Hi, my name is Jessica and I have been free from dieting, controlling food, and worrying over my body since 1999. Before finding Weigh Down, I had tried controlling my portions, skipping meals, exercise routines (which honestly never lasted much longer than a couple of weeks!!), diet shakes, yogurt diet, etc...and up and down the scale-roller-coaster I would go!! Chances are you know what I am talking about...just when 5lbs would come off, I would go to a birthday party and gain 8 back! I had my "skinny clothes" and my "not-so-skinny clothes", all of that is not the case now...
1999 was the year a friend shared the Rise Above book with me and I was speechless!! Finally I understood why I always had trouble maintaining a healthy weight! And it revealed to me why dieting in the past never kept the weight off permanently. I got into the next available seminar, lost 15lbs, and I have continued to study through the Weigh Down materials because it applies to so much more than just weight loss! God has also used this teaching to help me stop feeding self-pity, projection and blaming others, lust, overspending, and lying. Understanding that God made everything for Good, the key is staying inside His boundaries . . . that truth revealed to me in Weigh Down was life-changing! Since that year, God has given me a husband and 2 healthy pregnancies/deliveries. I continued to apply Weigh Down principles through all those wonderful life changes. Our family enjoys a variety of foods and never concern ourselves with calories, fat grams, etc...and we have found great health through it! Another "one-liner" I still cling to from Weigh Down is "You Fall in Love with What you Focus On." That has been so instrumental in conquering the weight issue and beyond!! Most importantly what this ministry has done in my life and now my family's life is we have found personal relationships with God and His Son Jesus Christ!! My absolute favorite study material from Weigh Down is The Legend to The Treasure seminar...because it has essential and foundational teaching on how to live a Christ-like life...that seminar has impacted me more than anything as a wife, mother, employee, friend. I HIGHLY recommend it for anyone who wants the most in-depth heart study ever!!
Jessica Walters