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What I've discovered on my 90 pound weight loss journey through compulsive overeating and weight gain to 12-Step recovery since 2005. Navigating healthy eating can be tricky! Check out my tips and food tricks below. I've included some healthy recipes - please send your healthy recipe ideas to info@reshapeandrecover.com for posting consideration.
What’s Hiding in Your “Healthy” Meals?
Sometimes the reason the scale isn’t moving has nothing to do with overeating — and everything to do with what we’re eating. If you’ve...
Julie Kleinhans
6 days ago1 min read
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5 Morning Habits for Better Health
What if your day didn’t start with stress… but with strength? So often, we hit the ground running — overwhelmed, scattered, or already...
Julie Kleinhans
Jun 121 min read
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Morning Checklist to Start Strong
What if your day didn’t start with stress… but with strength? So often, we hit the ground running — overwhelmed, scattered, or already...
Julie Kleinhans
Jun 111 min read
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Full Immersion: How to Build Daily Habits for Food Recovery
Let’s be honest — food addiction isn’t just about food. It’s emotional. Spiritual. Habitual. And trying to recover with “half-effort”...
Julie Kleinhans
Jun 101 min read
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Child of God: Who We Are
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you see someone marked by old labels — failure, addict, compulsive overeater? Or do you...
Julie Kleinhans
Jun 51 min read
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Even Toby Knows – Staying Healthy Takes Effort
Not just physical effort, but spiritual strength too. For those of us on a Christian weight loss or food recovery journey, the challenges...
Julie Kleinhans
May 281 min read
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Step One Towards Freedom
There comes a moment when we realize… All the willpower in the world hasn’t worked. The diets, the promises, the “starting fresh Monday”...
Julie Kleinhans
May 241 min read
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Freedom Wasn’t Meant to Be Kept Quiet
Step 12: Share the Hope You’ve Found There’s something sacred about walking through the fire and coming out the other side changed. Step...
Julie Kleinhans
May 171 min read
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Traveling and Staying Abstinent
As travel season begins, I have what I think is the most important recommendation: Don't Let "Just One" Derail Your Recovery When...
Julie Kleinhans
May 121 min read
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Why Staying Connected Matters in Recovery and Habit Change
💬Want to build healthier habits — and keep them? In this short video, I share a key insight from Atomic Habits by James Clear and why...
Julie Kleinhans
May 81 min read
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Step 9: Making Amends with Courage and Care
🌿 Sometimes the biggest weight we carry isn’t on our bodies — it’s on our hearts. Step 9 invites us into healing and new freedom. In...
Julie Kleinhans
Apr 261 min read
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Garlic Roasted Green Beans and Mushrooms
Need a fresh and simple side dish? These roasted green beans and mushrooms are full of flavor and totally satisfying — no need to turn to...
Julie Kleinhans
Apr 231 min read
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🎉 Podcast Episode 52 – Our One-Year Anniversary! 🎉Breaking (and Staying) Free from Overeating
Can you believe it’s been a full year of the Reshape and Recover podcast? We’re celebrating 52 weeks of biblical encouragement,...
Julie Kleinhans
Apr 221 min read
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What Are You Really Reaching For?
Why We Reach for Food Instead of Comfort Have you ever wandered into the kitchen, opened the fridge, and found yourself staring...
Julie Kleinhans
Apr 211 min read
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Step 8: Willing to Make Things Right
Healing from food addiction isn’t just about what we eat — it’s about what’s been eating at us. In Step 8 of Reshape and Recover, we take...
Julie Kleinhans
Apr 191 min read
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Peace May Be the Answer You’re Looking For
You’ve been eating well. You’re staying on plan. But the scale won’t budge — and frustration is creeping in. Before you blame your...
Julie Kleinhans
Apr 181 min read
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True Hunger vs. Cravings: What Your Body Needs
Do you ever find yourself reaching for food even when you just ate? Or craving something specific—like sweets or salty snacks—when you’re...
Julie Kleinhans
Apr 151 min read
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The Power of Humility: Step 7 in a Christian Weight Loss Program
In Step 7 of the Reshape and Recover 12 Steps, we ask God to remove our shortcomings. In doing so, we begin to walk more fully in...
Julie Kleinhans
Apr 121 min read
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Becoming Willing Through Prayer
Sometimes the hardest part of making a change isn’t knowing what to do—it’s becoming willing to do it. In recovery, willingness is often...
Julie Kleinhans
Apr 111 min read
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Do you struggle with emotional eating?
You’re not alone. Many of us have turned to food for comfort during times of stress, boredom, or emotional pain. It’s an easy escape —...
Julie Kleinhans
Apr 71 min read
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