirsty Challenge PDF

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In today's episode we talk about Jeremiah 2:13 and the idea of broken cisterns.  

Small Steps

Inward: Get angry with diet culture.  Then let Jesus wash over you with living water.

Outward: Reach out to a younger-than-you girl and let her know her body is good and she is loved.  Use the coloring pages I have available (free when you sign up via email by clicking HERE).

Thirsty Challenge PDF

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