My Story

Hello, Satisfied Soul!

Are you looking for the door—the way out of the endless cycles in diet culture? Or maybe you didn’t know there was a diet culture or an exit door. If you have found yourself in a trap of endless dieting cycles, and you know the Lord, He has promised a way out. Dieting to lose the weight can get the job done but it won’t keep it off—it’s leads to deeper reliance on Diet Culture and repeating the cycle by dieting again and again. Once I saw the trap and learned there was a way out, I sprinted to the exit door and bid farewell to Diet Culture. I’m enjoying a Lifestyle of Freedom maintaining the weight I lost. I’m free and want the same for you.

 

It’s been a long road to freedom—desperately searching for clues and answers along the way. Many have promised relief but there was none to be found there. Thankfully, the answers I found are simple, and being in relationship with God seals the deal. He is the One that shows us the door out of Diet Culture and helps keep it shut once we exit. I can’t wait to tell you how He showed me the ways I was not connected to Him and was in fellowship with food instead.

 

My journey into diet culture started early as a pre-teen. Growing up and into my adult years, dieting was the only way I knew to move the scale—move the scale I did! Up and down, over and over again. If I’d have known of another way, I would probably have rejected it because I was completely convinced that dieting was the only way to reach my goal weight.

I couldn’t help thinking this way because I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s when new diets were all the rage. Do any of these sound familiar? The Grapefruit Diet, The Rice Diet, 1,200 Calorie Diet, Low Carbohydrate Diet, Mayo Clinic Diet, The Scarsdale Diet, Dexatrim Diet Pills, and the Ayds Reducing Plan. I’m sure you’ve heard of or even tried some of these or newer versions of them since they cycle around ever so often.


Although not fat, I compared my adolescent body to the lean adult models in magazines and catalogs hoping to obtain their stylish physique. Unsatisfied with my body and with so many diets promising success, I happily plunged into diet after diet. This began the journey that lead me to years of success and failure causing me to develop many bad habits, insecurities, and wrong beliefs about myself that I carried into adulthood.


It’s been a long journey deep into the Diet Culture. As soon as I realized in my 50’s that I was still battling the very same problem I started out with in my teens, I looked for the way out of this endless, dead end  cycle of bondage.

Before and after photo of a blonde woman

To begin with, it had not occurred to me that I was in bondage. I thought I lacked willpower, that I was a failure, and that my struggle was my own fault. My prayers had been for strength and asking God to help me in my efforts. Truthfully, I thought God was not interested in my weight issues because it seemed vain. That sounds funny to me now!

 

With God as my guide, I began to see the detailed way He designed me to be at my most beautiful body size. I’m not talking about trying to make peace with myself without losing the necessary pounds to reach a healthy weight. He showed me that our bodies, souls, and spirits each have a special role to play when we are ready to leave the shackles of bondage and embrace freedom. Typically, we focus on our body alone to give us results and answers for weight loss, but this is a team effort and your soul and spirit have major contributions to make as well.

 

Satisfied. Free. That’s me now because I’m succeeding without endless diet cycles, and I want you to be satisfied and free too. It’s time to Exit Diet Culture. Let me show you how!

Buh-Bye, Diet Culture!


Hello, Satisfied Soul!

Are you looking for the door—the way out of the endless cycles in diet culture? Or maybe you didn’t know there was a diet culture or an exit door. If you have found yourself in a trap of endless dieting cycles, and you know the Lord, He has promised a way out. Dieting to lose the weight works but dieting to keep it off is not the answer—it’s just going deeper into diet culture and repeating the cycle by dieting again and again. Once I saw the trap and learned there was a way out, I sprinted to the exit door and bid farewell to Diet Culture. I’m enjoying a Lifestyle of Freedom maintaining the weight I lost. I’m free and want the same for you.

It’s been a long road to freedom—desperately searching for clues and answers along the way. Many have promised relief but there was no relief to be found. Thankfully, the answers I found are simple, and being in relationship with God seals the deal. He is the One that shows us the door and helps keep it shut. I can’t wait to tell you how He showed me the ways I was not connected to Him and was in fellowship with food instead.

My journey into diet culture started early as a pre-teen. Growing up and into my adult years, dieting was the only way I knew to move the scale—move the scale I did! Up and down, over and over again. If I’d have known of another way, I would probably have rejected it because I was completely convinced that dieting was the only way to reach my goal weight.

I couldn’t help thinking this way because I grew up in the 70s and 80s when new diets were all the rage. Do any of these sound familiar? The Grapefruit Diet, The Rice Diet, 1,200 Calorie Diet, Low Carbohydrate Diet, Mayo Clinic Diet, The Scarsdale Diet, Dexatrim Diet Pills, and the Ayds Reducing Plan. I’m sure you’ve heard of or even tried some of these since they cycle around ever so often.

Although not fat, I compared my adolescent body to the lean adult models in magazines and catalogs hoping to obtain their stylish physique. Unsatisfied with my body and with so many diets promising success, I happily plunged into diet after diet. This began the journey that lead me to years of success and failure causing me to develop many bad habits, insecurities, and wrong beliefs about myself that I carried into adulthood.

It’s been a long journey deep into the diet culture. As soon as I realized at age 52 that I was still battling the very same problem I started out with in the 70s, I looked for the way out of this endless, dead end  cycle of bondage.

To begin with, it had not occurred to me that I was in bondage. I thought I lacked willpower and that I was a failure. My prayers had been for strength and asking God to help me in my efforts. Truthfully, I thought God was not interested in my weight issues because it seemed vain. That sounds funny to me now!

With God as my guide, I began to see the detailed way He designed me to be at my most beautiful body size. I’m not talking about trying to make peace with myself without losing the necessary pounds to reach a healthy weight. He showed me that our bodies, souls, and spirits each have a special role to play when we are ready to leave the shackles of bondage and embrace freedom. Typically, we focus on our body alone to give us results and answers for weight loss, but this is a team effort and your mind and spirit have major contributions to make as well.

Satisfied. That’s me now because I’m succeeding without endless diet cycles, and I want you to be satisfied too. It’s time to exit Diet Culture. Let me show you how!

What They Are Saying

"I have tried to lose weight off and on most of my adult life. As a small framed, 5’1” gal, the extra pounds weren’t easily disguised. I thought that if I could at least get to a certain size that would be good enough. Once I started loosing the weight I realized I didn’t have to settle for good enough. This program really works and Coach Jermaine has been so helpful to give me encouragement and accountability." -Stephanie
"Coach Jermaine is a pure-hearted, hardworking person to support your personal goals. Jermaine is selfless, sacrificial, and very competent. It has been amazing to watch her own transformation around physical health. I love the fact that she is offering the world something that she has already put to practice for herself. I see Jesus when I see Jermaine and that is the best compliment I could give anyone." Clarence HillLead Pastor, Antioch Community Church, Norman OK
"I always look forward to our coaching calls. Jermaine has creative ideas and has been super encouraging along my journey." Sarah
"Within about 3 1/2 months I had lost 30 lbs. Jermaine was always encouraging me and texting me every week with new things to read or listen to that would keep me going. About a month or so later, I had lost a total of 41 lbs., and I couldn’t be happier with my new body! At 58 years old, I didn’t think I would ever get that weight off!" Tobi
"I had been watching Jermaine on social media for a long time. I’ve known her and her family most of my life and was waiting to see if her weight loss was going to be temporary or really last for the long haul. I had decided that since her weight loss stood the test of time and I was having no success with anything else it was time to invest in my health and happiness. I’m SO glad I did! " Mitzi
"Jermaine’s approach is to bring a person into wholeness, spirit, soul, and body. In her personal journey, she has learned effective tools and developed resources that lead individuals to discover their value and significance as they journey in their relationship with God. I’ve come to know many individuals who have blossomed under Jermaine’s guidance and encouragement. I highly recommend her as a Freedom Coach." ElizabethChief Executive Officer, The Esther Project, Inc.
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Finally, be in control of food, wake up each day with a renewed mindset, and find strength in your relationship with God. You can overcome all the obstacles holding you back from the life you were designed to live. This isn’t another diet. This is freedom!

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