I just uploaded a new video where I share some real, candid advice about getting through a fast - the challenges, the breakthroughs, and why it's so much more than just giving up food. I know we're all in different places with fasting. Some of you have never tried it, some are experienced, and some are curious but hesitant. I'd love to hear from you on this post: What's your experience with fasting? Have you tried it and for how long? What was hard? What surprised you? Or if you haven't yet - what's holding you back? Let's share and help each other. Your story might be exactly what someone else needs to hear today. Drop a comment below 💛 Jessica

I see we have some new faces in here. Welcome! And to those of you who've been quiet, I'd love to hear from you too. Quick reminder of what we're doing here: learning the art of self-healing and weight loss through the 4 pillars of Food, Fitness, Faith, and Fasting with ease, joy, and alignment. I'm still uploading the curriculum. There's a LOT of content coming your way, so stay tuned! In the meantime, I want to hear from YOU: Which pillar are you most interested in right now? And what's one thing you're hoping to transform? New members and lurkers, now's your time to introduce yourself! Drop a comment below. 👇

Hi everyone and welcome! My name is Christy and I’m 48, I have 3 kids(12,14,16). I work part time at home cheapo for my benifits from 5am-9am Mon-Thursday and after 9 I run a landscape/handyman company with my husband. I do all the customer/phone/invoice/estimating/drawings and a lot of labor too. When I was 4 I fell on concrete at a daycare center and had a big goose egg on my forehead and ever since I have had terrible migraines. I use to get 3 or 4 a week when I was young and my mom was feeding me Tylenol and Ibuprofen. I finally figured out that was causing reoccurring headaches. Also as a teen I was diagnosed with pcos. I was put on birth control to fix that. I was finally able to get pregnant at 30 after 5 years of trying. My gyn asked me if I wanted kids and I said if it happens. Well she gave me progesterone and I took one pill and got pregnant. 3 kids later. After the 3rd when my period came back it came back with the heaviest bleeding I ever had which I didn’t have a lot of periods in the past due to pcos and also the worst nauseating migraine you can imagine and I’ve been getting those once a month now for the last 12 years with my regular periods that I never had. My only hope has been menopause really, I’m also wondering if I should maybe take metformin for insulin resistance. I definitely feel like when I don’t eat I feel better but the sugar cravings are just so hard which is why I’m thinking metformin. I need to lose 20-30 pounds. Jess thank you so much for starting this group!! I so need this in my life right now! And I know how amazing, kind and knowledgeable you are so I’m so excited for your ideas and feedback❤️

I want to talk about something that completely transformed my approach to health: including Faith as one of my four pillars. For years, I treated my body like a project to fix. I was strict with my diet, intense with my workouts, and constantly measuring my progress. But something was always missing. I felt disconnected from the process. It felt like punishment instead of love. This all changed when I brought Faith into my health journey: Faith gives you the "why" behind your choices. When your motivation is rooted in stewardship (caring for what you've been given) rather than vanity or comparison, your choices come from a completely different place. You're not trying to earn worth through your body. You're honoring a gift. Faith reduces stress, which directly impacts your physical health. Prayer, meditation, gratitude, and rest aren't just spiritual practices. They lower cortisol, balance hormones, improve digestion, and help your body feel safe enough to release stored fat. When you're chronically stressed, your body holds onto everything. Faith practices calm your nervous system. For those of us who are Christians, there's even deeper truth here. God is the Creator of our bodies. He designed them with intention and specific needs. Jesus is the Ultimate Healer, and He cares deeply about physical suffering and healing. The Bible is actually full of health wisdom: clean eating principles, warnings about excess, Daniel's whole foods approach, biblical fasting, and Paul's teaching that our bodies are temples. Scripture isn't just spiritual guidance. It contains practical health advice rooted in how we were designed. Your body is a vessel for your highest purpose. We can only reach our highest purpose through honoring what God wants for our bodies. When we give in to laziness and gluttony, we're not just hurting ourselves physically. We're giving in to the enemy and blocking ourselves from walking in our full calling. Your health isn't separate from your spiritual purpose. It's connected. How you care for your body affects your ability to serve, to love, to fulfill what God has called you to do. Show up because you're caring for something sacred, not fixing a problem.

I am still planning on moving forward with our call tomorrow but have not decided on if there will be a replay or not. It will be a very informative call especially if you are struggling with questions like what should I eat, do I need to give up certain foods, cravings, etc. We will also touch on fasting for spiritual and physical health and how to start planning your first fast. It will be very helpful and valuable. Hope to see you there!