Category: Catching Up With Connie

Break Free of Your Sugar Addiction With Me – Early Bird Special Available Through April 15

Sugar addicts and carb addicts, have you heard about my upcoming Break Free of Your Sugar Addiction in 6 Weeks Program, which I’m offering starting Tuesday, April 20?
If you feel trapped or even imprisoned by sweets and other carbs like white bread, crackers, white rice, pasta and chips (what I call quickie carbs, culprit carbs or much-like-sugar carbs), this program is for you.
See the new artwork from designer Bryan Tuck (to your left).
Why is this Break Free of Your Sugar Addiction in 6 Weeks Program different from other teleseminar/webinar series?
Because I’ve:
* Spent nearly 12 years creating this program for you — I kicked sugar myself on April 15, 1998;
* Connected online and helped thousands of sugar addicts worldwide in my KickSugar group, Stop Sugar Shock network and Facebook fan page.
* Interviewed hundreds of experts
* Coached dozens of clients to release their debilitating sugar habit in the manner that works best for them (whether it’s removing sugar totally or cutting back drastically).
If you register now, you can get in for the Early Bird, Connie’s 12-Years-Off-Sugar Special. Deadline is Thursday, April 15 at 11:59 pm EST (8:59 pm PST).
In this program, you will:
* Get 50 ways to combat your sugar cravings.
* Find out which color sugar lover you are. (Yes, we’re all different in our relationship.)
* Learn about 100 names for sugars and sweeteners.
* Get the scoop about agave, honey, artificial sweeteners, yogurt, rice cakes and fructose.
* Find out how to use my “7 D’s” to easily top cravings as they hit.
* Have your questions answered.
* Receive instruction from two top experts on how to reduce stress and use self-hypnosis.
* Be able to listen afterward, at your convenience (if you miss the live calls).
* And much, much more.
Get more information now about my Break Free of Your Sugar Addiction in 6 Weeks.

Kelly Ripa, Kim Kardashian, Seth Green, Eva Langoria Parker Go for Over-the-Top Cakes

Many of us would-be, health-conscious people strive often (or at times) to cut culprit carbs and shove candies, cookies, cakes and chips out of our lives for our emotional or physical health.
But who can blame Tori Spelling, Kelly Ripa, Kim Kardashian, Eva Langoria Parker, Guy Ritchie, Flavor Flav, Seth Green, Spencer Pratt and Kid Rock for using creative, elaborate cakes to memorialize major occasions?
I don’t mean to unnecessarily entice you with these images (to your left), but I’m amused, entertained and intrigued by these over-the-top, sugary concoctions that People Magazine shares with us in a snazzy photo essay.
My sugar-free — albeit sometimes jealous — funny bone nudges me to poke fun of this sugar-filled hoopla in this way: Well, let them eat cake!
(For the record, my comment was NOT intended to be malicious — it was intended as a silly remark.)
Hey, sometimes you just have to laugh at — and just accept — our nation’s habit of celebrating events with sugar-filled cakes.
For the most part, this is a trend you just can’t buck.
So I invite you to set some limits for yourself at your next beautiful cake-celebrated event. I urge you to have just one teeny, tiny piece — and to have it after a good meal with healthy foods — protein, carbs (veggies) and fat (like olive oil). I challenge you to partake of one tiny slice!
Cake tori-spelling-660 Speaking of challenges, it’s quite a challenge to figure out how to observe important milestones such as birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, bar mitzvahs, christenings and graduations without cute cakes.
So, now I’m presented with a challenge. Given that I don’t eat sweets, how the heck should I celebrate my 12 years off sugar on April 15?
I invite your suggestions. Because frankly I’m at a loss! Please send in your ideas!
In case you’re new to this Sugar Shock Blog and you’re wondering why I would want to pass up such delectable treats as those shown here, consider this: Would you rather suffer from 44 horrible ailments or skip the sweets and feel great?
That’s the choice had to reluctantly make back in 1998, when my doctor ordered me to quit my sugar habit. To learn about my sad-to-sweet story, read it in Chapter One of my book SUGAR SHOCK!
Now, have a healthy snack or meal and then check out this cake-filled People Magazine photo essay.

Megan Confronts Cake in a Letter

Often, when I’m coaching clients to kick their sugar addiction, I’m hit by moments of intuition as to what may help people. (In coaching school with iPEC, they taught us to honor, respect and look for those flashes.)
So last Wednesday, during one of my Break-Free Group Coaching sessions, the idea hit me out of the blue that members might be helped if they wrote a letter or poem to their favorite sweets.
I then asked members what they thought of the idea of doing this. (I never give assignments.)
On Friday, Megan Bozman, one of our members, ran with the idea and wrote a brilliant, insightful, poignant letter while tempted by a cake at work.
She then confided to us (the group members and me): “B-day cake, vanilla with white icing is one of my #1 fav sweets — and that happens to be EXACTLY what is in our conference room right now, about 5 feet from my desk. So I figure it’s a good time to write that letter to my fav sweet (which, as of Wed night, I was already planning on making white b-day cake!)”
White-cake Here’s how Meg confronted Cake — a letter I’m republishing with her permission:
“Dear Cake,
“It’s not you; it’s me. I am aware this is cliched, but it is the truth in this case. You are not an evil entity.
“While you are a nutritional wasteland, you are not evil in moderation. I still plan to welcome you into my home to celebrate my son’s birthdays and other such occasions.
“Again, it’s not you; it’s me. Something in me doesn’t react well to you & I realize this. You are fantastic during the too-brief time I get to enjoy you. Ecstatic & wonderful.
“But too often, before I even finish swallowing the last bite, I just want more! Then, I still want more and more and more. That is where the evil comes into play… it is in large quantities that you become evil.
“And I won’t waste time elaborating on why large quantities of you are bad. That doesn’t bear repeating.
“When I get ensnared by your addictive properties, I feel terrible; both physically & emotionally. The feeling of being hooked is dreadful. For one thing, it’s just simply embarrassing! It also has a negative effect on my self-esteem (really, I can’t `just say no’ & only eat a moderate amount?! What is wrong with me?)
“I don’t have some of the negative effects some experience such as stomach pains, yeast infections, skin problems, & blood sugar crashes causing a rapid decline in both energy & mood. However, I feel bloated, fat, and, well, gross. Feeling fat & gross makes me feel ugly. It’s just bad; just all around bad.
“So there you sit in the conference room. I’m sure others will enjoy you — don’t fret. Cake rarely goes uneaten in any office. But for now, I’m 10 days sweets-free & intend to go another 11 days for a round 3 weeks. At that point, I’m thinking I’ll stick to a serving of dessert or sweets once every 3 weeks.
Ta ta,
Meg”
Megan then told us that she shared her Letter to Cake with her husband, who came back with a hilarious response. He wrote:

Break Free of Sugar Addiction—Early Bird Special Ends March 31 (Sneak Peek)

re you tired of packing on pounds instead of losing them?
Are you fed up, because you feel trapped by your sugar habit?
Do you feel discouraged because — no matter how many diets or programs you’ve tried — you’re still hooked on sugar?
Sugar addicts, hypoglycemic, type 2 diabetics and overweight people, I bring you hope.
Today, as readers of this Sugar Shock Blog, I’m pleased to offer you a Sneak Peek at my upcoming, Break Free of Sugar Addiction Program, a five-week teleseminar/webinar series (available via phone or the Internet).
I haven’t announced this Break Free of Sugar Addiction Program yet to the general public, because I want you, my loyal readers of this Sugar Shock Blog, to have first crack at the open slots.
Isn’t it time for you to feel and experience the joy, liberation, energy, excitement, pride and sense of calm that comes from being sugar-free (or close to it)?
Act now to learn about the Break Free of Sugar Addiction Program’s Early Bird Special, available to you through Wed., March 31.If you’re among the first 20 to register, you get a half-hour Laser Coaching Strategy Session with me. Value = $100. Get the scoop now at BreakFreeWithConnie.com
This Break Free of Your Sugar Addiction Program is being presented in honor of my 12 years off sugar! Yes, on April 15, I will have been liberated from my sugar habit for a dozen years!
Kicking sugar was the biggest, most liberating, transformational thing I’ve ever done! It’s time for you to have that amazing experience, too!
Would you like:
* To finally fit into your favorite “slim” outfit?
* To finally say goodbye to awful, mid-afternoon crashes?
* To have a life full of energy, enthusiasm and excitement?
* To have your pants getting looser and looser, because you’ve lost so much weight?
* To banish annoying brain fog?
* To have an overpowering sensation of joyous freedom?
* To not lose control and to not feel so out of balance?
* To NOT “need” desserts so much?
* To look and feel better?
* To feel amazing — both physically and emotionally?
* To be fulfilled by your activities, pursuits and loved ones.
* To be released from the fatigue, headaches, brain fog, mood swings, anxiety and out of control feeling that hit you after you consume quickie carbs and plunge into your sugar addiction cycle?
* Like you’ve been reborn.
* To quit wasting so much money on sweet foods and drinks?
* To do away to those sluggish, lethargic feelings?
* To become more cheerful, calm and confident?
* To end runaway mood swings, embarrassing anger outbursts and overwhelming fatigue?
* To eliminate your nagging sugar cravings?
* To get rid of your PMS (almost completely)?
* To begin to nourish and feed yourself in non-sugary ways?
* To build a better life in the bedroom, if you catch my drift?
* To wake up feeling joyous and proud that you spurned sweets and carbs the day before?
Act now to learn about the Break Free of Sugar Addiction Program’s Early Bird Special, available to you through Wed., March 31.
If you’re among the first 20 to register, you get a half-hour Laser Coaching Strategy Session with me. Value = $100. Get the scoop now at http://www.BreakFreeWithConnie.com.
If you’ve been waging a battle with sugar, I invite you to discover that getting off sugar is empowering and exhilarating.
Just listen to these Happy Sugar Kickers:
“Your Kick-Sugar Program Sounded too Good to be True, but it Changed my Life. At the end of your 10-week program, I was15 pounds lighter— and a whole lot happier and more energetic. Now, five years later, I am still about 80% sugar free.” —June Kamerling, Richmond, California

Speakers, Authors, Coaches & Bloggers: Be a Mover & Shaker With Hay House

Do you have a powerful message that you’re yearning to share with millions in a book, through talks or even on your own radio show?
Are you convinced that you have transformative information that could really help people?
But are you completely stumped as to how to reach all those people so you can change their lives?
If you burning desires such as those I just cited, I strongly encourage you to attend one of the upcoming Movers & Shakers events sponsored by Hay House and emceed by bestselling author Cheryl Richardson and Hay House President & CEO Reid Tracy.
Back in December, I attended the first Movers & Shakers event, and I cannot rave about it enough! Over the years, I’ve attended about 20 wonderful events for authors, speakers, bloggers, social media experts and more, but this Movers & Shakers conference was a powerful event that really pulled it all together for me.
Here’s my heartfelt testimonial about this fabulous Movers & Shakers conference:
“If you feel a calling to serve people and help them transform their lives for the better, then you MUST attend the Hay House Movers & Shakers conference! This is a powerful, transformative, life-changing experience that gives you valuable tools, tips and insights, which empower you to be true to yourself and pursue your vision at the same time. As if that’s not enough, you also could make the most wonderful friends.” – “Smart Habits Girl” Connie Bennett, CPC, CHHC, Author, SUGAR SHOCK!
If you’re serious about becoming a Mover & Shaker, sign up now for one of these life-changing Hay House Movers & Shakers events. I invite you to tell them that Connie Bennett referred you.

Food Journals, Mugs, Mouse Pads, Refrigerator Magnets & Tote Bags to Gently Remind You to be Sweet to Yourself

Did you know that you can visit my Sugar Shock store, you can purchase some Hot, Hip, Humorous SUGAR SHOCK!-themed products, which can gently serve as a reminder for you to eat healthy foods, steer clear of sugary junk and take good care of yourself?
For instance, you can get a nice-sized mug such as this one to your left. You could smile sweetly to yourself each time you drink herbal teas or water.
After all, you wouldn’t dare select a health-harming sugary beverage to drink out of your Sugar Shock mug, would you? Of course not! You know better, right?
You also might like to get a mouse pad to place near your so that you’re sweetly nudged to be good to you?
It’s always fun to have inspiring mouse pads, isn’t it? (Well that’s been my experience.)
Another product, which can motivate you regularly is a journal, in which you can both 1) jot down what you eat and drink and 2) write down your thoughts, feelings and desires every time you wish to turn to sweets and refined carbs.
Writing things down has huge power and effectiveness. In fact, did you know that research shows that when you keep a food diary, you can double your weight loss?
You can choose from 3 journals in my Stop Sugar Shock Shop. The one featured to your left is decorated with a fun “That Was Then, This Is Now” image featuring yours truly.