#1042 Riding the Craving Wave: Practical & Spiritual Tools with Alisa Keeton
Revelation Wellness - Healthy & Whole
Alisa Keeton
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🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
When Kerry received a diabetes diagnosis and was offered a shot, she felt a quiet check in her spirit—convicted there was another way. She chose whole foods, consistent movement, and faith in God's possibility. Result: 31 pounds lost and A1C lowered naturally—no meds needed.
But like so many of us, Kerry still struggled with evenings—that tired pull toward a "reward" snack when the day finally winds down.
In this episode, Alisa coaches Kerry (and us) on why evening cravings hit hard, what's happening biologically after dinner, and how to meet those moments with kindness, wisdom, and Spirit-led alternatives.
Key Insights
- Cravings are, at their root, a search for relief
- How hormones can sometimes make the journey feel harder
- The reliable path forward: whole foods in healthy portions, consistent movement, and giving the body time to heal and settle at its natural set point
Why Evenings Feel So Tough
- Decision fatigue + shifting circadian rhythms reduce impulse control
- Dopamine is actively seeking reward while rising melatonin naturally lowers restraint
Step One Awareness: simply noticing patterns and getting curious in the moment
Scripture Anchors
- Hebrews 8: Set your mind on things above
- Galatians 5: The flesh opposes the Spirit
- Philippians 1:6: He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hey everyone. Welcome to a new style. We're going to try something different today of the Revelation Wellness Podcast. I'm Alyssa Keaton, your health coach with a godly approach and a fitness teacher gospel preacher and basically all things loving God and helping people love their bodies. So if you're new to us, welcome. You came in to a very fun episode today. |
| 0:23.2 | What we're going to do is play a recording of a question that was called in by, we're going to |
| 0:30.4 | call her Carrie. You are going to resonate with her question. All of us are going to resonate |
| 0:34.3 | with this question. And then I'll come back and I'm going to coach some concepts for this particular question. |
| 0:42.9 | I'll tell you now, it's around cravings. |
| 0:46.3 | All right, let's take a listen to what Carrie has to say and then I'll come back. |
| 0:52.0 | Back in July, I got diagnosed with diabetes. |
| 0:56.5 | My A1C was 6.9, and they wanted to give me the shot, and the nurse practitioner was giddy about it. |
| 1:06.6 | And I did not want to do that. |
| 1:09.5 | And I've been following you for a very long time. |
| 1:12.5 | And I love your ministry. |
| 1:15.4 | And all I could think of was your voice in my head, which I love, by the way. |
| 1:20.1 | And so I decided to just curb that with making good choices, diet, and moving my body, walking one mile a day. |
| 1:30.4 | And that's been since July 18th. |
| 1:32.0 | And I have now dropped 31 pounds, which is not the goal, but my A1C is down to 5.7, naturally, |
| 1:41.5 | just the old-fashioned way. |
| 1:43.3 | My question is, I've been struggling with evening time. |
| 1:47.0 | I have three teenagers and I make lunches and taking bites of those things that I make the lunch with. |
| 1:54.0 | I'm so tired at the end of the day. I work two part-time jobs and one is for church. One is cutting hair. And so how do I get through |
| 2:04.7 | that evening time? It's about from 830 to 10, 10.30 when I just want to sound so dumb. I just want to |
| 2:15.1 | reward myself with something. So sometimes that's chips. And most of the |
| 2:21.7 | time it is something that I've used to make lunches with or I'm nibbling while I'm making the |
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