But if you're anything like me it can be hard to know when to stop sometimes -- even though I know I shouldn't!!!!
While eating food can be one of life's greatest pleasures, it can also be a source of frustration, shame, and personal torment, as we are faced with a plethora of croissants, pizzas, brownies, bagels, pastas, barbecues and candies. Just knowing what's good for us doesn't seem to be enough for a lot of us who struggle to "eat right".
For the longest time I felt like I was eating pretty well but couldn't maintain a healthy weight. I would eat an egg with a piece of toast for breakfast, a salad for lunch, a fruit snack mid-afternoon, and a chicken stir-fry with rice for dinner, and while it sounds good on paper, later that night I might feel compelled to eat 5 chocolate-chip cookies......
In the morning I would wake up feeling hung-over from all the sugar and discouraged, embarrassed, and not to mention a few pounds heavier.
Many people are like me and eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, try to get organic as much as possible, and eat healthy portions (most of the time....).
But certainly the classic American diet looks something like this: coffee with bagel or pastry for breakfast, pizza and salad for lunch, candybar mid afternoon, meat and potatoes for dinner (and sometimes dessert after that).
The tendency to over-eat, binge, or eat foods that taste great but lack nutritional substance can lead to a plethora of health challenges through the development of insulin resistance -- a precursor to many of the world's leading diseases such as heart-disease, diabetes, obesity, stroke, vascular disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome, fatty liver, and more.
Many people are like me and eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, try to get organic as much as possible, and eat healthy portions (most of the time....).
But certainly the classic American diet looks something like this: coffee with bagel or pastry for breakfast, pizza and salad for lunch, candybar mid afternoon, meat and potatoes for dinner (and sometimes dessert after that).
What this standard diet and variations of it does is spike and drop the blood sugar, going from blissed out and 'high' to a feeling of being critically hungry within a couple of hours. Do you know what I"m talking about? If I eat something that burns quickly -- such as a bagel or a pastry -- within an hour or two I feel like I'm STARVING.
Actually, the body really does think it's starving, because the spike in blood sugar causes such a surge that when it drops, it drops hard. So most people choose to eat something that's going to boost their energy right away -- and end up spiking up that blood sugar yet again. Then the blood sugar drops and we feel like we're starving, and the cycle never ends.
The tendency to over-eat, binge, or eat foods that taste great but lack nutritional substance can lead to a plethora of health challenges through the development of insulin resistance -- a precursor to many of the world's leading diseases such as heart-disease, diabetes, obesity, stroke, vascular disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome, fatty liver, and more.
That's why I'm so excited to be offering my new program: "Snap the Habit" -- a 5-day dietary cleanse which helps to reset the body's glycemic index (check out the video below to learn more about this proven cleanse), combined with an energy psychology tool known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), which helps to reset our emotional stories in general, and around food and eating specifically for this course (see video below to learn more).
In the last 6 months I've lost a total of about 15 pounds consistently, and I know that doing the AIDS Lifecycle and biking my butt off helped a lot (see earlier post on this blog). Since doing this cleanse a few times over the past couple of years, I can say that I am a whole lot more consistent now about my eating choices than I used to be. For me doing this cleanse is not so much about having a skinnier waist (although -- cool bonus!!), as it is about avoiding serious health problems down the road. I have a history of heart disease, diabetes and stroke in my family after all.....
In the last 6 months I've lost a total of about 15 pounds consistently, and I know that doing the AIDS Lifecycle and biking my butt off helped a lot (see earlier post on this blog). Since doing this cleanse a few times over the past couple of years, I can say that I am a whole lot more consistent now about my eating choices than I used to be. For me doing this cleanse is not so much about having a skinnier waist (although -- cool bonus!!), as it is about avoiding serious health problems down the road. I have a history of heart disease, diabetes and stroke in my family after all.....
It's common knowledge that eating and food choices can be intricately linked with emotional ups and downs. Who doesn't want "comfort food" after a rough day at work or "a treat" after a long week? With Snap the Habit, we will be interrupting the craving tendency on a cellular level, effectively making it much easier to make a healthy choice, and giving ourselves a much stronger chance to remain healthy and vibrant throughout our lives!!
Combining EFT with the 5-day cleanse provides the double whammy effect by addressing the underlying beliefs which drive our food choices, while simultaneously normalizing blood-sugar levels with yummy shakes, bars, vitamins, and coaching to support participants throughout.
Snap the Habit is an exciting pairing and I'm so excited to be launching it this month!!!
With this course participants will receive:
* 2 one-on-one coaching sessions
* 3 group EFT sessions
* 5-day supply of shakes, bars, and vitamins
* 50% off massage therapy and EFT sessions from course teachers
* proprietary training videos in EFT from one of the world's leading experts
* private facebook group for ongoing support to sustain a low-glycemic diet
Total cost: $175 (includes products + coaching)
Registration Deadline: Friday, December 26
Dates of Course: Monday, January 4 - Friday, January 8
To register please contact me directly at jenniferbenorden@gmail.com to schedule your first coaching session and order your cleanse.
To learn more about the cleanse:
http://www.usana.com/
To learn more about the science behind EFT and how it can re-wire our thinking:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Course leaders:
Jennifer Jupiter Benorden, B.A., musician, filmmaker, and licensed massage therapist 18 years, Wellness Consultant 8 years, women's group facilitator 15 years, Shamanic practitioner, 10 years. She believes strongly in the body's ability to heal, and also in the power of witness and group support to speed healing. www.expandwellness.blogspo
Mayah Hegre, B.A.,Licensed Massage Therapist 17 years, Certified Holistic Health Coach 12 years, and Certified Adv. Emotional Freedom Technique practitioner 8 years. She brings the wisdom from her own healing journey and experience from working with many people from all over the world. Mayah is a compassionate person here to support your transformation, empowerment, and growth. She provides individual and group sessions in San Francisco Bay Area. www.wellnessmentorsf.com
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