10-Feb-2006
==== Power Programming Bi-Weekly Newsletter ===
In this issue:
1. ) Success Stories from the counselor’s office
2. ) Book News
3. ) Feature article: HEALTH WOES IN THE AGE OF TECHNOLOGY
4. ) Ask the expert
5. ) Free offer
6. ) Useful news article
7. ) Quote of the Week
1. SUCCESS STORIES FROM THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE
(To protect confidentiality, the name used in the following example is not real)
A little over 3 weeks ago Alex came for his first appointment. He was 45 years old and put on about 50 pounds in the last 10 years. The problem: He could not control his portions and could not control nighttime snacking. The solution: We did three sessions of power programming and Alex became completely in control of his eating habits and was amazed at how easy it was. The nighttime snacking is now a distant memory and he finds himself eating a heck of a lot less. All without struggle.
This past weekend, his wife and two children went to one of the best steak houses in New Jersey. Alex told me that all he craved were the vegetables. When his filet mignon came out he had a couple of bites and got the rest to go. Normally he would have eaten the whole thing and then had dessert. Not anymore. In three weeks he has lost 10 pounds and can feel a difference in the way his pants fit. But most important of all……… There has been absolutely no struggle, no deprivation and no cravings, just automatic self-control. And Alex has never felt better.
2 . BOOK NEWS
As usual my editor and I have been emailing each other like crazy, changing this and changing that. But this time I really think we’ve reached the final edit. Then the fun part begins: the cover is designed, it will appear at Book Expo America in June, promotional/marketing plan is put together, galleys are sent-out for reviews, radio and television interviews are arranged etc. etc.
3. FEATURE ARTICLE: HEALTH WOES IN AMERICA
The improvement in the overall health of Americans is decreasing. While the 1990’s saw a 1.5% increase per year in overall health, the 2000’s have yielded an increase of just 0.3%. According to the American Public Health Association, obesity and smoking are to blame. 23.1 percent of the American population is considered obese, more than twice the amount of 1990. Furthermore, 65% of the country is considered overweight. The number of people who smoke dropped sharply between 1990 and 1993 but has shown no decrease from 1993 to the present. Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death in the U.S., contributing to nearly 1/2 a million deaths each year.
We’re all well aware that we should stay away from fast foods, desserts and cigarettes but we don’t. Just look at our life expectancy, 69.3 years. Twenty-eight other countries exceed ours. Is it our technological, fast paced lifestyle that is setting us up for stress- eating and a sedentary lifestyle? Is all of this technology really helping us or is it hurting us? Think about this for a moment: as things continue to get easier for us because of technology, being motivated gets harder. It naturally decreases. Why? Because we can order food, cloths, vacation’s and just about anything we want without having to budge. We can buy robotic vacuums to clean the floors and even robotic lawn mowers to cut the grass. We can even run a business from the corner bedroom. We can literally never leave our house and get just about anything done that we want. And we can do it without having to leave our seat. That’s not much of an incentive to get-up and get going. It’s more of an incentive to dive into a bag of cheese doodles.
Our brains get accustomed to the sedentary nature of our 21st century lifestyle, which is why it can seem so difficult to get moving, to get out there and make the changes we need to improve our health. It can be very tempting to order-in all the time because it’s much easier than cooking. Even a mere 1/2 hour of daily exercise seems like a monumental task these days because it is not consistent with the “easy” messages we send to our brain. We need to get-up and go out and apply some good, old-fashioned effort. In order to break out of our sedentary shells, we need to reprogram our thoughts. If you haven’t already gotten a copy of my POWER PROGRAMMING weight-loss CD, please go get one. Click here, http://www.fatproofstore.com/index.html.
This CD will start the mental reprogramming process that you’ll need to jump-start your motivation, get you out of your seat and get back to the basics.
Here are some quick tips that will help get you going now.
1. Start with one goal at a time.
2. If you cook 3 nights a week, start cooking 5 nights a week. Just make the commitment.
3. If you purchase most of your items on-line, go to the mall and do some shopping instead. Just get moving. Your body needs it.
4. If you want to start an exercise program, don’t think 2 hours. Think a 1/2 an hour to start off.
5. Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
6. If you watch a lot of television, start replacing some of that time with a brisk walk outside. After all, the average American watches 21 hours of televisions a week, yet we “don’t have time” to exercise even just a little bit.
4. ASK THE EXPERT:
Don’t forget to post your comments on the discussion board at http://www.fatproof.net/disc.htm. I’ll be happy to post them in the next newsletter.
5. FREE OFFER:
If you have not received your fee power programming golf or weight-loss CD, click here http://www.fatproofstore.com/freeoffer.html.
6. USEFUL ARTICLE: Check out this article
http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=83070.
7. QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."
- Henry Ford (1863-1947)
