Gwen Shamblin is also an American author. She began a weight control consulting practice in 1980 and earned an undergraduate degree in Dietitian from the University of Tennessee and a master's degree in food and nutrition from Memphis State University. She also struggled with her weight in college time. Lara is a Founder of the Remnant Fellowship Church in 1999 in Franklin TN. She always prays for the nation and the people of the nation. Lara starts the Christian diet program The Weigh Down Workshop for people to make themselves healthy.