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To: thames_sider who wrote (2710)	3/15/2002 8:11:28 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21057

But if you rely on staying 'right with God' alone, and still binge on the brownies, I think the excess avoirdupois will likewise remain... I was focusing on the "right with God" part, as well. It seemed to me that they were saying that if you were right with God, you wouldn't be fat. I took that to mean that a big part of obesity is overeating, which is often the manifestation of a "spiritual" of psychological problem. If you cure the spiritual problem, you correct the obesity. Certainly there is a rational basis for that. Many programs for obesity focus on dealing with the psychological causes of overeating. I am aware of one study that demonstrated the effectiveness of meditation in weight loss. So it stands to reason that a religious approach could work. Overeaters Anonymous is a ten-step program, which includes a higher power. It seems to me that a faith-based approach to weight loss could be effective for those who are predisposed to respond to such things. Praying as you down a pan of brownies is another matter. Karen