Teresa Shields Parker
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Teresa Shields Parker

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Teresa Shields Parker is an author, coach, and speaker. A self-proclaimed sugar addict, she once weighed 430 pounds. She chronicles her physical journey of extreme weight loss in the long-standing #1 Christian Weight Loss Memoir, "Sweet Grace: How I Lost 250 Pounds". The "Sweet Grace Study Guide" helps guide others on the journey. Her most recent books are "Fiction That Transforms." Two of those are "Rebuilding Jayne: Her Father's Protection" and "Reconnecting Jayne: Her Sister's Support." She also has 10 nonfiction books and study guides. In "Sweet Freedom: Losing Weight and Keeping It Off With God’s Help" and the "Sweet Freedom Study Guide," she delves into the sticky issue of the emotional and spiritual side of weight loss. "Sweet Change: True Stories of Transformation" includes 17 stories of those on the weight loss journey and how they came to their “moment of change.” "Sweet Hunger: Developing An Appetite for God" is a nine-session personal or group Bible study. "Sweet Journey to Transformation" explains the process she used to lose weight. "Sweet Surrender: Breaking Strongholds" is about the issues that keep those with extreme weight issues stuck and spinning in the cycle of yo-yo dieting. "Sweet Excuses: Stop Lying to Yourself and Start Losing Weight" is a hard look at why we continue to resist doing what we know we should do. "Sweet Victory: Winning the Battle" is a manual and memoir that shares how to manage addictions, difficulties, troubles, and hard seasons. Counting her two study guides, "Sweet Victory" was her 10th nonfiction book She also coaches individuals in Overcomers Christian Weight Loss Academy, which includes online courses, a private Facebook group, and weekly live video calls. This is her monthly subscription-based group. She also does one-on-one coaching. Teresa lives in Columbia, MO, with her husband, Roy. They have two grown children. They have been foster parents to 10 behaviorally and developmentally challenged young adults. Active in her local church, in her spare time, she reads, writes, and exercises in the water.
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