Living God's Way with Kim Dolan Leto | Health • Faith • Christian Living

Today's show is very special to me, and I want to give God all the glory. 5 years ago, God put it on my heart to write a book about everything I learned the hard way from the fitness industry. After years as a fitness model, writer and competitor, I saw the grip fitness goals and body image can have on us.  The word of God says, seek Him first and all things will be added to us, but the way the wo...

Are there places in your life where you could really use the Lord's help? Doing this exercise will show you exactly where God wants to do the work with you that will level up your life:  Step 1. Think of your life as your home and each part of you is a room. Let's walk through the house together, and as we do, ask yourself if God has been pointing anything out in this room. Kitchen: Has he been ta...

The revelation that young girls, and even grown women, can name the Disney princesses, but not all the heroes for her in the Bible, birthed a dream in Erin Weidamann. Today's show is a must, especially if there are any young girls in your life... Erin Widemann is the author of the best selling Bible Belles Book series, she's a five-time cancer survivor and she started Truth Becomes Her: A worth mo...

Today's show is one that will equip you with a truth many of us may not even be aware of, and stay tuned, because I created a Freebie for you. In my personal struggle to stay strong and fit: mind, body and soul, God showed me this: And it was a major aha moment! Did you know the weekend is almost a third of the year? Pause for a moment and think about this: Have you ever made the connection that w...

If you've been unable to get the weight off, get fit or have underlying health issues you think you can't overcome, this episode is for you! Today's guest, Kelly Whitfill, is one of the winners of my Power Up Challenge. For her prize we did a phone call, but I have to admit I felt like the winner that day!   Kelly and I dive deep into: How she overcame the weight gain from the thyroid disease, Has...

Have you been taught limiting beliefs? Did you know limiting beliefs don't come from God? Sweet friend, You were saved to shine for God, and to bring Him glory.  Pause for a moment  Do you experience limiting beliefs about God? Ask God to reveal His heart for you as a Father.  Did you know God wants to be glorified through your successes? Faith Fuel: You are the light of the world. A city set on a...

I wanted to invite the peace of God, and my powerhouse friend Melissa to join me for an important and timely conversation. If you are watching all that's going on and wondering what can I possibly do? Today's guest Melissa Dawn Simkins and I are going to have a very real conversation to offer perspective and even small heartfelt steps we can all take. Melissa Dawn Simkins is a powerhouse woman of...

Today is all about you!  I've created a huge present. This is no little download or video, it's an entire Faith and Fitness Library of Resources: from recipes to workouts to learning how to do this through faith, I've got you covered. Although, the Strong. Confident. His. Podcast launched only two months ago, I've received an overwhelming amount of questions. I took all of them and even your strug...

Today's show is real talk for women who love Jesus and fitness but can't seem to get to their goals… If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me what the secret to success was, I'd have a million dollars! Success with losing weight, toning up, leaning out, landing a magazine cover, starting a business, book or podcast. People reach out to me in desperation and beg me to give them the secret,...

Hey there, friend!  Todays' show hits home for me in a very big way. This devotional comes straight from the pages of my journal.  People ask me quite often, Kim how are you able to take on these goals and finish them… and the truth isn't pretty. Here it is, I slip, trip and fail my way across the finish line of success… It sounds funny to say, but if it wasn't for the Word of God to power me thro...

If we're all being honest… How many times have you come to the end of the day and you're like, ugh...I didn't get my workout in? Or how many times have you excitedly set a fitness goal, but somehow it never made its way from your thoughts to your to do list? Let's be honest, getting fit can be hard...like exhausting hard. Many women tell me they have a continuously negative conversation going on w...

There are few things as hard as losing weight and reaching our fitness goals, so we want to make sure we're not inadvertently sabotaging our best efforts. Psalm 119:105 says,  "Your word is light unto my path and a lamp unto my feet"  As we walk out our fitness through faith, we see from this scripture that God is with us. When we seek His word for answers, He's there showing us the way.  God want...

Hey there, friend!  Today's show is packed with tips on how to get your snacking under control. Can we snack without destroying our health goals?  The answer is, yes. Did you know 94% of people in the US snack daily? I teach food, fitness and body confidence through the Word, so I prayed a lot about this episode, because, while I want to provide a ton of helpful tips...   I always want to show how...

Why are we so hard on ourselves? Do you beat yourself up? Do you rehearse what you should've, could've or would've done (fill in the blank) Do you feel like you're failing yourself every day? In your quiet moments, stop and reflect on this question: am I really failing or am I not living up to a standard that someone else made for me? >Sweet Friend – what extreme expectation or missed opportunity...

Do you struggle with: Finding balance? Having a healthy body image and teaching it to your kids? Giving God your stress and problems, but taking them back?  Needing to surrender parts of your life to Him to find peace? If so, this is for you… On today's new show, bold Jesus follower, beautiful busy mama, Barre 3 owner, Karie Johnson, and I talk about all of this and more on Strong. Confident. His....

This topic is oh so good today.  People always ask me how are you so motivated to workout, so I'm going to share my answer. The truth is I wasn't always motivated.  Maybe today you feel like I did and working out seems like a chore, but it doesn't have to. Our world idealizes being fit with extremely lean bodies. I think this can make us feel defeated before we even start or make us quit when we d...

Are you tired of starting your diet over every Monday? Does it seem like you gain and lose the same five pounds every week? How many times have you said "this is it. I'm starting a diet on Monday?" And the weekend was an all out binge? Promising you're going to live on chicken, broccoli, salmon and green beans, oats, eggs and protein shakes, doesn't work! Let's face it, anyone who's been on a diet...

When you make the decision to change your health, pursue a fitness goal or tackle totally changing your body, it can feel like no one understands and that you're all alone. Do your friends and family have a hard time understanding your health goals? Have you ever felt really alone on your fitness journey? Do you feel unsupported? Maybe you feel like you're the only one who's felt this way, but I w...

Lisa Vasseur Jarvis and I share how to start your own faith and fitness community, the importance of faith in your food, fitness, confidence and how accountability in Christ changes everything. Lisa is a Proud Mom, Christ Follower, Fitness Instructor and Healthy Food Blogger. We cover these topics and so much more… Getting fit and staying fit is already hard, but when you couple that with: aging,...

Last year was a very hard year for me, I haven't shared this publicly, but I had to have multiple surgeries. Without going into a lot of detail, the result was a medical malpractice lawsuit.  Faced with a long ugly process, and little, if any reward, I felt God telling me to drop it, to trust Him, and to move on with my life. The moment I did, the floodgates of clarity, creativity and energy poure...

I know it's easy to get overwhelmed right now and want to press pause on life, but hold onto hope because God is faithful. I want to encourage you with a fresh mindset through the Word, invite you to workout with me through some new free resources, pray for you and get you into action to strengthen you from the inside out. If you're trying to work and workout from home, and life is full of distrac...

Today's devotional is all about: Trading What If's for the Power of Prayer "Call to me, and I will answer you." ( Jeremiah 33:3 ) We have a promise that He hears us: "You will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you." ( Jeremiah 29:12 )  Did you know there is Power in Prayer? Even scientists and medical journals say that Prayer speeds healing, lowers heart rate, and relieves s...

I've been hearing a lot of questions from Christian women lately due to the pandemic.  Questions like… How do I stay strong in my faith? How do I fit a workout in and take care of myself with kids at home and how do I stay motivated? What do I do with my business goals, how do I pivot and prepare for the future? I'm not going to sugar coat it, we are living in uncertain times and things are changi...

I want you to fulfill your goals and live out everything good that God has planned for you, so if you were thinking of quitting today... Don't you dare, don't give up on you, don't do it! Maybe today you're at your wits end and your goals feel hopeless, but I want to encourage you to wipe the slate clean and start over in this moment in God.  The word tells us, not to look at the past, because God...

For as long as I can remember, I always felt like I didn't quite Have you ever felt that way?  Over the years, I've tried to locate why I started having these feelings. I think it was a combination of things… On the first day of 8 th grade, at a very hormonal time, I was told I was fat.  At that moment, my identity was tied to the number on the scale. I began to live with the notion that if I weig...