PowerJournal Workbook #2: A 28-Day Challenge for Weight Loss

By Elizabeth Ann Atkins, Catherine M. Greenspan and Amanda Walker

The 28-Day PowerJournal for Weight Loss Challenge uses the tools of Intention, Meditation, Intuitive Writing, and Journaling. This journaling experience shifts your focus from the external factors of eating, exercising, weighing, and appearing a certain way — to the internal dynamics that trigger you to overeat and carry extra weight.&nbsp

• Language: English
• Publisher: Two Sisters Writing and Publishing LLC
• Release date: Jan 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781945875571

Elizabeth Ann Atkins

Elizabeth Ann Atkins is a best-selling author, award-winning TV host, actress, and journalist who teaches how to unlock one's infinite potential to live and love in peace and purpose. Elizabeth's and sister Catherine M. Greenspan created Two Sisters Writing & Publishing, which has written and published nearly 50 memoirs, novels, business books, poetry books, and journals since its creation in 2016.The company also hosts monthly writing contests and the Two Sisters Writing Club, and showcases their blog, A Tale of Two Sisters. Elizabeth and Catherine have written and published dozens of books, including their mother's book, The Triumph of Rosemary: A Memoir, by Judge Marylin E. Atkins. Their mother wrote the book herself, chronicling her controversial, interracial marriage to former Roman Catholic Priest Thomas Lee Atkins. Elizabeth has a master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of Michigan.She has been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, NPR, and many other programs. As America's Book Coach, she helps aspiring authors achieve their dreams of becoming published authors.The bestselling author of 40 books, Elizabeth also co-hosts MI Healthy Mind, a weekly TV show aiming to shatter the stigma of mental illness, addiction, and abuse. Elizabeth's new book, The Biss Tribe: Activating Your Goddess Power, inspired her popular podcast/YouTube show, The Goddess Power Show.She is also a certified meditation teacher and wellness advocate.

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Foreword

The human body is one of the most beautiful and complex machines on earth. It is meant to be in balance, with energy freely flowing both into and out of the body. Maintaining this balance is one of the greatest struggles that we as humans face.

Over time, convenience, limiting beliefs, and a fast-paced way of life have interrupted this natural balance. As a result, the body stores excess energy as unhealthy weight gain, poor health, and chronic illness.

The journey to re-create and find this balance is not an easy feat. It requires grit, mental fortitude, and a heck of a lot of work. So much so, that many fail over and over.

In my work as a coach, after years of guiding people to weight loss success, I have come to realize that what often begins as a mission to get in alignment with food becomes so much more. Food is truly the vessel for deeper work.

What sets apart those who experience success from those who do not when it comes to health, is a willingness to go deeper than just the food. It is a willingness to create space to become aware of the deep-rooted behaviors that need to be changed. It’s a willingness to be vulnerable and honest with ourselves about what our barriers to success really are. Finally, it is a willingness to overcome the past and envision what you want to become in the future.

To do this, one must have tools in their toolbox to slow down enough to create awareness of behaviors and patterns that need to be changed. Of all these tools, writing and reflecting are essential in your arsenal for success. They are my secret weapon as a coach.

The PowerJournal 28-Day Challenge for Weight Loss is the perfect tool for you to accomplish this, because it combines the introspection of meditation with the powerful act of writing in a journal.

Where energy flows, attention goes, and the act of writing about the day-to-day struggles you face helps you align the strategy and mindset necessary for success. Using writing, reflection, and meditation to envision the person you seek to become helps YOU bring to life what you crave. By practicing daily journaling and digging deep into your vision of who you want to become brings a level of success that actually sticks. This practice connects the body to the mind, a combination that is almost impossible to beat.

Creating a truly healthy LIFEstyle is about shifting your mindset. It’s about recognizing that healthy habits are created one day at a time and with the most magical tool of all… consistency. Each decision stacks up to help empower you to carry out a life filled with intention.

I’ve had the privilege of working as colleagues with Catherine and Elizabeth for many years and have witnessed their passion and drive for helping others find and live their purpose. They have combined their passion for serving others and their love of journaling into a technique that will help you achieve a level of self-awareness that is necessary for lasting success. It allows you to not just address the power of food, but also develop