Episode 129: Dissecting Todays Most Popular Diets with Author Heather Creekmore

Published: March 22, 2022, midnight

HEATHER CREEKMORE writes and speaks hope to thousands of women each week inspiring them to stop comparing and start living. Heather's \u201cCompared to Who?\u201dpodcast is aimed specifically at helping Christian women overcome body image and comparison issues. Her first book--also titled-- \u201cCompared to Who?\u201d encourages women to uncover the spiritual root of body image issues and find freedom. Her latest release, \u201cThe Burden of Better,\u201d offers women a journey into the depths of God's grace to find a way off the treadmill of constant comparison. Heather has been featured on Fox News, Huff Post, Morning Dose, Church Leaders, For Every Mom, along with dozens of other shows and podcasts.\n\nIn this episode, we have a conversation about the most popular diets out there today, and how dieting for the sole purpose of a smaller jeans size doesn\u2019t get to the root of the issue.\n\nKey Topics:\n- Heather\u2019s yo-yo dieting past and how at her thinnest, she was very unhealthy\n- Is it wrong to diet?\n- How one size doesn\u2019t fit all\n- The popular diets right now and the pitfalls\n- The impact of exercise and restriction\n- How does intuitive eating play a role?\n\nFind Heather\u2019s books, Compared to Who and The Burden of Better, wherever you get books! Follow her on social media at @comparedtowho and visit her website comparedtowho.me. \n\nSponsor: Join AARP for only $12 your first year when you got to AARP.com/spark