My Story / Why Weigh Down

• I have lost count of the number of programs I've done and I can only imagine how many thousands of dollars I have spent on weight loss programs over the years. I overexercised. I took pills. I vomited.

• I spent $7,000 on liposuction in 2003 when I weighed 230 pounds and then gained another 142 pounds and got up to my heaviest weight of 372 on December 31, 2015. 

• My most recent weight loss was in April 2016  with OA H.O.W. (Overeaters Anonymous: Honest. Open. Willing). I lost 70 pounds by cutting out carbs and sugar. I got down to 302.2 by December 2016. 

 May 30, 2016
(8 pounds down from 372)

December 2016

HOWEVER, from January 2017 to May of 2017, I was back up to 345 pounds. The struggle is real. The lust of the flesh is real.

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MY STORY

• At the age of 9, I weighed 209 pounds (Can I get back to THAT weight please!!)
• I isolate myself from my friends on purpose
• I don't go home to visit my family because of shame and guilt
• My self-esteem is shot to hell
• I don't date because I am so grossed out by my own self
• My back, knees and feet hurt....all the time
• I live on-campus in a residence hall where food is around me all of the time
• Due to high amounts of stress, I eat excessively and I drink alcohol excessively 
• My breasts are huge. I have indentations and dark marks on my shoulders
• I wear TWO bras to keep my breasts supported
• I am empty, void and miserable in my day to day life
• I just want to be THIN
• I need God in my life

Weigh Down and Gwen Shamblin

• In 1995, I learned about Gwen Shamblin and the Weigh Down Workshop at work
• My first growl came in 16 hours 
• I went to WD classes in churches in Atlanta, GA, and Washington, D.C. 
• It was too hard and I ran back to Egypt and other man-made plans that failed me 100%

• In 2013, I lost 85 pounds doing Medifast. I gained back 80 pounds in 2014
• In 2016, I lost about 70 pounds doing Overeaters Anonymous. I gained back 46 pounds in 2017
• It is 2017, 22 years later and I am back
• I am DETERMINED to connect with God and put to death my fleshly lust towards food. 
• It's hard, because I have trust issues and feel that God won't be able to give me the instant satisfaction that food gives me. 

• In July 2017, I purchased All Access for $24.99/month
• I have an amazing Weigh Down Accountability Partner
• I have wonderful friends from my OA days who are supporting me in this journey
• My sister is an amazing cheerleader and wonderful source of support
• I am ready for God to do a miracle in me
• This is My Weigh Down Experience