03-Jan-2007
===== Power Programming Bi-Weekly Newsletter ======
In this issue:
1. ) Success Stories From The Counselors Office
2. ) Book News
3. ) News You Can Use
4. ) Guest Article
5. ) Quote of the Week
I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season. Mine was certainly an eventful one. I hosted Christmas Eve, which I do every year, and had an amazing time with my family. Lots of cooking (healthy food of course) and lots of cleaning-up. The following week our baby daughter was Christened and 56 people were at my house afterward. That might be the most people I’ve ever had inside my house at one time and it was practically all family.
What I really wanted to talk about today is a friend of mine (the husband of my wife’s childhood friend’s. We’ll call him Bob) Bob was at the Christening and I had heard from my wife that he’d recently lost 80 pounds. This was the first time I had seen him in about a year and let me tell you - he looked great. I spoke with him at length about his weight –loss and am so excited for him.
How did he do it? If you asked him, he’d tell you that it was pretty simple. HE STARTED EATING LESS. Let me repeat that: HE STARTED EATING LESS. Get the picture?
CONGRATULATIONS TO BOB! (And “Bob” I know you’re reading this so I hope you are even further motivated).
1. ) SUCCESS STORIES FROM THE COUNSELORS OFFICE
I’ve got a really good one this week. I started seeing a 40-year-old man 3 weeks ago for weight-loss. He weighed-in at 298 pounds, and for good reasons, he over-ate and under-exercised. Here’s how it went. This guy ate everything under the sun. His portions were enormous and the kinds of foods he ate were all unhealthy. So I put him in a trance, talked to his subconscious and all of that changed.
He returned the next week for his second appointment, 10 pounds lighter. He could not believe the changes he made in just one week. He was eating half of what he normally ate, he replaced the morning mile-high buttered bagel with cereal and he did not have a single cookie, cake or chip. And, he made it to the gym 3 times. The following week, after Christmas, he came for his third appointment even more amazed at the changes he had made not mention another 10 pounds of weight loss. He told me that his daughters made their traditional mass of holiday cookies and all that he ate was a mere1/2 of a cookie. When I asked him how many he would have normally eaten over the course of several days he told me at least 100. And he wasn’t kidding.
This guy is on cloud nine and has never felt more in control. Oh, and by the way, he also quit smoking after the first session.
2. BOOK NEWS
The promotion and PR campaign in underway. The book is still scheduled for release in April. You can purchase it as a pre-order on Amazon. Com now.
3. NEWS YOU CAN USE
BROAD-BASED EFFORT IS NEEDED TO ATTACK OBESITY
See the whole story here
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucas/20061231/cm_ucas/broadbasedeffortisneededtoattackobesity
4. GUEST ARTICLE: Stop Overeating Now - 10 Simple Strategies
By Sheri Zampelli
Do you find yourself struggling to stay on track with your eating and weight loss goals? Give these 10 simple strategies a try:
1. Forgive Yourself
Get off the “I already blew it so I might as well eat everything in the kitchen” mentality. Let go of judgment. Regardless of how much you ate, eating more is not the solution. Put down the food. Walk away, take a deep breath. Tell yourself, “I always do the best I can. I forgive myself and let go.”
2. Eat small meals every 3-5 hours
Eating regularly helps prevent low blood sugar or severe drops in your energy level. It also decreases temptation to choose quick, “pick me up” foods and keeps your metabolism revved up.
3. Drink Something or Chew Gum First
Sometimes habitual eaters mistake feelings of hunger for the need to drink something or chew something. If you take a pause to drink or chew gum, it could help save you from unnecessary eating and the resulting fat storage.
4. No More Fad Diets or Starvation!
Fad diets and starvation lead to the Deprivation Response which means you want more and more of whatever if is you’re not supposed to have. Take all foods out of jail and allow yourself a wide variety. This will help insure long-term, stress-free success and a healthy, active metabolism.
5. Surrender to Your Cravings from Time to Time
No really, you can do it. It’s not reasonable to expect yourself to NEVER eat sweets or fats. Moderation is the key to long-term success. Occasionally check in with yourself and ask, “what do I REALLY want?” Fully enjoy your favorites. Eat slowly, chew throughly, savor the flavor and the freedom of allowing yourself to eat a variety of foods.
6. Focus on Quality, Not Quantity
Settle for nothing less than the best when possible. A high-quality, fresh, homemade meal is satisfying on more levels than a frozen meal you heat in the microwave. The increased satisfaction you experience will help curb your tendency to want more, more, more.
7. Slow Down …Come Up for Air
Chew slowly, put your utensil down between bites. Swallow completely before taking your next bite. Have a slow contest. . Count to 10. Read something or say the following affirmation between bites: “I love to linger over every bite. I savor the flavor.”
8. Don’t Forget the Rest of Your Physical Needs
Some of us use food as a all-in-one cure for exhaustion, sadness, anger, thirst, boredom and more. Your body needs more than food. It also needs sleep (at least 6-8 hours a day) and exercise. Don’t forget to indulge your other senses besides taste such as sight, sound, smell and touch. Look at art or nature, listen to music, light a scented candle or get a massage. Your craving to eat when you’re not hungry may be related to deprivation in other areas of your life.
9. Reclaim Your “Me” Time
Is there a hobby you left in the garage? Dust off your tools and dig in the dirt. A little time alone or engaged in your favorite pastime can be so fulfilling that you actually forget about food. It’s almost impossible to engage in hobbies like gardening, crocheting, graphic design, sewing or writing and eat at the same time because your hands are too busy and you wouldn’t want to get dirt on your food or put your greasy fingers all over your project…would you?
10. Stay Away From the Scale
The metal monster called the scale has incited many a food frenzy. Be it the celebratory “I lost weight, I’m going to treat myself” or the perfectionistic punishment of “I didn’t lose (or I gained) so what’s the point?” Most of us can rarely remain neutral or objective when it comes to those numbers on the scale. Take your power away from the scale. Throw it out the window or sell it at a garage sale. It’s not your friend!
Copyright 2005 Sheri Zampelli
Sheri O. Zampelli, M.S., CCH is a clinical hypnotherapist in private practice. She is the author of From Sabotage to Success – How to Overcome Self-Defeating Behavior and Reach Your True Potential. For more information, visit her website at http://www.donateyourweight.com
5. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“More people die from over-eating than from undernourishment”
- Talamud Quote
