A wonderful woman by the name of Libby posted this inside our community:

I was reading in Numbers today about the people moaning about missing their food from Egypt, begging Moses for meat, even though God was providing manna for them daily! I thought this was an interesting comparison for our walk with changed eating habits. God has given us all of this delicious, healthy food, but I can at times be cranky about wanting to eat "what I used to or what everyone else gets to eat", even though eating those old foods make my joints hurt and keep me from sleeping well!!! I need to remember ALL He has provided me with and be grateful for the change He is making in my life.

Wow. Thank you, Libby. You are so right and I can certainly relate.

At different points in my life, I have also grumbled, moaned, and complained about what I was eating versus what everyone else could eat.

In my younger years, when I first started learning about health and nutrition, I would see my slim friends eating foods like pizza, takeout, candy, and chips, and they still stayed slim and trim and appeared (at least to me) to be unaffected and healthy.

Meanwhile, I was cooking healthy lunches to bring to school and learning about the importance of protein and blood sugar control, all the while wondering why I had to take these things into account when my friends couldn’t care less about the food they were eating and seemed fine.

Fast forward to my late thirties and forties, my digestion was a bit out of whack, causing me some real issues. Praise the Lord, I was able to heal the problem, but I can remember so clearly having times when I would see all my "health" friends making the most fun healthy meals that included foods that my digestion just couldn’t tolerate at the time, and I would get so upset that I could not eat those meals as well.

But Libby is right. The Lord has provided for us an abundance of delicious foods, as well as healthy ways to prepare some of our old not-so-healthy favorites.

If you too find yourself moaning and grumbling at times about the things you can’t eat versus all of the delicious food you can enjoy, here are a few things to remember...

Healthy food can be delicious. Long gone are the days of dry chicken breast and steamed broccoli to lose weight. Now, we know for a fact (and the results of thousands and thousands of people show) that you can successfully lose weight by eating delicious omelets, pancakes, chili, meatloaf, parmesan chicken, and roasted potatoes. That’s probably the #1 thing we hear from new members… "I can’t believe I get to eat all this delicious food and still lose weight!"

The Lord has a purpose for this. Let’s never forget that our journey is ours, perfectly designed by the Lord. His purposes are greater than ours and sometimes not understandable to our human minds. I am certain that on this health journey, He is growing you and preparing you to be a blessing to others with your health and your new knowledge.

There is a healthy alternative to almost every food you miss. One of my favorite things to do is to take a typical unhealthy meal and find a way to make it healthy. This is how I came up with recipes like healthy pizza, tacos, chicken cordon bleu, chocolate cake, ice cream, and chocolate chip cookies. I work on recipes until I get the full thumbs up from my husband, kids, and a few other family members and friends and then you know what I do with them? I share them with you!

All of these great recipes are included in our monthly LiveSmart subscription, an extension of the New Life Promise plan.

What’s inside LiveSmart every month? -> See HERE

Whether you are currently still following the first 4 weeks of the New Life Promise plan or have already completed the first 4 weeks, LiveSmart is the perfect solution for continuing on with the program with a great selection of new breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners.

Every month you will find new favorites and you’ll never get bored or tired of eating healthy delicious food.

Not a New Life Promise member yet? Click HERE to sign up

So the next time you are tempted to moan and groan about any part of your health journey, please let this be a reminder that the Lord is seeing you through and we can be grateful for every bit of it.

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I received this email from an acquaintance the other day…

“Isabel, my girlfriend is really struggling with some digestive issues. I don’t know many of the details, but would your eating plan be good for her?”

I get questions similar to this one all the time. People will name an ailment or a symptom and ask if the New Life Promise program would be a good fit for them.

I say this with modesty, but the answer is typically YES, not because I have created the best nutrition program out in the world, but because the health principles we teach in this program are the foundational principles of any good health and nutrition program.

You see, even though there are so many nutrition programs available today, all of the ones that are effective for long-term, healthy weight loss all have a few key principles in common.

Notice I said long-term and healthy. Because, sure, anyone can figure out how to lose weight using drastic, extreme measures, but what we have seen time and time again is that those extreme strategies only end up in greater weight gain after the program is complete.

These are the things I find most important to consider when determining whether or not an eating plan would be a good long-term nutrition solution for your weight loss and health goals.

#1 - Who is the teacher?

I would love for everyone in the world to enjoy the way I teach, but that’s just not realistic. My approach has always been one that is soft and gentle and that works for some, but not everyone.

Some people need army drill sergeant style, while others might need a detailed scientist. Some people respond better to females while others respond better to males.

This seems like such a small detail, but I assure you it's not. Many people have shared with me that they began to fall off the wagon on a program because they just didn’t mesh well with the person teaching.

It’s good to consider your values and what you consider the most important things in your life. I can tell you that, for me, it is very important that the teachers I listen to have God in their life. This doesn’t just go for health, but also for business, for homeschooling, and for homemaking.

#2 - The foundation is food, not products.

So many programs today tell you that they “have made it easy for you” because all you have to do is open a package, reheat, and eat… but what are you learning from that? I would argue that you are learning the exact opposite of what you need to learn in order to enjoy long-term weight loss and health success.

Preparing and nourishing our bodies with great food does take some forethought and it does take some time.

Thankfully, there are ways to make this easier on yourself that don’t require pre-packaged food products. You can follow meal plans like the ones found in the New Life Promise program. You can batch cook so you have food readily available in the freezer and in the refrigerator. You can create new routines so healthy eating just becomes second nature to you.

The foundation of any quality health program should be the delicious food the Lord has provided for us from His earth.

This does not mean there aren’t some products that can help us along the way. I personally love to add a quality greens powder, collagen, Omega-3s, and turmeric to most people’s health regimen, but even those things are not absolutely necessary for long-term health success. They can be very helpful, but they are not required.

#3 - Elimination is not the answer.

If a program is promoting heavy restrictions on certain foods or, even worse, entire food groups, it may be worth thinking twice about.

In a world filled with extremes, I see people take elimination diets way too far.

No grains, no fruits, and now there are even some diets that eliminate all vegetables and only have you eat meat all day.

To me, that immediately puts up some red flags. I say it all the time,

“The best eating plan to lose weight is one that you can eat for a lifetime.”

Again, this is why our program along with programs that are rooted in wholesome foods, are truly the ones that prove the longest success rate among those who begin a healthy eating program. Not only does the eating plan feel doable, it feels doable for a lifetime.

As you continue this health road that you are on alongside the Lord, always remember that the basics of healthy eating are quite simple and have truly lasted the test of time.

So the next time someone asks you, “Will your eating plan help me with (insert health issue)”, chances are you can confidently say “Yes, and here is why.”

If you're ready to live a better, healthier life, look no further than the New Life Promise plan!

I'm ready to join the New Life Promise Family and eat delicious food while transforming my health! -> Click HERE to start on your health journey today

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As much as resolutions get a bad rap, I actually like them.

I love the start of a New Year and find that it's a great opportunity to reflect on the things that really worked over the previous year, as well as the things that didn’t.

A new calendar year feels like a fresh start and a great opportunity for new beginnings.

For some of us, we may be going back to a goal that we had set before but for whatever reason just didn't make it happen. Or maybe we did make it happen, but things started getting a little wonky as the year came to an end.

That was certainly the case for my own resolution…

Consistent Meal Planning

I know what you’re thinking.

Isabel, aren’t you a master meal planner? Isn’t that what you teach us to do?

Haha, yes. I actually am pretty good at meal planning but “life” happens here at the Price house just as it may happen at yours, and meal planning somehow fell to the bottom of my busy to-do list and eventually started to get ignored.

Now, there are some habits that have become such a way of life for us that no one here was ordering take-out or eating unhealthy food items. The biggest positive habit being that we always have leftovers of something in the fridge and the freezer that can be quickly reheated in a moment’s notice. But what I was finding was that every night was becoming a last-minute “so what are we making here?” which induces its own special kind of dinnertime stress.

I found the other factor is that my kids are older now (12 and 14) and very good in the kitchen, so on many nights they were happy to just make some pancakes or a panini and let my husband and I forage the fridge. That’s all fine and well and actually a great back-up plan, but I was finding this was happening way more frequently than I was happy with.

So here are the 2 very simple things I did to get our meal planning off to a great start in 2024. “Simple” being the important word here because I find that when I overcomplicate any area of my life, the habit or strategy never sticks.

First, I made a list of 15 of the most common and frequent meals we love to make. On this list were meals like taco night, burgers and fries, whole chicken in the air fryer, turkey burgers on the grill, chicken parmesan. As we started rattling off our favorite meals, we were at 15 in no time and we probably could have kept going.

Of course, this goes without saying, but every single one of these meals is my healthy version. Where a typical chicken parmesan is loaded with wheat and conventional dairy, mine is made with gluten-free breadcrumbs and organic parmesan cheese.

This really can be the case with almost every single meal.

I can look at any recipe or any meal and ask myself, “How can I make this into a healthy version?”

That’s exactly what you’ll find inside the LiveSmart meal plans. I’ve taken meals like pizza, mac and cheese, chicken cordon bleu, and even nachos and have created healthy versions.

In many cases, members have told us that their families enjoyed these healthier versions much better than the original version.

And yes, having your whole family enjoying a healthy meal together certainly makes sticking to your goals that much easier.

LiveSmart meal plans and recipes -> Click HERE to see what’s included. 

Onto the second thing we did to stick to our meal planning goal.

We committed to going through our LiveSmart volumes (there are now over 50 volumes!) and choosing one new meal to make every 2 weeks.

Of course, we have already tried pretty much every single one. But many of them, like the ones in earlier volumes, we haven’t made in years, for no other reason than we just forgot about them.

So once every 2 weeks, we are going to look through them together and choose which one we want to make again and then see if it will make it into our rotation of meals.

I chose every 2 weeks instead of every week because that is a more realistic timeframe for us and I wanted to set us up for success.

Creating the LiveSmart monthly program has not just given me a way to help our members succeed in achieving their weight loss goals long-term, it has also been a blessing to my own family, in that it has helped us to keep our healthy eating fun, interesting, and (most importantly) delicious.

Could it be exactly what you need to make healthy eating super easy for you this year?

Meal plans, recipes, shopping lists and much more -> Click HERE to take a look at what’s inside LiveSmart

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Eating healthy doesn't mean living in a cave... hahaha. Nor does it mean avoiding eating out in order to reach your health goals.

Going to a restaurant is, many times, not even so much about the food, but more about the social interaction, a celebration, or maybe just a night to not have to do the dishes.

It can also sometimes be out of necessity, like you ended up being out much later than expected and dinner time was quickly approaching.

This story is from over a year ago, but similar situations happen to us all the time. We had dropped off our boys at my in-laws' house so we could have a date night. Our plan was to go to the gym together (which is actually a treat since we usually bring the boys with us) and then cook dinner together at home. We live in a very remote area and don't have many restaurants nearby, so we more often choose to eat at home than go out.

Well, towards the end of our workout, my husband's phone rang – it was the mechanic telling us our car was fixed and ready for pickup. He told my husband that, even though they close at 5pm, he would stay open until we got there. It was exactly 5pm and the mechanic was 45 minutes away (insert a very sad and hungry Isabel).

Of course, my husband wanted to get the car and said, "Isabel, we'll just find something out to eat somewhere around there."

What? Just find something to eat? Isabel does not simply "find something to eat" LOL! But I knew picking up the car was important, so I decided to roll with it.

By the time we got the car and went over some details with the mechanic, it was after 6pm and my inner alarms were about to start sounding the hangry sirens (hangry = hungry + angry). I quickly found us a little casual cafe that was only open until 7pm and we raced over there.

Here's exactly what I ordered from the menu:

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I often watch my kids play outside in the yard from the kitchen window. They're old enough now they can be trusted out there on their own (for the most part).

But, as any mom of boys knows, more often than not, someone is probably going to come in with a bump or bruise.

On this particular afternoon, I saw my younger son limping back to the house and I knew something was wrong. As he got closer I could see the sad look on his face. He continued to make his way closer and then he stopped, bowed his head, prayed and then started his limping back to the house.

When I met him on the back porch, he was crying, and I could see his knee and ankle were bleeding. He said, "Mommy, I fell. Can you clean me up? Oh, and I already prayed, so I took care of that part."

LOL! He already knew the absolute first step in his healing was going to be prayer. It was a proud mommy moment for sure, and I was happy to see my youngest carrying out our principle of "always go to the Lord first in everything."

I was watching a video series this week called "Bible Health Secrets." It was incredible to see how many health principles we need are already given to us in the Old and the New Testament, even details on specific foods.

But the first video in the whole series (9 videos long) was entirely dedicated to how prayer can directly impact our health and whether patients heal or not. It was amazing to see so many doctors, many of them with no religious affiliation, say that those patients who had a strong faith life and prayed during their severe illnesses (including cancer) were the ones that more often, experienced healing.

Wow! So incredible to hear, but I'm not shocked at all. I can name so many times in my own life when I knew it was God's hand that stepped in and helped me during my most difficult times, including my health.

And He clearly tells us He will in His word...

"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." – Mark 11:24

And Jesus also said,

"And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." – John 14:13-14

The doctors in the video went on to say that people with faith tend to have a more positive attitude and were less focused on their worries and fears. Worry and fear triggers a chemical change in your brain which then creates negative chemical reactions in the rest of your body and yes, then, negatively affecting your healing process.

I don't know about you, but I've done my fair share of worrying and being fearful and it never changes the situation for the better. Actually, it just makes everything worse.

If you're currently working on making big changes to your health, like you've been told you have diabetes, pre-diabetes, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, hormone imbalances... whatever the current diagnosis was, I'm going to show you how you can begin your healing process today with prayer.

Or, if your health changes don't include any specific health condition but you know you would feel so much better if you lost the excess weight, that too can be a big undertaking and I encourage you to use prayer as well.

Prayer does not need a specific structure, but here is a simple guide you can use if you're not sure how to go to the Lord in prayer.

First, thank God for all He has already provided so abundantly in your life. I know some days it may be hard to see where God is providing, but I promise you He is. If you're reading this newsletter on a computer or phone, God has provided.

Thank Him for the health information you already know, for your family's health or for the wonderful doctors or health professionals you have in your life. And thank Him for the little things as well... water, enough food each day, and the comfy bed where you lay your head at night.

Next, spend some time in confession and asking for forgiveness in any area of your life you know may not be quite right. Have you acted in a way you're not happy about? Have you maybe told some lies or were involved in something that is not honest? Whatever it is, you can bring it all to Him and He will help you make your wrongs right. (Trust me, I know this first hand!)

Now, bring your requests to Him. Please remember that God is not a genie in a bottle, there to grant our every wish, but He does hear every single one of our prayers and will always provide and give us exactly what we need when we go to Him in faith.

To help get you started, here is a very simple prayer you can start with today. I promise you will already feel a greater sense of peace after you say these words and spend this time telling Him what you need in your health journey right now.

Heavenly Father, I thank you for who you are and how you have already provided so abundantly in my life. Please help me to see those blessings from You each and every day and be a good steward of those blessings. I know You don't expect me to be perfect and You love me for who I am, but here are the areas of my life that I need to change. I ask for your forgiveness of these sins and I also ask for your strength to help me change. My strength and my will just don't feel like enough on most days, so I ask for Your mighty strength to be there when I feel weak. Today I am asking for your help with my health. I have these particular things going on (name them here) and I know I can conquer these things with Your power. I pray all these things in Jesus' name. Amen.

Wow, I don't know about you, but I already feel better!

I urge you to make consistent prayer an integral part of your health journey. If there is something you have been struggling with for quite some time, this could be the missing piece of the puzzle for you. Invite God into your healing journey and He will amaze you with what He can do. He continues to amaze me every single day.

Are you ready to make God part of your weight loss journey? Look no further than the New Life Promise plan!

Yes, I'm ready to join the New Life Promise Family and eat delicious food while transforming my health! -> Click HERE to start on your health journey today

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The two most common questions we get when people first start the New Life Promise plan are...

1. How do I adjust the meals if I don't like or can't eat a food?
2. What do I eat if I'm out at a restaurant?

This video will answer those questions, teaching you how to make substitutions on the meal plans and how to enjoy eating at a restaurant.

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The meal plans found in New Life Promise are not vegetarian or vegan. We include all wholesome, natural foods, and that does include some naturally raised beef, poultry, fish, and eggs. But that doesn't mean you can't follow this program if you don't eat meat! This post provides some guidance for how you can make the meal plans work for you while following a plant-based diet.

Plant-Based Protein Sources

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The New Life Promise plan includes a variety of wholesome, natural foods the Lord has given us. We do not recommend any heavily processed foods or anything artificial. We do not use artificial sweeteners in our plans (no Equal, Splenda, or Sweet'N Low) as those items have been heavily linked to cancer and weight gain. They have also been shown to make sugar cravings much worse.

Our plans include the following natural foods:

Natural Proteins

• Pastured poultry (chicken and turkey)
• Organic eggs
• Grass-fed beef and bison
• Wild fish and seafood

Wholesome Grains

• Quinoa
• Rice (all varieties)
• Oats (gluten-free is recommended)

Healthy Fats

• Avocados
• Raw nuts and nut butters
• Coconut oil
• Avocado oil
• Butter
• Ghee

Organic Dairy

• Greek yogurt
• Cheese (all varieties)

All Fruits and Vegetables

Sample Meal Plan

A typical breakfast may include a variety of different egg recipes, delicious oatmeal flavored naturally, or a satisfying and tasty smoothie.

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Don't you just hate it when you're sure an email was sent to you, but it doesn't show up in your inbox? Believe it or not, it happens to everyone in every email program at some time or another.

To make sure you don't miss out on important information from New Life Promise - like purchase receipts, login instructions, and other communications - follow the instructions below to get everything delivered to your inbox, every time.

How to Search Your Inbox for Emails

Before we give you instructions for how to whitelist our emails so you never miss another one again, it's really helpful to know how to search for our emails within your inbox.

Searching for emails is done much the same way, no matter which email program you are using. Enter "Isabel D. Price" or "New Life Promise" in the search field at the top of your email program and then click the magnifying glass or "Search" button.

Now, let's get to whitelisting emails from Isabel in your email program!

To ensure that you will always receive our emails, it's highly recommended that you add our email address to your address book/safe list. This way, our emails will never end up in your spam folder.

Look for the email service provider you use to see how.

AOL 8.0+

1. Open an email from us.
2. Click "Add Address" icon.
3. Verify the sender's contact information.

AOL Webmail

1. Click on the Addresses tab in the upper right corner of your mailbox.
2. Click on the drop-down menu and select "New Contact."
3. Type "info@isabeldprice.com" in the Screen Name field and then click "Save."

Gmail

1. Click the downward-pointing triangle in the main search field (when you hover over this triangle, it will say "Show search options").
2. Type "info@isabeldprice.com" in the From field and click "Create filter."
3. Check the option "Never send it to Spam" and click "Create filter."

Mac Mail

1. Open an email from us.
2. Right click the sender's email address.
3. Click "Add to contacts" in the shortcut menu.
4. Click "Save and Close."

Microsoft Outlook Express 6+

1. Open an email from us.
2. Right click the sender's name.
3. Click "Add to Outlook Contacts."
4. Click "Save and close."

MSN Hotmail

1. Open an email from us.
2. Click "Save Address" in the menu bar.
3. Verify that our contact information is correct.
4. Click "OK" on the next screen.

Yahoo! Mail

1. Open an email from us.
2. Select "Add to Address Book."
3. Enter info@isabeldprice.com and click "Save Contact."

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