Ep. #304: Why Fruitful Habits Work Better Than Perfect Eating Plans

So many of us have tried to white-knuckle our way through one food plan after another.

But what if health isn’t about eating perfectly—but rather about building habits that actually bear good fruit in our lives?

In this episode, guest co-host Brandice Lardner and I unpack why “perfect eating plans” so often fail, especially for Highly Sensitive Christian women. Brandice introduces the idea of fruitful habits: flexible, grace-filled practices you can evaluate by their outcomes, not whether you followed every rigid rule.

We explore

• how reflection (not rumination) helps you learn from your choices
• why giving yourself permission actually reduces food obsessions
• what it looks like to “marry wants with wisdom” without shame or fear

If you’re longing for a calmer, more sustainable approach to food—one rooted in grace, discernment, and real-life rhythms—this conversation offers a hopeful way forward.

Links mentioned:

• Order Brandice's new book Fully Nourished: A Grace-Filled Approach to Ditch Diets and Find Peace with Food and Your Body
  • https://amzn.to/3Z3q5SL
    

• You can get her free 7-lesson "Faith > Food" email course right here
  • https://gracefilledplate.com/faith-food-email-course/

• Check out Brandice's Website: Grace Filled Plate
  
  • https://GraceFilledPlate.com

• Take the “Am I a Highly Sensitive Person?” Self-Quiz
  • https://CheriGregory.com/hspquiz/

• Learn about the "Write Beside You" Unlimited Coaching Program and the "Clarity in Your Calling" Mastermind
  • https://sensitiveandstrongbook.com/wby-unlimited-coaching-program/
  • https://sensitiveandstrongbook.com/clarity-in-your-calling-mastermind