Carol, that's great! It's an amazing thing when you look forward to hunger. Who would have thought that day would come LOL

This approach has helped me a great deal too. Although I am following a low carb plan, I find I am able to resist foods that I couldn't in the past and that I don't just eat because it's time to eat or shovel in all that I'm allowed.

The WD book says to switch thoughts when you find yourself thinking about food. That's a hard one for me. Seems like that's all I"ve been thinking about for the 20 yr. I've been obsessed with losing weight. I wanted to go longer this morning but was so hungry that I had a banana and toast. My mom always said that food is friendly. It sure is! And she wasn't even heavy. My dad was, though. He never dieted but lost a lot of weight in the end of his life. He had dementia and maybe just didn't care anymore. But my MIL is the same way (demetia) and she still loves to eat and weighs about 220. Interesting how the opposite thing happened.

wow....what a week i have had
i think it is finally true when i say i am no longer a slave to food. It's weird, but so exhilierating to not constantly have food on my mind. Though i first read the WD Diet book a while ago, and i did the first half of the Lord's Table, i still was falling daily in my love and desire for food. Like, i would think about it....constantly. Thinking about all the food's i shouldn't eat, all the food's i wanted to eat, and all the food's i was about to go eat.
These past 2 weeks have been different. I have been facing some hurddles in my life...nothing serious, just decisions i am struggling to make. And i have been running to God. I have been in constant prayer, and guess what? in this, i didnt even notice that my mind was off food.

Like ive said, im doing slimfast, but i drink the shake, and then i dont think about food anymore. Monday night, i threw away (yes, threw away) the last bit of my sandwhich. I wasnt hungry. I didnt want it. Wow, never thought i would say that, and actually MEAN IT.

My next obstacle to face is to make sure that my affections have fallen from food and to God. Not from food and to something else.

This is my divine revelation for now.....
hope to hear from you soon and see how things are going.

100%me, That's where I can't wait to be. I was like that as a kids. Food was just food. No big deal. One of my problems is if the food I don't eat doesn't taste good I'm not satisfied. For example. Yesterday morning I had toast with peanut butter and strawberries. It tasted really good so I decided to try that again. I think the strawberries were starting to go bad and I was so disappointed. Then the thought came to me that there are millions of people starving around the world that probably eat spoiled food and who am I to be so pickey? Just a thought.

That should read ....the food I eat. ha!

i have had a BAD couple of days. Tuesday night went very badly for me, and the rest of the week just kind of followed as being bad. And by tonight (saturday) i noticed that i was slipping back into emotional eating.

Im glad that i was able to recognize it now, so that i dont go any deeper back into in.
2 steps forward 1 step back.
so, this next week is all about re-connecting with God so that i can once again stop eating to fill my emotions. Please keep me in your prayers. I was so proud of my victory over emotional eating, now i realize that this is something that i am going to struggle with for a long time. It was my security blanket and even tho i had gotten rid of it, my auto fall back when things were going bad was to grab it again.

I hope everyone else is doing good, or at least better than me. YOu are always in my prayers. God Bless.

I have just started the weigh down diet and I am having trouble just sticking with it. i lose and then regain. I am not in any support groups and it would be nice to talk to someone who is doing the same program I am doing.

Sorry you're having such a hard time, 100%me. Welcome wade. I, too, have been having a hard time of it lately. I just feel blah. I'll go along good for a few days and then mess up. The worst is Sun. when we usually have company. I think I've said that before. ha! I wonder how much of the responsibility is mine and how much is the Lords. I once heard someone say that you do your best and the Lord will do the rest. But also have heard said that when we get to the end of ourself and cast all on Jesus then we will see prayers answered.

Isn't it funny how we feel like we should never get hungry? IMP..you have to be hungry to be able to judge when you are full. It is a work in progress but well worth it...I think The Weigh down diet saved my life...It gave me freedom from food. I started June 1 of 04 and I STILL have the talk of WDD in my head.

I will say that when I hit a time when the scales would not budge, which was like 6-7 months into it..I did start eating healthier foods when I was hungry..it was easier then too..because you know that is truely what God intended us to fuel our bodies with anyway. But for the first six months..I ate absolutely ANYTHING I wanted...I mean anything...just only when I was hungry and never over-ate.

me too
 

Hello, me too!:D

wow, I didn't know anyone did WD anymore! I bought the book when it came out years ago but then abandoned it when all Gwen's "I'm a prophet and a direct link to God" came out. I had lost weight but started the real heavy guilt trips that went with the book. I used to be on her board when it was free and so many people went thru the same condemnation if we didn't lose at an expected rate. Anyway, rambling here, sorry.

I still have my book somewhere I think. The diet principles are very good and are so much easier than following a specified diet plan. I tend to rebel against those and binge on the foods I am not supposed to have.

I would love to be a part of this discussion group if that's ok. I'm really struggling with finding a diet plan that I belong and can stick with. I keep thinking low carb because of celiac and eating no wheat so lc seems to fit but I don't seem to stay with it much.

Hi Ann, This thread is pretty slow but I check back every once in awhile and glad to see you posted. I'm still going by hunger and fullness, too. Lately I've tried to eat healthier things that I like. Recently I tried the 18 in 4 diet that you can get on ebay. The first time I did well but couldn't stick to it the second time. ha! You are supposed to lose up to 18 lb in 4 days. ha! So now I"m back to hunger and fullness. I have a good friend that has celiac. I have a disease, sarcoidosis, and I can't have calcium.

I'm so excited to find this group! I read the WD book about 9 years ago and it was a gift from God. I didn't do the workshops or really dig into the spiritual end of it too much. The physical end of things just fell into place so perfectly and the weight just seemed to fall off me as I just ate when my stomach growled and only ate to fullness, 4 pounds lost a week. I ended up losing 50 pounds from summer to xmas. It was phenomenal! Went from 197 pounds to 147 pounds.

Now, two children later (!), I'm struggling with my weight. Seems to be creeping back on and I keep trying to re-apply the WD principles and am having trouble. I think one of the keys 9 years ago was the support I had from other friends who were also following the plan. Now I'm kind of on my own. After kid#1 I stuck around 147 pounds. After kid#2 I stuck around 157 pounds. Then over the past two years I have gone up to 175pounds. So, I need support!!!!

Anyone up for the task?:) My goal is to get down to 145 pounds. I really want to be in my BMI zone. I'm 5'7" and should really be under 154 pounds. Hope to see this discussion board keep active!

I am ready for any kind of support to finally get free from the weight!

Hi farnorth and synergy. I'm still here. I've not been as hungry lately but still didn't lose last week. I was disappointed but I've felt better lately so I'll keep at it. I'd just like to lose without starving. Farnorth, Do you remember when you lost weight 9 yr. ago whether you experienced much hunger? I mean the ravinshing type of hunger that you can't seem to satisfy.

The basic principle...
 

of the WDD will NEVER fail you. Just re-read the book...and start with Day 1..trying to feel TRUE hunger..and keep going. I am THREE years into the WDD and it has changed my life. Even though I have hit a plateau in my weightloss..I feel the concept of WDD has given me..has enabled me to not GAIN the weight back. Thank God!:D The WDD plan is very freeing.

Carol?? 18 pounds in 4 days? Whoa. Sounds scary?? What in the world do they have you eating? Just curious. It has to be really restrictive?

Yes, It's mostly veggies and meat........grapefruit for breakfast.......and sometimes just veggies for lunch.

How's everybody doing?
 

Anybody still giving WDD a go? I am!!! Although I am stuck at 263..I am thrilled to NOT gain.

How is everyone else doing? Is anyone down any weight? Anyone having anxiety about the holidays coming?:dizzy:

I love the book did real good at first and then backslide.

Strange story about the book for me. I just started reading it and thought oh well lets see if it works. So I started eatting my dinner after praying for help to stop when full. I had 2 bites of chicken breast and 1 bite of scaloped potatoes and 1 bite of carrots when I started to feel like maybe I should stop. But I thought no that can't be I have not ae that much so i went to take another bite and a fly landed in my food it was still alive and moving around. Oh I should add it was January what are the odds so of course grossed out I threw it away. My husband tried to make me more but the thought of that fly grossed me out so much I could not eat and also I thought well He got my attention. I lost 10 pounds but got lazy would love some friends to start talking to about the concept. I am tring it again lets see hopefully i will not give up this time around.

Don't give up!!!
 

Hi, I have never written on a forum before but got so intrested in the thread about WD. I did WD about 10 years ago right before I went to college and lost 30lbs.(down to 185). Last year I went back on it and lost another 20lbs. Yah! But went through a moving truck wreck and lost all our things as well as got preg. and am now back to 215lbs. I have been sooo encouraged by reading about others who have done WD. So back to reading the book.;) I wish there was a group meeting near me because in the past that was one of the most helpful things. EVERYONE don't give up it really does work!!!:hug:

Me, too! Me, too!
 

Hi, Everyone!

I am so thrilled to finally find a forum involving Weigh Down! I had great success with this program about five years ago, losing from 225 pounds down to 179 in about 4 months. At that point, I lost my momentum and, unfortunately, I've gained back 23 pounds. Now, I've decided that I need to get back on track with my weight loss. For the past two weeks, I have been on South Beach Diet, and, although I lost 8 pounds on that program, I just decided that it was not for me. (Diet food is expensive and tastes terrible, plus I had to cook one meal for me and another for my family.) I made the decision yesterday to start back on Weigh Down, and it just "feels right."

Like others, I don't agree with some of Gwen's theology, but I've decided to follow the basic principles of Weigh Down. I'm going to eat only when I get "the growl," stop when I'm satisfied, and pray, pray, pray.

Five years ago, I attended weekly Weigh Down meetings, but I've decided that I probably won't go that route again. I've got the audio tapes and her first book, and, hopefully, between those and encouragement from you folks on this forum and help from God, that will be enough to get me to my goal and maintain there.

I would love to hear from others how they are doing on this program so we can cheer each other on!

tsuzanneB I would love to chat about the weight down diet and other things if anyone is intersted my aim is snowangel200369. I am new to it so bear with me if you try to add me I only have one friend on there and she talked me thru it. But am looking for people that want to talk daily or weekly i also have a myspace but I do not know how to give you that information. Looking forward to talking soon. bye

Hi, snowangel200369!

I'd love to share Weigh Down encouragement with you and anybody else on this forum on a daily and/or weekly basis. Monday is my "official" weigh-in day of the week, so I'd be glad to have an accountability partner(s) who want to share how their weekly weigh in's go so we can inspire and console each other. :grouphug:

My weight on Monday was 194, so I am hoping to be down to 192 on Monday, 12/03. I cheated and weighed myself today (yes, I know we're not supposed to weigh daily with Weigh Down, but I couldn't help myself), and I was UP to 195! :mad: I THOUGHT I had been doing okay, but, in all honesty, I know there were a couple of times over the past two days that I ate a little past being comfortably full.

So, my goal for today is to STOP WHEN I AM FULL.

How is everyone else doing today?

sounds like you are doing great and it is hard to pass up the scale and not check you are only human. Good luck for Monday.

Wrong direction!
 

Ugh! I weighed this morning and was UP yet another pound, back to 196. :( I have not been doing well on my portion control, and since my walking partner has not been available for the past week, I've slacked off the past couple of days. Yesterday, was my husband's family Christmas Dinner, and I ate WAY past full.

I've not lost hope though. Thankfully, I'm back on track today, and I've well so far. We're going out to eat dinner with friends tonight, and it's going to be a struggle to be good.

I re-read some of the first Weigh Down book last night, the part where Gwen talks about praying before, during, and after eating. That's something I've gotten complacent about, and I am going to work on that this week.

snowangel200369, how are you doing? Anyone else having a good week so far?

sorry I have not been on lately work is bumming me out and I do not feel like doing anything. went way off track but getting back.
How are you doing? ts

Sorry to hear that work's got you down. I can relate some days! I hope things look up for you. It's hard to be able to focus on losing weight when other things are vying for your attention.

I didn't post my weight on Monday because I hadn't lost any. BUT, I didn't gain any either, so I was still at 196. However, I weighed this morning and was back down to 194 again!!

I think my hormones and water retention at certain times of the month really wreck havoc on my weight loss. Hopefully, this will straighten out soon. I've done so-so with my eating, really overdoing it a couple of times, but for the most part sticking with the Weigh Down guidelines. I think the water weight plus my slip-ups are why I seem to be stuck between 194 and 196.

Do you have the first Weigh Down Diet book? (It's got purple and red in the cover; can't recall the exact name right now.) It helps me to read a couple of pages a day for motivation. I find that the days I skip reading are the days that I mess up. Maybe you could try reading a bit every day. If you don't have the book, I've seen tons for sale on eBay and Amazon.

Let me know how you're doing.

My copy is The Weight Down Dietit is all black hardback( I lost the paper cover) it says copyright1973,1978,1984 so I am not sure which copy it is but you are right I should read a little everyday.

wow, this thread has been busy since i last checked in....but that was a while ago.
greetings! to everyone who has joined the thread since my last visit.

i am doing surprisingly well with my emotional eating....im truly shocked at how much of my eating came from emotions.
My emotional eating is basically under control; meaning i dont eat when im stressed, upset, sad, ect
but i still find myself going to the pantry when im bored. so that is something that i need to work on and stopping eating when i am full.
I was skimming through the new posts, and i saw someone on the last page ( i cant remember who) said that she prayed before her meal that she would stop eating when she was full.
Out of all of the new posts, that one kind of stuck out to me. I am going to start doing that before my meals.
i think i need to include GOd more into this journey. and i need to make healthier food choices. The christmas goodies are coming in, and yuck, ive eaten so much chocolate today.

i hope you all are doing good. I will definatly be stopping in more often.
Merry Christmas
~HaiLeY!

I don't have time to read all the post since I was last here but I'll be back.

It's fun to come back here after awhile and see people have posted. Recently I've been trying to eat more fiber because I have so much trouble with hunger due to long term prednisone use. I think it helps. But I still don't eat things I don't like. I just can't stick to a diet so different from the way I normally eat. I also read a book about surrendering all our problem to God. Isn't that a precious thought?

i was thinking about it earlier, and i can't believe how much i used to each.
I ate a granola bar (which i didn't really need, but i was a little hungry, so i was okay). but a few years ago i would eat at least 1 granola bar everyday, if not 2 or 3 or sometimes 4!!! i can't believe i did that!
i don't even want to anymore. I didn't eat because i was hungry. I ate away my emotions. Now, the thought of eating that much makes me sick. Granola bars. They didn't help. All they did was stuff my stomach. And then i would go and eat dinner after that. I can't believe i used to do that to myself.

thank God, that He led me out of that.

I don't think I eat because of emotions but I do eat from boredom. The kids are all gone now and it gets pretty lonely.

gah. im kind of having a bad day. im a little stressed, so all i want to do is eat. i would love some frozen fruit right now, but of course, we dont have any. grrrr

:wave: HELLO LADIES ~ it's nice to see that you both are still around. We've missed you on Christian Encouragers. I never read Gwen's book, but my plan sounds interestingly similar (the basics anyways). I am going by the biblical idea that everything in the marketplace (shambles) is OK to eat, but letting my moderation (being known to all men) take priority.

However, my definition of moderation is portion control; not eating every thing in moderation; becuz some foods I don't eat at all just becuz I don't want to. I do have a few treats and healthy desserts when I want to as well.

I found a plan called THE BIBLE PLAN some years ago; it just lists all the main foods mentioned in the bible, which it claims are there becuz they are good for us (I'm talking about lean meats and whole fresh foods mostly; even breads). I don't label any food as evil, but some may be devoid of nutritive values and therefore cannot truly satisfy me or make me feel full; so I try not to have them too often (ie chippies).

We have an intestinal disorder in our family, where we can't seem to digest or assimilate enough Vitamins and Minerals from our food; so we have to take Vitamin supplements. That has helped me not feel so hungry all the time (and my hair all grew back in; now, there's a hint, eh?)

CAROL ~ My goal is to eat my main foods in moderation as much as possible, but I know what you mean about munching becuz of boredom. I do eat small snacks in between my meals, as that helps to keep my blood sugars balanced for me. I try to eat a bit of Protein with each meal and snack as that makes me feel more satisfied.

Here's a link to a thread that is all about BOREDOM:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...33#post2021333

I think that the longer we practice at this new kind of healthy eating, that it will become easier, almost second-nature even. Wish both you ladies well with your plan and your journey ...

:hug:ROSEBUD:hug:

I can't take vitamins because I can't have calcium or vitamin D. I do think the an increase in fiber has helped control the ravaging hunger of prednisone. I have good days and bad days. Just lately I haven't been feeling well and I think focusing on weight loss may be a waste. But then another day rolls around and things look a little better. I think I have lost about 20lb from my highest but it is so slow going. I have cut back on the different threads that I post. I couldn't keep everything that everyone was saying straight. Lord willing, we will be going to see my daughter on Portland on Feb. 11th.

Those are great tips, eltigre. Do you throw the food away that you push aside?

Hello Everyone.
I'm new to ''The Weigh Down Diet!''
I read the inspiring stories in this months Good Housekeeping.
Unbelievably inspiring.
Just bought my book- The weigh down diet. Very excited.
I pray that this method works for me. I'm a terrible terrible binge eater.
Overeaters anonymous hasn't worked for me and I don't like it.

Any support would be amazing.
THANKS

The Weigh Down Diet will work for you. It can change the way you view food if you are really open to changing and if you are tired dealing with food being the #1 priority in your life like I was. The book is very freeing. I wish you the best. Just remember to be patient with yourself...and send time everyday in the book. I even go back to mine now..three yrs. later.

I Have Been Doing Weigh Down For A Week And Have Already Lost Four Pounds. I Had The Best Week Of My Life. Unfortunately I Lost It Yesterday And Binged. I Figured That God Didn't Mind If I Ate When I Wasn't Hungry.
Today I Have Been Shown That He Cares Very Much. My Body Is The Temple Of The Holy Spirit. Being Obedient With My Eating Is Best For Me And God Knows That. I Know Deep Down God Wants What Is Best For Me.

As Of Today I Am Back On Track And Not Turning To Food. I Am Going To God For Everything. Food Is Pathetic In Comparison To The Promise I Have In Jesus!