 What
Do You Have To Lose™
Natural Approach to Weight Issues
September ,
2004
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Weight Loss Myths
Workshop -
Be Your Own Weight Loss Guru
For the Body
For the Mind/Emotions
For the Spirit
Letter From A Friend
Yoga for Weight Loss
NWL e-Course
Services
Resources
What
Do You Have To Lose is a free monthly newsletter that addresses
the physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual aspects of
weight issues. This author’s goal is to shift your
attention from food and weight, to balanced health, harmony,
and joyful living. Balanced weight is a natural outflow.
Recent studies show that more than half of U.S. adults
are overweight, and Americans spend $33 billion annually on
weight loss products and services. Have you ever considered
the possibility that we’re looking in the wrong direction
for solutions to the growing weight problems of this
country? Weight issues are health issues and should be
addressed as such. Excess weight is one way that our body
communicates to us that something is out of balance. Instead
of looking for the message behind the issue, most people
take a superficial approach; i.e., “going on a diet”.
Reducing food intake, taking drugs, starving oneself, or
going on a “fad” diet will never bring long-term results.
You may lose some weight, but you can have so much more with
our “Whole Health” approach – radiant health, passionate
living, abundance, loving relationships, and joy and
fulfillment from life. Balanced health includes all of these
factors. Often it is the lack of these things that
contributes to weight problems.
What
Do You Have To Lose? provides information, articles, tips
and resources to get you back to your center—the place
where a slimmer, healthier you is just waiting to emerge.
The foundation of our approach is Holistic. Because our
bodies are affected by a variety of factors, internal and
external, this e-zine offers suggestions for our many aspects.
I'm
very excited about my upcoming 7 -Session
Natural Weight Loss™ Live
Class (Pittsburgh) and
TeleSeminar
(international). The
Live Workshop begins September 29 and the TeleSeminar begins
October 7.
A TeleSeminar allows you to
learn
from the comfort of your own home, or from anywhere that there
is a phone available. A TeleSeminar is a conference call,
like a chat line, and includes discussion, some lecture, some
questions. TeleSeminars are highly interactive and the 'flow'
works well. You can listen and absorb and/or engage in the
discussion. You can always ask questions of the TeleClass
Leader.
Participants in the Live Workshop and TeleSeminar will receive
Natural Weight Loss Guidebook.
Those registered
for the Live Workshop can make up missed classes on the
TeleClasses.
If you want to discover
How to be your
own Weight Loss
Guru, one of
these workshops is for you.
You'll discover that
a slender, healthy, attractive body is your natural state.
It’s more difficult to be overweight than slender. Weight
issues are health issues, and
indicate an imbalance in body/mind/emotion/spirit. If
you’re looking for strategies
to bring you radiant health and easy weight
loss, harmonious emotions, and a clear,
focused, and positive mind, this workshop
is for you. Excess weight has many gifts for you; the sooner
you discover them, the more quickly you’ll lose the weight.
The only comprehensive program of its
kind, the ideas are holistic in nature, and based on
23 years clinical experience and training in
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Attitudinal Healing, Yoga and
Spiritual Development. This
class is facilitated by Deborah Barr, a
professional who has spent over 23 years counseling and
coaching those with health, weight and lifestyle challenges.
For more details and to register for the live Pittsburgh
Workshop,
click here.
Unsure? Attend the
first session and then decide. Call 412.421.7760 to
register.
For
TeleSeminar details and registration,
click here.
WEIGHT LOSS MYTHS
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Overeating is the cause.
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Too much good food is the cause.
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Not exercising causes weight gain.
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Slow metabolism is the culprit.
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Counting calories
is the answer.
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It’s genetic.
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Carbohydrates cause weight gain
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Low-protein makes me fat.
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Vegetarians are all skinny.
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My parents (and other relatives) are
fat
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Hypothyroid is the cause.
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Menopause is the cause
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Aging causes weight gain.
There are many,
many false beliefs that lead to weight issues. Our
health, weight, and our lives will reflect what’s in our
consciousness. All of the choices we make are done in an
attempt to fulfill our beliefs. For the most part, the
beliefs and attitudes of families, role models, religion,
media, science and our culture become our own and can be
obstacles to success. This is the most demoting factor in
our ability to change our condition and experience good
health, happiness and freedom.
It's important
to create your own set of beliefs that support your path, and
abandon those that belong to others. It's up to us to decide
what's good for us--not our families, friends, or any other
outside authority. This does not mean that we cannot benefit
greatly from teachers, classes, books, science, and religion.
Researching different points of view can help give clarity on
what's good for you. You are very capable and know better than
anyone what is best for you. The best teacher, book,
class or philosophy is the one that teaches and empowers you
to be your own guru.
REPROGRAMMING
We're all programmed to
have radiantly healthy bodies. Our conditioning will
determine the state of our health, weight and lives. We can
choose to "recondition" ourselves at any
time. It requires a strong desire, unshakable
belief in oneself, and a willingness to have what we say we
want.
Other co-factors that are
extremely helpful are having a support system of like-minded
people, an understanding of how we get what we get,
accountability to someone, daily focus on what we want, the
ability to "let go" of what's not serving us, and a
facilitator who can listen non-judgmentally and guide you
toward your own answers.
What outdated beliefs are you acting on
today that are a resistance to your weight loss goals? What
new attitudes can you replace them with?
Our
lives will be what we believe they will be.
We’re in charge and it starts in our minds.
Recipe for
SUCCESS.
Click here.
Weight
issues (and all problems) cannot be solved at the level of
belief that caused the problem in the first place.
Cultivate the mindset that all things are possible. Make a
decision to think like the kind of person who can
move beyond circumstances and change anything. Keep moving
to a higher level of awareness.
Pay
attention. Know the impact of your choices, why you make
those choices, and how you feel about them.
Make a
commitment to letting go of any thought patterns that do
not contribute to radiant health, emotional harmony, vibrant
energy, and a life you love. The strength of the commitment
will override any past negative beliefs or failures. Forget
the past. Stay in the present moment. This is where your
power is. Refuse to give any
attention to past failures or attitudes and beliefs of others
that are disempowering.
Avoid being around
people who are negative, victims, complainers, etc. It’s easy
to get drawn in to others’ dramas and disempowering
conversations. Either gracefully change the subject to
something positive or walk away. Be mentally strong. Some
people love to talk about their problems and don’t really want
solutions. Recognize this type of person and avoid them.
Success
will come from aligning your thoughts with your desires.
Then the right circumstances, people, environments, and
experiences will just show up.
Mastering a healthy and
radiant body comes from our ability to understand and live
from a Higher Part of ourselves. That Higher Part is our
Soul and it thrives on self-love. All circumstances and
conditions, including weight issues, are an opportunity to
have a loving experience with ourselves when we change our
perspective. Weight issues are showing we are out of
alignment with our true Power, our ability to create any
reality we want. This kind of Power is intensified with
self-love. Our culture discourages this kind of Power. It
does not come from the intellect, but from aligning the love
of the heart and the wisdom of the mind.
How do we get back into
alignment? Here are a few tips:
- Make a decision
to appreciate, validate, accept and value who you are in
this moment.
- Make a
commitment to yourself and your life.
- Daily find new things
to like about yourself.
- Learn how to
listen to and communicate with
your Soul. It is your instinctive, intuitive, and create
aspects.
- You have your own built-in "guru". Learn to access
her.
- Get quiet and relaxed,
ask questions, listen
attentively, then act on the guidance.
- Use all problems as
your mirror. What are they
reflecting back to you about you, your beliefs and
ways of being?
Genuine "Soul" Love will
heal all problems. LOVE begins at home with oneself. The
"gift" in your weight loss challenge may be learning to love
and respect yourself unconditionally. From this state no
problems exist.
"....I'm feeling really good! I've been enjoying walking
and lost another 5 pounds these past two weeks.
Occasionally I think back to some of the negative thoughts
that plagued me and they no longer have an effect on me. I
feel like I am becoming free. I am seeing and experiencing
new possibilities that are wonderful. I no longer crave
sweets. I LOVE ME! I feel like a much younger person.
I'm enjoying food for the first time in my life. The ideas
in your workshop have been new to me and I've found it easy
to follow through on them...." J.D., Pittsburgh
Natural Weight Loss
e-Course,
allows learning at your own pace, in the convenience of your
own home, any time of day or night.
Designed
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For details,
click here. Practical
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If you
haven’t done it on your own by now, perhaps you need
some expert guidance. For over 23 years I have been helping
clients achieve radiant health, weight loss, vital energy,
a nourishing lifestyle and passionate living with my unique
“whole person” approach.
My
background is in Traditional Chinese Medicine which sees
the body/mind/emotion/spirit as intimately connected, each
aspect influencing the other. I am also a trained Facilitator
in Attitudinal Healing. Attitudinal Healing is a process
of uncovering personal beliefs and attitudes that prohibit
healing any aspect of ourselves. It helps one gain an understanding
of how negative or unhealthy states can work for us, rather
than against us. You will create harmony, balance and strength
through personal conflicts.
My
background is in Traditional Chinese Medicine which sees the
body/mind/emotion/spirit as intimately connected, each
aspect influencing the other. I am also a trained
Facilitator in Attitudinal Healing.
Click here for complete
bio.
Programs are customized based on your health condition,
constitutional strengths and weaknesses, age, and lifestyle.
You will be guided toward clarity in your thinking,
removing obstacles and making changes necessary to reach
your goals. You'll learn creative problem solving, and
have accountability in an environment where you are fully
listened to in a non-judgmental way.
FREE initial session (30-40 minutes) can be done by phone or
in my Pittsburgh office. Offer expires October
15, 2004 .
Call 412.421.7760 or send an email to
health@wholehealthresources.com
to schedule. CLICK HERE for additional
coaching information.
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Click here for details and ordering.
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