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No More Rabbit Food

Weight Loss Tips For People Who Love Food

April 17, 2009
Issue 26

In This Issue...

A Note from Liz:

Feature Article: 5 Top Tips for Surviving Easter!

Liz Recommends: *The 2009 Wellness Telesummit!*

**Recommend No More Rabbit Food

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A Note From Liz

Hello & welcome!

We’ve just come back from our Easter break, having hit the slopes in the French Alps.

French ski resorts are always surreal – the scenery is spectacular and as you drive from the airport you pass lots of cuckoo-clock-style alpine houses. Then into the resort of Flaine. Our hotel, the Intrawest, was great but the centre of Flaine is based around a style of building that may be described as the East-German-Communist-Party-Headquarters school of architecture. A collection of concrete blocks.

The buildings are also named after astronomical features – Sirius, Pleiades, Betelgeuse and the like, so you feel you’ve joined a snowy episode of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

And as we walked through Geneva airport and saw all the ads for private banking and posh watches my son and I wondered what else the Swiss do – our brains reached the same conclusion at exactly the same moment. “Chocolate” we chorused.

Which is kind of the theme of this newsletter!

Best wishes,

Liz

PS. Take a look below at the international Healthy, Happy & Wealthy Telesummit, starting on the 20th April!

Connect with me:

http://profile.to/lizcopeland/

Become A Fan

http://twitter.com/foodwithoutfear

Feature Article

5 Top Tips for Surviving Easter

Ditch the past – ok so you ate your own body weight in chocolate on Sunday. You meant to go for a walk in the spring sunshine but were so weighted down with chocolate you couldn’t.

And now you feel guilt ridden, despairing and fatter.

Now inside you there is a really bossy person who pretends to be an adult and is telling you what to do the whole time. Let’s call her Miss Bossy Boots (obviously if you have a Y chromosome he’s Mr Bossy Boots). So Bossy Boots is telling you off for having been so weak willed. She/he was, of course, there when you ate the children’s Easter eggs and had to dash out to the local convenience store for last minute replacements. Bossy Boots was not impressed.

And Bossy Boots, in your better interests, has been finger-wagging and tut-tutting ever since, hoping to make you a better person in the future.

The problem is, it doesn’t work. Bossy Boots wants the best for you and she/he thinks the best way to get you to behave is to tell you off. But you a) feel very guilty when this happens, b) resent being told off and c) want to eat more chocolate because by now you are guilty, fed up (but not with chocolate) and angry with yourself for being so weak willed.

The solution? Forget about it.

Now before Bossy Boots faints and has to be revived with smelling salts, let me explain...

The past is the past, you can’t change it. Single-handedly eating the EU chocolate mountain (there’s a thought) may not have been your finest moment. But hey, Einstein, you can’t travel back in time and un-eat it. And beating yourself up about it is going to make you feel worse and then you’ll want to eat more.

So here is a step-by-step strategy for getting past the chocolate glums:

1. Thank Bossy Boots for her kind concern, she loves you really and wants the best for you.

2. Tell her to buzz off, go take a rest for some time. She can put her feet up, read a magazine, go watch a puppy sleep.

3. Go into your inner place where you know the real you resides.

4. Recognise the real, valuable you and tell her* that you value and love her*.

5. Now refreshed and renewed, step into the rest of your life with joy!

*If appropriate, the real you can be “him”.

Now notice I didn’t mention food in that sequence of events. The past is the past and you can’t undo the eating. Nor do you need to – but what you do from now on affects your future and the more positive about yourself you are, the kinder you will be to yourself. And real kindness will help you find the right foods for you.

This technique works, though you may need to spend some time with the individual steps. Helping you love, value and cherish the real you (who, I tell you, is truly wonderful) is a major part of my coaching work. Inner and outer change go together, so if you are now ready to take this process further the Food & Joy Coaching Process will be right for you.

Ready to find out more? Click Here to schedule your complimentary no-obligation 30-minute consultation.

Liz Recommends

Announcing: Healthy, Happy & Wealthy Telesummit

Join me and three other experts for a FREE 4-day Telesummit to guide you to:

forgiving the unforgivable to gain perfect freedom
shedding the inner and outer clutter - so you can have love, health and financial abundance
be heart healthy and live long
overcoming the number one diet-sabotage habit so you can be the shape of your dreams

Many people have already signed up for this (welcome, all of you) and as the telephone line capacity is limited, sign up for this at once and reserve your place.

All of the speakers and bonus participants are known to me and I can vouch for their enthusiasm, expertise and their willingness to give true value to you – it’s going to be great!

So join us – it starts April 20 and all the details are here:

http://www.tranzformations.co.uk/wellnesstelesummit.php

About Liz

I have been looking after people’s health for over fifteen years.

With a background in biochemistry I was initially interested in how to boost metabolism to promote weight loss and how to feel satisfied after eating – what the nutritionists call “satiety”. All of these things are important for weight loss but for many people the biggest change comes about when they conquer their emotional eating.

I know this because as a child I was stocky, and then became chubby, then fat! I hated exercise and loved food. And my love of food went way beyond physical hunger.

I still love food, but now I know how to enjoy and how to set limits around it – all without feeling deprived.

With a training in coaching and NLP as well as my knowledge of biochemistry and nutrition, I am ideally placed to solve your problems with emotional eating.

Liz’s credentials…

Degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge (that’s where I get my biochemistry knowledge).
Degree in Nutritional Therapy (that’s where the nutrition knowledge comes from).
Module leader in Masters Level Module Tackling Obesity at the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management. On this module I lecture on the biochemistry of eating and starvation, satiety mechanisms, stress and obesity and emotional eating.
Fifteen years experience as a herbalist and health coach.
Practitioner level qualification in NLP, Coaching and Stress Management.

And, most importantly, a love of food and a passion for health, wellness and vitality!

Image of Liz drawn by Helen

The information in this newsletter is not intended to replace medical advice. If you feel you need to lose weight and you have any medical problems please consult your doctor before starting a diet.

You are on my list because you signed up for one of my programs or via my website.

Sign me up for this ezine!

Tasting Notes

Foods to Eat This Week

At their best in the UK:

Radishes, broccoli, jersey royals, and all the salad greens - lettuce, rocket, samphire, spinach, watercress, chives.

In the U.S. local produce varies from sea to shining sea –asparagus in Rhode Island and rhubarb in northern California. Check your own state here (asparagus in PA, check for your own state).

In Australia plums and swiss chard are in season (though probably not on the same plate!) and how about Blackberry beetroot soup with parsnip ice cream

Happy eating!

Weight Loss Success Tips

Plan Your Meals

Yes, I know you’re rolling your eyes at the thought of adding more to your to-do list but planning ahead makes a difference. You don’t have to stick to the schedule with military efficiency, but having an idea of what you are going to eat during the week will help you make better food choices because:

- You can pick recipes and ingredients you like and are healthy – you are more likely to do this ahead of time than when you are super-hungry and browsing in the fridge.

- Mentally picturing the food ahead of time makes it seem more familiar and easier to prepare.

- If you do have an open-the-fridge-and-see-what’s-in-there evening, some tasty and good ingredients will be there already.

Pick a cookery or diet book that has food you like in it and choose a couple of new recipes to try this week.

26 Miles and More

One of my clients has decided to do the London marathon, on April 26th.

Personally, I’d find that amount of running, or even walking, scary – but Alex is made of sterner stuff and is running on behalf of the charity Sense. She ran 13 miles last weekend so I know she can do it.

So take a look at her sponsor link and support her – I have made a financial contribution and will be supporting her with blister plasters after the event!

Read More Of Liz's Articles...

Give Something Back

www.circleofwomen.org

Take a look at the work of the Circle of Women – Reach and Teach Across Borders. A group of Harvard undergraduates have got together to raise funds for a girls’ school in Afghanistan.

When so many of us have benefited from education it’s difficult to comprehend how limiting women’s lives can be without it.

The school list is already oversubscribed and it’s not even built yet, so they need your help! Take a look at their website. And give generously.

No More Rabbit Food Weight Loss Tips For People Who Love Food April 17, 2009 Issue 26
In This Issue... A Note from Liz: Feature Article: 5 Top Tips for Surviving Easter! Liz Recommends: *The 2009 Wellness Telesummit!* Recommend No More Rabbit Food Find this ezine valuable? Why not recommend it to a few friends? If you know of a friend or colleague who'd enjoy this newsletter, simply click on this link to tell them, and I'll send you a gift! Forward-to-a-Friend A Note From Liz Hello & welcome! We’ve just come back from our Easter break, having hit the slopes in the French Alps. French ski resorts are always surreal – the scenery is spectacular and as you drive from the airport you pass lots of cuckoo-clock-style alpine houses. Then into the resort of Flaine. Our hotel, the Intrawest, was great but the centre of Flaine is based around a style of building that may be described as the East-German-Communist-Party-Headquarters school of architecture. A collection of concrete blocks. The buildings are also named after astronomical features – Sirius, Pleiades, Betelgeuse and the like, so you feel you’ve joined a snowy episode of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. And as we walked through Geneva airport and saw all the ads for private banking and posh watches my son and I wondered what else the Swiss do – our brains reached the same conclusion at exactly the same moment. “Chocolate” we chorused. Which is kind of the theme of this newsletter! Best wishes, Liz PS. Take a look below at the international Healthy, Happy & Wealthy Telesummit, starting on the 20th April! Connect with me: http://profile.to/lizcopeland/ Become A Fan http://twitter.com/foodwithoutfear Feature Article 5 Top Tips for Surviving Easter Ditch the past – ok so you ate your own body weight in chocolate on Sunday. You meant to go for a walk in the spring sunshine but were so weighted down with chocolate you couldn’t. And now you feel guilt ridden, despairing and fatter. Now inside you there is a really bossy person who pretends to be an adult and is telling you what to do the whole time. Let’s call her Miss Bossy Boots (obviously if you have a Y chromosome he’s Mr Bossy Boots). So Bossy Boots is telling you off for having been so weak willed. She/he was, of course, there when you ate the children’s Easter eggs and had to dash out to the local convenience store for last minute replacements. Bossy Boots was not impressed. And Bossy Boots, in your better interests, has been finger-wagging and tut-tutting ever since, hoping to make you a better person in the future. The problem is, it doesn’t work. Bossy Boots wants the best for you and she/he thinks the best way to get you to behave is to tell you off. But you a) feel very guilty when this happens, b) resent being told off and c) want to eat more chocolate because by now you are guilty, fed up (but not with chocolate) and angry with yourself for being so weak willed. The solution?** Forget about it. Now before Bossy Boots faints and has to be revived with smelling salts, let me explain... The past is the past, you can’t change it. Single-handedly eating the EU chocolate mountain (there’s a thought) may not have been your finest moment. But hey, Einstein, you can’t travel back in time and un-eat it. And beating yourself up about it is going to make you feel worse and then you’ll want to eat more. So here is a step-by-step strategy for getting past the chocolate glums: 1. Thank Bossy Boots for her kind concern, she loves you really and wants the best for you. 2. Tell her to buzz off, go take a rest for some time. She can put her feet up, read a magazine, go watch a puppy sleep. 3. Go into your inner place where you know the real you resides. 4. Recognise the real, valuable you and tell her* that you value and love her. 5. Now refreshed and renewed, step into the rest of your life with joy! If appropriate, the real you can be “him”. Now notice I didn’t mention food in that sequence of events. The past is the past and you can’t undo the eating. Nor do you need to – but what you do from now on affects your future and the more positive about yourself you are, the kinder you will be to yourself. And real kindness will help you find the right foods for you. This technique works, though you may need to spend some time with the individual steps. Helping you love, value and cherish the real you (who, I tell you, is truly wonderful) is a major part of my coaching work. Inner and outer change go together, so if you are now ready to take this process further the Food & Joy Coaching Process will be right for you. Ready to find out more? Click Here to schedule your complimentary no-obligation 30-minute consultation. Liz Recommends Announcing: Healthy, Happy & Wealthy Telesummit Join me and three other experts for a FREE 4-day Telesummit to guide you to: forgiving the unforgivable to gain perfect freedom shedding the inner and outer clutter - so you can have love, health and financial abundance be heart healthy and live long overcoming the number one diet-sabotage habit so you can be the shape of your dreams Many people have already signed up for this (welcome, all of you) and as the telephone line capacity is limited, sign up for this at once and reserve your place. All of the speakers and bonus participants are known to me and I can vouch for their enthusiasm, expertise and their willingness to give true value to you – it’s going to be great! So join us – it starts April 20 and all the details are here: http://www.tranzformations.co.uk/wellnesstelesummit.php About Liz I have been looking after people’s health for over fifteen years. With a background in biochemistry I was initially interested in how to boost metabolism to promote weight loss and how to feel satisfied after eating – what the nutritionists call “satiety”. All of these things are important for weight loss but for many people the biggest change comes about when they conquer their emotional eating. I know this because as a child I was stocky, and then became chubby, then fat! I hated exercise and loved food. And my love of food went way beyond physical hunger. I still love food, but now I know how to enjoy and how to set limits around it – all without feeling deprived. With a training in coaching and NLP as well as my knowledge of biochemistry and nutrition, I am ideally placed to solve your problems with emotional eating. Liz’s credentials… Degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge (that’s where I get my biochemistry knowledge). Degree in Nutritional Therapy (that’s where the nutrition knowledge comes from). Module leader in Masters Level Module Tackling Obesity at the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management. On this module I lecture on the biochemistry of eating and starvation, satiety mechanisms, stress and obesity and emotional eating. Fifteen years experience as a herbalist and health coach. Practitioner level qualification in NLP, Coaching and Stress Management. And, most importantly, a love of food and a passion for health, wellness and vitality! Image of Liz drawn by Helen The information in this newsletter is not intended to replace medical advice. If you feel you need to lose weight and you have any medical problems please consult your doctor before starting a diet.
		You are on my list because you signed up for one of my programs or via my website. Sign me up for this ezine!
		Tasting Notes Foods to Eat This Week At their best in the UK: Radishes, broccoli, jersey royals, and all the salad greens - lettuce, rocket, samphire, spinach, watercress, chives. In the U.S. local produce varies from sea to shining sea –asparagus in Rhode Island and rhubarb in northern California. Check your own state here (asparagus in PA, check for your own state). In Australia plums and swiss chard are in season (though probably not on the same plate!) and how about Blackberry beetroot soup with parsnip ice cream Happy eating!
		Weight Loss Success Tips Plan Your Meals Yes, I know you’re rolling your eyes at the thought of adding more to your to-do list but planning ahead makes a difference. You don’t have to stick to the schedule with military efficiency, but having an idea of what you are going to eat during the week will help you make better food choices because: - You can pick recipes and ingredients you like and are healthy – you are more likely to do this ahead of time than when you are super-hungry and browsing in the fridge. - Mentally picturing the food ahead of time makes it seem more familiar and easier to prepare. - If you do have an open-the-fridge-and-see-what’s-in-there evening, some tasty and good ingredients will be there already. Pick a cookery or diet book that has food you like in it and choose a couple of new recipes to try this week. 26 Miles and More One of my clients has decided to do the London marathon, on April 26th. Personally, I’d find that amount of running, or even walking, scary – but Alex is made of sterner stuff and is running on behalf of the charity Sense. She ran 13 miles last weekend so I know she can do it. So take a look at her sponsor link and support her – I have made a financial contribution and will be supporting her with blister plasters after the event!
		Read More Of Liz's Articles...
		Give Something Back www.circleofwomen.org Take a look at the work of the Circle of Women – Reach and Teach Across Borders. A group of Harvard undergraduates have got together to raise funds for a girls’ school in Afghanistan. When so many of us have benefited from education it’s difficult to comprehend how limiting women’s lives can be without it. The school list is already oversubscribed and it’s not even built yet, so they need your help! Take a look at their website. And give generously.
©Tranzformations 2008 www.tranzformations.co.uk

No More Rabbit Food

Weight Loss Tips For People Who Love Food

April 17, 2009 Issue 26

April 17, 2009
Issue 26