I totally praise God for this eye opening, heart convicting truth about how to lose weight and keep it off. Before finding Weigh Down, I was so depressed, fat, angry, and my marriage was not good because of this. I was controlling and compulsive with everything even though I was attending church every Sunday, Wednesday and had even been voted on to be a Deaconess. I had a history of drug abuse prior to attending church so it was very easy for me to isolate myself. I just wanted to feel close to God because I knew He had the peace and answers I was longing for. I cried out to God one Sunday for a way to permanently be set free from my destructive behavior. I didn't want to live anymore. I was on Zoloft at this time too which was numbing me to the reality of the pain - I needed to change!!! The next Sunday, it was as if God came down to earth and gave me a golden key and sword. The pastor's sister announced that she would be hosting a Christian based weight loss class on Monday nights. I began to cry like a baby. I started in October 1999 and my life began changing from then on. I have lost a total of 53lbs!! I did, however, have bumps along the road, but now I look back, and I am so thankful and so grateful that the Weigh Down staff and the teachings from God through Gwen Shamblin held my hand through this journey. I know now it is about me changing and looking inward first. I have stopped projecting out onto others and trying to change my husband or change my children before myself. Also I noticed that it is not always the "other person's fault" when things go wrong - in fact it is usually mine! I know that if it were not for the Weigh Down principles, I would be divorced or dead. I say that very humbly because I know it is all from My Sweet Father and the life His Son lived that saved a wretch like me.
Kris Kirkmeyer