We know that diets fail 95% of the time, but think of it this way – if dieting was a medication, the FDA would never approve it.
Dieting never got to the root of my health issues. In fact, it only made things worse. My guest Heather Creekmore of Compared to Who says the same thing. Both of us have made pretty amazing health transformations – and we did it without dieting.
With spiritual, mental, emotional, and yes, physical health at the forefront of our conversation, in this podcast episode we discuss the popular dieting trends this summer.
Download and listen to this episode here or get wherever you listen to podcasts!

Heather Creekmore writes and speaks hope to thousands of women each week inspiring them to stop comparing and start living. Heather’s Compared to Who? podcast is aimed specifically at helping Christian women overcome body image and comparison issues. Her first book–also titled Compared to Who? encourages women to uncover the spiritual root of body image issues and find freedom. Her latest release, The Burden of Better, offers women a journey into the depths of God’s grace to find a way off the treadmill of constant comparison.
Key Topics:
- Heather’s yo-yo dieting past and how at her thinnest, she was very unhealthy
- Is it wrong to diet?
- How one size doesn’t fit all
- The popular diets right now and the pitfalls
- The impact of exercise and restriction
- How does intuitive eating play a role?
Find Heather’s books, Compared to Who and The Burden of Better, wherever you get books!
Follow her on social media at @comparedtowho and visit her website comparedtowho.me.
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