Tammy -
Here is the info that I have on Weigh Down -
There is a good article about it in Christianity Today - September 4, 2000
Here is a paragraph taken from this article:
Noted Christian nutritionist Pam Smith has offed perhaps the most balanced assessment of Weigh Down's benefits and costs. "People have really grown so much stronger sprititually in Weigh Down, with the power of the small group and the power of the knowledge that God is God and food is food, but the program is scary from a medical perspective," Smith says, "People come away from it with no understanding of what they need for health. Who wouldn't want to hear that you can eat biscuits and gravy and it doesn't matter because somehow it's going to work? But there is no self-control; rather, people are saddled with the anarchy of whatever, whenever, however."
When you go through Weigh Down and then gain your weight back and you've been schooled on the notion that if you're really connecting with God, then you'll be thin, it can leave you feeling like your letting God down. Like we need anymore guilt!
So that's part of the article. Also Gwen states that she doesn't believe in the trinity - Jesus is a God, but He's not God! So most churches quite supporting her program, so she started her own church of which she is the pastor. Kinda werid stuff.
For my self on a spiritual basis - I couldn't go along with her scriptual support of her program. She uses scriputres, like "Don't
worry what you will eat or drink." or "What goes into the mouth does not defile the body, but what comes out of it." or Paul saying, "All things are lawful for me.....
But these scriptures are dealing with spiritual matters, not food. Even if it was all about food, the food in Jesus' day was perfectly healthy and good for you. If we only ate the things, Peter, James and John ate, we would be healty and skinny - Do you see where I am comming from? I pray that everyone who does Weigh Down is very successful and I don't think it's going to hurt anyone.
But I really encourage you to look at some other healty ways to eat.
Blessings,
Peachbaby