Connie Bennett
Connie Bennett is the compassionate, self-mocking, former sugar-and-carbs-addicted journalist, motivational speaker, author of the bestselling books, Sugar Shock (Berkley Books) and Beyond Sugar Shock (Hay House).
The idea for her newest book, I blew my diet! Now what?, emerged after Connie endured a grueling, heartbreaking, stressful year helplessly watching her terminally ill mother angrily lose the battle to a brutal cancer.
Soon after her Mom died, Connie—one of the world’s top sugar and carbohydrate experts—became harassed, haunted, and hounded by Crazy Cravings (as she puts it) for fiber-stripped carbohydrates.
Despite more than a decade of eating cleanly (no sugar, no carbs, etc.), Connie blew her diet bigtime.
Then, she fell into months of what she calls Heartbreak Bingeing, Stress Splurging and See-It-Crave-It Gorging of crunchy, greasy, salty movie popcorn, corn nuggets, and other carbage or carb garbage (but not sugar).
After she quickly packed on 21 pounds, Connie was horrified, humbled, and humiliated. She felt like “a total failure, hypocrite, and loser,” because for years, she’d fervently, adamantly, outspokenly touted the importance of ditching sweets and quickie carbs.
Ultimately, though, her “huge failure” lit a fire under Connie. She became determined to discover why people eat so badly.
She sought to answer: Why do millions in the U.S. and billions worldwide blow their diets? What specific events, conditions, or emotions trigger Crazy Cravings and runaway bingeing? And how can overweight, obese or even slim people shed weight for good while at the same time they shed shame, heal their hearts, and claim calm?
Her groundbreaking next book, I blew my diet! Now what? Stop Blaming Yourself, Crush Your Cravings and Slim Down for Good (April 6, 2021) addresses those questions and provides a doable path to weight loss.
Connie is host of the long-running Gab with the Gurus Show (since 2007). She also is a certified health coach (Institute for Integrative Nutrition), life coach (iPEC), trained Happy for No Reason Coach, EFT expert, and Carb Freedom Coach.
The health guru has been featured by hundreds of media outlets, including TIME, “CBS News Sunday Morning,” ”Oprah & Friends Radio,” Woman’s World, The Howard Stern Show, Women’s Weekly, Chicago Tribune, The Detroit News, Women’s Health, Publisher’s Weekly, the Daily Mail, dozens of radio stations and podcasts, as well as Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly.
The author also has written for HayHouse.com, SheKnows.com, HealthNewsDigest.com, DrLaura.com, Delicious Living, The Star-Ledger, and many more outlets.
Connie has educated, guided, and motivated thousands of sugar addicts and carb junkies worldwide through her books, blog, private coaching, and group programs, including her signature Crush Your Cravings Bootcamp.
Connie often dances behind her standing desk, takes brisk walks, swears by Pilates, enjoys bicycling, meditating, watching waves, capturing stunning photographic moments, and listening to audio books by inspiring authors.
The idea for her newest book, I blew my diet! Now what?, emerged after Connie endured a grueling, heartbreaking, stressful year helplessly watching her terminally ill mother angrily lose the battle to a brutal cancer.
Soon after her Mom died, Connie—one of the world’s top sugar and carbohydrate experts—became harassed, haunted, and hounded by Crazy Cravings (as she puts it) for fiber-stripped carbohydrates.
Despite more than a decade of eating cleanly (no sugar, no carbs, etc.), Connie blew her diet bigtime.
Then, she fell into months of what she calls Heartbreak Bingeing, Stress Splurging and See-It-Crave-It Gorging of crunchy, greasy, salty movie popcorn, corn nuggets, and other carbage or carb garbage (but not sugar).
After she quickly packed on 21 pounds, Connie was horrified, humbled, and humiliated. She felt like “a total failure, hypocrite, and loser,” because for years, she’d fervently, adamantly, outspokenly touted the importance of ditching sweets and quickie carbs.
Ultimately, though, her “huge failure” lit a fire under Connie. She became determined to discover why people eat so badly.
She sought to answer: Why do millions in the U.S. and billions worldwide blow their diets? What specific events, conditions, or emotions trigger Crazy Cravings and runaway bingeing? And how can overweight, obese or even slim people shed weight for good while at the same time they shed shame, heal their hearts, and claim calm?
Her groundbreaking next book, I blew my diet! Now what? Stop Blaming Yourself, Crush Your Cravings and Slim Down for Good (April 6, 2021) addresses those questions and provides a doable path to weight loss.
Connie is host of the long-running Gab with the Gurus Show (since 2007). She also is a certified health coach (Institute for Integrative Nutrition), life coach (iPEC), trained Happy for No Reason Coach, EFT expert, and Carb Freedom Coach.
The health guru has been featured by hundreds of media outlets, including TIME, “CBS News Sunday Morning,” ”Oprah & Friends Radio,” Woman’s World, The Howard Stern Show, Women’s Weekly, Chicago Tribune, The Detroit News, Women’s Health, Publisher’s Weekly, the Daily Mail, dozens of radio stations and podcasts, as well as Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly.
The author also has written for HayHouse.com, SheKnows.com, HealthNewsDigest.com, DrLaura.com, Delicious Living, The Star-Ledger, and many more outlets.
Connie has educated, guided, and motivated thousands of sugar addicts and carb junkies worldwide through her books, blog, private coaching, and group programs, including her signature Crush Your Cravings Bootcamp.
Connie often dances behind her standing desk, takes brisk walks, swears by Pilates, enjoys bicycling, meditating, watching waves, capturing stunning photographic moments, and listening to audio books by inspiring authors.
