Jess Esch on Treating Yourself with Value PH190

Pursuing Health

Julie Foucher MD, MS

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

At a very young age, Jess Esch became aware that her shape and size did not fit in amongst her friends. She struggled with years of shame and insecurity and fell into a pattern of starving herself, followed by large binges. By 16, her weight peaked at 220 lbs, and her doctor began discussing the potential for gastric bypass surgery. Jess was devastated by the idea, and instead turned to her faith to re-frame her mindset. She began to recognize that her value and worth are not determined by her weight. This was the first step in her healing journey. Over time, Jess’s small, consistent changes have resulted in a huge weight loss, and even more importantly, in the discovery that she truly loves living a healthy lifestyle. In this episode, she shares how she was able to change her mindset from shame to self-love and the tools she used to develop the discipline to change her nutrition and exercise habits.

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0:00.0	you are loved, like you're not a mistake, you're not like this terrible person because of
0:06.1	the way that your body looks or the way that you even feel in your body, like just your love,
0:10.2	like if we can understand that, then like that's going to change a lot of things.
0:19.5	Hello and welcome to pursuing health. I'm Dr. Julie Pouchet, family physician and
0:23.7	former CrossFit Games athlete. Here I bring you information and inspiration to help bridge the
0:28.6	gap between fitness and medicine and support your journey toward your healthiest self.
0:32.8	This episode is one of a series of pursuing health stories. Here I feature the inspiring stories
0:38.3	of regular everyday people who've used lifestyle to overcome some incredible health challenges.
0:43.2	In this week's episode, I talk with Jessica Ash, who shares her transformation from an overweight
0:48.4	teenager struggling with her body image and facing prediabetes elevated cholesterol and the
0:53.2	potential of gastric bypass surgery to a thriving young adult. Jess's faith played a pivotal
0:58.8	role in helping her to reframe her mindset and recognize that her self-worth was not determined
1:03.5	by her weight. She shares how some small, consistent changes in her habits have resulted in living
1:08.6	a lifestyle that she truly loves and also supports her health. Before we dive into this episode,
1:14.4	I do want to make it clear that this podcast is for general information only and does not provide
1:18.6	medical advice. I recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health
1:23.2	conditions or concerns.
1:32.7	Well, welcome to pursuing health. I'm really excited to be here with Jess Ash, who has a wonderful
1:39.9	incredible inspiring transformation story and I'm excited to learn more about you and your
1:47.3	story and what you're up to now. So thank you for taking the time to join me and being
1:51.2	willing to share here. Yeah, of course. Thank you for having me.
1:55.9	So I thought that maybe we could just start at the beginning with Jess as a child and talk a
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