While I've been a Christian since I was a teenager, I have also been a glutton. That word--glutton--sounds so ugly, but it does describe my behavior. If there was an occasion to eat, I would take it, along with nibbling and binging in between regular meals. I've come to realize that my sin of gluttony is part of a larger problem; I have a rebellious spirit that needs to be submitted to God in more ways than just food. But the overeating has been a huge issue with me. I've wasted money, time and energy on diets, books and clubs, always looking for that perfect diet that would allow me to lose weight while still eating "all that I wanted." The result? Weight loss, then gain, that made me fatter than ever before, and miserable with myself.

My point of desperation came gradually; I woke up to the fact that the overeating was not enjoyable anymore. I was doing it compulsively, unable to stop on my own. I knew I needed help, and I knew that looking for another diet plan was no longer the answer. But I had a couple of rules; whatever I did, it couldn't cost me any money or have any type-of-food restrictions, and it had to be Biblically-based. Then I read about The Lord’s Table in a newspaper article, and found that it was exactly what I was looking for.