

I teach women how to work with God to transform their lifestyles, lose weight and live healthy.
At one time, my life was a complete mess. I weighed 430 pounds, was exhausted, depressed, stressed, and tired of living. Fat and happy is a lie, especially when you are super morbidly obese and in constant pain. Today, I’ve lost more than 250 pounds and kept it off since 2013. I know your pain. I can help you. I want to help you.
Are you ready to change your life?
Here’s where to begin:
- Listen to my podcast.
- Check out my FREE Blueprint for Losing Weight Webinar
- Take my free mini-course, Eating Stress
- Work with me in Overcomers Christian Weight Loss Academy.

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Books by Teresa Shields Parker
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Episode 177-More than Enough
Do you feel like you aren’t enough? Is your dream to feel like you are enough? What would it take for you to become more than enough? Is that even possible.
Episode 176-Doubt and Faith
Is it OK for a Christian to doubt? Is there a good kind of doubt? Is there something we have to do in order for even a small amount of faith to work. On this episode, I’m answering your questions about how to activate your faith.
Episode 175-From Old to New
When we accept Christ, we have another choice. We can choose to follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit or we can continue to live in our old ways. This episode will explain more about this process.
Episode 174-Don’t Give Up
Don’t give up when everything in your life looks like it is falling apart. Many of us give up on God when we can’t see how everything in our lives are going to work out. We have to have faith. We don’t know how, but God is great at plot twists. Just when our stories are looking like they are going to end badly, He comes to our rescue.
Episode 173-Move from Victim to Victor
This episode will help you understand how those caught in the victim mentality act and how you can know when you’ve become a victor. Becoming a victor is the aim and God will get us there if we want it!
Episode 172-How Much Are You Worth?
How much are you worth? What is your life worth? Some economists say an individual’s life is worth $10 Million. Of course, I’m not talking about how much are you worth monetarily. What is your soul and spirit worth?
Episode 171-It’s Frustrating!
It’s frustrating! I don’t know how many times I have heard those words in the last few days. We are frustrated about so many things, but we are all accomplices in our own sea of frustration. We want more from ourselves and then have no plan to accomplish what we want or if we have a plan it doesn’t work for some reason.
From Disappointment to Hope
What disappoints you? Is it yourself? Is it circumstances you think you shouldn’t have to go through? Is what you think God should have done for you think He didn’t? Is it other people giving up on fulfilling their potential? When it comes to our personal failures and...
Episode 170-Managing Disappointment
What disappoints you? Is it yourself? Is it circumstances you think you shouldn’t have to go through? Is what you think God should have done for you think He didn’t? Is it other people giving up on fulfilling their potential? How do you manage disappointments?
About Me
I’m Teresa Shields Parker, Christian weight loss coach, author, podcaster and speaker. I’ve been writing since I was born or at least it feels that way. I do know I was born to write. However, it wasn’t until 2013 when I wrote my memoir, Sweet Grace: How I Lost 250 Pounds and Stopped Trying to Earn God’s Favor that I really felt I could legitimately don the moniker of author. It had been 60 years in the making.