My name is Jenni Mendl. I first heard about Weigh Down in 1994. I am a Registered Dietician and had a background in nutrition and food science, but I also had a habit of binge eating when I had emotional hunger. I tried to control my weight and/or counteract the binge eating by eating fat free or low fat foods and with exercise. This needless to say did not override the amount of calories I could consume nor did the binge eating soothe my emotions. I took my first Weigh Down class and devoured that information and lost the 10-15 pounds of weight I had on my body. With each seminar that I participated in and hosted in my home, I have been taught how to identify and remove all of the other idols (worldly strongholds) that I had in my heart. I praise God that He moved Gwen Shamblin to get all of this information written and recorded. I have laid down - with all credit to God the Father through His Son Jesus Christ and these materials - depression, nervous habits like peeling my skin till it caused harm, rage, binge eating, control of others with pouting, and disrespect for my husband. God has replaced those things with gratefulness, self-control, gentleness, a peaceful marriage and home, and answered prayers. All praise to God for restoration!! I plan to continue choosing daily to focus my mind, heart, soul, and strength toward living out a life of purity and holiness for God for the rest of my living days.
Jenni Mendl