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In February 1999, I was
about sixty-five pounds overweight. Having had a weight problem since college, I was
pretty sick of dealing with it. One night, I finally went before God and cried
out to Him. I told Him I would do whatever He wanted me to do in order to
be free from this bondage. I knew He was leading me to Weigh Down and I found
a class starting that very week.
I was so moved by the Exodus Out of Egypt series and lost twenty-six pounds during the twelve week course. I did the class two more times and lost an additional fifteen pounds. About that time I got pregnant and used that as an excuse to start eating again. I also had people in my church telling me that God did not really care how much food I ate as long as I was obedient to the “bigger” commandments. I liked what they were saying. It allowed me to go back to worshipping my idol and I proceeded to gain sixty pounds in that pregnancy (a twenty pound weight gain during pregnancy was typical for me).
I had that baby and then in January 2002 found myself pregnant again. My husband had been out of steady work for over six months and we had no health insurance. I was miserable. In the back of my mind I knew I was not being obedient to God and yet I was able to silence His conviction with food, busy-ness and family. By May, however, I was nearly devastated. I went to God one night and told Him that if He would please tell me what He wanted, I would do it. I explained to Him that I really needed Him to tell me right then because I could not be certain I would obey the next morning. I opened my Bible and my eyes fell on this verse, “Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry” (1Cor. 10:14). I weighed 208 pounds and knew God was telling me to run from the food.
Once again I felt the tug in my heart to go to Weigh Down. By now the Weigh Down Advanced course was out and I called about it on a Monday and found a class starting on Wednesday. I started during my sixth month of pregnancy and lost six pounds the first week. I could not believe it. I was so excited and proceeded to lose twenty-five pounds in the last trimester of my pregnancy.
Now, eight months later I weigh 115 pounds with a total weight loss of ninety-three pounds to date. I am fifteen pounds lighter than I was when I started high school. I went from a size eighteen to a size four! I never dreamed that was possible.
The principles of Weigh Down have completely changed my life and I will never go back! God is so good when we seek Him with all our heart. He is so good to allow us the opportunity to get our lives turned around so that our hearts chase what HE wants and not what we want. I thank Him all the time for leading me to Weigh Down and love to share and encourage others with this good news!
“To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31-32).
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