What is the secret to permanent weight loss? What is the secret to true religion and is there a connection between the two? Watch this episode of the "You Can Overcome" show, hosted by Gwen Shamblin Lara, to find the answers to these questions and unlock the mystery of how to truly have a whole ...

Watch "What is Holiness?" - Gwen and Joe dig into Scriptures to explain the necessity of holiness. This episode is full of action points on how to live within God’s boundaries, maintain purity, and build your life on a solid foundation. Overflowing with specific Biblical context, it is sure to he...

Has another year of failed diets come and gone? This is your year to end diets! It’s not too late to make this year be the year you lose all of your excess weight without the pain of another failed diet plan.  You will be freed forever from dieting, diet foods, obesity, many health issues and any...

Review the original Weigh Down eating tips in this Constant Encouragement Series and renew your focus on God so that you are ready to give it your ALL!

Do you want to know what you can do right now, today, to get on track to lose all of your excess weight and be free from overweight and obesity forever? Watch this episode to learn how you can immediately put into practice the very successful principles taught by WeighDown of hunger, fullness and...

You can do it! You can learn to deny yourself those extra bites that are keeping you from achieving your weight loss goal. “Denial is a muscle,” as Gwen explains in this week’s episode of “Life with Gwen and Joe.” Like any muscle, if we are not exercising it regularly—or if we get away from usin...

In Lesson One of Weigh Down Chats with Gwen, you will learn how to keep the main thing that matters in your life as your single focus, which is an essential key to success. Gwen also explains how to use the New Life Journal and how to approach the scales.

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Watch "How to 'Do Lunch' and Lose Weight" - Want to know how to have lunch inside God’s boundaries? Join Gwen and Joe as they walk you through how they “do lunch,” slowing down in the middle of the day to eat regular food but bathed in prayer and looking for God’s lead—from what to order to how t...

In Lesson Two, Gwen gives many tips that will help you achieve permanent weight loss success. You will learn about slowing down, portion sizes, food logs and how to really put into practice daily, consistent denial.

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Watch this episode today—you will not regret it! You will be charged up and excited to go even further in your relationship with God, and you will have the tools you need to identify and let go of anything holding you back! You will learn how to change your focus, flip your perspective, overcome ...

The ability to wait is nearly lost on today’s “instant gratification” society, but patience is a fruit of the Spirit of God (Galatians 5:22).  We have a tendency to want results immediately, even when it comes to finding this relationship with God. How can we expect instantaneous results, though,...

Are you struggling with losing all of your excess weight permanently? Gwen Shamblin Lara interviews a local physician and his wife who have a combined weight loss of 185 pounds! By following the principles of Weigh Down, this Nashville couple now has restored health, a renewed marriage, and dee...

Since Weigh Down's inception, founder Gwen Shamblin Lara's foundational and life-changing teachings have remained consistent; throughout her 30-plus years of Ministry. Any type of greed for ANYTHING; food, money, lust, the praise of man, substances, etc.- starts in the MIND. It is in your HEAD. T...

Have you ever struggled with letting go of dieting and food rules? This show will give you the tips and tools you need to lose all your excess weight and keep it off! No more worrying about finding the next diet or trying to follow a sheet of paper for weight loss! You can be healthy and at your ...

Watch "How To Wait On Empty To Lose Weight" - It seems as though everyone is into doing a “cleanse” or some fad version of “intermittent fasting” to lose weight or restore optimal health. On the other hand, some equate “fasting” with a negative connotation because of sour faces, negative emotion...

The year 2020 will go down in history as a period of global pandemic crisis. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and isolation have become conditions mandated by governing authorities. The Old Testament references isolating those who are afflicted with illness for a defined p...

Many people find themselves at home much more than normal now, and across the world, people are fearful of how they will lose the weight they have gained while staying home. What can you do? How do you handle any situation where you have a lot of food around all the time? What can you do about st...

Watch "Prayer, the Supernatural Force" - Tired of fighting against what seems like overwhelming odds? Sit in with Gwen and Joe as they go over the difference between overcoming with God and ‘overcoming’ with your own power. After this encouraging visit, you will learn how prayer can become your ...

Watch "How to Have the Perfect Day to Lose Weight" - Every step towards self-denial is huge! Join with Gwen and Joe as they discuss how to walk through each day. You will hear how to not be overwhelmed by this walk of finding God’s perfect lead, but rather be encouraged by taking each day one mea...

Watch "How To Lose Weight Fasting" - Gwen and Joe would like to know: how are you doing? How refreshing to see this kind of concern and genuine care—an example of how beautiful earthly relationships can be as a reflection of how beautiful a relationship with God should be! Personal accountabilit...

Watch "How to Deny Yourself and Lose Weight" - In this episode, Gwen and Joe continue the discussion from March 18, 2019, about personal accountability and how self-denial is a key part of finding this relationship with God. Gwen compares denial to a muscle that must be strengthened with practice...

Rise Above - Original Exodus Out of Egypt - Audio Lesson 1

Stay Awake - Original Exodus Out of Egypt - Audio Lesson 2

Passion … everyone has a passion for something, and that passion is a driving force that motivates our heart to action!  When you are trying to redirect your passion to God above food or any other stronghold, the pull of that stronghol...