FAITH DIETS- A Bible Believer's Diet

WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS

Freedom Weight Loss Program

Freedom Weight Loss Program

The Weigh Down Diet

Christian-oriented weight loss program founded by Gwen Shamblin in 1992. Shamblin and her diet have been criticized for describing extra weight as a sign of sin and weakness and for her dismissal of the Holy Trinity. She answered her critics in a Sept. 4, 2000, Christianity Today interview. She founded her own church, Remnant Fellowship. She has recently started a diet program aimed at children.

Thin Within

Christian-based weight loss program established in 1975 with groups nationwide within the US.

Prism Weight Loss Program

Christian program that says it is suitable for nonreligious people as well.

First Place

originated in a Southern Baptist congregation in Houston in 1981

Body Revival

Christian weight loss and exercise program founded by fitness guru Victoria Johnson.

God's Grace for Dieters

support web site for Christian dieters

Christian Weight Loss Program

Bible-based weight loss program created by Kathryn O'Neil

Jesus Is the Weigh.

Christian diet groups have emerged and gone national, including Houston-based First Place (founded in 1981), with programs in nearly .5,000 churches across the country and in 13 other nations, and smaller programs like Jesus Is the Weigh.

Praise Aerobics

"Praise Aerobics" video immediately went gold, fast selling over 50,000 copies to compete numerically with the latest offerings from Bon Joy and Janet Jackson), Bible-based diet programs are expanding rapidly, with no ebb in sight

The Maker's Diet

Jordan Rubin "By returning to 'the manufacturer's specifications,' your body will naturally return to its ideal weight, shape and strength levels without any dangerous side effects," Rubin writes in a daily log for dieters that accompanies his new book, "The Maker's Diet: The 40-Day Health Experience That Will Change Your Life Forever."