Weight Loss

No temptation has taken hold of you except what is common to mankind. But God is faithful—He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can handle. But with the temptation, He will also provide a way of escape, so you will be able to endure it. – 1 Corinthians 10:13

We all have some sort of trouble, but when it comes to issues of weight, our difficulties are there for the world to see – at least on the surface. It’s easy for some to stigmatize those who are overweight because they don’t understand the inner battles that so many who struggle with weight loss face. That’s why at Seattle Christian Counseling, we offer more than a quick-fix to weight loss but, instead, look to healing the things that are inward and unseen that led to your struggles in the first place. The Lord is understanding and merciful, and he provides real solutions through God’s word and caring professionals who look to Christ for guidance.

Why Do So Many Struggle to Lose Weight?

There any many reasons people become overweight and struggle to lose those extra pounds. For some, this could be a symptom of a medical condition, so it’s important to first consult with your physician for a thorough examination. If a person is in otherwise good physical health, we then look inward and explore the emotional, mental, and spiritual factors that could come into play.

Common emotional reasons people struggle with weight loss include:

• History of abuse
• Internalized negative messages about self
• Past trauma
• Mid-life emotional issues
• Emotional stress

Christian weight loss counseling will help you process and break free from emotional barriers you carry that prevent you from losing weight. Your counselor will also help you recognize other things that might be hindering your progress such as:

• Unhealthy lifestyle and eating habits
• Not knowing healthy ways to lose weight
• Social and cultural influences
• Medical and genetic factors

If you want to learn how to lose weight and maintain a healthy way of living, Christian counseling for weight loss can help. With help from your counselor, you will learn more about underlying issues that contribute to your struggle with weight loss and why you might have been unsuccessful at losing weight in the past.

Is Maintaining a Healthy Weight Really Important?

You might wonder, what is a healthy weight? The ideal weight depends on a variety of factors such as your height and gender. If you are concerned about whether or not you’re at a healthy weight, we encourage you to visit your primary physician for a physical. When a person is overweight and stays overweight, they have a higher risk of serious health problems that can affect many aspects of their well being.

Serious health risks of obesity include:

• Coronary Heart Disease
• High Blood Pressure
• Stroke
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Cancer
• Osteoarthritis
• Sleep Apnea
• Reproductive Problems

Many who want to lose weight say that health is a huge motivating factor. Losing weight will boost your energy levels, promote better sleeping habits, and help you feel better overall. Don’t be fooled by trendy diet plans that promise you can lose weight fast. Christian weight loss counseling teaches you healthy ways to lose weight by changing your way of life, one step at a time.

Now for this very reason, making every effort, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, patience; and to patience, godliness; – 2 Peter 1:5-6

The key to lasting, positive change is to take it a step at a time. Even the apostles of Christ followed this belief in teaching that we move from faith to faith, from righteousness to a greater righteousness – all by the gift of faith and the love of Christ. At Seattle Christian Counseling, we know that the steps you need depend on your unique struggles and situation. Your Christian weight loss counselor will work with you to create a custom weight loss plan that works for your individual situation.

What Does the Christian Approach to Weight Loss Offer?

What do you get from most weight loss plans? Strict diet routines (some a little more bizarre than others), trendy exercise regimens, and that’s about it. At Seattle Christian Counseling, we take it two steps further. Not only will we help educate you on building healthier habits, we also offer healing of the inner causes of your weight gain so you are less likely to gain the weight back. Seattle Christian Counseling offers Christ-centered weight loss solutions by helping you build a life that walks more closely aligned with God’s word and the healing promises of Christ.

The principles of our approach to weight loss include:

• Building a Christ-centered lifestyle – We will focus on shifting the priorities in your life towards Jesus Christ through Bible study and prayer. When you make Him your focus, you will see positive change in all areas of your life, not just your weight.
• Making good choices for whole-person health – Getting out of old, unhealthy habits is important. By taking it one choice at a time, you can work towards creating healthy habits that promote wellness for your body, mind, emotions, and spirit.
• Providing support through Christian group counseling – We provide weight loss counseling for individuals, but we encourage joining our Christian weight loss counseling groups. There you will gain support and accountability from others who understand your struggle.

Experienced counseling combined with faith for holistic wellness

At Seattle Christian Counseling, faith in the promises of Christ is our focus for healing. As Christian counselors, we offer you a place of support and guidance for living a life that honors God by living a healthy, Christ-filled life. Through a combination of bible-based teachings and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, you can find new perspectives for overcoming harmful thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. – 2 Corinthians 10:5

Take a minute to think about what has brought you here. If you’re like many, you feel hopeless and desperate for answers to what seems like an impossible battle. Through Christ, we are promised changing of our very hearts and minds, so that we can overcome mindsets and pain that keep us from reaching our full potential. That is what Christian weight loss counseling is all about –  helping people overcome challenges of the mind, spirit, and body so they can move towards a life that is more aligned with Christ.

What Does the Bible Say About Keeping Healthy?

The Bible is a great place to go for life lessons and guidance for how we should live our lives. As Christians, we are called as vessels for Christ, and with that comes a measure of self-control, patience, and obedience to our Lord. Though that can feel like a tall order, as Jesus says, “my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Through faith in Christ, we have the promise of having good things worked in our hearts, and because of this, we can overcome challenges that would be otherwise impossible.

Have you ever told yourself things like:

• I don’t have time to cook healthy meals.
• I’ll always be overweight. There’s nothing I can do about it.
• I don’t have the support I need to lose weight.
• I’ve tried it all. Diets don’t work for me.

Christian counseling works to challenge these and all thoughts that limit your ability to grow into all Christ has promised you can be.  We will help you move towards positive, motivational talk that will encourage you to take action. Christian weight loss counseling includes:

• Goal setting.
• Reinforcement from Christian weight loss counseling group members.
• Changing your mindset from I can’t toI CAN!
• Finding incentives for positive choices.
• Creating new habits rather than forcing trendy diet and exercise plans.

You can lose weight and keep it off! Christian weight loss counseling will show you how to transform your life so that you can work towards being all you are created to be. At Seattle Christian Counseling, we promote weight loss programs that are super-charged with faith in Christ for healing and growth.

Are you ready to feel great inside and out? Contact us today!

At Seattle Christian Counseling, we have faith that you can overcome the challenges that trauma created in your life. To learn more about Christian trauma counseling or to schedule your risk-free initial session*, contact us online or give us a call at (206) 388-3929.