Weight Loss Guru

Hi everyone the following was sent to me from Vikki from Scotland, who won a years free life coaching with me. I love it so much that i wanted everyone to see it.

There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?"  So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head. "H-M-M," she said, "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today?" So she did and she had a grand day. 

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head. "Well," she said,  "today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail." So she did and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head. "YEA!" she exclaimed, "I don't have to fix my hair today!"

Attitude is everything.

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeply,
Speak kindly......

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.  It's about learning to dance in the rain.

If you loved this as much as i did, please leave a comment below :)

Hi there everyone,

As you probably already know I have weight loss programme called www.petecohen.tv

It's been up and running for about eight months and during that time we have had some amazing results from people following it. 

Recently we were able to get a few of these people together to film their testimonials about the programme. If you like, you can see this video here

Hope you enjoy,
Best, Pete.

Here's some truely amazing feedback from Diane Stephenson - what a success story! Thanks Diane for sending this through and becoming an instant inspiration!...

P.S. Sorry i haven't been around much this mad month of May - so busy...
More blogging in June i promise!! :)

Hi there all.

Some members on my weight loss programme publish some of their journal entries; I read this one and wanted to share it with you all:

“I was thinking I should prepare a cake to eat, so I entered in the kitchen. But there was a beautiful apple in my way, already cleaned. As I ate it, my wishing of a delicious cake simply disappeared! That's the way it works. The apple was delicious!” - SIlvia, Brazil

This is a great example of someone breaking a habit and doing something different. I challenge all of you to get into the habit of breaking the habits that hold you back. How about YOU get into the habit of eating more fruit. Check out the blog entries on apples and bananas.

Take care,
Pete

It's scientifically proven: The key isn't just what you eat, it's what you write.

So this is why my programme includes a journal for you to use every day.

"Studies show that a journal doesn't just aid weight loss — it turbo-charges it. When researchers from Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research followed more than 2,000 dieters who were encouraged to record meals and snacks, they found that the single best predictor of whether a participant would drop weight was whether the person kept a food diary" 

Continue reading WebMD Feature from "Good Housekeeping" Magazine
By Kate Torgovnick

From another highly-inspirational petecohen.tv weight-loss programme member:

"And the result of my weigh in is - - - I've lost 11.5lbs in 4 weeks! Only another 16.5 lbs to go till I reach my previously unattainable goal, now it is so close I can feel it, I just want the time to pass so I am "there", but I have already waited 20 years, I can wait a bit longer. In 8.5lbs time I will be the lightest I have been for 19 years and that is my next mini goal. This is fab, espeically as I had to kick myself up the butt to get myself moving and scream at that lazy duck to shut itself up many times. I already have got in to my tight work trousers, and today you probably heard my whoop of joy as I got in to a pair of cargo pants I bought a couple of years ago and have not been able to get in to previously. I measured myself also and have lost 2" off my bust (dropped 2 bra sizes!), 1.5" each off waist and hips and 1.5" off each thigh. To say I am pleased is an understatement, Pete you are a miracle worker, what you have done for me is just wonderful. I am repeating the programme again as there is so much in it, I hear new things every time I play one of your videos. It was the best "click" I ever made that led me to find your programme. Thank you so much!"

I can't wait to hear more! :)

Yesterday at the gym at 6.30 am. Resistance first then cardio. Quite enjoying early morning exercise. I feel invigorated for the day. Lots of messages of support from my work friends and patients. Continued support from my loved ones. Followed Amanda's nutrition plan throughout the day and not missing any foods. Ate at friends last night - baked salmon and stir fried veggies - delicious. Suddenly became very tired and found it difficult to keep my eyes open when driving home. Really wanted caffeine but refrained and slept like a baby. I feel pretty good and really motivated.

From a petecohen.tv weight-loss programme member:

"I have realised that I AM a couch potato. When I was younger, I was aways running, jumping, dancing - I was never still and I was a lovley and slim size 10 (this was in my thirties so I know it is achievable again). But the past few years I have developed this habit of sttiing completely still watching TV or working on the PC - I have become a totally immobile, couch potato. What is my exercise of choice? Watching TV with a glass of red wine and snack - cheese / salami / crisps - easy to see how the weight slips on, isn't it? And the half hearted exercise I was doing served no purpose other than to maintain my late night drinking and snacking habit. God, thsis hard to write, feels almost like a confessional........... I am trying to say I am finally off my a*se and using the exercise tool - I did 30 mins on the cross trainer last night. after about 10 miutes the duck had to be firmly shut up - it was whispering to me "you've done enough now, deal or no deal is on TV..So I shouted " SHUT UP!!!!!! And I did it, the full 30 minutes, I DID IT!!!!!And I am going to do it again every other day. It's a real breakthough for me and I am so grateful to Pete for getting me moving again. The rest of it is going great, got in to those tight trousers hanging in my wardrobe. Not weighing myself till end of January as I feel the scales have very negative connotations for me. I am measuring waist etc as some clothes feeling loose now."

This girl gets a very well deserved Pat On the Back from me! Live the dream :) 

From one of my weight-loss program members:

Journal Entry:
Title: "Queen of negative thinking"
Entry: "I have done both day 4 and day 5 today (will do day 5 again tomorrow as it is very good and I want to keep in sequence) as last night all the negative thoughts I could muster were swirling round in my head.... I have not had an alcoholic drink since 31/12/07 and if there had been any in the house last night, I probably would have succumbed. It was all I could think of. I busied myself with other things and had some herbal tea AND I DID NOT EAT but I was talking to myself very negatively and harshly all the time, which didn't help. I did day 4 this morning and noticed day 5 was about dealing with negativity - so I did that as well! I am doing fine apart from that, it just makes me realise how much of this is in my head and I would not have got this far without this programme. After years of yoyo dieting my thoughts are very negative, that this will be just like all the other attempts to lose weight, that I can't keep it up, that I am useless and crap. However, I am now going to tell that voice to "shut the duck up", give myself priase for my achievements and see how that goes. And Pete is right about the MP3 - it does relax me and makes me feel more positive. And writing this is cathartic, like dumping all this stuff out of me to somewhere (or someone!) else."

 So, if you haven't clicked on it already, Day 5 is available on the Free Trial - it's about dealing with the negative voices in your head... 'The Duck' as I call it.

Today the Daily Express features a piece about Carol Stephenson who tried petecohen.tv. Carol  says "I feel very motivated and I'm determined to continue the good work." Good for you Carol and Well Done! Click the image below to see a get a bigger size that you can read.

Don't you just love the way newspapers refer to the web? It's always 'logged on to the net' or 'clicked into cyberspace'  or somesuch oddity :)