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    Made to Crave Action Plan Study Guide Participant's Guide: Your Journey to Healthy Living
    Made to Crave Action Plan Study Guide Participant's Guide: Your Journey to Healthy Living
    Made to Crave Action Plan Study Guide Participant's Guide: Your Journey to Healthy Living
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    Made to Crave Action Plan Study Guide Participant's Guide: Your Journey to Healthy Living

    By Lysa TerKeurst, Ski Chilton and Christine Anderson

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    Implement a long-term plan of action for healthy living.

    In this six-session small group bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), bestselling author Lysa Terkuerst helps you discover how to put into action what you learned through the Made to Crave book and small group study.

    Trying to get healthy can seem overwhelming and complicated. Eat carbs… don’t eat carbs. Eat fish… don’t eat fish. Pay attention to calories… don’t pay attention to calories. All this conflicting information can be daunting and confusing.

    The Made to Crave Action Plan makes it all clear. You’ll be encouraged by Bible teachings from Lysa, uplifted by testimonies from women like Christian music chart-topper Mandisa, and empowered with healthy living tips from Dr. Ski Chilton, an expert in molecular medicine – all while charting a permanent course for successful, healthy living.

    This curriculum will help women who found their “want to” by participating in the Made to Crave study master the “how to” of living a healthy physical life as well as cultivate a rich and full relationship with God.

    Sessions include:

    • TAKE ACTION: Identify Your First Steps (27:00)
    • EAT SMART: Add Fish and Increase Fiber (26:00)
    • EMBRACE THE EQUATION: Exercise and Reduce Calories (30:00)
    • MAXIMIZE KEY NUTRIENTS: Increase Nutrient-Rich Fruits and Veggies (29:00)
    • PRACTICE THE FIVE PRINCIPLES: Keep Working Your Plan (24:00)
    • MAKE A COURAGEOUS CHOICE: Direct Your Heart to Love and Perseverance (25:00)

     

    Designed for use with the Made to Crave Action Plan Video Study (sold separately), to further encourage group discussion, document your personal journey toward healthy living, and to reference the quick healthy living tips that will help make your journey a success.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateApr 24, 2013
    ISBN9780310692058
    Made to Crave Action Plan Study Guide Participant's Guide: Your Journey to Healthy Living
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    Lysa TerKeurst

    Lysa TerKeurst is president and chief visionary officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries and the author of six New York Times bestsellers, including Good Boundaries and Goodbyes, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, and It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way. She writes from her family’s farm table and lives in North Carolina. Connect with her at www.LysaTerKeurst.com or on social media @LysaTerKeurst.

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      Made to Crave Action Plan Study Guide Participant's Guide - Lysa TerKeurst

      SESSION 1

      Take Action

      Identify Your First Steps

      Welcome!

      Welcome to Session 1 of the Made to Crave Action Plan. You’re about to embark on a spiritual adventure with great physical benefits! If this is your first time together as a group, take a moment to introduce yourselves to each other before watching the video. Then let’s get started!

      Video: Take Action (27 MINUTES)

      Play the video segment for Session 1. As you watch, use the outline below to follow along or to take notes on anything that stands out to you.

      Notes

      Made to Crave was about finding your want-to. Made to Crave Action Plan is about finding your how-to.

      [Your Notes]

      Most of us feel underweight spiritually and overweight physically.

      [Your Notes]

      Combining the power of scientific research, biblical principles, and loving accountability will help us reach our weight loss goals.

      [Your Notes]

      We feel defeated when we bounce back and forth between gaining and losing, feeling deprived and feeling guilty, trying to eat healthy and eating whatever we want.

      [Your Notes]

      This is an issue physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

      [Your Notes]

      This is a grace place.

      God loves you right where you are.

      You can’t use up all your grace with God.

      [Your Notes]

      The story of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3)

      [Your Notes]

      God is asking us to go to a new place.

      We have a physical indication of a spiritual situation.

      We are spiritually underweight and physically overweight.

      Made to Crave is about learning to crave God more than we crave food.

      [Your Notes]

      Seek first his kingdom … and all these things will be added [given] to you (Matthew 6:33 NASB).

      [Your Notes]

      The Greek word for seek is zeteo (dzay-teh?-o). It means to crave.

      [Your Notes]

      Influences that make healthy eating hard for people:

      •  The marketing efforts of the food industry push us to consume 3,800 calories a day. (Average daily calorie intake to maintain current weight is approximately 2,000 calories—1,800 for women and 2,200 for men.)

      •  God created us with hunter/gatherer genes that would enable us to survive famine.

      •  There have been dramatic changes in the packaged food industry, including a significant increase in the use of high-fructose corn syrup and refined oils and the removal of whole grains from the food supply.

      [Your Notes]

      The impact of these factors and other changes to our food supply has led to terrible problems:

      •  Obesity

      •  Inflammatory diseases

      •  Damaged self-esteem

      [Your Notes]

      It’s not your fault. You are not bad, horrible, and lazy.

      [Your Notes]

      It’s important to look at what is healthy for each individual person. We must individually determine what we need and what our goals are.

      [Your Notes]

      Five principles for healthy eating and weight loss

      1.  Add fish (omega-3s)

      2.  Increase fiber

      3.  Exercise

      4.  Reduce calories

      5.  Increase nutrient-rich fruits and veggies (polyphenols)

      These are scientifically proven strategies we can utilize to lose weight without being hungry and to develop a healthy lifestyle.

      [Your Notes]

      Increase fiber

      Women: 25 grams of fiber a day

      Men: 35 grams of fiber a day

      [Your Notes]

      Fiber signals satiety genes that tell you you’re full. It allows you to diet without being hungry.

      [Your Notes]

      Tip: Drinking 16 ounces of water in the morning can reduce your caloric intake by up to 25 percent for that day.

      [Your Notes]

      Optional Video: Interview with Kathrine Lee (9 MINUTES)

      If your group has more than one hour, consider watching this video featuring an interview with Kathrine Lee. Kathrine describes how she has gained and lost weight, and shares the vital importance of building healthy eating efforts on the right foundation.

      Group Discussion (31 MINUTES)

      Take a few minutes to talk about what you just watched.

      1.  What part of the teaching had the most impact on you?

      [Your Response]

      A Grace Place

      2.  One of the first steps in developing long-term healthy eating habits is choosing a food plan. Which of the following movie titles best describes your response when you hear the words food plan or diet? Share the reasons for your response.

      [Your Response]

      3.  Lysa describes how she felt defeated when she continually bounced between gaining and losing, progress and failure, deprivation and guilt. How have your past efforts to eat healthy or lose weight impacted you — physically, emotionally, and spiritually?

      [Your Response]

      4. On the video, Lysa says, Many times I felt like I was going to use up all my grace with God. Like God would say, ‘Enough! You need to go away.’

      •  What thoughts or emotions are you aware of when you consider inviting God into your struggles with food?

      [Your Response]

      •  What kind of grace or mercy do you need most from God?

      [Your Response]

      •  What would help you to feel safe here—to feel that this group is a grace place?

      [Your Response]

      Healthy Eating Factors and Principles

      5.  Dr. Chilton described several factors that make it difficult for people today to eat healthy. For example: hunter/gatherer genes; food industry marketing; increased consumption of high fructose corn syrup and refined oils; and diminished use of whole grains.

      •  After hearing about all these factors, what was your response to Dr. Chilton’s statement, It’s not your fault?

      [Your Response]

      •  How do you think this statement might be misunderstood?

      [Your Response]

      6.  Dr. Chilton outlined five principles that are scientifically proven to help us get healthy and lose weight: (1) add fish (omega-3s); (2) increase fiber; (3) exercise; (4) reduce calories; (5) increase nutrient-rich fruits and veggies (polyphenols).

      •  What is your initial reaction to these principles?

      [Your Response]

      • Which of the principles are you most interested in learning more about and putting into practice? Why?

      [Your Response]

      Optional Partner Activity: Jumpstart Your Action Plan (10 – 12 MINUTES)

      If your group has more than one hour, consider using this partner activity as part of your meeting.

      Each session of this curriculum includes a personal study and action plan to help you make progress in achieving your healthy eating goals. For each week, you’ll have several action plan options to choose from. Some are simple and can be done within a day or two; others are more involved and may take additional thought and planning. Knowing what your options are provides a great jumpstart in taking your next steps.

      1.  Pair up with one other person.

      2.  Turn to the Action Items list for Session 1. Read the list aloud, taking turns after each item.

      3.  Place a checkmark next to any action item(s) you’d like to consider. (You can still adjust and finalize your plan during your personal study.)

      4.  Tell your partner the items you checked. Briefly describe why you think these might be good choices for you.

      Individual Activity: What I Want to Remember (2 MINUTES)

      Complete this activity on your own.

      1.  Briefly review the outline and any notes you took.

      2.  In the space below, write down the most significant thing you gained in this session—from the teaching, activities, or discussions.

      What I want to remember from this session …

      [Your Response]

      Closing Prayer

      Close your time together with prayer.

      Between-Sessions Personal Study and Action Plan

      1.  On the video, Lysa says that most of us are underweight spiritually and overweight physically. Which of the phrases below best describes your current spiritual condition?

      Severely malnourished

      Moderately malnourished

      Mildly malnourished

      Adequately nourished

      Well nourished

          What factors contribute to your current spiritual condition? For example: a consistent practice of spiritual disciplines, or the lack thereof; difficult or beneficial circumstances; emotional setbacks or breakthroughs, etc.

      [Your Response]

      2.  Struggles with food can cause problems physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually. To get a clearer picture of where you are right now, complete the Starting Point Assessment on pages 24 – 26. Respond to the questions below after completing the assessment.

               Would you say your response totals and assessment descriptions for each section seem true of you? Why or why not?

      Physical…

      [Your Response]

      Emotional…

      [Your Response]

      Relational…

      [Your Response]

      Spiritual…

      [Your Response]

      3.  Wherever you are right now, God’s loving invitation is to begin a journey to a new place, a grace place. Lysa describes it as a spiritual journey with great physical benefits. How do you feel about embarking on this journey? Circle the number below that best describes your response.

           What might the number you circled indicate about your need for grace?

      [Your Response]

           What kind of grace do you feel you

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