Let’s talk physiology for a moment.🦋🎯 When you sleep: Your brain detoxifies through the lymphatic system (it literally clears metabolic waste) Growth hormone is released to repair tissues and support muscle and fat metabolism. Cortisol (your stress hormone) resets. Leptin and ghrelin (your hunger hormones) regulate. Insulin sensitivity improves. When you are sleep-deprived: Ghrelin increases (you feel hungrier). Leptin decreases (you don’t feel satisfied). Cortisol rises (your body holds onto fat, especially around the belly). Cravings for sugar and refined carbs increase. 🍇So when we say sleep affects weight loss… this is not fluffy advice. This is hormonal reality. 🦋 If you are trying to lose weight but sleeping 4–5 hours a night, your body is fighting to survive, not to release fat. 🍎🦋 Sleep is where your body recuperates. It is where inflammation decreases. It is where your nervous system shifts from fight-or-flight to rest-and-digest.

How many hours of sleep do you get on average per night?

Ladies!!! 🦋🍎 Let’s take a moment to celebrate our beautiful sister @Lauren Greene for winning the leaderboard this past week!!! 🎉🦋🍎 @Lauren Greene we see your consistency. We see your engagement. We see your faithfulness. This is what happens when commitment meets community. 🌺 Family, this is your reminder that the leaderboard is not about perfection — it’s about participation. It’s about showing up. It’s about fellowship. It’s about growth. And yes… there is a reward🍇💕 The next winner will receive a 1:1 coaching session with me 🦋🍎 If you’ve been watching quietly, this is your nudge to jump in: 🍎 Make a post. 🦋 Share your wins. 🍎 Testify about what God is doing in your health. 🦋 Encourage another sister. 🍎 Comment. Engage. Celebrate others. 🍇 ask questions!!! We are not just a weight loss group. We are a Christian fellowship. When one woman shares her breakthrough, it strengthens another. When one woman testifies, faith rises in the room. When one woman shows up consistently, it gives others courage to do the same. Let’s make this space vibrant. Let’s make it encouraging. Let’s make it alive with testimonies. You never know who needs your story this week. 🦋🍎 Who’s taking the top spot next?🦋💪🏽🎯

Yesterday, I had a 1:1 Call with the amazing, @Naomi Adek And she reminded me of something powerful! If I’m walking through hardship or just an unfamiliar season — but I know I’m in God’s will — then I can put it back on God. For those that don't know, I'm currently traveling abroad with my husband and daughter. And let me tell you - It is not easy. I don't really have a set routine... Meals are often sporadic... It can feel like my health goals are taking the backseat... etc. etc. However, I know that I'm where I'm supposed to be - even if its uncomfortable or not ideal. Obedience is what He asks of us. But the outcome is up to Him. Sometimes we obey…and then quietly pick the stress back up.🙋🏻‍♀️ We replay the “what ifs.” We're hard on ourselves. We try to manage and control every detail. But if you know you’re being obedient —if you’ve sought Him, prayed, and followed through —then the weight of the results do not belong to you. Put that on God! So I do the best I can -- with meal planning... with portion control... with exercise... and trust God with the rest! Obedience is our responsibility. Provision, protection, and outcome are His. This was the exact reminder I needed! And maybe this is your reminder too -- to release it again. Is there something in your health journey that you need to put back into God’s hands today? 💛

What’s the one food you can eat over and over again without feeling grossed out?