The Six Secrets That the Diet Industry Won't Tell! - Presented by Sonja Gwosdezki Integrated Wellness Therapies

The Six Secrets That the
Diet Industry Won’t Tell!

            Presented by

          Sonja Gwosdezki
    Integrated Wellness Therapies

Tired of gaining and losing the same 20 pounds?

  It’s a fact: 85% of people who lose weight by dieting will regain that
                  weight (and more) within 12 months!

The Six Secrets That the Diet Industry Won’t Tell!
Read on to learn about:

      The dieting rebound cycle and what it’s doing to your body
      Why it’s finally time to make a truce with food- it’s not your enemy
      Calories, exercise, and weight loss: learn the facts that are keeping
       you in the same cycle
      Your truly greatest ally in winning the weight gain/loss battle
      How to embrace true health, well being, and optimal weight without
       gimmicks, fads, or punishing diets
      Why struggle does not have to be part of your path to optimal
       health and a flourishing sense of well being.

Despite increasing attention how our bodies look, an explosion of weight
loss centres and new diets and burgeoning shelves of non-fat/low-fat
foods, over half of our population is now overweight and a third is
considered obese! Look back to photos of the 1950’s when the above
mentioned “health aids” did not exist: the majority of people were in a
healthy weight range.

The weight loss industry is built on repeated business. It has conditioned
people--and particularly, women--to believe the being overweight is a
chronic condition that needs to be addressed over and over again.

Think about all the advise you read from the weight loss industry about
losing about losing weight and dieting. If it really worked--and those
wonder pills/bars/diet shake drinks really worked--why do populations in
Western countries continue to become increasingly overweight?

The truth is:

          1. There is no quick fix or miracles cure route to sustainable
             weight loss.
          2. Diets simply don’t work in the long run. They adversely affect
             your metabolism and generally result in more weight gain.
          3. Your body is not a calorie and exercise bank account.
          4. Food is not your enemy.
          5. Your subconscious beliefs and self image are the most
             important factors in achieving improved health and
             sustainable weight loss success.

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6. It’s possible to make peace with yourself and nurture yourself
             slim.
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Secret #1         Diets don’t work--they actually create a
                  rebound weight gain cycle.
Here’s how this happens:

It’s important to recognize that your body is not a calorie bank account!

Effective, sustainable weight loss requires that we stop thinking in terms
of an account in which the only deposits and withdrawals are in the form
of calories and exercise.

In reality, our bodies are a complex, finely tuned and highly integrated
chemistry laboratory. For this laboratory to function optimally, you must
view yourself in a much broader frame.

Back to basics. There’s a primitive part of your brain called the
hypothalamus, that controls your metabolic rate, or the rate at which you
burn food to create the energy your body needs to function.

When you suddenly restrict your food and calorie intake, the
hypothalamus is programmed to act as if a famine is coming. In a
protective reaction, it slows down metabolism to conserve energy and
ensure prolonged survival.

With lowered metabolism and energy, you require less food to survive.
Your hypothalamus, however, sees this reduced food intake as a further
sign of the coming famine and, in an attempt to increase your survival
chances, triggers your body to begin storing energy . . . in the form of
fat!

Here’s what’s happening: The sudden reduction in calories first results in
the loss of muscle tissue. Muscles are metabolically more active than fat,
that is, they produce more energy. Therefore, the loss of muscle caused
by reduced food intake results in a net loss of energy production. In

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defense, your body starts to quickly store the food you are eating as fat,
safely depositing calories in your energy savings account.

But we’re not done with the negative effects of dieting yet! When
you are “dieting”, your body is functioning at a lower rate of metabolism;
it’s drawing as much energy as possible from every morsel you eat.

If and when you go off your diet, the body is still programmed to stockpile
calories, adding further to the fat bank account.

Secret #2         There are no miracle cures.

Every other week, it seems, we see a new media headline
touting yet another miracle weight loss cure, some new wonder
pill that allows us to eat as much junk food as we want without
ever adding extra pounds. Deep down we probably do know
that this defies all logic, yet we want to believe it.

As modern humans we’ve become accustomed to instant
solutions, quick fixes. Even though we might have taken years
to gain that extra 30lbs (12 kg.) we want it gone in days.

Diet pills are popular options. While these can reduce your
appetite however they have potentially serious side effects.
Headaches, sleep disruption, increased anxiety and liver
damage are among these.

Fat absorption blocking herbs and other substances are the
new kid on the block. However, these also hold potential risks.
Along with blocking fat absorption in the small intestine, they
block absorption of many beneficial fat-soluble nutrients and
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vitamins, nutrients that are vital to good health and, in
particular, to healthy nervous system function and brain
development.

Gastric surgery is now being offered as a solution to obesity
issues. This is not without considerable risk to your health. Risk
examples include the facts that 30% of gastric band type
surgery patients develop severe nutritional deficiencies; 20%
require further surgery for gastric hernia, band slippage or
other surgery-related issues; 30% develop gallstones and food
blockages causing pain and vomiting.

And following gastric surgery, food intake is restricted for a
lifetime.

All of these quick fixes are, at best, short term solutions to
what is an actual lifestyle problem.

Secret #3 Food is not the enemy.

Despite what the weight loss industry would love to have you believe,
food is not the enemy. Nor should you, for that matter, be thinking of
food--as so many of us do--as your friend or comfort (but more about
that later.)

Food is fuel. Food is nourishment, pure and simple!

Just like our cars need the correct fuel for their particular model to run
smoothly, we need food as nourishment. Without it we will die, and
without good quality food we will never be able to function optimally and
experience vibrant health and emotional wellbeing.

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We’re being told by the diet industry, however, that we shouldn’t enjoy
our food, that to win the battle of the bulge we should consume pre-
packaged synthetic shakes and bars and low-fat foods.

The truth is that we need a wide range of good-quality healthy foods in
the correct balance and proportion, not the diet of manufactured edible
products (i.e., processed foods) that many people eat all the time.

Rather, we can

      Eat our way to our optimal healthy weight
      Perform at our best
      Increase our ability to experience vibrant wellbeing
      Age more slowly and gracefully.

The problem is that our modern diet has become energy-dense (or
high in calories) and nutrient-poor. Our energy intake exceeds our energy
output.

Until about ten thousand years ago, Man was mainly a forager. We
hunted animals, ate wild fruits and vegetables and collected seeds and
nuts. We only became capable of growing grains about 3,000 years ago.
And if we wanted something really sweet, we had to raid a beehive.

In the last 60 or so years, the Western World has, for the most part, had
access to a diet of unrestricted refined carbohydrates. And our bodies are
having trouble coping with these relatively recent changes.

In particular, high levels of carbohydrates are creating considerable
problems, especially in the realm of blood sugar metabolism and insulin
regulation. Simply put, too many carbs will result in too much insulin
productions, which, in turn, results in increase fat storage.

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It is beyond the scope of this report to fully detail how this works,
however, I will be making more of this information available.

Food addiction and sensitivity also play a pivotal role weight gain and
resistance to weight loss. If we repeatedly eat a diet high in processed
carbohydrates, resulting in habitually high levels of insulin, we create
hormonal imbalances that can lead to increased carbohydrate cravings
and increased appetite.

Recent American studies show that, on average, 67% of daily calorie
intake now comes from only three foods: wheat, soy and corn. And before
you say, I don’t eat much corn, corn is present as high-fructose corn
syrup in nearly all processed food products. This limited carb-rich diet
creates a huge imbalance in our system.

What percentage of your food intake would these foods make up?

Getting the food part right. Let’s begin with the food aspect of
achieving a desirable weight.

For your metabolism to run at a high (optimal) level, the body needs to
receive plenty of water and small regular healthy meals with minimal
grains.

To consistently reduce fat stores while improving health, daily food intake
should include

      8 glasses of pure water

      three small serves of protein

      3-5 cups of vegetables, including 2-3 cups of green vegetables

      no more that 2 serves (1 cup) of fruit

      2 small serves of carbohydrates, such as bread or pasta

      a small handful of nuts and seeds

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   Up to 2 tablespoons (total) of healthy oils, such as cold-pressed virgin
       olive oil or fish oil.

The good news is that healthy foods do not have to be boring. There are so
many wonderful recipes available online. Also, once have returned to a more
natural food-based diet, your taste buds will cease to be distorted and your food
cravings will naturally go away.

You don’t have to forgo all of your favourite foods forever, either. However,
high-carbohydrate high-sugar or fat-laden foods should be an occasional treat.
With the emphasis being on occasional.

Before you indulge in temptation ask yourself three questions:

   1. Is this something I will feel good about having eaten in a few hours?
   2. What would a healthy slim person choose?
   3. Is this food going to improve my health and wellbeing?

Secret #4 You don’t have to work out at the gym to lose
                  weight.

       “Walking is man’s best medicine.”
       ~Hippocrates, known as the father of modern medicine

Being active certainly has many advantages for our health and wellbeing
and in maintaining a healthy weight. However strenuous exercise is not
essential for healthy weight loss and is often inadvisable until you are
close to your ideal weight.

Using intense exercise as a means to lose weight quickly has many
problems. If you are more than 18 lbs. or 7 kg. Overweight, intense
exercise, such as a vigorous gym workout or running, can injure your
joints. Being 9 lbs. overweight increases the pressure on the knee by 44
lbs. on each step. So you can see that undertaking a strenuous routine of
running, squats, etc., could result in joint injury.

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Being overweight also is associated with an increased prevalence of
osteoarthritis. And, to burn only one calorie of a snickers bar takes 70
minutes of strenuous exercise!

Please don’t get me wrong, we do need to exercise regularly to maximise
our health, increase energy and keep that extra weight off. It’s just that
when you are more than 18 lbs. (7 kg.) over your health weight, the best
plan is to look to your food intake first. Adjust your eating patterns to
match the recommendations above until you get closer to your goal
weight. Then, after checking with your health practitioner that it’s safe,
undertake a more vigorous programme. In the meantime, begin some
form of moderate activity for 30 minutes daily. The easiest way is to
simply open your door, go outside and walk in one direction for 15
minutes, then turn around and walk back. Listen to the birds, some music
or talk with a friend.

You also can dance around your lounge room, go for a swim, or take part
in some other moderate activity. Most importantly, choose something you
enjoy; that way you’re more likely to keep doing it every day.

Exercise does increases our metabolism, increases the rate at which we
burn fat, improves our mood, and improves sleep quality and heart
function.

It is natural for us to move, just look at little children. In fact, it’s
unnatural for human beings to be sedentary.

What’s missing in our lives now is what’s called incidental movement.
That is, the activity involved in going about our daily lives. Before we had
cars, remotes and so many other labour saving devices, people didn’t
have to go to the gym. We got a good amount of simply taking care of
everyday business.

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Secret #5         Your subconscious beliefs and self-image are the
                   most important factors in determining weight loss
                   success.

This is the biggest secret of all.

Are you familiar with this yo-yo dieter’s scenario--starting out with great
intentions to lose weight and feel good about yourself? Then, on finding
yourself sabotaging your diet you

      blame yourself for “being lazy and undisciplined”
      give in to temptation, indulge in a treat and then rationalize having
       more by thinking, “I’ve blown it now, so I may as well have another
       piece”.

What if it’ more complicated than that?

Low self-esteem, perfectionism, anxiety, feeling overwhelmed, conflicting
and self-sabotaging belief systems are frequently overlooked as factors
that contribute to “emotional eating”.

If weight loss programs speak to these issues at all, the majority don’t
address them in enough depth to have a lasting effect. Many programs
simply tell you not to keep your comfort food in the house or to go for a
work if you feel a craving.

If you are prone to eating out of boredom or when you’re stressed, lonely
or sad, you know that the problem is much deeper than those simple
solutions.

Scientists now agree that, at best, we are only 20% governed by our
conscious thinking brain. At least 80% of our motivations are
subconsciously driven.

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Our subconscious beliefs are the number one trigger of
reoccurring weight gain. Our subconscious brain in that part of us
that’s responsible for our physical survival and safety... and it will strive
to keep us safe at all times.

It is also the storehouse of our emotions, from which we form our
judgements. If ever there is a conflict between our subconscious and
conscious beliefs, the subconscious will always win.

Common subconscious beliefs relating to reoccurring weight gain are:

       It’s not safe to be slim.
       It’s better for me to be invisible.
       I don’t deserve to have my needs meet.
       I am unlovable.

Therefore, if your subconscious belief is that it’s safer to be overweight,
then you’ll find yourself sabotaging your diet and falling back into old
habits.

In my personal and clinical experience, no lasting change is ever achieved
without addressing inner beliefs and conflicts. However, once your
conscious and subconscious beliefs are aligned, then change is fluid and
easy.

To find inner peace and transform your body you need to identify
your real hunger. If you’re seeking healthy weight loss, it’s important
to understand what it is you’re truly “hungry for”, to uncover any
subconscious, self-sabotaging beliefs that may be contributing to your
eating patterns and maintenance of a healthy weight. Only then can you
look forward to ending your battle with emotional eating.

Healthy sustainable loss of fat requires that both dietary and lifestyle
changes be made in tandem. If the underlying and driving factors of
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weight gain are not addressed, the disappointing truth is that lasting
weight loss and body composition changes may not be attainable.

Secret #6 It is possible to transform your body by transforming
                  relationship with yourself.

You do not have to battle with your weight all of your life. Nor do you
have to remain on a diet interminably. It’s possible to learn how to
nurture yourself slim.

To successfully lose weight and keep it off, you firstly have to take a good
look at how you came to be overweight--we cannot lose what we don’t
own.

It is my belief that we have to accept where we are, decide how we really
want our life to look and then take responsibility to make the changes
necessary to achieve what we desire. And, you can do it! Here’s how:

      Truly understand any “ advantages” that being overweight may hold
       for you.
      Decide what your big “why” is for wanting to shed the weight this
       time.
      Ask, what is your compelling reason for attaining the size and shape
       you really want. The answer is much deeper than wanting to look
       good in your swimsuit, though that is an honourable reason.
      Stop focusing on how your body looks; rather, think of all the
       wonderful things your body does for you, enabling you to have this
       experience called “life”.
      Recognize that it’s hard to do something nice for someone you don’t
       like. Begin to approve of yourself, even if you are overweight, treat
       yourself as though you would your own best friend. From that place,
       you can begin to make the changes you would like.

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   Now that you understand more about the role of healthy foods in
       creating health, focus on creating vibrant health first, and the
       weight loss will be a pleasant side effect.
      Remember our goal is feel vibrantly health, live a long, fun life and
       maintain a healthy weight while doing so.

“It’s hard to see the picture when you’re in the frame”. So if making all
these changes seems a bit daunting, consider enlisting the support and
clarity that a life coach can provide for you.

The goal of a healthy self is within your reach.

As an experienced registered Chiropractor, wholistic health
practitioner and Weight Loss Success Coach, Dr. Sonja
Gwosdezki is frustrated by the faddish diets, slick marketing
and misinformation about food and weight loss that abounds
in today’s media.

Sonja is passionate about and deeply committed to helping
all those who are struggling to successfully shed unwanted
weight.

Sonja has extensive training in ways to release hidden
subconscious limiting beliefs, wholistic health and wellbeing empowerment
coaching, and clinical nutrition. Sonja is well placed to support you in discovering
how you can finally make peace with yourself and food, and keep that lost
weight off in a ways that result in vibrant health, increased energy and improved
emotional wellbeing.

If you after reading this report you have any questions at all about the content
or would like to explore how Sonja might be able to assist you please contact
Sonja.

                        It is possible to Nurture Yourself Slim

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