Hello- I live in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada with my husband and 2 children. Since starting Weigh Down in 2002, I’ve lost a total of 45 lbs and applied these principles even through pregnancy- praise God!!
Prior to finding Weigh Down, I was very active in sports and never really had a weight issue until I stopped playing sports. At 18 I was 128 lbs. By the time I was 23, my weight went up to 144 lbs. A short while later, I joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Basic training was difficult; due to my increased exercise my weight went down to 134 lbs. Before I got pregnant in 1999 with my son, my weight went up to 156 lbs. After my pregnancy and after I lost as much weight as I could, I ended up going to 170 lbs. I tried the cabbage soup diet and started to exercise. Nothing seemed to work for a long period of time. As a police officer you need to be in good shape and I knew that I had to do something to lose the weight. Exercising was the only thing that I thought would help me lose the weight and I hated to exercise!! Thankfully a friend had sent me an email about Weigh Down as she had lost weight eating what normal foods. I thought that this was impossible – eat normal foods? Wow. I had to try it. I had the Weigh Down At Home kit sent to me and watched the first video. I was definitely intrigued. I knew that I had to find a class so that I could connect with others who were applying this. I signed up for my first class in September 2002. By January I had lost 14 lbs. I realized that I had been eating when I was bored and stressed (being a police officer does have some stressful moments, so I definitely ate through those times!). In applying Weigh Down, I learned how to run to God instead of food for comfort. I found that God had to be first in my life. As for my weight, I am lighter now than I have been in years at 125 lbs (45lbs lost total)! I praise God that He took the weight off of me without having to exercise and no weird diet-food concoctions! God has taken that weight off of me and he has also removed other vices in my life that I never thought would ever go away. God is amazing. I am humbled that God would reveal all of this to me. All praises to Him for the positive changes He has brought in my life through this ministry.
I would be honored to encourage you anytime- my email is phermann2005@hotmail.com.
Penny Hermann