Health
Making honest choices and learning to care for the body without shame.
The Journey Pastoral Counseling
A journey back to health, hope, and joy
You Can’t
Do That
Hold My Candy Bar
In Progress
Warm, funny, and unfiltered stories for anyone who has ever felt stuck, discouraged, or afraid that it may be too late to change.
About this book
Real change happens in ordinary life—one honest decision at a time.
Michael Trimble knew something had to change. He was tired, hurting, and watching his health slowly slip away. But this is not simply a story about losing weight. It is about rediscovering health, hope, and joy—one honest decision at a time.
With warmth, humor, and unfiltered honesty, Michael shares the victories, frustrations, embarrassing questions, and unexpected lessons that have shaped his journey. From doctor visits and glucose readings to old Weight Watchers cards, unused gym memberships, and the determination to ride a bicycle again, these stories reveal what real change looks like when it happens in ordinary life.
You Can’t Do That is not a diet plan or a collection of easy answers. It is encouragement for anyone who has ever felt stuck, ashamed, discouraged, or afraid that it may be too late to change.
Because sometimes the journey back to health begins with a scale, a blood test, or a difficult look in the mirror. But along the way, we may discover that we are recovering much more than our physical health. We are recovering hope, purpose, confidence, and the things that bring us genuine joy.
More than a weight-loss story
Recovering more than physical health.
Hope
Discovering that being stuck does not mean it is too late to change.
Joy
Recovering confidence, purpose, and the things that make life worth living.
“You do not have to change everything today. You just have to believe that change is still possible.”
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