Community Success Stories on Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Habits
FRESH Start Success Stories
“I used to only eat twice a day and so my metabolism was really messed up. I’m on a good track now and teaching myself to plan ahead. If I’m not taking care of one of my clients I am taking care of me and enjoying the reward of doing so.”
Christina B., Arizona
“The program is great, and anyone, really, can get a lot out of this. It has helped me to shop healthier and eat healthier but mainly to make the right choices like how to have my pantry stocked. Great skills were given to us overall.”
Stephanie C., Georgia
“Participating in Fresh Start has been a life saver for me. It’s easy to follow and to make adjustments for this to be a healthy lifestyle for life. The Christian encouragement we are given and also get to give, makes changing our habits so much easier. There is always someone to give you a hand back up if we temporarily fall down. I feel sooo much better when following this program. And I know I’m taking better care of the one-of-a-kind body God entrusted me with.”
Diane H., South Carolina
“Inspiration, motivation, education, & love of spirit, mind, body & soul is what I receive from my amazing sisters here at FRESH Start!!! They provide all the tools I need for a successful healthy & fit life & although I tend to fail myself they NEVER give up on me & God continues to put them in front of me with an ultimate higher purpose!!”
Shannon W., Tennessee
“I love having Bess Blanco’s Fresh Start for Health resources in one handy book. It rests in my cook book holder on the kitchen countertop as a reminder to make healthy choices and a quick encouragement when I need a “pep talk” in my healthy journey.”
Linda Safford, Florida
“Renewing the mind is the key and I’m glad for all I’ve been learning from this study and from God’s word. It helped me to make a wise choice today. I quickly replaced a thought I’d been struggling with and chose a healthy snack of an apple and peanut butter over fast food. I’m so glad the Holy Spirit came through for me!”
FRESH Start Small Group Study Participant, Arizona
“Participating in the FRESH Start program has been very easy and extremely tasty. I’ve tried many meal plans in the past but this was the first that my family was willing to participate in with me because the dishes and ingredients are not foreign. The best part of FRESH Start is the staff and connecting with the on-line community. Everyone is encouraging and prayerful; it’s definitely one big family.”
Rachel M., Florida
“A few years ago I read – and saved – a magazine article detailing how no weight loss program will work until you know you are worth the effort and go into it for the right reasons. I ‘knew’ this, but not until Fresh Start for Health came along did I ‘get’ it. The missing link was the support of not only my friend, Coach Bess, but of a loving community to hold me up with God’s Word; Scripture-based food and health guidelines. It all fits now and I’m so very thankful and excited about continuing the successful journey to wellness in all areas of a blessings-filled-life.”
Suzie R., Arizona
“When I first saw the term FRESH Start for Health I thought to myself. . . .’What in the world is a FRESH start for health?’ because I had just been through one of the most life altering times of my life – DETOXING from physician-prescribed pain meds! I thought to myself ‘Hmmm with the NEW lease on life that God has given me why not at least give FRESH Start a try?’ I went in thinking ‘This can’t help ME, an in-recovery “legal” addict.’ Let me tell you THAT was my last negative thought about FRESH Start. This movement has taught me that beauty isn’t about how much I weigh or what I look like on the outside, but about teaching ME to treat my body as the temple that God intended it to be and that if I feel good inside then the outside WILL reflect that! Little baby steps like drinking my NEW go-to drink of lemon water FIRST thing in the morning instead of my sugar filled coffee made ALL the difference in the world to me. The SUPPORT I got from these ladies was PHENOMENAL and is something that we as women sometimes don’t readily admit we NEED! FRESH Start has taught me so much more than I can put into words, but if you try it, you WON’T want to go back to old unhealthy eating habits. If you try, your body WILL let you know about it. I ate {insert the huge gasp here} a burger from a well-known fast food establishment last week and my body literally went into NOOOOO mode. . . body aches, stomach churning, etc.! Our bodies are NOT meant to eat highly processed foods with chemicals that some scientist can’t even pronounce! FRESH Start is MY new way of life, the 2nd part of the NEW ME, and I couldn’t recommend becoming part of this movement more… YOU surely won’t regret it!”
Beth P., Virginia
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