Shellie Bowdoin writes a book from her personal experience of losing and regaining the same weight multiple times. She uses scripture at times as a basis for her plan.

While Bowdoin gives some solid advice and wisdom nothing is new or earth-shattering. She is pretty much regurgitating well-known phrases in the weight-loss community.

The thing that bothered me the most and the main reason behind my 2 star rating and not a 3 star is that she tells readers not to feel or experience hunger. While I do not believe, we should let ourselves get too hungry or be extreme in any fashion. But as a Christian, I believe that God did make our bodies to tell us when we need to fuel our bodies. Our body will signal us when we need to eat. Too often we rely on the time of day, emotions, and self-soothing to be our cues instead of true physical hunger.

A reader who has not tried to lose weight before or has only done extreme methods, may find this book to be helpful.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I was hoping to like this book, but no. I was not expecting it to be this spiritual in nature, which kind of bothered me as I tried to read it.

Find Your Weigh: Renew Your Mind & Walk In Freedom by Shellie Bowdoin is a fresh, common sense approach to weight loss. This is a wonderful approach that encourages small, concrete changes and reliance upon God to effect change. I think readers looking for a new, Christian perspective will enjoy this book. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

I really enjoyed Find Your Weigh by Shelley Bowdoin. In this book she points out a mind over matter approach that can be so freeing. It’s about our thought processes and the actions tied to them. I loved how it motivates the read to success. It’s very practical and not a never have that food again kind of plan. It’s not about dieting but freedom in getting down to the things that weigh us down. I also enjoyed how transparent this author was and how much she shares with her readers.
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What necessary theme and like she mentions, sadly is a topic we don’t talk in our churches. Overeating, bad habits is not something usually people talk about. Shellie Bowdoin did a great job while balancing her own experience, powerful truths from the Bible and also important information. In this journey on living a healthy lifestyle. While growing up I had a problem with eating, and what she mention it’s true it takes years to have a new and correct vision on food, God and a firm determination have to help me. So, if you have been struggling not only with diets, gaining, losing weight and counting calories. Let me tell you, YOU are not alone. I recommend this book because it has sound advice on how to live a healthy life and most important what is the main issue with weight and food. One of the quotes I like about the book was:

“Today can be your day to start a new journey. You can recapture control over your body and your life by surrendering your food struggle to God. But remember, lasting success will only come with lasting change. Instead of looking for another diet or another workout plan, it’s time to alter your relationship with food for good by asking God to help reveal what you truly believe about the food you eat. Only then can He enable you to eat with awareness and establish eating habits to follow for the rest of your life.”

This book was just what I needed.
It is not a diet book like any other. Shellie Bowdoin uses scriptures to get away from the usual diet diatribe.
She really told me what I needed to hear.
Our bodies are a gift from God and we should treat them that way.
I will be telling my WW class all about this book.
I will also be reading it more than once.

"Find Your Weigh" is such a great book for getting at the bottom of your issues with food. It is not your typical dieting book. This book goes in-depth into discovering why you overeat, what you can do to avoid it, and changes you can make to your habits to help you adopt a healthier lifestyle. This is just the book I was looking for and found it so helpful and so meaningful! The author especially encourages you to journal about your feelings and behavior toward food to get at the heart of your relationship with food. It is a Christian book, but not overwhelmingly so and would be a good recommendation for non-Christians as well. I can't say enough good things about this book!

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

Finally, a book on being your best that speaks to me!

If you think this is a quick weight loss guide, put it down and walk away. This is not another quick fix which will result in y0-yo dieting. However, if you want to lose weight and be healthy doing it while NOT being on a diet then this book is for you.

The author teaches the reader not to focus on the 10, 15 or 20 pounds we want to lose but to make our bodies the healthiest vessel for God it can be. One of the things that so resonated with me is the section on Ideal v. Real:

…It is important to acknowledge about that perfect picture of yourself you have firmly tucked into your head … most likely, the ‘perfect you’ was younger than the person reading these words today. Change has occurred with each passing year.

It is helpful to realign your weight expectations to match the body you have here and now. Keep in mind that body composition changes with age.

I have taken that 20 year old photo off my refrigerator. In its place, I have a picture taken a couple of years ago when I was thinner but still carried the wrinkles, grey hair and other traits that I support today. What a load off my mind! I am ready to put into practice the suggestions made in this book. I am not dieting. I am getting my vessel into the best physical shape it can be so that I can honor the Lord.


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It is more than just a diet
Shellie Bowdoin presents her book "Find Your Weigh. Renew Your Mind & Walk in Freedom", published by Source Publishing. Bowdoin treats topics such as "Developing a Weight Loss Mind Set", "Change the Diet Mentality", "Overcoming Our Food Excuses", and "Overcoming Hurdles to Fitness". For Bowdoin the quest for truth, peace, and joy comes out of her own painful experiences of dozens of failed diets ... Her problem was the lies she believed that clouded her thoughts and gave her misplaced hopes and dreams. Bowdoin is open about her own background and honest of fighting the same 25-40 pounds multiple times. She does not only discuss the topic but includes also practical steps through the book that can help the readers in their journey.
The book is well written, honest, personal, and includes references to the Bible. Notable quotes at the end of each chapter refer to the most important points of the topic that was discussed previously. An appendix that contains a 50-Day Journal is really helpful because it does not only offer blank spaces to write ones own thoughts but also contains entries from Bowdoin's own journal and questions for weekly reflection. Notes at the end of the book link to the materials used which can be used for further study. I highly recommend this book and it also makes a nice present for people who look for more than just a standard "diet-approach", but my advice is to get the hardcover or paperback version since it is a workbook that can be also used for later reference.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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To be honest, at first I really didn't think that I was going to like this book, but the further I read the more I liked it. Bowdoin focuses on our relationship with food, and its impact on our relationship with God. Scriptures are used to reinforce the truth of her words. I especially liked the book's stressing the importance of developing a mindset of healthy eating over a mindset of dieting. Dieting points us toward denial which only makes us think more about what we are being denied. Healthy eating points us toward caring for our bodies as God intended and providing appropriate fuel for our body, while still allowing for the role of food in our culture and in our celebrations. I am grateful to Source Publishing a Division of ICI Ministries and Victory Editing for providing me with a copy of Find your Weigh in exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to provide a positive review and received no monetary compensation.

I really enjoyed the Biblical perspective shared throughout the book Find Your Weigh. There were also many practical tips shares throughout the book. However, some of the tips shares were not necessarily health promoting. I also found the layout of the book a bit scattered. Much of the end of the book is filled with the author’s journal entries and space for our own thoughts. I did enjoy reading the authors entries and the entire book was written in a down to earth manner that was easy to understand. Overall, a decent read to glean the Biblical perspective along with a few golden nugget tips.

I received this book for free from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are my own.

I really appreciated that Find Your Weigh was not your typical diet book. Shellie Bowdoin did not provide some magic plan for weight loss or tell readers what they should or shouldn't eat. Instead, she approached the subject much more from the mindset perspective. She was very transparent and honest about her own struggles with weight loss through the years. She gave readers some things to ponder such as how they view food and gave practical tips along the way of strategies she has used that she has found to be successful. She encourages readers readers to journal about food in order to look for patterns and triggers in their own lives when it comes to food. She was even open enough to share her journal from her own journey. This book is for someone who wants to make lifelong changes for long lasting success in the area of weight loss. In this new year, I look forward to implementing some of her suggestions.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Net Galley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

Find Your Weigh is a great multiple area approach to weight loss that first includes faith and prayer, and reflection on God's Word, then assessing your movement, or lack of it, combining it with a journal about food, and tackling each pound and inch and bite with Godly assessment. Similar to the Weigh Down diet, it is great for those of us who are of faith, and depend on God's help to carry us through. We are not alone, He is with us.

Highly recommended.

Thanks to Net Galley for providing the ARC for this book. This book would be good for the start of 2020 and people desiring inspiration.

I was able to read Find your Weigh for free from Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
As the description, Find your Weigh is not a diet book but it is a book about how we eat, why we eat the way we do, and how to lose weight. This book came at the right time, I really appreciated this book. It shows us the how to balance spiritual thoughts and practical application. It focuses on moving away from the diet mindset and instead focusing on making lifestyle changes. We need to change our "attitude of helplessness with food.  We have to leave the rollercoaster of weight and get our life back".Author Shellie Bowdoin, herself, struggled with her weight for decades. She tried diet after diet, with short - lived success, until she eventually decided that there must be a better way. She journaled her eating and thoughts surrounding her eating for 50 days and then she wrote the book. I will start journalling what I eat and be able to manage my weight.

I liked the format of this book. It had lots of practical tips with recaps at the end of the chapters reiterating the most important points. There were lots of questions for thought, and I appreciated being able to take notes. While there is really nothing new under the sun in the field of weight loss, the layout of this book made it easy to both read and understand while the everyday tips and the recommendations for how to change harmful mindsets make the advice easy to begin putting into practice. I have found myself referring back to the book frequently.

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Interesting book on our mind, food and God. I found the boom helpful yet, much of the information is already out there in other books. Not sure we need another book on this topic.

I haven't read any books by Shelli Bowdoin. I gave this book a try because I was interested in the weight loss topic. I usually don't read books like Find Your Weigh. Bringing in religion was a little too much for me. For me it was only a okay book it wasn't really what I expected. It did have some good quotes.

“Find Your Weigh” by Shellie Bowdoin
This book has a lot of good information and ideas. The information is similar to ‘100 Days of Weight Loss’ by Linda Spangle but with the addition of God and Bible references. The format is some-what of a memoir of her Journey for control of the numbers on her scale. I received an ARC of this title via NetGalley for my kindle. For me, a kindle edition is not handy for marking passages that I want to easily visit at another point in time. I think to get the most out of this book it needs to be treated more as a reference book which one underlines, highlights and tags pages with stick on page-markers. I think this is a good weight control companion book. Note: reading this book will not automatically cause you to lose weight nor become physically fit. You will still need to make healthier choices a priority for the rest of your life. If you want permanent changes reflected in your numbers on your scale..

I really enjoyed this, not a diet book, but a discussion and tips into reflecting on our values and mindset when it comes to our weight and body image.
We are bombarded with ideals and expectations every day to look a certain way, and not valuing ourselves the way we are.
Though I am not religious I didn’t find the Christian parts overbearing, or felt wholesome and positive.
Something I felt ready to read with the indulgent part of the year approaching and the “new year” guilt that usually follows!