You will learn/discover
* how to resolve your emotional reasons for eating (i.e., anger, sadness, boredom, fear)
* how to resolve limiting beliefs (i.e., “I’m not good enough” vs. becoming unconsciously competent)
* how to eat like a naturally thin person
* what is going on in your mind that causes weight gain, and how to resolve or change this pattern
* how to get unstuck from negative habits
* how to be connected to yourself

Through your participation in this workshop, you will receive
* eight weeks of classes and a manual
* a biofeedback device and instruction on how to manage your emotional pulls toward eating
* individual attention from instructors Diane and Lori
* a free one-month membership to ClubSport
* undeniable change
* scientific information on how to lose weight

Join these two fantastic instructors in the weight loss solution workshop of the year!
* Diane Ulicsni @ www.DianeU.com
* Lori Jorgenson @ www.lorijorgenson.com

Weight Loss Solution Workshop Details
* Mondays, April 18, 2011 – June 13, 2011 (except May 9 and 30) 6:30pm-8:00 pm
* Saturday, May 14, 2011 11:00am – 6:00pm

Location
* 15110 Boones Ferry Road, Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Cost
* $995 – We accept checks, cash, Visa, Mastercard, Discover

How to register
* Contact Diane Ulicsni at 503.740.6614 or Lori Jorgenson at 503.351.8065. Please register by Friday, April 8, 2011.

You won’t regret this decision to get healthy and fit with habits that stick!

We know that the best intentions seem to be hijacked by our old, familiar patterns. Why? Your brain makes pathways according to what you are paying attention to. If you are stressed and paying attention to what is stressing you out, your new choices can default to years of old patterns.

The great news is…you can change! Truly! (Remember: All we are is change.)

My advice to you as the holidays move faster than light speed – pay attention to your soul, your heart, the true inner you. Take time for yourself, even if it’s only 10 minutes in the morning and/or 10 minutes before bedtime. Breathe. Slow down. Think of anything you can be grateful for. Family. Friends. Health. A sunburst. There’s a gem to focus on each and every day, no matter how small. And, focusing on the positive will help retrain your brain to make patterns that benefit you in the long run.

And, as for many of us, if the holidays are really stressing you out, causing you to overeat, not sleep or exercise well like you know you should, plan on joining me in January for “De-stress and Lose Weight” classes. Time spent in these classes will be focused on you and only you – and on changing unhealthy patterns that typically crank into high gear for many of us over during the holidays. You can get back on track. You can retrain your brain. You can make healthy choices that stick.

Happy holidays to you and yours!
With many loving blessings, Diane

Experts now agree that overeating is triggered by emotions as many of us are using food to cope with our feelings. Adults and children both seem to be eating high fat and high sugar foods to soothe emotional tugs in an attempt to relieve stress and anxiety. Stress eating in our fast paced world is so common! People are rushed, pushed, and crunched for time, making it easy to make bad food choices which adds to weight gain. Weight gain then adds more stress and sometimes depression.

Hypnosis is a very powerful means of losing weight, and I offer many weight loss management classes yearly that help people greatly. But like so many fad diets out there (and we all know diets don’t work!), hypnosis only lasts for so long if you do not address and solve the emotional reasons you are eating. Anger, sadness, hurt, guilt, fear, anxiety, depression are just some of the emotions involved in the unhealthy habit of overeating.

In my classes, I spend time teaching tools for “naturally thin eating” and then we get to root of the problem (or “problem emotions”) and solve them.

It’s amazing how much weight a person can lose and keep off if they are in charge of their emotions! It has been the reason for my success with weight loss clients – I won’t work with clients who aren’t willing to solve their emotional reasons for eating as they might initially take off the weight but they won’t keep it off if they aren’t ready to tackle serious emotional problems behind the self-destructive behavior.

Everyone has the power to achieve their best weight. But it’s not all about the food – it’s also about an emotional diet. If you’re already feeling stressed, take a moment to consider the real triggers. Family? Friends? Work? Not enough alone time? Now, what are the emotions behind those triggers? Fear? Feelings of “not enough”? Insecurity? Performance? When you take stock of what’s truly going on inside, you can then begin to see patterns. Then, and only then will you be ready to commit to making healthy changes that benefit you and those who really care about you and your well-being, too.

Food as Drugs
Foods actually have a bigger effect and work faster on your body than drugs. For example, it takes several weeks for Prozac to build up in your system to increase the serotonin level in your brain. Sweets like chocolate or cinnamon rolls with frosting can increase the serotonin levels in your brain in just minutes. High-fat, high-sugar foods release natural opiates in the brain just like heroin. The only difference is the amount.

The problem with the use of food as a recreational drug is that it sets up a never-ending cycle. Depression and anxiety can cause people to eat to feel better, but mostly people end up feeling worse. When that happens, people start to eat again to feel better and the cycle is on. Weight gain, fatigue, and more depression are natural side effects of this vicious cycle.

Another common example of this cycle at work is when people blast their bodies with caffeine and sugar. When you ingest such powerful compounds, you’ll probably feel energized for a bit and then in a short while, you’ll feel tired and sluggish and need another caffeine or sugar blast. This cycle is quite difficult to break.

It is my opinion that no one will ever lose weight permanently until the emotional reasons for eating are resolved. Only then is it possible for people to learn to notice how food actually makes them feel – and can actually do something to develop healthy patterns that trump the negative.

Sugar
Hundreds of years ago, people ate no sugar. Heart disease, diabetes, and cancer can be traced to increases in sugar. These diseases were virtually nonexistent in primitive cultures. They begin to show up about 20 years after primitive cultures begin eating refined carbohydrates.

In his book Sweet and Dangerous, Dr. Yudkin sites numerous examples of many cultures where it was shown that sugar was a more likely cause of heart disease than fat. The Masai and Sumburu tribes of East Africa have almost no heart disease, yet they eat a diet high in fat (mostly meat, and milk, but no sugar).

And, there are plenty of health comparisons between Americans and other Western cultures, too, which you’re probably aware of. The French diet is higher in fat than the American diet. French people have lower rates of obesity and heart disease than Americans. The French eat approximately 5.5 times less sugar per capita than Americans.

Refined sugar has been stripped of all its nutrients and robs the body of its nutrients during the process of digestion. In order to digest and metabolize sugar, the body has to use its own mineral reserves of chromium, manganese, cobalt, copper, zinc, and magnesium.

Our bodies have not developed the ability to metabolize large amounts of sugar on a daily basis. When sugars or highly processed carbohydrates are eaten, they are digested almost immediately, and the flood of sugar is released directly into the bloodstream. In response to the increase in sugar, the pancreas secretes insulin. Known as the fat storage hormone, insulin is designed to restore blood sugar equilibrium by taking excess sugar out of the bloodstream and storing it in the muscle tissues or liver (called carbo-loading) or moving it into fat storage.

Sugar has been proven to destroy the germ killing ability of white blood cells for up to five hours after ingestion. Sugar reduces the production of antibodies, proteins that combine with inactive foreign invaders in the body. Sugar interferes with the transport of Vitamin C, one of the most important nutrients for all facets of immune function. Sugar causes mineral and enzyme deficiency and sometimes causes allergic reactions. It neutralizes the action of essential fatty acids, thus making cells more prone to invasion by all viruses and microorganisms. Also, cancer cells feed directly on sugar potentially stimulating tumor growth. During World War II, when sugar consumption declined, the number of cases of adult onset diabetes also dropped – sharply.

Break the Sugar Cycle
By all means, avoid sugar when you can. Choose food wisely. Make healthy meals together as a family and with friends. Exercise. Drink plenty of clean water and herbal teas. Eat fresh foods low in fats and sugars. Avoid bingeing and starvation diets. Plan meals carefully and you will find you have more energy to do the things you love with your loved ones. And, be sure to do the inner work necessary to discover your true reasons for poor eating habits you may have developed over a long period of time. When you deal with your emotional habits in a healthy way, you’ll feel better equipped to deal with your consumption habits, too.

Studies have shown that when stressed beyond normal levels, the body can produce so much cortisol (the stress hormone) that it is no longer able to metabolize fat. Thus, even if one exercises, if stress levels and overeating are off the charts out of control, it will become impossible to lose weight, much less live in a healthy, natural state.

My CD programs are designed to help you to de-stress, relax, and eat like a naturally thin person. When you uncover and face your issues, you are on your way to creating healthy patterns for a healthy life! These programs are designed to teach you to eat like a naturally thin person, and perhaps more importantly, to reinforce what this really means. Guided imagery through hypnosis can help you to get and stay in control of your state of mind, which in turn, helps you to control your eating habits.

Learn to eat right. Learn to trust your body. Learn to avoid starvation and raise your metabolism through exercise. My specialized programs address these issues related to weight loss and, combined with a good weight loss manual, you will have results.