For the last three years, I have been celebrating International No Die*t Day, which is today, Wednesday, May 6th. This day has been around since 1992 but has really started to get noticed in recent years. While every day is No Die*t Day for me and my clients, it’s fun to see all kinds of people talking about it on blogs, in emails, and all over Twitter.

International No Die*t Day is a day I am very excited about because it celebrates the philosophy of Intuitive Eating. It’s not about eating everything you want or “cheating” on your d*iet. It’s about giving up diet*ing, eating foods you love, accepting yourself as you are right now, and living your life now, instead of waiting until you reach a certain size or weight. You can learn more about its origin at the Largesse web site.

Celebrate With Me…

In honor of International No Di*et Day, I am having a big celebration and sale! Below you will find links to all the specials that are good through the end of May. You can get any of my downloadable products at 50% off (use discount code NODIETDAY). Plus I am giving you 25% off my exclusive Stay in the Moment bracelets and over 25% off any Intuitive Eating Laser Coaching session scheduled before May 31st! See more information at the end of this email.

Here is some fun information on how to celebrate No Di*et Day!

Top Ten Ways to Enjoy International No Di*et Day:

• Eat a new food or food type you’ve been denying yourself.
• Eat at least three meals and two snacks today.
• Give away clothes you’ve been waiting to be thin enough to wear.
• Don’t compare your body to anyone else’s. Remind yourself that you are unique.
• Pay someone a compliment based on something other than weight-related qualities.
• Send a friend a cookie-gram.
• Wear bright colors. Be seen.
• Notice how much young children enjoy their food, guilt-free.
• Do something you’ve been putting off until you’re ‘thin’ enough to do it.
• Make a top ten list about what you love about your body.

(Source: Largesse, the Network for Size Esteem)

Please let me know how you are celebrating! I would love to hear your stories and share them on my blog or in my newsletter! Email me at Gillian@healthieroutcomes.com.

No Die*t Day Specials from Healthier Outcomes

50% off all downloadable products including:

• 4 Weeks to a New You (4 audios and companion workbook)
• Grow Your Business, Not Your Waistline! (audio and workbook)
• 5 Steps to Breaking Out of Die*t Prison ebook
• The Truth About Burning Body Fat ebook

Read full descriptions of these products and order from http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/products.html. At the shopping cart page, enter discount code NODIETDAY and click “update cart” before checking out. After checking out you will be taken to a page with the download links for all your product orders.

• 25% off exclusive Stay in the Moment bracelets. These bracelets are very popular and encourage you to live in the present and enjoy life now. Stop waiting for life to be perfect! The bracelets come in many different styles and color schemes. Color schemes include dark blue & silver, light blue, clear & silver, black & silver, red & silver, red, blue & silver, and purple & green. See details and 25% off pricing at http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/newsletter/news_november2008.html#9. Call or email me at gillian@healthieroutcomes.com to order, for additional pictures & availability.
• Over 25% off an Intuitive Eating Laser Coaching session. (Regular price $105/session, $75/session for this special). Must be scheduled by May 31st, 2009 and completed by June 30, 2009. Click here for full details and scheduling information.

All specials are good through May 31st, 2009. Have a wonderful No Di*et Day and commit to making it No Die*t Day everyday! I encourage you to treat yourself to some self-care and enjoy some food you really love!

Note: Have you completed the Stop the Weight newsletter survey? For about 5 - 7 minutes of your time and sharing your opinion, I am giving an unreleased audio interview called “The Stress-Fat Connection”. I really need your help to improve the newsletter and my products and services to better support you in your health and fitness journey! Take the survey by visiting http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=LK_2fxbEnGUY5FPSB5l2iPXQ_3d_3d. Thanks for your help!

This is a time sensitive post, so please take a minute or two to read it as soon as you can. I am really excited about this event! I’m only sending this out to those of you who I believe can benefit from this amazing opportunity. If you have any questions at all, don’t hesitate to contact me.

I am always looking for ways to build my mailing list – with qualified people of course! I’m sure you’ve heard the saying that the “money is in the list” and after spending a lot of effort on building my list I am finding this to be very true. I am so excited to be at a point in my list building that I am able to get awesome clients and purchases of my products whenever I send out an offer. I love this because of course I am able to increase my income, but I am also getting the word out about Intuitive Eating to more and more people which is an important reason that I do this work.

Ready to jump in? http://www.selfimprovementgifts3.com/contributor.php?id=158

My friend Stephanie Mulac has allowed me to give you a “Personal Invitation” to become her JV Partner in the 3rd Annual:

Self Improvement Gifts “3″ List-Building Mega Event!

If you haven’t capitalized yet on the multi-billion dollar Self Improvement niche, you are missing out on a hungry, untapped market that is just waiting for what you have to offer! Many of the typical giveaways are geared more towards the internet marketing niche so I love Stephanie’s events that focus on self-improvement. I was very successful in acquiring many new subscribers to my newsletter in the last event and the great thing is they weren’t people that just signed up to get the gift and then unsubscribe – a very important point!

Now is the perfect time to take advantage of becoming a contributor and add your free gift to this incredible event! And my favorite part – it costs nothing to participate!

Stephanie knows giveaways - someone even called her the “Giveaway Queen” the other day, and I totally agree!

Her partners in prior events routinely have added 100s if not 1000s of new subscribers in the first week alone…

Not to mention, Stephanie has told me that she’s got a never before offered OTO (one time offer) that YOU will be able to earn fabulous commissions on…

She won’t let the cat out of the bag, but knowing her, it won’t disappoint and the conversions will be high. J

So build your list, earn commission and then grab 100s of fabulous free gifts for your own use at the same time when the event launches on November 1st!

It all starts here - join as a contributor today:

http://www.selfimprovementgifts3.com/contributor.php?id=158

Think you don’t have anything to contribute? Here are some of Stephanie’s ideas for self-improvement gifts:

Here are some examples of things that will work well:

• Time Management
• Law Of Attraction
• Memory Techniques
• Hypnosis
• Quit Smoking
• Subliminal
• Affirmations
• Motivation
• Goal Setting
• Positive Thinking
• Confidence
• Weight Loss
• Relationships
• Etc…

Stephanie is happy to help you out if you are unsure about your ability to contribute an appropriate gift. Just sign up and you will be able to contact her and brainstorm.

If you know someone who you think may also benefit from this event, please pass this email on to them as well.

Act now, the launch is November 1^st! http://www.selfimprovementgifts3.com/contributor.php?id=158

I can’t wait for the launch and I hope you will be there with me!

Happy List Building,

Gillian

]]> http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=58 http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/blog/?p=58 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HealthierOutcomesBlog/~3/zTIyzm8Uw_s/ http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/blog/?p=56#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:59:52 +0000 Gillian Hood Intuitive Eating Ending Dieting Weight Loss Emotional Eating Self-acceptance http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/blog/?p=56 You’ve probably heard by now that I am holding my final Am I Hungry? teleworkshop for 2008 starting this Thursday, October 16th. I understand that 8 weeks is a big time investment, especially for what may at first glance seem like just “another gimmick” or “empty promise”.

I understand how you feel and why you would think this. I have been there and almost resigned myself to being a compulsive overeater and overweight for the rest of my life.

That was until I was introduced to the concept of not dieting. It changed my life, I have a peaceful relationship with food, returned to and maintain my natural weight and I will never, ever put myself through the torture, shame, guilty and agony of a diet again.

If you want the same thing for yourself, I invite you to come to our first session of the teleworkshop at no charge and see the difference yourself. All you need to do is click on the “Add to Cart” button to sign up and I will send you the details to attend our first session.

(sorry, this promotion is over, please sign up for my newsletter for notice of the next class)
If you can’t make the first session due to the time, you can still sign up and I will send you the recording as soon as the class is over. You will have a few days to review and decide before we close the class for good.

Here is the information one more time. I hope you will consider joining us. Even if you do not continue in the class, you will walk away with a new perspective on dieting, weight, and emotional eating.

Am I Hungry? - Fall 2008 Teleworkshop

Are you sick of dieting and overeating? Are you finally ready to change your relationship with food? Willing to invest an hour and half to hear how?

If so, this could be you:

“Gillian’s Am I Hungry? workshop is a godsend! For as long as I can remember food has been the enemy. Eating food - any food - would make me fat. It was my job to make sure that didn’t happen by dieting. I have spent the last 23 years of my life fighting with food by chronically dieting. Yet despite that I was still overweight, tired and unhappy. I had reached the point where the thought of going on yet another diet left me feeling hopeless, helpless and like a failure. Through Gillian’s workshop, I’m learning that food is not the enemy. Instead, my thoughts about it were what was holding me back. It is so freeing to realize I can eat any food I want and not spend every moment of my life worrying about what I can or cannot eat and when I get to eat next.

Instead with Gillian’s help and the support of my classmates, I’m learning to love food, love my body, love life and best of all, love myself!”

I have personally struggled with weight and dieting - and I really understand your struggle! You can join me and see for yourself during this complimentary trial session of my Am I Hungry? 8-Week Teleworkshop on October 16th.

Reserve your seat at by clicking on the “Add to Cart” button near the bottom of this post. But first, see what other people are saying about my teleworkshops:

“I am so impressed with this class so far! We’re only two classes in and I’ve already learned so much. My thoughts and feelings about food and activity have shifted, and I feel so much better about my relationship with food - and myself! It’s been amazing. I can’t wait to see how I feel by the end of the class!”

If you’re ready to break out of diet prison and heal your relationship with food and your body once and for all, my tele-workshop is just what you’ve been waiting for. Past workshop participants have experienced great success and we had a great time. Here’s what some of the other participants are saying:

“I have learned much more about hunger and satiety at Am I Hungry? than I could anywhere else. Before finding this workshop I used to think that I was stuck in a perpetual cycle of overeating and would never be in control. Although I am only in the beginning, Am I Hungry is helping me relearn how to eat instinctively.”

“Gillian’s workshops are amazing. The support is incredibly helpful and I’ve learned so much from her and the rest of the class. The workshops are helping me realize that my thought process is totally “normal” for people who have been stuck in the over-eating and restrictive eating cycles…and that I CAN overcome them and reach new goals. These workshops have increased my knowledge, my motivation, my hope, and my quality of life!! Thank you so much Gillian!”

In just 8 weeks, you will learn surprisingly easy techniques to help you take charge of your weight for life!

You will:

* Rediscover the secret to eating what you want when you want
* Stop obsessing about food, eating, and your weight
* Free yourself to live the happy, healthy life you deserve
* Experience the pleasure of eating foods you love without guilt
* Learn the truth about nutrition without confusing, arbitrary rules
* Never again exercise to earn food or punish yourself for eating
* Boost your metabolism effortlessly and naturally
* Increase your energy and fitness levels easily and painlessly
* Nourish your body, mind, and spirit so you can enjoy excellent health and
abundant energy

So sign up today as space is limited - and learn everything you need to know to manage your weight without weighing, measuring, counting everything you eat - the kind of person who can eat what they want and not gain weight (really - 1000’s have done it already).

I promise, the way you look at food, eating, and your body will never be the same again!

Am I Hungry? tele-Workshop - complimentary trial session:

Thursday, October 16, 2008

5:30-7:00pm Pacific time (6:30pm Mountain, 7:30pm Central, 8:30pm Eastern)

We’ll provide the tools - all you need to do is register and show up ready to change the way you think about food.

Register now to reserve your seat (seating is limited in order to keep the session personal and interactive). We’ll send you the call in # as soon as you confirm your seat.

(sorry, this promotion is over, please sign up for my newsletter for notice of the next class)
P.S. If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at 530-873-0377 or email me.

By the way, I have decided to extend the $50 discount on my April Am I Hungry? workshop that starts on Tuesday April 1st. Go to www.BreakOutofDietPrison.com for details and to sign up.

Here are the winning entries:

First Place (Wins a registration in the upcoming Am I Hungry workshop): I want to stop dieting because I’m tired of hating my body, tired of hating MYSELF, tired of hating other women who I think are thinner than me, tired of feeling “better than” women who I think are bigger than me, tired of counting calories, tired of obsessing over the size of my butt, tired of deciding whether or not I will have a good day based on how well I think my clothes are fitting when I put them on in the morning. I am tired of hating myself for eating more than I think I “should” and tired of waking in the middle of the night feeling hungry. I’m so, so very tired of exercising until I’m hurting and gasping for breath. I’m tired of forcing myself to workout and hating every minute of it. Whatever happened to that child that was me who used to spend hours playing kick the can, swinging as high as the swing set would go and playing simon says with friends and never, ever thought of it as exercise but as fun? I’m tired of having a closet overstuffed with clothes ranging from size 8 to size 16…all of which I cannot get rid of because my chronic dieting means I will probably cycle through them all in the span of a year or two. I want to stop dieting because I’m sick to death of commiserating about my latest diet and ever expanding or shrinking body with my friends and co-workers; in short I’m tired of being so self-obsessed and yet so full of self-hatred. I’m tired of hiding food from my fiance, eating in secret and making excuses when he finds the food wrappers and remnants of my latest binge. I’m tired of spending seemingly every waking moment worrying about what I “can” eat next or when it will be time to eat next or if my jeans are too tight or if people have noticed I’ve lost or gained weight in the last month. I’m tired of worrying about what people must be thinking of me when I clean my plate or choose to eat a hamburger and fries instead of a salad with grilled chicken. I’m tired of feeling like I’m living in a grey colored world void of joy and hope. I’m tired of living in this self-imposed prison. In short I’m tired of the feelings, behaviors and results 23 years of dieting has brought to me. After all these years of living on a roller coaster of emotions directly related to how well I was sticking to my latest diet and what size jeans I could fit into, I’m quite frankly exhausted. I read a very wise quote many years ago….while it made sense at the time……..it has finally sunk in for me. The quote went something like this: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. I’ve been living an insane life long enough and I’m finally ready to get off the roller coaster and try something different because quite frankly I’m too tired to do anything else!

Second Place (Wins my “Four Weeks to a New You” audio program and guide): I need to get off the merry-go-round… I have dieted my way to over 300 lbs. I have serious health issues due to my weight ( asthma, hypertension, arthritis, heart issues ), yet I can’t seem to stop. I am afraid to stop fearing I might gain even more weight. I eat in preperation for my next diet to begin. My mother had food issues … tho she never weighed over 125 lbs. To her I was eating when I shouldn’t or not eating when I should be… I was and still am in a losing battle.

I have a ” naturally thin ” 6 yr. old granddaughter who is the light of my life. She could care less about food because she knows it will be there whenever she gets hungry. I want to be like her… what freedom that would be.. to be hungry and eat and then go about living your life with out a single thought of food until you get hungry again. I want to be healthy to be with her a long, long time and have a healthy attitude about food.

I have tried many times and seem unable hold on to the concept. Someone talks about the diet they are on and there I go again on the merry -go -round. Am I a lost cause a loser ? Please help me end this struggle… help me feel normal for the first time in a long time.
Thank you for giving me an outlet for my feelings and for this wonderful opportunity.

Third Place (Wins my “Break Out of Diet Prison” audio and report): PLUMBER WANTED (as soon as possibel)

I am looking for a plumber to once and for all fix my “leak” (preferabally someone who strted their training at a very young age (say around, 20 )

must be ver expeirienced; someone who learned through trial and error only to learn that there is one way to do this right. (to many people already gave me their advice but none seems to really work)

caring person only who loves their job and understands how they are making a change that will last a lifetime. (How many more times can I possibly go through this before I kick the “bucket” {JUST JOKING ON THIS ONE}

responible; I need to know taht even if I am “not home” at the moment they will not leave me in the middle of the job. (It is so imortant to me to have somone at my side who realizes the ups and downs along the way.

and very reasonable priced. Although the work is definitely pricelesss they are affordable jut because they understand that even the not wealthy deserves to live in a body without any “leaks”

Please help me to live an healthier and happier life
Thank You
I sure hope it is you that gets the job done

Oh and one more thing ” Some one who will not care about small things like bad spelling and grammar.

Congratulations to all and I hope you are all inspired to stop dieting, start living your lives, and making peace with food and your bodies! Don’t forget to check out my next workshop starting April 1st: www.BreakOutofDietPrison.com.

Learn how you can get yours free!

I’m really excited to announce that I will be running two Am I Hungry? Teleworkshops very soon! And I thought I would have some fun with it and offer a Break Out of Diet Prison contest where one lucky person will be able to attend for free.

There is no registration necessary, although if you are serious about attending, I do recommend you sign up now as space is limited. Everyone who registers by February 28^th and submits a contest entry will receive $50 off. However, there is no obligation to register to enter the contest, and you will not be put on any other list, I wouldn’t do that to you! If you aren’t a newsletter subscriber and would like to be, see the sign up on the right side of this blog.

Here are the prizes:

1^st Prize: Free admission to the workshop of your choice. Includes teleworkshop, all materials and 30 minute coaching session. $390 value.

2^nd Prize: My “Four Weeks to a New You” teleseminar series. Includes all four weeks of teleclasses (4 – 60 minute audios) and the Four Weeks guide with notes and exercises to apply what you have learned. $79 value.

3^rd Prize: 5 Steps to Break Out of Diet Prison audio and report. $39 value.

Special! Just for entering! Anyone who enters the Break Out of Diet Prison contest will receive $50 off the price of the Am I Hungry? Teleworkshop.

Answer this question: Why do you want to stop dieting?

I want to know what has finally sent you over the edge that you just can’t fathom the thought of another diet. You don’t have to have stopped already, just have a desire. And if you have stopped already, let me know why you decided to stop.

There are no right or wrong answers, I just want to know your personal reason(s). Your answer can be serious, poignant, funny, a rant, anything that expresses your desire to end the insanity once and for all. And any length is fine, be as short or long as you like! Here are a few ideas to spark your creativity:

• What is the WORST diet you have ever been on?
• What is the most disgusting thing you ever had to eat on a diet?
• How many total pounds have you gained and lost in your dieting history?
• What foods do you dream about when you are dieting?
• Describe your relationship with your scale.
• What food(s) call your name while you’re on a diet?

These are just ideas, there are no rules (unlike diets).

There are three ways to enter:

1. Register for an Am I Hungry? Teleworkshop and write your entry in the comments box on the registration form. If you win, you will be refunded your registration fee. To do this, go to the Break Out of Diet Prison page, scroll to the bottom and click the link for the class you want to register for. You will be taken to the registration, receive $50 off, and be able to enter your answer when you fill out the form. All entries will be posted on this blog, so indicate if you would like your name left off your entry.

2. Post your entry as a comment here on this post. Be sure to include your name and email address so you can be contacted if you win.

3. Email me at Gillian@HealthierOutcomes.com with your entry. All entries will be posted on this blog, so indicate if you would like your name left off your entry.

All entries must be in by midnight Pacific time on February 28, 2008. The winners will be announced no later than Monday, March 3^rd. Judging will be done by an impartial panel comprised of members of the Intuitive Eating Support Yahoo Group.

Remember, the deadline to save $50 off the course also expires on February 28, so be sure to register by then. If you are a winner, you will receive a refund on your registration fees.

All the details about the classes can be found at www.BreakOutofDietPrison.com

The dates of the teleworkshops are:

Thursdays, March 6 - April 24, 2008
5:30-7:00pm Pacific time
(6:30pm Mountain, 7:30pm Central, 8:30pm Eastern)

Tuesdays, April 1 - May 20, 2008
10:00-11:30am Pacific time
(11:00am Mountain, 12:00pm Central, 1:00pm Eastern)

If you miss a call, you will have access to a
recording so you can be prepared for the next week.

Thanks, and GOOD LUCK!

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Permanent weight loss and a healthy relationship with food come from learning how to eat intuitively. Infants know how to do this, so do “naturally” thin people. Watch a baby - she screams and demands food when she’s hungry, regardless of the time of day or if her mother is busy or tired. When she is full the bottle is refused or the food is thrown on the floor. She doesn’t have a need to clean her plate or eat everything so she can have dessert. By re-learning to eat intuitively, your body will return to its natural weight and you can maintain it without dieting, deprivation or excessive exercise.

So if we were born with this innate ability, why are so many people disconnected from it? Well, as a young child, you probably heard messages such as, “eat everything on your plate and you’ll get dessert”, or “you can’t be hungry, it’s not dinner time!” Maybe your grandmother was offended if you didn’t eat seconds. And you were probably forced to eat things you didn’t like in order to get a cookie or ice cream. As you got older, you learned about dieting from your friends at school. And the magazines you read told you how you should look and feel about yourself. As an adult, you are still inundated with these messages. It’s no wonder everyone is confused, feeling like a failure! There are four main reasons why we overeat:

The first is “diet deprivation backlash” – every time you go on a diet, you have certain “bad”-listed foods. Many are probably your favorites, such as chocolate, cookies, or cheese. The more you can’t have it, the more you crave it. For every diet you attempt, you can expect a binge to follow. When you eat intuitively you can eat the foods you love, when you’re hungry, without weight gain!

Emotional eating is the second reason. Eating for emotional reasons is a learned behavior, usually from childhood. By doing this, you are actually stuffing down your feelings with the food. This allows you to focus on feeling sick from overeating and you get to beat yourself up for doing it, thereby avoiding the original emotion and situation. It can be painful, but it’s better to feel the emotions and work through them. Some people who cannot lose weight are actually unconsciously making sure the weight stays on so they have something else to focus on (being overweight, feeling guilty) instead of their true emotions.

A third reason we overeat is a lack of truthful nutrition information. With all the diets and so-called nutrition “experts” telling you what, when and how to eat, it’s easy to be confused. When you learn intuitive eating your body will let you know when it’s hungry and what it wants. While high-protein diets are dangerous and the weight loss is not permanent, eating a small amount of protein every time you eat is a great strategy. If you eat nothing but carbohydrates, you will probably be hungry in an hour. Protein helps buffer carbohydrate in the stomach, slowing down digestion and keeping you satisfied and your blood sugar stable.

Finally, we overeat from getting too hungry. You have probably experienced this a few times – you forget to eat or keep putting it off until you are so hungry you are shaking, feeling dizzy, unable to concentrate and irritable. When you finally eat, you have no control over how much you are consuming. You keep eating, still shaking, thinking you are still hungry. This goes on until you finally feel the food in your stomach, after eating way beyond just satisfied. You may even feel sick to your stomach, and the guilt and shame will follow. Pay attention to your hunger and eat when you first feel it. This will prevent weight gain and the desire to go on yet another diet to punish yourself.

All these reasons lead us to overeat, keeping on the undesired weight. One of the problems with diets is that weight is a symptom of non-hunger eating. By addressing the symptom instead of the cause, the diet – binge – diet again cycle continues. The next time you consider a diet, try listening to your body first. You may be surprised at the wisdom it is ready to share with you!

Dear Marketing People:

Thank you for your devotion to the health, self-esteem and well-being of women and men of the world through your years of cramming your diet, excuse me, lifestyle change, down our throats (quite literally!). But I must congratulate you - you have outdone yourself this year. Yes, we have all been sitting on the edge of our seats (because God knows we are all too stupid to get off the couch and lose weight without you!) since January 1st to see what miracle Weight Watchers has come up with for all of us. We’ve done your programs in the past, many of us have even lost weight (by the way, we found it again, plus more), but we are such stupid, lazy people with no “willpower” that we need you again! Thank you for being there! We know it’s us, not the dieting industry that caused all this weight gain, we know we just need self-control and someone to tell us what and when and how much to eat.

But now, oh now you’ve really done it. You’re brilliant! You realize diets don’t work! I don’t think I’ve been hearing that for the last 20 years or so, no I appreciate the fact that Weight Watchers is keeping me informed. What’s more, because you say so in your commercials, you aren’t a diet! I’m so glad you respect us, your loyal followers all these years, and don’t want to INSULT us by feeding us lies, you aren’t a diet, you’re absolutely right.

I don’t think I can remember a Weight Watchers program that ever:

1. Told me WHAT to eat

2. Told me WHEN to eat

3. Told me HOW MUCH to eat

Never - because THAT WOULD BE A DIET!!!!!!

I can’t wait to see what you have planned for us this year - maybe a brand new points system? Or maybe this year I can eat all the vegetables I want because we all know they have no calories. I don’t think I ever gained an ounce eating whole bags of baby carrots in one sitting. Maybe we can have an extra-special jumpstart program with 800 calories a day. I’m so excited I may have to go binge, especially since I’ll be going on your diet, um, lifestyle change, very soon.

Oh, one other thing - thanks so much for helping us remember that losing weight is all about cutting calories and maybe a little exercise. It’s so clear to me that my emotional overeating I’ve engaged in since the age of 7 has nothing to do with my weight fluctuations. Again, it’s all about willpower and CONTROL, right? And if I can’t do that, then it must be a character flaw. Maybe I can go ask the doctor for a pill for that flaw right after I sign up for your program for the twentieth straight year. I can’t wait to go back to the meetings and see all my overweight buddies in the cattle line waited to be weighed! That’s my favorite part, especially when I gain weight, it’s so motivating to know I’ve been “bad” during the week. It really makes me want to shape up and and turn to my perfectionist mentality. That’s always served me well.

Thanks for all your wonderful support and work. I look forward to coming back year after year, every New Year’s to see what you have cooked up to help me lose all those holiday pounds. After all, the holidays only come once a year, right?

Your devoted fan,

Gillian Hood-Gabrielson

Healthier Outcomes

www.healthieroutcomes.com

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Have you seen the commercials yet? Weight Watchers claims they are not a diet, because diets don’t work. I refuse to even include a link to their site, you can check it out if you want. I’m not the only one having a fit about this new campaign. Most of the non-diet world is upset and disgusted by their blatant misrepresentation of what a diet is or isn’t. It also shows how worried diet companies are that the non-diet movement will finally take hold and no one will ever want to go on a diet again. Rest assured, it’s coming.

Here are just a few other resources to check out for more information on the non-diet approach and the reality of what dieting is and what is does:

Article by Dr. Michelle May about the reality of dieting: http://womenshealthandfitnesspodcastdirectory.com/wordpress/?p=102

Great blog post breaking down the Weight Watchers claims in detail: http://kateharding.net/2007/12/31/oh-mackereally/

Another great blog post: http://musingsofabusymom.blogspot.com/2008/01/ugh-all-of-these-weight-loss-ads-are.html

Blog post from Dr. Michelle May on her thoughts about the Weight Watchers campaign: http://consumed.freedomblogging.com/2008/01/03/weight-watchers-not-a-diet-what/

My free report all about intuitive eating: http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/newsletter.html

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Intuitive Eating Laser Coaching

Have you gotten “stuck” with intuitive eating?

Have you experienced a life change that has suddenly made it hard for you to follow intuitive eating or has thrown you back into old eating habits?

Do you simply want to make sure you’re still on track with intuitive eating?

If you answered yes to any of these questions,

then an intuitive eating laser coaching session may be for you!

Sometimes, all you need is an outside perspective. That’s what I provide. I listen to your challenges and help you to work out an action plan so you can blast through whatever roadblocks have been holding you back.

After we’ve met and created your action plan, you’ll receive 30 days of email support. I can help hold you accountable to your plan; I can answer questions; I can help you work through challenges you face in implementing your plan … whatever you need to ensure your success in meeting your goals.

Here’s how someone recently described their intuitive eating experience to me:

Ever since taking up intuitive eating, I now feel calm around food, am able to recognize emotional vs physical hunger and respond appropriately, have tons more energy and focus, and am generally happier. It’s wonderful actually!

If you haven’t found this same satisfaction with intuitive eating, contact me for an intuitive eating laser coaching session, so we can determine what’s holding you back.

Your Intuitive Eating Laser Coaching session includes:

• One 60 minute phone call with me
• A targeted action plan for achieving the results you desire
• One-on-one email support for 30 days

That’s right. For just $105 $75, you get your session, and action plan and 30 days of personal support!

For the $75 International No Diet Day 2009 special, book your session by May 31st, 2009 and complete the session by June 30th, 2009. Email me at Gillian@HealthierOutcomes.com to schedule.

Why clients seek Intuitive Eating Laser Coaching

Old habits are starting to re-emerge

You might have found that once you learned intuitive eating, it was easy. So easy, in fact, that you don’t have to think about it anymore. You may even have become so comfortable that you’ve stopped keeping a food diary. But as you’ve become more comfortable and as intuitive eating isn’t at the forefront of your mind any more, you may have noticed that past bad habits are starting to re-emerge. Use an intuitive eating laser coaching session to determine where your weak points are with intuitive eating, so you can blast those bad habits away once and for all.

You want a plan for surviving all the holiday parties

The holidays are coming, which can mean parties and lots of extra food. How will intuitive eating help you get through this potential minefield? Contact me for an intuitive eating laser coaching session. We’ll examine the situations that are most likely to test your new resolve and create an action plan for dealing with them. Best of all, you get 30 days of email support, so if you succumb to a plate of cocktail treats, you’ll have my support in figuring out what happened and how to avoid it the next time.

Your schedule has changed so you cannot exercise (or eat) as before

Life happens. We all know that. Unfortunately, it can wreak havoc on your exercising and eating resolve as you adjust to new circumstances. If you find that you just can’t seem to fit exercise into your new schedule—or if you’ve started living off vending machine fare—contact me to set up a laser coaching session so we can get you back on your intuitive eating track.

You’ve experienced a significant upheaval in life (death, divorce, layoff)

Any significant emotional event in your life can catapult you right back into old habits of eating for comfort. There’s nothing wrong with that! When you’re ready to get back to your intuitive eating habits, give me a call and we’ll work out a plan.

You’ve been diagnosed with disorder that requires a “diet”

Intuitive eating is easy, right? But what if you’ve just been diagnosed with a disorder such as diabetes or celiac disease that requires a strict diet? How do you eat what you want when your favorite foods are now off limits? Don’t worry. It is possible to eat intuitively when you have a disorder that requires nutritional control. Contact me for an intuitive eating laser coaching session. Together, we’ll work through how you can still enjoy eating while avoiding foods that no longer honor your body.

You want support

Sure, all the intuitive eating principles make sense, but how do you know that you’re doing it “right?” How do you make sure you’re staying on track? How can you avoid falling into old habits? Sometimes, all you need is a little support, to verify that – yes – you’re on track and you’re doing it “right.” Email or call me, and together we’ll put together a plan that works for you, so you can know that you’re getting the all the benefits of intuitive eating.

For the $75 International No Diet Day 2009 special, book your session by May 31st, 2009 and complete the session by June 30th, 2009. Email me at Gillian@HealthierOutcomes.com to schedule. If you have questions about these targeted sessions, or to get started right away, just send me an email or call 530-873-0377.

]]> http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=43 http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/blog/?p=43 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HealthierOutcomesBlog/~3/QX7QlMmuGb8/ http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/blog/?p=42#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:03:23 +0000 Gillian Hood Ending Dieting Emotional Eating Newsletter http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/blog/?p=42 My friend Sheri Zampelli has an amazing campaign going for the month of October and there is still time to take part. Remember when you were told to clean your plate because there were starving children in China, Africa, etc.? Of course this was a silly reason to eat everything, especially when you were already full and didn’t need all the food on your plate. And it didn’t help those children, either.

Sheri has come up with a way to help. Visit her blog and read more about what you can do and also learn about the prizes you can win with your contribution: http://sherizampelli.blogspot.com/.