The Weigh Down Workshop was established over 15 years ago. It has been held in over 30,000 locations all over the world. It was considered one of the largest faith-based seminars in the world at one point in time. After holding the position for approximately a decade, many faith-based programs were spawned from many different denominations. However, Weigh Down continues to be unique. From what we have gathered, most of the newer programs have still been based on changing the content of the food. Weigh Down has always been based on the principal that diets have CAUSED or exacerbated overeating in this country. It has given people false hopes, and then failed them - making most people feel like failures.

What is beautiful about Weigh Down is that it teaches people to depend on and to turn back to their Creator for help. We all need hope, and we all need help. Another source of help has been encouraging people to turn to the Word of God and to Godly fellowship. There is a growing army of permanently thin people who are helping others to let go of the magnetic pull of food. Weigh Down is a ministry and scholarships many people, and we pray that we are making a real impact on the plague of overweight/obesity in this country. Some of the latest positive statistics have been on children through the youth oriented program called The Last Exodus. It's amazing how much faster children will conquer this urge to eat when your body is not calling for it. The most recent video series entitled EXODUS out of Egypt is producing unprecedented results.

Another unique thing to know is that the founder has been thin since she started these principles in 1986. There truly is a mindset where people have no desire to overeat anymore. We are convinced that Weigh Down has more permanent weight loss testimonies than any other weight loss program on the face of the earth. And these people would all be willing to come forth.

Weigh Down holds the keys to not just weight loss, but to end the desire to overeat.
The Weigh Down Diet (Doubleday), written by founder Gwen Shamblin, sold over a million copies.

Rise Above, the follow-up book by founder Gwen Shamblin, takes the basic issues from The Weigh Down Diet and expounds upon them. It is equipped to facilitate the struggler.

The Weigh Down Workshop has been around over 15 years. It has been held in over 30,000 locations all over the world.

This program bridges the gap between spirituality and health; there is a spiritual link between spiritual health and addictions. Weigh Down has been a powerful tool to show the link between them.

Weigh Down is REVOLUTIONARY. It is not a diet. We would like to challenge any weight loss program that can produce more results, come up with more significant weight loss, and permanent weight loss. It does not change the food; it directs behavior modification toward the heart of man.

THIS IS THE GENUINE ARTICLE. It deals with the root problem - the heart. We lovingly work with the heart and the genuine desire not to overeat.

Eat Your Favorite Foods

There are NO restricted foods in Weigh Down - really. The only restriction you will have is on the volume of food you consume, and that will depend upon your own body's hunger and fullness cues. You will go to the regular grocery store and shop for all the foods you enjoy, paying no attention to fat-gram content, sugar-content, and calorie-content. Remember, that kind of focus on the food only makes you want the food more and leads to the inevitable binge at 10-o'clock that night!

As you follow the Christian principles in Weigh Down and learn to eat in moderation only when your body is calling for food, you will find a new freedom to enjoy all your old favorites with no guilt, no cheating, and no restrictions - other than God's perfect boundaries of hunger and fullness. Imagine the ease of feeding your family again, knowing that everyone can enjoy the same meal instead of making yourself a special diet menu. If you have children, they will certainly enjoy the freedom of having real ice cream, regular peanut butter, and homemade chocolate chip cookies in the house again!

And you will feel so fulfilled by God as you seek Him to fill your heart and you thank Him for creating wonderful foods to fill your stomach within His boundaries. - Source: From The Weigth Down Workshop