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Happy New Year: This is Your Time for H.O.P.E.

Happy New Year all!

This is your time for H.O.P.E!

By that, I mean:

H for Happiness, O for Optimism, P for Passion & Purpose and E for Energy & Excitement!!

Now, it's time to get ready for the new year with this tune from the Black Eyed Peas tune, "I Gotta Feeling."

What Do You Need & Seek to Move Beyond Sugar Shock? Help Me Help You

Can you help me to help you? What do I mean?

Well, as you may already know, I'm now in the midst of writing my next book, Beyond Sugar Shock, which is the follow-up to my first book, Sugar Shock.

Beyond Sugar Shock, which has the subtitle, The 6-Week Plan to Break Free of Your Sugar Addiction & Get a Slimmer, Sexier, Sweeter Life, provides a step-by-step program to help you escape from Sugar Shock, as I shared previously here and also here.

This new book is designed to help you if you're a sugar addict, overweight, obeseor plagued by headaches, headaches, depression, “brain fog, fatigue, low libido or severe PMS.

Beyond Sugar Shock is coming to you, thanks to my new publisher, Hay House, which is the international leader in self-help and transformational publishing.

Let's face it, kicking or even cutting back on sugar can be tough to do even though you know that kicking it can help you to lose weight, get more energy, boost your libido, prevent or reverse diabetes and live longer.

That's why in Beyond Sugar Shock, you’ll get valuable tools and tips that will make letting go of your sugar addiction simple – and even fun.

This is where you come in. I'd like to know what you'd like to see included in this book.

In a hurry? Just click here to give your feedback.

So what will you get in Beyond Sugar Shock?

Basically, you'll be given many tried-and-true tactics — ones I've created, starting in 1998, when I kicked sugar on doctor's orders and ones I've developed as I've been coaching or connecting for the past 12 years with sugar addicts around the world. In addition, you'll get tools from dozens of other health experts.

For instance, in this book:

• You'll undertake simple, interactive adventurcises™ (my word for adventurous exercises) and playcises™ (playful exercises), which will drive you to important self-discoveries.
• You’ll get several dozen ways to stomp out your sugar cravings.
• You’ll discover your Sugar Color Code. (Yes, we're all different in our relationship with sweets, and this knowledge will empower you to make the right choices for you.)
• You’ll detox gradually so that your body, mind and soul won’t go into shock as you move beyond your sugar obsessions and towards a better life.
• You’ll get healthy meal plans and tasty recipes from a nutritionist and exercise physiologist.
• You’ll learn to Enjoy a Sweeter Life Without Refined Sweets™.
• And much more.

Now, here's where I'd like your help.

While I'm writing my book, what would you like to see in Beyond Sugar Shock? Please share your thoughts here.

Thank you for helping me to help you.

Warmly,

 

Connie

 

P.S. I'm eager to hear your suggestions. So remember to send them here.

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P.P.S. Feel free to invite your friends and loved ones to share their suggestions, too.

Sweeter Holiday Summit Kudos

Recently, the Sweeter Holiday Summit concluded.

This amazing event presented 30+ experts in health, wellness, personal empowerment, abundance and more, including such exciting people as happiness guru Marci Shimoff, abundance expert John Assaraf and EFT master Carol Look.

The goal of the Sweeter Holiday Summit was to give you tips that enable you to thrive all year round.

I just heard from two more satisfied fans -- always love those!

Here's what one participant said after receiving a gift. (When you join, you automatically get a number of gifts.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, for this gift in particular....This entire Holiday Summit has been such a wonderful experience and opened up so many different channels to explore.....and of course all the positive benefits and results speak for themselves. Keep up the great work. Sandra M."

Now, here's another participant's comments:

"Connie, I'm glad I purchased the Sweeter Holiday Summit series package.  There were so many good speakers.  This way I can pick and choose the calls that are most relevant to me and what I'm feeling or going through this holiday season.  Nice variety of topics!  I'm enjoying listening to the calls.  Good tips and tactics shared by you and the speakers on what to do to help get through not only the holidays, but all year.  Thanks! Diane O"

To get inspired year long, you can still get access to the Sweeter Holiday Summit programs. Just go here now.  

Alone for the Holidays? Guest Post from Arielle Ford

If you're  single this holiday season, here's a three-step guide for making it a super-special time of year from my friend and colleague Arielle Ford, author of The Soulmate Secret. Now here are Arielle's tips.

Alone for the Holidays? Tips to Ease Your Loneliness by Arielle Ford

First, for those of you who are sad, depressed, angry, or resigned to the thought you will always be alone, let me offer you a very short exercise.

1) Get out the egg timer and set it for 5 minutes.

2) For 5 minutes close your eyes and dive deep into the feelings you are feeling don't resist on any level, just allow yourself too embrace the full (possibly unpleasant) experience of your sadness, anger, doubt, etc. Look and see where in your body the feelings reside, feel them and then see if you can feel them even more intensely.

3) Breathe deeply during this process and with each exhale, breathe out the emotion while silently saying to yourself thank you and goodbye. Chances are before the 5 minutes are up, all or most of these feelings will have dissipated. This is because you have stopped "resisting" feeling those feelings and you allowed yourself to be fully present with what was true for you in that moment.

Second: Now, get out your journal and make a list of three things you can accomplish between now and the end of the year that will make someone else's life better. This can be anything from taking an elderly neighbor shopping, to serving food at a shelter, to a variety of random acts of kindness.

My favorite line from A Course In Miracles is this: "The only thing that can be lacking in any situation is that which you are not giving." Want more love? Give love. You get the idea.

Finally, decide to create a memento of this holiday season that you will GIVE to your soulmate someday. It can be a special letter, photographs, a scrap-book or, my favorite, get out your video camera and make a short film that shows where you went and what you did for Holiday 2010 that you will want to share with him or her. This is an excellent way to "live as-if."

P.S. Another very powerful solution for the blues is tapping. If you've never heard of Tapping before you're going to be blown away at how powerful it is. Tapping is a technique that combines ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology with startling results. It's used and recommended by leading experts such as Jack Canfield, Joe Vitale, Cheryl Richardson, Deepak Chopra, and many others (including me!). If you're looking to release unpleasant emotions, create prosperity, clarity, energy focus, better physical and emotional health and much, much more, check this out. I use it EVERY DAY!

Note from Connie: Thank you, Arielle Ford, for letting me share this  fabulous information! Arielle Ford is author of the bestselling book, The Soulmate Secret, which comes out soon in paperback.

One more thought from Connie: I'm also a huge fan of tapping. Check out the fascinating  movie, The Tapping Solution, to learn about this powerful technique.

Did You Catch the Inspiring Sweeter Holiday Summit?

Have you had a chance to catch the Sweeter Holiday Summit, which featured 38 programs with leading experts in health, personal empowerment, weight loss and more?

The Sweeter Holiday Summit was truly an exciting, inspiring and uplifting event, where cutting edge speakers galore gave you many tips and tactics that you can put to use all year long to change your life.

I consider it an honor and privilege to have had the opportunity to interview such amazing guests for the Sweeter Holiday Summit.

In fact, I'm now listening to them again, because they gave such remarkable strategies.

If I had to do this all over again, I'd change the name of this program. Perhaps my biggest regret in presenting the Sweeter Holiday Summit is that I didn't give it another name. Because you're getting skills and points that can serve you all the time. Indeed, the content from the Sweeter Holiday Summit can nurture, nourish and encourage you ALL YEAR LONG.

The event now has an alternate title, Sweeter Year Summit, because it more accurately reflects that fact that this is The Gift That Keeps Giving.

Speaking of gifts, I invite to give yourself and your loved ones a fabulous gift, the Sweeter Holiday Summit VIP Anytime Access Pass. (When you get one, you'll be invited to share it with a friend without having to pay more.)

What You'll Get with the VIP Anytime, All-Access Pass

Wondering what you'll get when you upgrade? The Sweeter Holiday Pass gives you goodies galore!

With your Sweeter Holiday VIP Pass, you'll get access to leading thinkers and get inspired by:

• Spiritual Entrepreneur John Assaraf of The Secret
• Marci Shimoff, author of Happy for No Reason
• "FlyLady” Marla Cilley
• Renowned weight loss expert Dr. Brian Alman
• Vision board guru Joyce Schwarz
• Hypnotherapist Steve G. Jones
• Abundance and EFT Coach Carol Look
• The Ageless Sisters Cynthia Rowland and Jackie Silver
• Emotional Eating Expert Marilyn Migliore
• Natalie Ledwell of Mind Movies
• Office Yoga Expert Darrin Zeer
• Master Business Coach Jeanna Gabellini
• Law of Attraction Expert Eva Gregory
• Sharon Stevens of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition
• Herbalist Brigitte Mars
• Self-esteem expert Joe Rubino
• Monetize Your Passion Expert Rich German
• Mind/Body Expert Mark Patrick
• Personality Profiler Angel Tucker
• Aromatherapist & Holistic Nure Marilee Tolen
• Feng Shui and Intuition Expert Stephanie McWilliams
• Fat Blaster Experts Brad LaTour (Jump Snap) and Dr. Mark Smith (Xiser)
• Mindfulness Master Dr. Ronald Siegel
• Women's Overload Expert Melissa McCreery
• Sugar Addiction Experts Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum and Connie Bennett (Sweeter Holiday Summit Founder)
• Hormone Health Expert Alisa Vitti
• Book Writing Coach Lisa Tener
• Bereavement Expert Ken Druck
• America's Inner Peace Coach Mary Allen
• Emotional Connection & Present-Moment Awareness Expert Raphael Cushnir
• Financial Guru Helen Kim
• Acupuncturist & Nutritional/Lifestyle Consultant Roberta Mittman
• Stress Management Expert Dr. Jill Baron
• Entrepreneur Barbara Kline
• Clean Plates Founder Jared Koch 

Get your Sweeter Holiday VIP Pass to get valuable tips to put to use ALL YEAR LONG so you can become happy, lose weight, achieve abundance and much more.

From Size 14 to Size 10: Natalie Ledwell's Amazing Mind Movies Story -- Great Holiday Gift

Wouldn't it be great to just watch a short video and then watch your body shrink?

Are you frustrated that you haven't lost weight or achieved your other dreams and goals yet even though you've been following the Law of Attraction?

You just have to learn some amazing stories here, because you can achieve remarkable successes using a revolutionary technique, called Mind Movies.

You see, a few days ago, for the finale of my Sweeter Holiday Summit -- which presented a whopping 38+ programs -- I had the pleasure of interviewing Natalie Ledwell, co-founder of Mind Movies 2.0, along with her business partner Ryan Higgins.

In case you don't know yet, a Mind Movie is a visualization tool...a short 3 minute video or digital vision board...a picture of your perfect life which is a combination of positive, present tense affirmations, reinforced with powerful photos and images and your most emotionally inspiring music.

You'll learr how Natalie, a successful business woman, who has operated several different businesses with her husband, Glen Ledwell, has been working hard to make Mind Movies 2.0 a huge success, but in the process the weight piled on.

So what did she do? She created her own Mind Movie and watched the weight slide off.

In this Sweeter Holiday Summit finale program, which you can listen to below as my gift, you'll discover:

• How Natalie used Mind Movies to go from what seemed to be an insurmountable goal - going from a dress size 14 to size 10 in 7 weeks.
• Why people who believe in the Law of Attraction don't achieve their dreams.
• What led to the development of Mind Movies?
• Some amazing stories about people who've used Mind Movies.
• How Natalie's successes led her to create an educational, easy-to-follow, effective success program called “7 Secrets to Happiness” to help anyone adopt right habits to achieve any goal they set.

What did you think of this program? Wasn't Natalie inspiring?

Share your thoughts here.

FYI, please see Disclosures here.

Institute for Integrative Nutrition: Discover the Joy

Often, I'm asked where I went to school to study health and wellness.

As a grad of the student of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), it's my pleasure to spread the word about this amazing school, which has a fabulous mission.

The school seeks to play a crucial role in improving health and happiness, and through that process, create a ripple effect that transforms the world.

Because of getting so many questions about IIN from would-be students, I even created a post here on the Sugar Shock Blog to answer them.

But yesterday, I was honored to be joined by IIN staffer Sharon Stevens, who was kind enough to answer your questions about this school.

She appeared in one of the final programs of Sweeter Holiday Summit, which featured 35+ experts  in health, wellness, personal empowerment, the Law of Attraction, abundance and more. (It was an awesome program -- I urge you to check it out and take advantage of the Super Sale.)

• Anyhow, Sharon kindly answered a bunch of questions about the school to help those of you who may be interested in attending. For instance, she told you:
• What is a health coach?
• Who are some the leading instructors at the school? (Hint: Big names in health and wellness.)
• Where Health Coaches work.
• How attending the school can be a life-changing experience.
• What you can expect to learn at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
• About some graduates of the school, who've gone on to make major contributions.
• How the program is delivered.
• How you can take advantage of a special offer if you enroll this week. (You'll receive a special Self Care gift bag.)
• How you can find out more about the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Email admissions@integrativenutrition.com or call now with questions or to enroll:
  US callers: (877) 730-5444
  International callers: +1 (212) 730-5433

Listen to our program now.

Healthy Vending Machines on the Rise

Note from Connie: Today, the Sugar Shock Blog presents a guest post from fellow writer/health coach/IIN grad Suzanne Boothby about new vending machines that healthier foods than you usually find. Full Disclosure: Suzanne is a spokesperson for HUMAN Healthy Vending, the company about which she is writing. In this instance, HUMAN stands for Helping Unite Man and Nutrition.

Snacking Made Easy & Healthier
By Suzanne Boothby

There's been a lot of buzz recently about school nutrition and, in particular, the problem with junk-filled vending machines in schools.

"Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years," writes Dr. Oz Garcia in The Huffington Post. "Statistics show that nearly one in three American children are either overweight or obese."

Dr. Garcia points out that while parents play the most important role in teaching children healthy habits, the U.S. school system plays a very central part in developing a child's eating habits.

Another article on BusinessWeek, "School Vending Machines Undermine Student Nutrition," referenced a report from the Journal of Adolescent Health, showing the negative impact vending machine foods had on the purchasing choices of students at about 150 different U.S. schools.

More than 80% of the schools studied carried vending machines offering foods with minimal nutritional value, including chips, soda and candy bars.

Enter Sean Kelly and Andy Mackensen, co-founders of HUMAN Healthy Vending machines, which offer healthier fare in the 30-billion vending machine industry.

HUMAN Healthy Vending Machines offer foods that cater to various dietary needs, including those that look for foods that are 100% organic, no-sugar-added, gluten-free, allergen-free, low-fat and carb.

Some of the vending machine's bestselling snacks include PopChips!, TERRA Chips, Larabars, and BARE FRUIT snacks. Drinks include Fiji water, Poland Spring water, Perrier, Horizon Organic Milk and Vita Coco water. 

The new digitally interactive, eco-friendly Healthy Vending machines have some unique features. They display all ingredients via LCD before you purchase it.  What this means is that you can select a product from a touch screen keypad, and then before you make your purchase, the machine shows you the nutritional info on that same touch-screen. Therefore, you don’t have to lose change by buying snacks that don't work for your particular diet.

In addition to providing healthier choices, HUMAN Healthy Vending machines include an eco-component with remote monitoring systems to ensure eco-friendly refilling. Plus, they contain LED lighting and energy-efficient refrigeration units to save power. In addition, the company donates 10% of proceeds to charitable causes that fight childhood obesity and malnutrition.

You can find these HUMAN Healthy Vending machines in schools, offices, hotels and hospitals, as well as health clubs, gyms and spas. In New York City, you can find these machines at the Aveda New York Institute, Mt. Sinai Medical Center and in the new offshoot of Equinox, Blink.

Suzanne Boothby is currently a spokesperson for HUMAN Healthy Vending, as wells as a Brooklyn-based wellness author and writing coach who dabbles in social media and marketing. She is a proud graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and The Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

Comment from Connie: Special thanks to Suzanne for this blog post. These machines are a welcome development in our junk-food oriented society! These vending machines seem to contain something for everyone. Please note, however, that while these snacks are far healthier than what you find in traditional vending machines, not all of these foods are healthy by everyone's standards. So just follow your doctor's guidelines and eat what works for you. By the way, I'm thrilled with the feature that you can save yourself time and money by being able to check out the ingredients first via LCD screen. What a unique, cutting-edge feature!

Hot Sale Now: The Sweeter Holiday Summit -- All 35+ Programs

Give the Gift that Keeps GivingThe Sweeter Holiday VIP Pass will empower, encourage and sustain you all year round. The Sweeter Holiday VIP Pass will give you access to leading thinkers in the fields of health, wealth, personal empowerment, Law of Attraction, Feng shui, fitness, hypnosis, aromatherapy and more.When you get the Sweeter Holiday VIP Pass, you'll get valuable tools and tips to put to use immediately so you can boost your moods, lose weight, make money and achieve your other goals.

via www.sweeterholiday.com

Sweeter Holiday Summit: 10-Minute Gift Idea Interviewette with Connie Bennett

Wondering what to give your loved ones this holiday season? Show yourself and yourself your love by sharing the empowering gift of all 35+ programs of the Sweeter Holiday Summit.

Just get yourself and your loved ones the Sweetest VIP, Anytime, All-Access Pass for the super-low price of $47 through Monday at 11:59 pm Eastern. The price then goes up to the still very low price of $77.

This gift -- that enhances your health, wealth, happiness and more -- will keep giving to you all year round. 

With your VIP Pass, you can listen at any time to inspiring leaders in the fields of health, wealth, wellness, personal empowerment, Law of Attraction,  inner peace, relationships and more.

For instance, this VIP Pass will help you get empowered, encouraged and motivated by such renowned experts as John Assaraf of The Secret, FlyLady Marla Cilley, renowned hypnotherapist Steve G. Jones, Feng shui master Stephanie McWilliams, Law of Attraction expert Eva Gregory and much more.

All the experts in the Sweeter Holiday are here to help you encourage and empower you to create your happiest, healthiest, most abundant holiday season ever.

Listen now to the quick interview (an interviewette!) with Connie Bennett (yours truly) about how the Sweeter Holiday Summit VIP Pass can help enhance your life and holiday season. Special thanks to veteran radio producer Gloria McMillan.

Sign up for the Sweeter Holiday Summit, which runs through Dec. 15, at www.SweeterHoliday.com

Learn more about the VIP Pass  now.

Sweeter Holiday Summit: 10-Minute Gift Idea Program with Cynthia Rowland

Today, the Sweeter Holiday Summit -- which presents 35+ experts until Dec. 15 -- continues with a special feature, the Holiday Gift Idea Interviewette.

Listen to this short, 10-minute interviewette with Cynthia Rowland, founder of Facial Magic and Luscious Lips, which make amazing holiday gifts for either yourself or loved ones.

Listen below to this short program, in which you'll learn why and how Facial Magic and Luscious Lips can enhance your life this holiday season and beyond.

To learn more about the Sweeter Holiday Summit, go to www.SweeterHoliday.com

Now, listen to this exciting program.

Women's Overload Expert Melissa McCreery Joins Sweeter Holiday Summit

We are in the Season of Overwhelm.

To help those of you who have too much on your plate, the Sweeter Holiday Summit continues today with Dr. Melissa McCreery, founder of TooMuchOnHerPlate.com.

The Sweeter Holiday Summit is a teleseminar/webinar program I'm presenting that features 35+ experts, whose goal is to help you thrive, not just survive this season. It runs through Dec. 15.

This is the Sweeter Holiday Season mission statement: "To encourage and empower you to create your happiest, healthiest, most abundant holiday season ever."

About Melissa McCreery, Ph.D.

Melissa is a clinical psychologist and formerly stressed-out woman, who now helps smart busy women get to the root cause of their stress, overload, and overeating so that they can create more effectiveness and joy in their health, their businesses, and their lives.

Her clients learn how to stop chasing their lives and start leading them. They find time they didn’t know they had and discover how to claim it for themselves. Overwhelmed dieters learn to get off the diet rollercoaster and stop yoyo dieting; they learn to create a new peace with eating and with food; and they learn how to take charge of their health and create lives that are more rewarding and in balance.

Dr. Melissa is known as the “Smart Woman’s Expert” and works with many successful business owners and professionals who want to really live, thrive, and bring their A-game to their work and their life. She is . McCreery is the author of The THRIVE Formula: Four Weeks to Unleashing Your Inner Champion™,  The Success Soundtrack™,  and The Emotional Eating Toolbox™ 28 Day Program. She has been featured in a number of print and online publications for professional women.

A busy woman herself, Melissa lives with her husband and two teenage sons in the beautiful Pacific Northwest where she enjoys running on the incredible trails, island views, and of course, great coffee.
 
In this exciting Sweeter Holiday Summit program, you will learn:

• The # 1 biggest mistake women make during the holidays.
• How to stay on track with food, fitness and self-care this time of year and not get overwhelmed during this season of overeating, over-spending and too much stress.
• How to stop chasing your to-do list and be in the driver's seat instead.
• What shifts you can make to start moving from "survive" to "thrive."
• How to feed yourself this holiday season.
• How to curb overeating and weight gain during the season without feeling deprived.
• How to get a handle on your emotional overeating.
• The crucial ingredient for staying on track and better yet, staying motivated, with your personal goals.
• The two common blind spots that can sabotage your success, your eating, and happiness over the next few months.
• The two things listeners can do right now to maximize your thriving and savoring this holiday season.

Congratulations to Ann C. for being winning the raffle prize, "The Rescue Kit for Weighed Down Entrepreneurs: Secrets to Ending Overwhelm & Overeating." (60-minute audio and download - Value $55.)

Sign up for the Sweeter Holiday Summit at http://www.sweeterholiday.com.