Inspirational Writings from Gwen Shamblin Lara
The Final Breakthrough
To make the final breakthrough, we are going to return to the basics: eating when we are hungry and stopping when we are full. It is back to the very first lessons of WeighDown: hunger and fullness...
March 8, 2026
Here are some helpful tips for slowing down so you can sense God’s lead during the meal...
March 7, 2026
One practical thing to do with desire eating is to talk to the food and tell it that you are not going to answer to it anymore. You will not obey it when it calls your name from the kitchen cabinets or refrigerator...
March 6, 2026
In my personal life, I cling to my Bible as I used to cling to my chocolate! I keep my eyes open, looking for the Father’s guidance everywhere...
March 5, 2026
One of the most practical things you can do with the desire eating feeling is to walk away from it and into a private room to talk to God...
March 4, 2026
After you taste the world and its pleasures, you are empty and you are left in need again. You become even more out of control and desperate. But this is when you should “transfer”…when you feed your longing soul with a search for your Creator, His will, and His personality...
March 3, 2026
When we binge or graze without having any physiological hunger, we are looking for a feeling. Looking for a feeling is not wrong..
March 2, 2026
We have been deceived into believing that we adore food, we worship the taste, we love the feeling of control. We long for a secret rendezvous with food..
March 1, 2026
Once you begin to wait for true physiological hunger, you discover that there is another feeling of hunger. It is your own “I am not hungry, but I want it anyway” will. We will call this head hunger, sensual desires, or greed...
February 28, 2026
Once you eat the small amounts the body is calling for, the pain and ulcers are eradicated. No more “baking soda medications” or other...