Is there a patron saint of dieting?

[Jospry]

Is there a patron saint of weight loss? I have been struggling for some time and I think it would be a great help to have a saint in my corner. Also, what a great way to witness the faith if I am (finally) successful, since people will surely ask, “How did you do it?”

 

[Michelle_Arnold]

I do not know of a saint who has been officially delegated as a patron saint of dieters, but it is possible for you to choose a saint with similar interests or life situation and pray to him or her for that intention. Some possibilities include St. Martha, who was known for her hospitality and is a patron of dietitians (although not dieters); St. Raphael the Archangel, whose name means “God heals”; St. Augustine, who struggled against a very different kind of gluttony;
St. Thomas Aquinas, who is believed to have been a large man; St. Catherine of Siena, who often survived on the Eucharist alone; and St. Anthony of Padua, a patron of starving people.