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| Gwen Shamblin’s Weigh Down Workshop |
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Most diet and weight loss programs base their marketing plans on the promotion of a new technology, a unique ingredient, or another similar breakthrough. Others require the participant to take part in a specific diet. This site states that the failure associated with many diets often leads to overeating as a way to cope with feelings of failure. Gwen Shamblin’s Weigh Down Workshop claims to be able to help people turn to their Creator for help. It is promoted as a ministry that is intent on fighting the plague of obesity that has set upon this county.
Gwen Shamblin’s Weigh Down Workshop claims not to be a diet, but rather a total life change. It claims to be able to totally eliminate the desire to overeat without the use of supplements, simply by making you overcome these desires with your faith. It promises to strengthen your relationship with your god to the point that you need not seek comfort in food.
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| How is the Program Advertised to Work? |
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The Weigh Down Workshop claims to be able to help you lose weight without dieting, exercise, or having to avoid your favorite foods. The workshop’s first pillar is physical and it says that you should only eat when you are hungry, and stop eating before you experience a feeling of fullness. It claims to be able to awaken your internal hunger mechanism which makes your body make you stop eating at a natural point without having to consciously make this effort. The basis of this principle is for you to rely on your bodies’ God given ability to let you know when you are hungry and when you are full.
It is claimed as an ongoing lifestyle change that extends well beyond the workshop that you attend.
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The first step of the Weigh Down Workshop weight loss program is to attend a workshop. Ideally you would attend a workshop in person. If there is not one offered anywhere near you then there is an option to view a web cast of a workshop. After attending the workshop you are then advised to read the Out Of Exodus Book as well as the other supplemental information to help guide you on you journey of becoming closer to your god an allowing you to listen to your body’s natural hunger signals.
You are also given an internet log in. Using this log in you have access to e-mail bulletins, video updates, customer service, and chat rooms. You are also given reading assignments and homework tasks to complete. The level of involvement seems fairly high for a weight loss program, and may be uncomfortable for someone who is not religious.
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| Keys: Weigh Down Workshop Plan |
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1. Workshops at various locations around the country
2. Instructional and motivational videos
3. Out of Exodus Book
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| Keys: Additional Focused Offerings |
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1. Audio Archives
2. Online chat option with customer service
3. Online video archives
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| Positives |
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• Numerous online support options
• Could possibly enrich someone’s spiritual life
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| Negatives |
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• May be inappropriate for someone who is not religious
• Difficult to obtain pricing information
• Seems to discount many accepted truths of modern science
• No empirical evidence cited confirming the product’s effectiveness
• no immediate boost in metabolism or appetite suppression etc…
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The Weigh Down Workshop program may help some to find inner peace, but is likely to be ineffective for a large portion of the people. If you are not particularly religious this program may not connect with you. Also, this program seems to ignore basic tenants of weight loss which include eliminating or reducing unhealthy food choices as well as incorporating exercise. A well rounded and proven herbal supplement in the end may be a more effective option for most. Seek options that offer free samples.
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