And so began the gwen shamblin saga and spiritual empire, which would eventually expand to include crusades to stop smoking, gossip, excessive tv watching, drug and pornography addiction and homosexuality. Visit official website about contact the pioneer of faithbased weight loss. Its developer, gwen shamblin, has grown her diet system into a multimilliondollar corporation with sales of her book, the weigh down diet, in excess of one million. Weigh down ministries is a nonprofit ministry, and has been faithfully producing resources for over 30 years which have proven to help participants overcome numerous strongholds, fully supporting all people seeking to glorify god and promote his kingdom. Start on the path from physical hunger to spiritual fulfillment today. Gwen shamblin makes everything so clear and simple, chapter by chapter, on how to lay down overeating and turn to god to fill our hearts. Buy a cheap copy of weigh down diet book by gwen shamblin.
Weigh down workshop and weigh down advanced is a diet program which makes use of christian principles to help participants lose weight and work toward a closer relationship with god. Diet, a diet book that, like most others, claims it is not a diet. Apr 23, 2014 it looks to me like they are a cult this is indeed the opinion of cult experts in the u. This workbook goes along with the weigh down book and is very helpful and is parallel to the book. The surprising fallacy at the core of nutrition fads and a guide to healthy eating for the rest of us by matt fitzgerald, a certified sports nutritionist. Gwen shamblins the weigh down diet is a groundbreaking approach to weight loss. From what ive been reading, gwen shamblin is a 45 yearold dietician from nashville who created a scripturebased weight loss program called the weigh down workshop in 1986. Gwen was invited on such shows as larry king live, the today show, 2020, bbc, tyra banks as well as featured in countless magazines and newspapers such as usa today and the washington post. Gwen shamblin s the weigh down diet is a groundbreaking approach to weight loss. It looks to me like they are a cult this is indeed the opinion of cult experts in the u. Inspirational way to lose weight, stay slim, and find a new you shamblin, gwen on. Jun 30, 2017 has gwen shamblins weigh down diet turned into a cult. Thin within nondiet, gracebased approach to lasting.
The most distinctive aspect of her writing is its combination of weight loss programs with christianity. The surprising fallacy at the core of nutrition fads and. In 1997, gwen responded to the nations request to offer the weigh down workshop class in book format, and the weigh down diet was published by doubleday, inc. Feb 17, 1997 the weigh down diet by gwen shamblin 1997 packs a pretty powerful punch. Its developer, gwen shamblin, has grown her diet system into a multimillion dollar corporation with sales of her book, the weigh down diet, in excess of one million. Losing pounds for god, charisma, june, 1998 shes the author of a new book, the weigh down diet, which teaches that head hunger, the urge to eat even when the body doesnt need food, is really a spiritual hunger. There are 30,000 weigh down workshop locations meeting weekly around the world, including in thousands of evangelical churches.
The weigh down diet doesnt limit the types of food you eat, so you will have to watch the fat and salt in your diet if you have been told to cut down on cholesterol, limit fat, or if you are on a. The weigh down diet by gwen shamblin 1997 packs a pretty powerful punch. He is the author of the book cult proffing your kids. In this book, she takes a common approach to losing weight eat on shamblin is the founder of the weigh down workshop, which holds weight loss seminars in more than 10,000 churches across the country. The book swiftly became a millionseller as people discovered the secrets to losing weight quickly and permanently while finding a new relationship with god. The weigh down diet book has totally changed my life.
Since 1992, shamblin has taken her business from a garage startup to a multimilliondollar nashville corporation. Goodreads members who liked weigh down diet also liked. Warning about gwen shamblin, weigh down and remnant. Sep 11, 2000 thomas nelson pulls plug on gwen shamblins book. Christian bookstores returned the weigh down diet, and churches canceled classes. Dieters meet for two hours a week in their groups and take accountability for their weight. National bestselling author of the weigh down diet and founder of weigh down ministries, gwen shamblin lara, now brings this groundbreaking approach to weight loss directly to you through weigh down tv. Unorthodoxyand a complete misunderstanding about the nature of god. Alternative programs here are a few examples of what else is out there regarding christian based weigh loss programsmaterials. I expected the weigh down web site to come up first as it usually did, but thats not what i found. Cult education institute group information archives.
God can set you free from your weight problems foreverhardcover weigh down works. I am a former weigh down workshop person, and it wasnt until after i stopped doing weigh down that i was able to figure out what bothered me about gwens teachings. How a church evolved from gwen shamblins weigh down diet. Her devotion to her husband and family, her drive to help the needy and her infectious joy and genuine love for children raises the bar for those who work closely under her direction. As long as you eat only when your body signals that youre hungry, you can use this plan even if your diet is. Since the release of her first book, gwen has written a number of books including rise above and a selfpublished devotional book titled exodus. Gwen shamblin laras love for god, his church and compassion for others led her to the founding of weigh down ministries and remnant fellowship church. In a span of eight years from 1992 to the present she has taken her weight control program from an inhome operation to a multimilliondollar enterprise. Eat to live not live to eat gwen shamblin lara weigh down.
Shes the founder of the weigh down workshop, a weight loss program that a few years back was selling like hotcakes with lots of butter and syrup, establishing. In 1997, gwen responded to the nations request to offer the weigh down principles in book format, and the weigh down diet was published by doubleday, inc. Shamblin has incorporated christcentered counseling into her dietetics practice since 1980 and founded weigh down workshops, inc. The weigh down workshop is a diet program which employs christian principles to help followers lose weight. This is the second book written by gwen, following the weigh down diet. Weigh down remnant fellowship gwen shamblin, founder. Diet guru gwen shamblin earned a masters degree in nutrition science and once taught at the university of memphis. The weigh down diet gives new hope to millions who have failed on conventional diets and guides readers to the richer satisfaction that comes not from food, but from faith. Weigh down workshop nashvillejuly 23, 2003 is it a ministry or just big business. The book quickly became a millionseller as people discovered the secrets to losing weight quickly and permanently while finding. It is selling a future, a future to be filled and fulfilled. After finding out that remnant was a cult, i am so glad i didnt make that horrible. If youve been connected with thin within for longer than ten minutes, youve heard heidi and christina talk about truth lists.
May 15, 2018 her first book the weigh down diet was published by doubleday, inc. Her christianbased weighdown workshop has attracted thousands of follo. We have been trying to feed our hurting, longing hearts with physical food, writes gwen shamblin, registered dietician and founder of the weigh down program. Books similar to weigh down diet goodreads share book. From what ive been reading, gwen shamblin is a 45 yearold dietician from nashville who created a scripturebased weightloss program called the weigh down workshop in 1986. She interviews carmen tedder and joe walston both have lost over 100 pounds each. In any case, i think the first book the weight down diet is an impressive work that arrives at the root of many problems.
Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Some churches still sponsor a weigh down workshop, many. Shes the founder of the weigh down workshop, a weight loss program that a few years back was selling like hotcakes with lots of butter and syrup, establishing itself in churches of tubby folk. It is very detailed and great for a deeper study read more. Gwen shamblin is a weight loss instructor who operates out of nashville, tennessee. Weigh down ministries weigh down gwen shamblin lara. Gwen shamblin is a registered dietitian and has experience as an instructor of nutrition at memphis state university. I learned so much from this book and constantly refer back to it for more advice and direction.
The book quickly became a millionseller as people discovered the secrets to losing weight quickly and permanently, while finding a new and genuine relationship with godsimply by. Shamblin has a masters degree in nutrition and is a certified dietician i do not know that i fully agree with her discouraging the taking of vitamins. Research resources on religious cults, sects, and alternative religions. The controversy prompted her publisher to cancel her third book. The official launch pad for all sites relating to weigh down ministries, gwen shamblin, and remnant fellowship church. Christian bookstores returned the weigh down diet, and churches canceled. A core principle of the weigh down diet, when people feel an urge to snack but are not experiencing physiological hunger, gwen encourages participants to read the bible instead. With some heartbreak i have to agree that remnant fellowship is, indeed, a cult.
This book blends a justeatless philosophy with scriptural passages and suggests that real satisfaction comes from faith, not food. If you want to lose weight and improve every area of your life, read the weigh down diet i lost 55 pounds using the methods in this book and have kept it off for 9 years. Weight loss is not one of the high priorities in apologetics or. The search results displayed web site after web site with the word cult emblazoned beside the name weigh down or gwen shamblin. Gwens book, the weigh down diet, became an instant national best seller and nearly every major media outlet around the world took note. These can help you get a breakthrough in an area of your life that is currently tripping you up, keeping you bound, or bringing you confusion or. Founding a following remnant fellowship was founded in 1999 by nutrition and diet guru gwen shamblin, creator of the weigh down workshop diet.
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