Gwen Shamblin (–2021)

Author of The Weigh Down Diet

About the Author

Gwen Shamblin holds an M.S. degree in foods and nutrition from the University of Tennessee and is a registered dietitian. In addition, Shamblin is a consultant for state health departments and has taught nutrition at Memphis State University for five years. She has used formal training and show more religious convictions to develop a radically different weight loss program based on "God's power, not will power." Readers rave about results from following the Weigh Down Diet: An Inspirational Way to Lose Weight, Stay Slim and Find a New You (1997). "The Weigh Down Diet is God's invitation to us to eat the way He wants us to eat." This book blends a just-eat-less philosophy with scriptural passages and suggests that real satisfaction comes from faith, not food. Shamblin has incorporated Christ-centered counseling into her dietetics practice since 1980 and founded Weigh Down Workshops, Inc. in 1986. The workshops are specially designed classes of videos, audiocassettes, work books and Bible lessons and are located in all 50 states, Canada, and Europe, and Participants in them give glowing testimonials. Gwen Shamblin lives in Nashville, Tenn., with her husband and two children. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Gwen Shamblin

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The Weigh Down Diet (1997) 358 copies, 1 review

Rise Above: God Can Set You Free from Your Weight Problems Forever (2000) 114 copies

Exodus: Out of Egypt: The Weigh Down Workshop (2009) 30 copies

Exodus: Daily Devotional (2008) 14 copies

Rising Above the Magnetic Pull of the Refrigerator (The Weigh Down Workshop) (1992) 9 copies

Exodus From Strongholds -- 10 audio cassettes in boxed set (2006) 8 copies

Exodus Devotional Volume One (2002) 2 copies

Weigh Down At Home Workbook (1999) 2 copies

Feasting on the Will of the Father, Testimonies / Travel Diary, Volume One (1993) 2 copies

Exodus: Out of Egypt (Weigh Down Workshop) Week 5 & 6 2 copies

Exodus: Out of Egypt (Weigh Down Workshop) Week 9 & 10 1 copy

History of the One True God: Volume 1, The Origin of Good and Evil 1 copy

Finding the Buried Keys Testimony/Travel Diary Workbook 1 copy

Exodus Weigh Down Workshop Out of Egypt 4-Cassette and Workbook set in Case (1992) 1 copy

Exodus Out of Egypt Orientation Video 1 copy

Exodus: Out of Egypt (Weigh Down Workshop) Week 11 & 12 1 copy

feasting on the will of the father (1993) 1 copy

Exodus: Out of Egypt (Weigh Down Workshop) Week 7 & 8 1 copy

Exodus: Out of Egypt (Weigh Down Workshop) Week 3 & 4 1 copy

History of the One True God Volume I: The Origin of Good and Evil Study Guide (2013) 1 copy

Breakthrough Series 1 (2009) 1 copy

Exodus Out of Egypt | Contining the Journey (Rise Above Tape Ser.) (1992) 1 copy

Weigh Down at Home Video Series (6 VHS tapes) 1 copy

God Ask, The 1 copy

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Date of death: 2021-05-29
Gender: female
Occupations: evangelist
Cause of death: plane crash
Place of death: Tennessee, USA
Associated Place (for map): Tennessee, USA

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Weight Down Diet, The by Gwen Shamblin

Gwen Shamblin’s The Weigh Down Diet is a groundbreaking approach to weight loss. People who have known no end to their hunger and who have no control over their late-night binges have learned through the Weigh Down Workshop that they can remove the irresistible desire for food. This is not a diet like others, because it is not food-focused. It contains chapters such as “It’s Not Genetics or Your Mother’s Fault,” “I Feel Hungry All the Time,” and “How to Eat Potato Chips and show more Chocolate.” So, as you can see, here is a very different approach to weight loss. Weigh Down gives back hope to dieters who will learn that God did not put chocolate or lasagna on Earth to torture us – but rather for our enjoyment! show less

Feb 5, 2025