Say "Yes" to Guilt and Shame

On January 17, I wrote a blog post about a new book by Kelly McGonigal, PhD. In addition to her new book, she has several presentation videos on YouTube about willpower, what it is, what it isn't, and how to tap into more of it.


In the video below, Kelly identifies five mistakes we make when it comes to attempting to change habits:

• We use guilt or shame as motivation
• We use virtue to license sin
• We confuse wanting with happiness
• We try to control our inner world instead of our actions
• We expect to be a different person tomorrow

Guilt and Shame


Take for example, the role of guilt and shame in behavior. Most of us believe that, given enough guilt or shame, the offending behavior will stop. While it may seem logical, the reality is something different.


The mind can often feel like a battlefield where conflicting armies of wants, don't wants, and impulsive desires fight it out for supremacy. What are they fighting for? To control your behavior. The purpose is to keep you safe, but subconscious mechanistic programs often bring peculiar results. The term "unintended consequences" comes to mind.


Choosing to do something "bad" (i.e., eating cheesecake no matter how hard you tried to resist) can open flood gates of self condemnation. When the internal self-critic cranks up, you may hear, "You're weak; you idiot; you'll always be a slob; you have no willpower; what's the matter with you?" 


The internal tirade comes with feelings we label as guilt, shame, and other strong painful emotions. Who exactly is speaking? Who is the "you" that "you" are addressing? 


Self-Critic Scripts


Scripts of self-condemnation typically come from adult authority figures who scolded or even beat us for childhood sins. How and why these scripts become part of us is a subject for another discussion. The bottom line is, however, that the subconscious mind incorporates as part of its self-image what it hears, sees, and feels associated with those childhood experiences. 


The subconscious mind is a quick study. It learns thoughts and behaviors that are "wrong" warrant self condemnation and feelings of guilt and shame. It's as if the adult handed the belt to the subconscious mind of the five-year old. That five-year old continues to administer punishment for the rest of our lives.


So why dosen't feeling guilt and shame ensure we don't eat cheesecake? Because those feelings have far less influence on present behavior then we think. Paradoxically, the drive to continue and even increase "sinful" behavior can grow stronger as feelings of guilt and shame increase. Research tells us that guilt and shame are poor deterrents of behavior we consciously want to change, but subconsciously are programmed to continue. 


New Programming


Can we change the programs? Yes, we can. We start by draining the energy from the existing programs. We choose to be observers of our behavior rather than critics. We choose to notice the circumstances, feelings, and self-talk that led to the behavior. We choose to stay in mindful observation rather than being sucked into the tornado's fury of mindless trance.


Think of times you've tried arguing with feelings and self-critical thoughts. Sometimes, for example, asking questions designed to bring you out of a craving trance can be helpful. Sometimes not. Arguing with yourself about why the feelings you're having are wrong is a sure path to frustration and self-anger. 


A New Approach


Try choosing to simply be an observer. You notice, for example, a strong craving for cheesecake. You notice feelings in your body you have learned to associate with wanting. If you've already eaten the cheesecake, you notice feelings associated with guilt and shame. Notice the feelings; notice any self-talk. Unlike times in the past, this time you're choosing to notice these internal signals as information.


The Power of "Yes"


After noticing the signals, say out loud or in mind, the word, "Yes". You're saying "Yes" to the feelings as a way of acknowledging that they're present. Nothing more. Say, "Yes" again...and again. You're simply noticing they're present. Notice with no judgement; notice with no internal argument; notice with no action. Just notice and say, "Yes".


Within 30 to 90 seconds (time it if you like), you'll notice the intensity dropping. You can simply continue to notice as it drops away or apply CenterPoint Release (CPR), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), or other Energy Psychology (EP) method to release any remaining feelings. Within five to 10 minutes, the feelings (cravings, guilt, etc.) will in all likelihood have passed. If any remain, get up, move around, and do one or two more rounds of releasing. 


This "Notice and say Yes" approach can also be used to help release problem memories and emotions related to virtually everything. I recommend combining it with CPR or other EP technique. 


To learn more about how you can benefit by using EP methods for weight and other changes, visit our Stress Solutions, LLC website at: http://www.EFT-MD.com.


Kelly's Video


I encourage everyone to watch the YouTube video by Kelly McGonigal, PhD found below. Having more insights about how your subconscious works can help you make new choices and release old programming.


Blessings,


Steve Carter

Stress Solutions, LLC
Home of the Weight for Wellness(TM) Program

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Better Questions for a Better Life

The famous scientist and philosopher Renee' Decartes pondered how he could know that he really existed as an independent "I", separate from anyone or anything else in the world. He ultimately concluded that the very act of questioning his existence was proof that he did exist as an independent "I".  In 1644, Decartes gave us the famous Latin quote, "Cognito ergo sum", which translates in English to, "I think, therefore I am."

Are you your thoughts or are you more? Are you the feelings, cravings, and desires that push and pull you throughout the day? Do your thoughts support your highest aspirations or do they support a self-image of "not enough" and limitation?

Most people give little thought to thought. We operate as if thought is something that just happens within us, something over which we have no control. The truth is we have far more control over how and what we think and feel than we believe.

Questions Create Reality

One of the best ways to create new realities is ask better questions. Questions direct our attention. Where we place our attention has much to do with the reality we experience.

We are always asking questions consciously and unconsciously. Questions such as, "Why can't I succeed?";"Why do I keep putting on weight?"; and, "Why can't I control these cravings?", send the subconscious mind off to find answers. Rest assured, your subconscious mind will ALWAYS find answers to these kinds of questions.

Think affirmations don't work? Guess what, they ALWAYS work. The answers to questions coming from limitations become the affirmations of truth for you. Repeating an affirmation such as, "I am slim, strong, and healthy" a few times a day does little good when your self-image is presented with a flood of thoughts throughout the day answering questions founded on limitation. Those answers are the real affirmations.

A Better Way

So what can we do differently? Begin by paying attention to the questions you ask yourself. When you catch yourself asking questions founded on limitation, say in mind or out loud, "cancel, cancel, cancel!". 

In place of a question such as, "Why can't I stop myself from eating this food?", ask, "Why is it so easy for me to stop when I'm full?". Ask even if it's sometimes not easy to stop when you feel full. Think of a time you did stop and then ask the question. Ask with the full expectation that an answer will come to mind.

Asking "How" questions throughout the day is a wonderful way to direct your attention and behavior in positive directions. For example, asking, "How can I be even more committed to achieving maximum health?" or, "How can I add more steps and fewer calories to my day?", sets your subconscious mind off to find answers. Acting on those answers encourages your subconscious mind to work even harder for you as you continue to ask empowering questions.

Asking "What" questions is great for imaging new, more powerful realities. For example, ask:"What will it feel like to be at my chosen weight?" "What will I hear others say?" "What will I say and think about myself when I look in the mirror after achieving my health goals?"

By the way, if you notice any resistance to your positive answers, you likely found evidence of a dis-empowering belief. For those in the Weight for Wellness(TM) program, I encourage you to apply CenterPoint Release or other Energy Psychology (EP) method to identify and release the problem belief. Check out http://www.EFT-MD.com for information about applying EP for dis-empowering beliefs, emotions, and cravings.

Better Questions Bring a Better Life

If you want a different reality, ask better questions. If you want more health, more wealth, and more joy, ask questions that direct your subconscious mind to find answers consistent with what you choose to have, be, do, and achieve.

Steve Carter

Stress Solutions, LLC
Home of the Weight for Wellness(TM) program

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Ph: 804-677-6772

Willpower, Star Power, and Ghost Busters

If you have any interest in understanding the business of willpower, I recommend reading a fabulous new book, The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It, by Kelly McGonigal, PhD. There is so much good information in McGonigal's book relating to health choices and weight, it's difficult to know where to begin.


Like several other excellent recent books, McGonigal bases process descriptions and suggested prescriptions on neuroscience findings rather than theory. For example, in discussing what she calls, "The Neuuobiology of 'I Want'", she says:


"How does the reward system compel us to act? When the brain recognizes an opportunity for rewards, it releases a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Dopamine tells the rest of the brain what to pay attention to and what to get our greedy little hands on. A dopamine rush doesn't create happiness itself--the feeling is more like arousal."


She adds,


"...neuroscientists have given the effect of dopamine release names, including, seeking, wanting, craving, and desire. But one thing is clear: It is not the experience of liking, satisfaction, pleasure or actual reward.  Studies show that you can annihilate the entire dopamine system in a rat's brain, and it will still get a goofy grin on its face if you feed it sugar. What it won't do is work for the treat. It likes the sugar; it just doesn't want it before it has it."


Dopamine Driven Behavior


Dopamine and the neurochemistry of "wanting", doesn't just affect rats. She cites human research findings confirming the same dynamics at work in the human brain.


The dopamine effect is in play with virtually every area of life where continuing sensory stimulation occurs. This includes gambling, video gaming, binge or uncontrolled alcohol consumption, tobacco,  illicit drugs, chronic Internet surfing, shopaholic behavior, hours with social media, hours watching YouTube, and more including excessive food consumption. When we engage in activity that keeps us chained to "just one more" behavior, we are driven by a dopamine rush that lights up the limbic brain and hijacks our neocortex cognition.


As McGonical correctly points out, we mistake the promise of reward for happiness. We're chasing a ghost called satisfaction, a ghost that will not and cannot deliver what we're chasing. 


Who You Gonna Call? Ghost Busters!


Are we destined to spend eternity chasing ghosts? Absolutely not. There are multiple actions that can break dopamine's grip. 


First, create your Power Vision and repeat it daily. Really crank up the excitement, energy, and sensory imagery (what you see, hear, say, and feel). Get clear about your "Big Whys". Spend time every day reaffirming your choice to achieve great health for you and for those who care about you.


When faced with temptation step back and allow the initial dopamine rush to subside. The great news is that it takes only about 10-minutes or less for that to happen. 


The 10-Minute Rule


Rather than get into an argument with yourself, choose to follow the rule that before deciding to eat anything you wait 10 minutes. 


Get up from the table, take a walk, use an Energy Psychology (EP) method such as Thought Field Therapy (TFT), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or CenterPoint Release (CPR) to neutralize the craving. You can also engage in other activity that puts physical and psychological distance between you and the object of temporary temptation.


During that 10 minute break, ask yourself two questions: If I eat this food, what will it do for me? If I eat this food, what will it do to me? 


Recall the Power Vision you created and reinforced daily. Really feel what it is like to be at your chosen weight for wellness. Sit up or stand up straight. Act "as if" you are now at that weight. How do you feel? What are people saying about you? What are you saying about yourself? 


Self-Compassion is a Winning Strategy


If you do eat the "forbidden fruit" and guilt or the self-critic show up, let it go. Just notice the feelings, identify where in your body you sense the feelings, and tap them away using CPR or other EP method: "Let it go, release and let it go, let it go...peace." 


Studies show you are TWICE as likely to continue binging if you feel intense guilt or shame. As counter intuitive as it may seem, allowing yourself to feel self-compassion and forgiveness means you are far less likely to continue the behavior.


Create "The Food Store Adventure" Video Game


Finally, choose to capture the power of dopamine for your chosen new reality. How? Keep flashing "New You" Power Visions like a strobe light. Bring in your favorite music. Turn up the volume. Turn up the lights. Turn up the intensity.


Now it's time to play! Imagine yourself starring in a video game. Imagine you keep running from place to place at the supermarket racking up points for every good food choice. Eat a sugary cookie and you lose points. Run through the food store placing fresh fruits and vegetables in the cart and watch the point total surge. Get extra points for choosing organic and fresh local produce!


Think this is silly? Try it. Watch as you jump over the donut cart and barely beat out other shoppers trying to get the same items. 


Let your imagination fly. Don't "script" your video game. Let it take on a life of it's own. Let each time you play be different.


Play and have fun. Creating uncertainty increases dopamine production and supports healthy choice. You're also rehearsing for the real world. After a couple of times through your imaginary video game food maze, you'll find yourself counting points as you walk down supermarket ailes and visit restaurants in the physical world.


Add fun and positive feelings to making good food choices. Your body, mind and spirit will love it.


Steve Carter


Stress Solutions, LLC
Home of the Weight for Wellness(TM) Program


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Motivation, Vision, and Behavior: The Winning Combination

When I talk with clients about achieving their chosen weight and healthy life, we spend a ton of time on motivation, vision, and behaviors for success.

Motivation Keeps You Moving

What exactly is motivation? According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, it is:

1 a) The act or process of motivating

   b) The condition of being motivated

2. A motivating force, stimulus, or influence

So how do we maintain and even increase motivation over time? We pay attention to clearly articulated reasons for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.

For participants in our Weight for Wellness(TM) program, that means focusing on what we call the "Big Whys". Why do you really want to be healthy? What happens if you continue to do what you're doing now? How will your health be in a year, in three years, and beyond if nothing changes? Is there someone important in your life who will benefit from a more healthy you? What does achieving a healthy weight mean for you and why is that important?

Vision, Trance, and You

What constitutes vision? Returning to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary, we find:

1 a) something seen in a dream, trance, or ecstasy;

   b) a thought, concept or object formed by the imagination

2 a) the act or power of imagination

An important question to ask is: What vision am I paying attention to?  

One vision is of you being at your present weight, doing the things you've been doing, and feeling the same way you now feel about yourself. 

I hear someone saying, But wait a minute Steve, that isn't a 'vision'. Yes, indeed it is a vision. 

Look at definition 1 a) again: "something seen in a dream, trance, or ecstasy;" 

The beliefs you hold about your weight; the behaviors you rehearse in your mind time and again; the real expectations of your future, they all contribute to the trance you call present reality. You spend hours a day cementing in this vision while spending less than 10 minutes a day creating a vision of super health and personal command over your life.

Rehearse a New Reality

What would happen if you committed just two or three minutes every hour of your day creating rich, big, bold, and clear pictures of the reality that can be? Why not aim your powerful imagination in ways that support health and happiness? Rehearse in self-talk and vivid imagination multiple times every day the reality you really want for you and your loved ones.

Behaviors Bring Reality

Finally, what behaviors keep you chained to your present health reality and what behaviors support a new reality of health and happiness? Genetics and other factors may play a role, but you have far more control over your health and life experiences than you might imagine.

Changing behaviors leads to changed realities. What small changes can you make that over time bring huge health benefits? 

- Read labels and stay away from high fructose corn syrup and other sugars in processed food.

- Write down what you eat and drink daily. This leads to behavior changes automatically.

- Take a walk. 

- Wait 10 minutes after a meal before deciding whether to eat desert. 

- Drink a glass of water 10 minutes before a meal and when cravings arise.

- Wear a pedometer and track how far you walk every day. 

- Pack a lunch and healthy snack. 

- Get out of your desk chair at least once an hour and stretch. 

- Ask your subconscious knowing and heart wisdom what will work for you. Email CarterMethod@gmail.com to learn how.

Make a decision to do just a few things differently every day and notice what happens. Add short exercise breaks during the day to your electronic calendar and set automatic reminders. Stay motivated by focusing on your "Big Whys". Choose to spend time in the trance of terrific health and happiness.

You really can achieve the life, health and body of your dreams. Start by approving of yourself exactly the way you are. You're not "broken". You have simply been running unconscious behavior programs in a highly effective way. The skill and efficiency you're using for existing programs can be shifted to new programs.

If it's time for you to choose a new reality, cultivate new motivations, new visions, and new behaviors.  

You are worth the investment!

Steve Carter

Stress Solutions, LLC
Home of the Weight for Wellness(TM) program

http://EasyStressCures.com | http://www.EFT-MD.com
1-804-677-6772

When Sugar Isn't So Sweet

Consumer Reports recently did a study to find out how much extra sugar there is in food and beverage products we consume daily. 

Their findings: Everyday the average North American consumes the equivalent of about 22 teaspoons of extra sugar from food products and drinks. That's approximately half a cup of extra sugar.

 

Many nutritionists advise that added sugar consumption should be no more than 6 teaspoons for women and 9 teaspoons for men. Consumption beyond those amounts may be unhealthy. Of course, check with your doctor to get advice about your individual situation.

Self-Defense

What can we do in self-defense? The first and most important step is to read labels. Look for sugar type additives such as sucrose, glucose, and high fructose corn syrup. 

When listing ingredients, food processors often use grams rather than teaspoons. Four grams equal approximately one teaspoon.

Paying attention to food labels is a simple "Weight for Wellness(TM)" action that can help you achieve your healthy weight choice.

To watch the short television news broadcast about these Consumer Reports findings, click Here.

Steve Carter

Stress Solutions, LLC

Home of the Weight for Wellness(TM) Program

http:/EasyStressCures.com | http://www.EFT-MD.com

804-677-6772

Want to GAIN Weight? Skip Breakfast

What is one of the best ways to help ensure weight GAIN?


Skip breakfast. 

What is one of the best ways to achieve and maintain healthy weight? 

Eat a good breakfast that includes protein.

As I've worked with clients who want to lose weight over the years, one pattern that shows up frequently is a habit of skipping breakfast or eating only a minimal amount of food to start the day. 

We've all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Guess what? When it comes to achieving a healthy weight, it is.

Why? Think about it: When you start your day, it's been 12-hours or longer since your last big meal. Your blood sugar level is usually lowest in the morning and your body needs nourishment to nudge the level back up. 

If there is little or no fuel added to the tank each morning, your body's engine can't purr properly through the day. You often end up craving sweets and carbs as your body attempts to rebalance its chemistry. This can add more volatility to blood sugar and hormone levels leading to weight gain.

It makes good health and weight management sense to eat a good breakfast every morning.

Click Here   and learn more.

Steve

Stress Solutions, LLC

Home of the Weight for Wellness(TM) Program

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Beautiful Echoes and Better Health

Today is officially the first day of the new week. As a matter of fact, today is the first day of the rest of your life.

Why not give just a couple of moments worth of thought and ask: 

What can I do this week to encourage more health and happiness?

A few suggestions:

• If you're a part of the Weight for Wellness(TM) program, check in with your partner and ask how he or she is doing. If you're not a WFW member, give a friend or family member a call just to talk. Remember, your role is not to "fix" someone else or solve his or her problem. Listen without judgement and send love. Simply being present for others is a huge help.
• Share your successes and challenges with your friend, family member, or WFW peer coach. Ask yourself if there's something your partner could do that would be helpful for you. If so, ask the person to do it.
• Read at least one article that supports your healthy choices each day. Check out for example, the Prevention magazine article, "Small Changes That Take Off Big Pounds".

The Most Important Action

And the most important action? Spend a few moments giving yourself approval just the way you are. 

If you find that a challenge, find at least one thing you like about yourself. Are you kind to animals? Do you love your children, parents, or others? Did you put a dollar in the Salvation Army kettle at Christmas? 

Find something about you that you feel good about, even if you think it's insignificant. Allow yourself to really, really FEEL the positive feelings and allow those feelings to grow and flow throughout your body. 

Let It Go

It's far easier to allow your life to change for the better from a place of self-acceptance and appreciation. Beating yourself up ensures you continue getting more of what you consciously say you don't want. Let that go and give yourself approval frequently throughout the day. 

After just a couple of days of positive self-approval, notice how much better you feel and how much more positive energy flows in your life. Notice too, how much easier it becomes to make healthy choices automatically.

Beautiful Echoes

There is a saying that goes:

Speak kind words and receive kind echoes. 

Listen for the echoes from your own heart, mind, and body. Then notice the echoes returning to you from the kind words you say to and about others.

Listen...listen...listen... 

The echoes are beautiful.

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To learn more about the Weight for Wellness(TM) program, email us at: CarterMethod@gmail.com.

Steve Carter

Stress Solutions, LLC

Home of the Weight for Wellness(TM) Program

http://www.EFT-MD.com | http://EasyStressCures.com

888-849-5040 | International: 1-804-677-6772

This Chair is Killing Me!

A study entitled, "Television Time and Mortality" published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, reports that for every daily extra hour of television watching while seated we experience on average an 18% greater risk of death from heart disease and an 11% increase in mortality overall.


Those people who spend on average four-hours or more a day sitting in front of the television are 80% more likely to die from heart disease compared to people who sit in a sedentary state for two-hours or less.


"Ah", I hear someone say, There must have been other factors. Perhaps the couch potatoes didn't exercise. According to study findings, increased mortality rates applied even to those who exercised regularly and ate well.


Another study, "Sitting Time and Mortality From All Causes..." reported similar findings. The report's conclusion:


These data demonstrate a dose-response association between sitting time and mortality from all causes and CVD, independent of leisure time physical activity. In addition to the promotion of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and a healthy weight, physicians should discourage sitting for extended periods.


Stand Up and Step Out

The human body is designed to move. Most of us, however, aren't doing the right kind of moving. We move from one chair to another throughout the day. We sit in traffic, often for 90 minutes to two-hours or more daily. Many of us sit at computers hours on end. 

When we go to lunch we sit down for another 30 or more minutes of mindless eating, only to return to our desk chair for more hours of sitting in front of a computer screen.

One Simple Thing

How easy would it be to add just a few more steps and a few more minutes of head to toe vertical positions in your day? Studies show that people who do one simple thing will on average walk an extra mile a day. 

What's that simple thing? Slip on a pedometer. Knowing you're wearing a pedometer is passive motivation to take a few more steps every day--and add a few more years to life! It's one of those small changes that over time bring big results.

Check out this Fox News report by clicking Consumer Reports: Pedometers. You'll be stepping in the right direction when you do.

Steve Carter

Stress Solutions, LLC

Home of the Weight for Wellness(TM) Program

http://EasyStressCures.com | http://www.EFT-MD.com

1-888-849-5040 | International: 1-804-677-6772

Ditch the Diet and Use the Power of Three

Continuing on the theme that small is beautiful when it comes to making changes, I recommend you invest three minutes and 13 seconds and watch a video by Ruth Buczynski, PhD, president and co-founder of the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine, or NICABM for short.

The video is entitled, Mindless Eating, but you'll find that it's more than a pitch to pay attention as you eat. Dr. Bucynski shares fascinating facts she learned from Brian Wansink, PhD, author of Mindless Eating, such as:

• On any given day we make over 200 decisions about food.
• There is what Wansink calls the "Mindless Margin", a gap of 300 - 400 calories we can eat or not eat without any noticeable feeling of being deprived.
• Mindless behaviors are habits usually born years ago.
• Just three mindful changes in eating habits can mean 300 fewer calories consumed each day. The weight loss over time can be significant.

10-Day Challenge

I encourage you visit Dr. Buczynski's blog post and watch her video. Look at the list of possible changes, pick just three, write them down and give them a test drive. Look at the list of three once or twice a day as reminders.

When you give them a try for 10-days and notice the results, you can choose to continue doing those three or try some others. Let your feedback guide you.

To reach Ruth's blog post and video, click Here.


Brian Wansink's Info

To visit Brian Wansink's website where you'll find a rich treasure chest of information about mindful eating, click Here.

I recommend you also check out Brian's videos on YouTube. They are all good. As an example, click the video of an interview with Brian below:

Steve Carter

Stress Solutions, LLC
Home of the Weight for Wellness(TM) Program

http://www.EFT-MD.com | http://EasyStressCures.com
Ph: 1-888-849-5040 | International: 1-804-677-6772

Eat, Sleep, Breathe: Passive Weight Loss Strategies for 2012 + More...

Just like swimming pools opening on Memorial Day and throngs of shoppers hitting the mall on Black Friday, we can count on an endless parade of weight loss feature media stories showing up in January. Most of these "New Year's Resolution" stories are rehashed recommendations to eat less and exercise more.

Writer Manual Villacorta, a registered dietitian, offers a refreshing contrast to the standard January media redux: He offers three simple and easy to do suggestions to help with weight loss: Eat, Sleep, and Breathe. 

To simplistic to be useful? I suggest reading his short post (Click Here) and consider the wisdom of simplicity in achieving health goals. 

Another "Keep it Simple" Voice

Another "keep it simple" voice offering solid medical research based guidance is Travis Stork, MD, one of the regulars appearing on the TV program, "The Doctors". Dr. Stork, author of "The Lean Belly Prescription",  New York Times bestseller, was recently interviewed for "Prevention" magazine. 

Like Manual Villacorta, Dr. Stork points to the role of stress in weight challenges. The short "Prevention" interview can be found by clicking Here. His "Perfect Day of Weight Loss" guidance, also published in "Prevention", is available by clicking Here.

Your Own Simple Steps

While suggestions such as those offered by Manual Villacorta and Dr. Stork can jump start our creative ideas, there's no substitute for going within and asking your subconscious knowing and heart-wisdom what will support you. If you would like some suggestions about how to elicit the knowing within, drop me an email at CarterMethod@gmail.com.

For those in the Weight for Wellness(TM) program, what better time than now is there to review your plan, revisit your "Big Whys", and recommit to achieving your health choices?

To your health, wealth, and joy,

Steve Carter

Stress Solutions, LLC

Home of the Weight for Wellness Program

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