280. What If Fat Is The Missing Piece Your Hormones Need?

We explore fasting through a Biblical lens and pair it with functional nutrition to help women move off the sugar roller coaster. We share how healthy fats, protein, fiber, and magnesium calm cravings, steady energy, and create lasting food freedom without guilt.

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• why fasting with faith supports body and spirit
• how fats and protein act as slow-burning fuel
• why fiber slows glucose and reduces spikes
• myths about keto and juice cleanses
• the 40-day structure that eases you into fasting
• flexible meal plans for travel and families
• 210-2030 plate guidance and carb cycling
• magnesium’s role in sleep, mood, and metabolism
• ending food noise and food guilt through nourishment
• new cookbook built for leftovers and busy days

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Transcript

Fasting Through A Biblical Lens

Dr. Tabatha 0:00

The Bible says when you fast, not if you fast. So to me, that tells me that God designed our bodies to fast. Otherwise, that wouldn't work. Like everything that he says in Scripture is how we were designed to be. So Matthew 6, 16 to 18, when you fast, this is Jesus talking. Do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. If you're tired of doing all the right things and still feeling exhausted, stuck in your body, and disconnected from God, this podcast is for you. I'm Dr. Tabitha, Triple Board Certified Functional Medicine Physician, and I help women stop fighting their bodies and start healing them God's way. This isn't about another diet or quick fix. This is about restoring your energy, your confidence, and your faith through fasting, functional medicine, and biblical truth. Welcome to Fast of Faith, where you don't just lose weight and feel great. You step into who God created you to be. So let's get into it. Welcome back to the Fast of Faith podcast. Hello, Ashley. Hey there. How are you doing? Oh my gosh, I'm so good. I love our dark, saturated colors. We are switching up today.

Ashlee 1:29

Yeah, well, it's a little dark and gloomy outside. However, it is warm out there. Yes, lots of rain. I think spring might actually happen. I know. I feel like our listeners are probably like, why do they always talk about the weather? We're from the Midwest.

Dr. Tabatha 1:44

Like it determines what you do during the day and like how far you walk your dog and all the things. That's very true. Yeah. Oh my goodness. Well, today is such a fun day.

Meet Morgan, Functional Nutritionist

Ashlee 1:55

Yeah, we have a really special guest. We have Morgan, who is our nutritionist. And Morgan, we're just going to turn to you. Why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you started working with Dr. Tabitha?

SPEAKER_00 2:05

Yes. Hi. Thank you for having me here. Um, so I am the functional nutritionist for both the Her Higher Health Practice and the Fast of Faith team. So I've kind of been behind the scenes helping with the meal plans and um, you know, on the calls talking about nutrition-related topics. Um, Dr. Tabitha and I got connected quite a few years ago. I think it was 2019.

Dr. Tabatha 2:33

Yes, right before COVID. Yes.

SPEAKER_00 2:36

Um, so we worked together at a little local integrative practice, and that closed down unexpectedly, and she's kind of kept me around since then, thankfully. Um, and we've kind of just evolved this, you know, program over and over again together, and it's been such a blessing.

Building A Virtual Practice

Dr. Tabatha 2:55

Yeah, I really need to give a shout out to God because like looking back, I can see his hand in all of it. At the time, you and I were just like, why are we going through all of this? This is crazy. Like we both just bet on ourselves and went out there and tried to start our own businesses and do our own thing. And I'm so grateful that God brought us together because even though I had become certified in functional medicine, the nutritional piece of it is a whole nother beast. Like I learned all of the different meal plans and ways of eating and how they heal you, like the paleo versus the carnivore versus the anti-inflammatory, the AIP, all those types of things. But like to help patients navigate and integrate that stuff into their lives, that's like a whole nother thing. And I'm over here dealing with the thyroid and the sex hormones and you know, healing the gut issues. So I've needed Morgan from the jump, and God knew that, and He knew that you needed me because you needed the clients and you needed the sick people, right? And so it's just been really beautiful to see it all come together because then COVID happened, and that wellness center went bankrupt and like kicked us out the door, and we're we're looking at each other going, okay, now what? And literally, we created a virtual medical practice in one week. We had wild. Yeah, would we have like three months of patience on the schedule, and we had to see them from home, and we just figured it out. And so I'm grateful that you've been with me on this journey the whole time. It's incredible.

Adapting Plans For Real Women

SPEAKER_00 4:41

But oh my gosh, God just keeps up-leveling us, and I keep saying I like have the two most rewarding jobs in the world right now, like being a mom, a freshly double mom right now, and also being somebody who gets to help women walk through this process and and learn how to nourish their bodies, like it is so rewarding.

Dr. Tabatha 5:07

Oh my gosh. And motherhood must be so much better because you know how to feel good, right? Like you have two little ones right now. And I, you know, I got my 33-year-old, I'm a grandma, but my when my other two were little, I was eating so terribly that it was hard to function. And so I just see you thriving, and I'm like, oh my gosh, food really is everything, is it not?

SPEAKER_00 5:35

Yeah, I really do feel like this time around, like recovery and everything has been so good because like I have a good foundation. Um, you know, nourishing myself, but also like spiritually and community and everything else is like so much smoother of a process when you have all those pieces in place.

Dr. Tabatha 5:57

I love it. And even though Fast of Faith was birthed out of like helping midlife women and um just focusing on weight loss and trying to feel better in your body, I love how much younger you both are, but that you are going through that stage in your life of just now having babies because it really does work for all women. We just need to adjust it, right? So that's the cool part. Tell us, tell everybody listening how that journey has been. Like we're trying to serve everybody, right?

Keto Misconceptions And Why It Helps

SPEAKER_00 6:34

Yeah, and that's what we found out is that there we we might think that we know what somebody needs, or they might think they know what they need, and then they come to us and it's like, oh, actually that's not like my main priority. Like, I want to build muscle, or like I'm a nursing mom, or like I actually want to run a marathon, like I'm in an endurance athlete, and maybe a low carbohydrate, high-fat diet isn't necessarily perfect for everybody's goals at that point in time. Um, but we've learned how to really adapt our plans and help women walk through the program in a way that nourishes what they are striving to become.

Dr. Tabatha 7:12

Yeah, I love that so much. It just it's naturally grown organically. We we've just been able to figure things out and serve. And it's because you have a master's degree in nutrition, right? Like you actually know what food does for our body. So I think we should talk about that a little bit, don't you? Should we break that down?

Ashlee 7:34

Yeah, I think so. And I think this is also going to help with um the negative connotation that comes around keto because so many women hear keto. Yeah, and the word fasting. And so I think those are two like myths we can bust today.

Dr. Tabatha 7:48

Yeah. So why is keto good for us?

Kindling Vs Logs: Carbs And Fats

SPEAKER_00 7:53

Yeah, so we really strive to nurse the body with lots of good healthy fats, good protein, and like really strategic carbohydrates. Um, because so many women and people in general are going through this cycle of constantly reaching for sugar over like all throughout the day. And maybe it's not candy, but it's the bread, the the chips, the very quick energy sources of carbohydrate. And they get in this cycle of like needing to eat every couple hours, and they feel hangry if they don't. Um, but what we really strive to do is like flip that, and we give the body lots of nourishing, healthy fats and the protein and fiber-dense carbohydrates so that they can w feel sustained, um, they can feel really full and satisfied, and the body has a chance to dip into the stored energy. It doesn't need that constant influx of sugar all the time because we're fueling it with the right sustaining ingredients. Yeah.

Dr. Tabatha 8:58

And you said something, you're like, you might not be eating sugar all day, but you're eating carbohydrates. And I would love for you to explain that to every woman listening because I think there is a disconnect or just a misunderstanding of what a carbohydrate is. Like to me, you could drink the pop or eat the bagel. To me, that's the same. And women don't see it that way because we tout it as health food or breakfast. Can you just like talk about breakfast and what a joke it is?

SPEAKER_00 9:28

Yeah, oh my goodness, breakfast. That is the sugar, the bagels, the quick toast. Like, that is, I like to think of carbohydrates like kindling for a fire, and our fats and our protein more like the logs, the you know, the slow burning. Oh, I love that.

Ashlee 9:48

Yeah, so I feel like we need a diagram.

Fiber’s Role In Blood Sugar

SPEAKER_00 9:51

Yeah. So most a lot of women are just giving themselves kindling all day long. Like it's a quick burn and then it fizzles out. It's a quick burn and it fizzles out. And that's why we need to keep eating over and over and over again. Whereas we want to first put the logs on the fire, right? Like we want to get that smoldering and burning slow and steady throughout the day. That's our fats and our protein. That's what keeps us energy stable for long periods of time rather than quickly and then fizzling out.

Dr. Tabatha 10:21

Oh my gosh, I'm stealing that analogy. I'm gonna use it all the time now. That's that's perfect. Like it makes so much sense in my brain when I try and explain to women like when I would eat a bowl of cereal, I needed another bowl half an hour later. You know, when I eat eggs and avocado and bacon or something like that, like I'm good for four to six hours. And and my brain functions so much better. For me personally, those carbohydrates gave me such brain fog and fatigue. Like I was ready for a nap after I would eat. Isn't that what we see most of the time?

SPEAKER_00 10:58

Absolutely. Yeah, it's like your brain is seeking out that quick source of energy because you don't have the slow burning logs there. And so you that's what you want to reach for all the time because your body knows that it's gonna get into your system really quickly. Um, so it leaves you feeling those cravings and then those energy crashes afterwards.

Dr. Tabatha 11:20

Okay. And you mentioned like carbohydrates with or without fiber. Can you talk about that a little bit?

SPEAKER_00 11:27

Yeah, so we really like to emphasize these very fiber dense, more like non-starchy vegetables filling our plate. Lots of colorful vegetables. Um, starchier vegetables that have more quick sources of energy are have their time and place. We definitely love, you know, sweet potatoes and you know, fruit and those types of things. Um, but we want to have more of that fiber component so that it's not such a quick spike and crash. The fiber helps to slow down that um glucose that goes into your system. And so it makes it more of a slow and steady burn, like the logs with that fiber attached to it.

Myth Busting: Juice Cleanses

Dr. Tabatha 12:08

Awesome. So that's why an orange doesn't spike your blood sugar in the same way that orange juice does. Exactly.

SPEAKER_00 12:14

Okay. It's because that fiber is stripped out when it comes into the juice form.

Dr. Tabatha 12:18

Yeah, I always cringe a little bit when people are like, I'm gonna do a juice cleanse and drink just juice for five days. I'm sorry, you're gonna drink just sugar for five days. I know that is not good for your liver, that is not a good liver cleanse. Um, let's talk about some myths that we need to debunk, like that one, because there's so much bad information out there, and women come to us and they're doing these other things, and it's like impeding their progress, right? Yeah, like what are some common things that just drive you crazy that you see women doing?

Fearing Fasting And How To Start

SPEAKER_00 12:56

Um, I would say fearing fasting because they always feel like they're hungry. I think that's a really big one. Yeah, they're like, there's no way I could go, you know, X amount of time without food. There's absolutely no way. And it's like, well, that's because you're on the sugar road coast. Exactly. How are you feeling yourself when you do eat? I think that is so important. We go ahead.

Ashlee 13:19

Oh no, I was just gonna say, so can you t share a little bit about how the 40-day program teaches you to fast in a proper way so it's not just like, hey, you're doing a 40-day fast. Yeah. Because that's I feel like that's another myth that people see 40 days, fast of faith, and they're like, we're fasting for 40 days and that's not it. Yeah. So I think what you're saying is I would love for you to explain a little bit about how the program is written so that you don't just start out with a you know 24-hour fast.

SPEAKER_00 13:46

Yeah, we're not expecting anybody to just jump right into it, you know, eating the standard American diet and then just go 16 hours without food. Right. Like that's a recipe for a disaster. Like what we do is really focus on nourishing the body first, right? Like we are fueling with good, healthy fats, enough protein, these fiber-dense carbohydrates, so that we can go long periods. Your body has the ability to dip into that fat storage and not rely on that constant source of glucose. So we really focus on that piece first and like fuel the body the right way before trying to fast. I think that's where it's different.

Dr. Tabatha 14:28

Yeah, a hundred percent. And not only will you get through the fast, you actually feel amazing and feel better than when you weren't fasting and you were living on the sugar roller coaster. So I think that's such a breakthrough for women. They're like, oh my gosh, I didn't know that I could feel good without food.

The 40-Day Program Structure

SPEAKER_00 14:48

Yeah, I just had a client recently, and this happens all the time, but she was just getting started, and she's like, I I didn't really realize that I was a constant snacker, but I was. And then I started eating in this way following the program, and she's like, and I was never hungry. Like I just felt that my next meal would come and I'd be like, Oh, it's time to eat. Like, I didn't even think about food in between my first meal and my second meal because I was so nourished and full. And I think that's another thing that women often are surprised by. They're like, This is the most food I've ever eaten. Like, it's yeah, I'm losing weight and I feel great. I'm not restricting myself, I'm actually nourishing my body.

Dr. Tabatha 15:31

Yes, it feels so freeing. Like it does to me. I travel a lot and I hated eating in the airports and eating the food on the plane. It's like so bad. And when I just realized I don't have to eat, you know, it was so freeing.

Ashlee 15:49

Yeah, it was. Another question, Morgan, that we get a lot is do I have to follow the meal plan perfectly? And Morgan comes to the Monday call. So if you're part of the VAR Sisterhood, Morgan is on the calls on Monday, so you can ask her questions as well. And you address this so great on Monday because we have a new group of women. Can you just share a little bit about the meal plan and like does it have to be followed perfectly?

SPEAKER_00 16:13

Yeah, it definitely does not need to be followed perfectly, and I think that's the beauty of it. Um, and what we're trying to do is set that foundation and really drive that home for women rather than following these recipes to an exact T forever, like that's not realistic, right? Like, we want you to get in the habit of building your plate in a specific way so that you can do it anywhere, anytime. And that really comes with just like thinking about the anchors of your meal that we've been focusing on to today. We've been talking about where is the protein? Where are my healthy fats, which we know we probably need a lot more of, more than you think? And where are my fibrous, colorful vegetables? If we just think about our plate in that way every time, we can choose a meal at a restaurant, we can choose something in the airport, um, or we can go periods of time without food, and it's fine because we have that foundation.

Freedom From Constant Snacking

Dr. Tabatha 17:10

Yeah. Oh my gosh. I was talking to my 15-year-old yesterday, and I was telling her, you need to eat more healthy fats. She goes, I'm not eating fats, I don't want to be fat. I was like, no. Wait, what? You believe this lie too at 15? How did that get to you? Like, I thought we got rid of that lie. It came out.

SPEAKER_00 17:32

I almost wish we like called it something different. Right. You know, like fat dietarily is not putting fat on your body, which like it could make so much sense to someone who doesn't know better saying the same exact word, but it's so totally different. And it's actually the exact opposite, right? Like the fat nourishes our hormones and our blood sugar and our metabolism. That's what helps us be able to lose weight.

Flexible Meal Plans That Travel

Dr. Tabatha 17:58

Yes. Oh my gosh, I hope you heard that. Okay. If you didn't hear that, rewind that. Hit the 10th second rewind. And here, Morgan, again, fat makes you healthy, it regulates and helps you produce your hormones. It keeps your cell hormone receptors functioning. It gets the ATP moving in and out of the cells. That's your energy that you're utilizing. Like fat is required to be healthy. I mean, just look at someone who eats fat versus who doesn't. Their skin looks so much better. They look more supple, more vibrant, more youthful. And people who avoid fats have thin, crepey skin, and they usually are holding fat in the wrong places. So sugar makes you fat. Fat doesn't make you fat, right? So talk a little bit more about the 210-2030 plate and how we adjust that. We we carb cycle, right?

SPEAKER_00 18:56

Yeah, exactly. So the 210-2030 guidelines is what we call them. So it's not something that has to be perfect every time. We just want you to get this visual in your brain of I need more fat than I probably think I do. I need a good serving of protein on my plate, and I need the right kinds of carbohydrates. And so we do that the majority of the time, and then we strategically add in more of those faster carbohydrates, faster digesting carbohydrates, right? So more of the potatoes and the fruit and the more starchy versions because your body needs those too, just in a strategic way.

Ashlee 19:40

And let's do a quick overview of maglift and why it's important again.

Healthy Fats Fuel Hormones

SPEAKER_03 19:43

So magnesium is a mineral that is from the earth. It is something that is responsible for hundreds of enzymatic processes in our bodies. And if we don't have it, you're gonna feel it. Most people don't get enough magnesium. It's not in our diet the way that are used to. Our soil is very depleted. When you consume certain foods, you only get about 10% of the minerals from the food. It isn't always the case. It's just that is oftentimes can be the case. So it's really important to supplement so that your processes in your body can work well. So we're talking blood sugar, we're talking blood pressure, we're talking anxiety, we're talking depression. Every single process in the body pretty much relies on magnesium. So if you want to function well, migraines, it can be, it's been shown to be helpful depending on your situation, if you struggle with uh the migraines. There was a study where um it performed as well as an antidepressant in patients with depression.

Dr. Tabatha 20:35

So I have been on so many antidepressants. Over 20 years, I was on Prozac, Zoloft, Well Butrin, Lexapro, Effeccer, which was impossible to get off. I like effects is evil in my mind. Um, it's a struggle. I've helped many patients get off of it, but it's hard. The way I got off of it was getting on hormone tame, D3K2 lift, and mag lift. Like, I've never once thought I need to go back on those medications. It's crazy. Like, oh my gosh, I just needed some vitamins and minerals.

SPEAKER_03 21:15

I know. And when you look at how hormones are, um, sorry, neurotransmitters specifically are synthesized, if you break down the pathway, magnesium is literally required. Vitamin C is required. Like mineral minerals and vitamins are required. That's where this tug of war keeps coming in. So when you give your body enough of these nutrients and therapeutic doses, guess what?

Dr. Tabatha 21:35

It can work for you. I don't think people realize that minerals are the spark plugs of our body. They actually help our energy move and go where it needs to go. Like they give us life.

SPEAKER_03 21:46

It's just, it's it's a pretty, you know, inexpensive product and it does wonders and it just does so many things in the body.

The 210-2030 Plate And Carb Cycling

Dr. Tabatha 21:52

Yeah, I mean, we get our patients and clients saying, I just I will never live without Maglift. Now that I understand how well. I sleep and how much better I feel. Like, don't ever take it away from me. So I hope everybody listening is starting to realize that fat is not something to fear, fasting is not something to fear. It's actually how God created our bodies to function and thrive, not just like survive, but to thrive. So this idea of eating every couple hours, being on the sugar roller coaster, even if it's a bagel and potato chips and whatever, it is not healthy. It is not how we were created to function. So what would you say is like the most common aha you hear? Because you were the original coach of all coaches, um, when it was just the three of us helping women, and they would see Morgan and get their food plan, and then you would check in with them. What is one thing you love to hear?

Ashlee 22:56

Yeah, I think it's actually I'm gonna piggyback off of what Morgan said earlier. Women don't realize that they're not eating enough. And so once they start eating enough at each meal, they don't need the snacks. And they might be able to get down to two meals, but then they have what we have to then teach is that even though you're only eating two meals, you still need to eat enough at those two meals and take all of the stuff you were supposed to eat at the third meal and divide it into the first and second. And so they also realize how simple this is once they really truly understand the 210-2030. And Morgan has a beautiful diagram that she created that you can get um, but just by joining the five-day challenge. And so I there's so many little tweaks that you can make right away that I see women make that those aha moments um happen. And you they also get quick wins. And I think that's what really keeps them going and motivated through all of this is the quick wins.

Magnesium Basics And Benefits

SPEAKER_00 23:52

And I think also like it's important to note that it's usually like something that we're adding, right? It's not that we're taking things away. It's usually like we need more fats, we need more protein, like that's what helps you feel better, not exactly stripping something from your life.

Ashlee 24:08

And I think too, is the feast uh feast famine cycle is so important because women realize that they can actually have a couple days a month where they can eat high carbs.

Dr. Tabatha 24:18

Right. Like go to brunch after church, indulge, enjoy. Like when you are living a fast of faith lifestyle, you can have those kind of days and you don't have to worry about it. You didn't fall off the wagon. It's part of the design of how we do it.

Ashlee 24:35

And you know what? That reminds me of something. I love when women who are working with us go on vacation or have to travel for work, and maybe they have to have a couple higher carb days, or they're just they just enjoy themselves on vacation, but they come back and they're like, This is the best I've ever felt coming back from vacation because they have a plan they can get right back to. Or while they were eating those higher carb days, they were still eating enough protein and fat because that's where so many women screw up is like they're like, Well, I'm gonna have all these carbs, but then they don't eat any protein or fat because they're limiting themselves. Yeah, that is a recipe for disaster.

Dr. Tabatha 25:11

I know I love when they come back from vacation and they're like, Oh my gosh, I lost weight. I felt great. I didn't have hangovers, I didn't, you know, gain weight like I normally do. They didn't have the guilt either. The food guilt. We do need to talk about that because it is a huge deal. Food is so wrapped up in our emotions and the guilt and the shame that we carry. What are some of the things that you love seeing when women are realizing like I don't have to carry all this shame around what I'm putting in my mouth? Food noise.

SPEAKER_00 25:47

That's my favorite part of coaching women through this is that they it's like all of a sudden they feel free. Yeah. If free from constantly thinking about food, free from being on those energy crashes all the time, free from like just letting that run their lives. And they realize, oh, I just have to nourish my body in the right way, and I can feel good and not have to be thinking about it all the time. It's so empowering to see.

Faith, Fats, And Thriving Metabolism

Dr. Tabatha 26:16

I know. We talked about food noise when I was on the Candace Cameron Beret podcast that got a lot of traction. Like, what the heck is food noise? Um, but if you know, you know. Like if you struggle, if have struggled with it, you know exactly what food noise is. And Fast of Faith eliminates it, it just goes away. And when it tries to creep back in, you now have the tools to navigate and get rid of it. Like that was one of my biggest issues for decades. And now food does not talk to me like it used to talk to me. Like I could hear it from the break room all the way down the hall. And now I'm like, oh, it's time to eat. Like, where's my fats and protein? And like I just I can walk past the bagels. I walked past a bread company the other day, and like I thought it was gonna choke on the gluten smell. I know. Um, I used to like not be able to walk past that. I had to have it, I had to get all the stuff, and now it doesn't even phase me, and that is true freedom.

Ashlee 27:22

I agree.

Dr. Tabatha 27:24

Oh my gosh. Yes, that's our favorite part of all of this. Is there anything else that you would love to just share with the women listening, especially if they are like, this sounds great, but I'm not sure if it's for me.

SPEAKER_00 27:40

I would just like to reiterate the fact that like it doesn't have to be perfect. It is not about that in any way, shape, shape, or form. It is about just learning how to properly fuel your body in the right way, and then everything else becomes easier because your brain is working better, your metabolism is working the way it should, and it doesn't have to be hard and it doesn't have to be challenging either. You're I guess that's the same word. It doesn't have to be like a burden on your life to like, oh, go cook a healthy meal. Like it's just simple proteins, fats, and fiber-rich vegetables.

Ashlee 28:20

So good. And this reminds me of something, a question that we get a lot is am I gonna have to cook two meals?

Dr. Tabatha 28:25

And so I would love one for your family, one for you.

Ashlee 28:28

Yeah, yes, one for your family, one for you. So I would love to for you to talk about the recipes and the new cookbook that was just launched.

Eating Enough And Quick Wins

SPEAKER_00 28:35

Yes, yes, Morgan and I launched a cookbook. Yes, so exciting. So the cookbook was really created like specifically for Fast of Faith to provide recipes that align with what we've been talking about today, the metabolic and the fasting rhythms that we go through. And I really want them to be, you know, a little more flavorful and there to be a lot of variety, but also like really realistic for people too. Um, so they are designed to be really deeply nourishing, blood sugar stabilizing, but also like simple and meal prep friendly. Like we can make a double batch and use utilize leftovers so we're not constantly cooking all the time. Um, I know that busy women, like that's just not realistic. So these meals are simple in a way that we can do that.

Ashlee 29:26

Yeah, that's an important takeaway um to mention too, is that the program is designed so that what you eat for dinner is your lunch the next day, so that you're not making multiple meals.

SPEAKER_00 29:36

And oftentimes the first meal of the day, like we made three days prior, so that we have that, you know, decision fatigue out of the way too.

Ashlee 29:45

Yeah. And I also would like to share about the fact that these recipes are all brand new. So these ones, so these are and it's all based on feedback from women who have done the program and our certified coaches. So I think it's uh nice to know that it it they weren't just, you know, you created them in your kitchen, like you got feedback because we have women of all walks of life that work with us. And so we wanted to know like what works for them. And they're interchangeable too. That's what I like about the recipes. Whatever might work on day 16 is also gonna work on day 40.

SPEAKER_00 30:14

Exactly. They're all constructed in that way that, like, if I that doesn't that meal doesn't jive with me, I can pick another one and and pluck it right in the plan, and it works beautifully. Yeah. Oh my God.

Dr. Tabatha 30:26

Yeah, so good. I love it so much. I'm just in awe that God keeps doing amazing things and we just keep up leveling, you know? And I think that is why women are drawn to the program. And as soon as they start Fast to Faith, the 40-day program, they're like, Can I be a coach? I want to be a coach. This is so cool. I mean, isn't it just so rewarding at this point in your life?

Feast-Famine Rhythm And Vacations

SPEAKER_00 30:52

It is so rewarding. Yeah. Again, like to see the freedom, to see people connect with each other is another big one. Just that community piece of it is huge. And they're essentially just taking, you know, back ownership of their life where it was controlled by other things prior. Now it doesn't have to be. I love that.

Dr. Tabatha 31:14

Yay! You got anything else you want to add? I think that was amazing.

Ashlee 31:18

I yeah, no, I don't think there is anything. I think um just important that if you want to start, start with the five-day challenge or the 21-day course that Tabitha has with Candace inside of her app and get going. There's so many ways that you can start with us. Just start.

Ending Food Guilt And Food Noise

Dr. Tabatha 31:34

Yeah, and please don't be afraid of the word fast. That's what I want to close with because the Bible says when you fast, not if you fast. So to me, that tells me that God designed our bodies to fast. Otherwise, that wouldn't work. Like everything that he says in scripture is how we were designed to be. So Matthew 6, 16 to 18, when you fast, this is Jesus talking. Do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. That means they're doing it wrong. If they're feeling miserable and bad, they're doing it wrong. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full. Meaning, you're not gonna get the full benefits if you aren't fasting the way Jesus called you to fast. So that's really important. Fasting without faith is your next failed diet because it is a diet. That is not what we're called to do. That is not what we're talking about in this program. We are talking about fasting with faith. So when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your father who is unseen. And your father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. So truly, I tell you, when you fast with faith, you get the spiritual benefits, you get the physical benefits, your soul, which is your mind, will, and emotions, get renewed. Romans 12, 2. That's why we do everything we do around here. And that is why we get transformations and lifelong change. That is sustainable. This is not a diet. I don't prescribe diets, you know, and I cannot emphasize enough that you have got to get into the word when you are fasting. That is where the power really, really is. We can talk about macros all day. I love all your like knowledge, it is so necessary, but we have to put the word with it, right? For it to really have lasting transformation. So thank you. I think I'm so grateful for you. Uh I can't wait to see what the rest of 2026 looks like. But I know our cookbook is amazing. I hope people check it out. Thank you for all your hard work. Thank you so much. Awesome. Have a great week, ladies.