Testimonials

“I was able to lose 30 pounds of fat following the Healthy Vessels exercise and nutrition program.  In addition, I lost 7 ¾ inches off of my waist.  Lower back pains have disappeared, as have joint and ligament pains.  I no longer have symptoms of sleep apnea and I was able to increase my strength by 56% during the 12-week program”—W. S.

“I am so glad I was part of the Healthy Vessels Class. The Class helped me in many ways. I am still a work in progress but because of being part of Jim and Terri Williamson’s class I was able to lower the dose of blood pressure medicine from taking four pills to taking two.  When I first started the class with Mr. Williamson I was on 17 medications to help me get through the day.  The doctors told me that I was a walking ‘time bomb’.  I could hardly walk.  I had a broken heal from an egg shell stress fracture and I was unable to walk up steps at all.  I was very depressed.  While participating in the Healthy Vessels class, I slowly improved and changed my eating habits and began exercising every day.  Because of the class that Jim offered, I now deal with life situations in a different way and I thank God for that new way.  Instead of turning to food when the stress of life comes my way, I now write down my feelings.  I walk so much more and feel much better because of applying the things I learned from taking the Healthy Vessels class.  When I began the class, I was taking Nexium for excessive stomach acid.  As a result of the changed eating habits that I learned about in the Healthy Vessels class, I was able to stop taking this prescription drug.  This class was not only about losing weight for me but working on where God wanted me to be as a Christian and a witness for Him.  I am still overweight and still working every day on the struggle of eating the way God wants me to eat.  I am still losing weight but it has been a very slow process for me but the things I learned from taking the Healthy Vessels class will be with me for life and so will the changes I have made with food and exercise.  The positive changes that I have experienced include:  I have reduced my clothes sizes, I can walk better, I’ve lost 25 pounds weight, my self-image is improving, I am eating healthier, I’m off of the prescription drug Nexium, exercise is now a part of my life, my cholesterol risk factor has decreased significantly, my kidneys have improved, my liver did not test as a fatty liver as it did previously and my sugar readings have been lower.  Thank you Jim and Terri for all the time you have invested in helping the rest of us with our start on getting on the right track with our health.  I give God all the glory and so glad he used the two of you as one of the tools”—J.B.

“Thank you so much for coming to our church and presenting the Healthy Vessels class to us.  My unhealthy eating habits had caused me to become over weight and very sluggish and tired most of the time. With bad legs due to earlier injuries, the added weight just compounded the problem. I had tried diet plans before but they where only a temporary fix.  I never could keep the weight off. Now I know more about what my body needs to stay healthy and even more important I know about the junk food to not put in my body. I learned a lot about how the body works thanks to your class.  Anyone who faithfully follows your guidelines in your book can have the same results as I did. I was worried about developing diabetes and  I was having great pain in my lower legs.   These were the major reasons I joined the class. All else was a bonus.  After eleven weeks of faithfully following your guidelines I lost forty-seven pounds. The pain in my legs and feet were greatly reduced, and some days the pain was completely gone.  I didn’t feel as tired when I got home from work. I guess you can say I have more pep in my step.  I am much more active because of your interest in my health.  Again thank you very much”—D. P.

“My husband and I are so grateful for the Healthy Vessels Class. I am so thankful for the Healthy Vessels class at Cornerstone Baptist Church and for the patience of Jim and Terri and their time spent to help us regain some of our health.  We both feel much better.  Our family doctors are both pleased with our laboratory blood results.  My husband’s doctor was pleased that he has more strength, less rigidity and is walking better.  Before the Healthy Vessels class, he was in bad shape.  I am breathing better, I have more energy and I now have no acid reflux.  When I began the Healthy Vessels class I was taking Nexium for gastro esophageal reflux problems.  Due to the changes of eating habits that I learned about in the Healthy Vessels class, I was able to discontinue taking this prescription drug.  The acid reflux problems stopped.  We learned so much about both healthy eating and exercise. I can get into my smaller clothes.  I can put my socks on easier.  The food is great and very satisfying.  It has really been answered prayer.  God is good and it is only through Him can we discipline ourselves to make needed changes.  Jim and Terri are so giving of their time and expertise. They are real examples and really care about the health and well being of all of us. We feel so much better. I am so glad Cornerstone Baptist Church and Pastor Sheppard made this possible for us”—C. I.

Before I began applying the Healthy Vessels principles to my life, I was beginning to have a variety of health issues that were beginning to disrupt my everyday life.  In fact, in one year I made 66 visits to a doctor’s office, hospital or medical facility.  During my initial 12-weeks of applying Healthy Vessels principles, I was able to lose 39 pounds.  I went from overweight to a healthy normal weight.  I have maintained this healthy weight for the past eight years. My waist size went from 40” to a healthy 33”.  My blood pressure dropped from 145/95 to 111/61.  I was taking antacid tablets on a regular basis and have not needed to take any in the past eight years. I had arthritis pain at the joint of my left thumb and was taking the prescription drug Vioxx each day.  I no longer need the prescription drug for arthritis pain and my thumb joint has been pain free for the past eight years.  Prior to my habit changes, I had serious allergy reactions—sinus drainage and red, inflamed eyes.  I have not experienced these allergy reactions for over eight years.  Since I changed my health habits, I have added strength and energy.   The most outstanding health benefit to me is that I have not had any illnesses for the past nine years—no colds, no flu, no sickness.  I attribute this to the strengthening of my immune system as a result of the Healthy Vessels principles that I have applied to my life.—J. W.

“One of the goals I had was to be able to walk without having to push a cart in the store.  As a result of the Healthy Vessels class, praise the Lord, I can.  I just feel better all the way around and I do not get so winded”—C.R.

“When I started “Healthy Vessels,” my blood pressure reading was 140/120 and I had just started blood pressure medication.  I lost 50 pounds of weight in 16 weeks.  I have about 20 more pounds left to lose, but I am convinced—thanks to this program—that I CAN do it.  The only downside is that I have had to replace my wardrobe now that I’ve dropped four clothing sizes (and counting!)”—B.H.

“Since applying the Healthy Vessels principles I have experienced a number of positive changes.  I have experienced a very noticeable reduction in my clothes sizes—clothes sizes, shoe sizes and I can now wear a ring that I couldn’t get on my finger before.  My cholesterol and blood sugar readings are now in the healthy normal range.  I can walk easier and can jog which I could not do six weeks ago”—C.R.

“The Healthy Vessels class has been a real blessing to me.  It helped motivate me to get moving in the right direction.  I really needed the accountability to push through the “I’ll do it next Monday” thing.  Jim and Terri have been a great encouragement and have a great testimony.  They are always encouraging and eager to answer questions and help.  The Bible verses and nutritional information are great.  I realized I had fallen back into comfort eating and food had once again become an idol for me. This class has helped to get me back on track.  Christ is the Comforter, not chocolate chip cookies.  I am working on getting several family members to do the plan and they are seriously making changes.  It helped me to realize the importance of weight training and portion control.  The results I have gleaned from this class so far are:  motivation, accountability, balancing protein and vegetables, an eating schedule, spiritually encouraging, good nutritional information and statistics, lost 14 pounds and 20 total inches, Body Mass Index dropped  into the normal range, more energy, sleep better, think clearer, reduced cravings, refocused on eating healthy foods, am happier with a better outlook and overall feel better.  I can’t say enough good things about Jim and Terri.  I think they have a great mission field here for the saved and unsaved alike.  I can see how God  is using them to touch many lives because of their willingness to give their time to help others.  I am sure that they will be greatly blessed.  Thank you Pastor for having the insight to see the need for this class”—J. D.

“In Healthy Vessels, Jim uses the Gospel, motivation, inspiration and friendly competition as his tools for life style change.  This program WORKS.  I was able to lose nearly 30 pounds in 12 weeks, and have kept it off. My family doctor has taken me off one of my blood pressure medications and has reduced another. Thank you and God bless”—B. Z.

“I have a story to tell concerning my own health.  I have suffered with poor health all of my life.  As a child I had severe digestive trouble.  Though this was my worst problem, it was not my only problem.  I had heartburn daily and at times the pain was simply unbearable.  The acid from my stomach also caused a great deal of difficulty in my mouth as well.  I would get several ulcerations in my mouth at a time.  Seldom did I not have at least one or two sores in my mouth and there had been as many as 30 in my mouth at one time. I had neck trouble, back trouble, hip trouble, headaches and chronic fatigue. 

As the years passed all of my illnesses progressed and made life more difficult.  I must say at times these sicknesses and these issues had an effect on me socially, mentally and even spiritually; the Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.  To add more misery, I had begun to put on weight.  I went from 178lbs. to 225lbs. in a short period of time.

With the birth of our seventh child, I decided I did not want somebody else raising my children due to my early departure.  Therefore, on March 15, 2009, my wife and I teamed together and offered ourselves as willing participants to the test group studies of Walt Sheppard and Jim Williamson’s “Healthy Vessels”.   There were times of difficulty and temptation, but my “WHY” was more valuable to me than any obstacle that might have been in my way.

I learned an awful lot about myself in a year’s time.  I learned that I was an emotional eater that had chosen food as a source of comfort.  God had given me His own son to be my sufficiency but I had forsaken Him for a “JUICY STEAK”.   I also learned I could be outsmarted.  My body cried out for a bowl of vanilla ice cream but I could give it a bowl of carrots and in five minutes all would be well.  I learned that my appetite was corrupted and needed to be fixed.  I followed the eating and nutritional guidelines set forth by “Healthy Vessels” to the detail.

As a result, I lost nearly 60lbs and my wife lost about 40lbs.  I use to buy two large containers of Tums a week because of my severe heartburn.  I no longer have any sign of heartburn.  I have not had another acidic sore in my mouth after just a few months of the program.  My back pain is gone, my neck pain is nearly gone (some die hard football injuries), no headaches, and PRAISE GOD I am REGULAR for the first time in my whole life.

I encourage everyone to give Healthy Vessels a try.  It will change your life!”—J.S.