The Weight Loss Athlete

Hi everyone,

Welcome to this special pod-cast called the Weight Loss Athlete. Here I discuss the difference between a good, great and exceptional athlete and compare this to someone who wants to be good, great or exceptional at losing weight.

Let us know what you think and if this has been useful to you.

Take care,
Pete

The Weight Loss Athlete
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Hi Pete,

Great podcast, very inspirational!

Jane :0)
xx

# By Janeo | 05/04/09 20:54

Hi Pete,

How true was the weight loss athlete! when we watch sports people on the tv we can tell who is exceptional, but we always put ourselves down. You have really hit the nail on the head, thank you so much. Great x
Kaza

# By Kaza | 05/04/09 21:02

thanks Kaza and Janeo for your feedback and I am glad you liked it

Take care

Pete

# By peter cohen | 05/04/09 21:11

Hi Pete

Brilliant podcast thanks its really helped me - yet again!

Julie

# By sangvita | 05/04/09 21:31

Pete I LOVED that podcast
You had me sat here nodding the whole way!
You summed up my passion for fitness the desire to carry on and to keep trying never to give up because one day it will happen
brilliant
just yes I can't put the words down properly you really hit the nail on the head
THANK YOU!

# By Evil Pixie | 06/04/09 01:23

WOW!! That was SO motivational and absolutely fascinating - thank you. The only problem is that I listened to it just now as I am getting ready for bed and now I think I am going to be too excited to sleep thinking about just how much I can achieve and change in my life!

Thanks Pete.

Kathryn

# By Kathryn12 | 06/04/09 02:35

great podcast and good tips..

thanks a lot

# By weight loss blog | 07/04/09 00:40

I loved this podcast. Found it very motivating and inspirational xxxx

# By natalie | 07/04/09 11:55

well I have to say that i have never really listened to any of the podcasts before but I thought this was truly excellent. I could really identify with the good and great athlete as I am probably a bit of both and I definitely do the over exercising on ocassion to try and balance the binges but lets face it it never works and I then get put off exercise for a while.

I think what really has hit home is the enjoying the process. I have never enjoyed the process of losing weight and always feel like this is extra stress I don't need and actually resent having to do it. However from today I am going to try and enjoy what I do and try and do more things I enjoy rather than feel I have to do them

# By silver | 07/04/09 12:55

Go for it Silver. It can be done and it will be done

Take care

Pete

# By peter cohen | 07/04/09 13:09

Great, freeing analogy, Pete.

# By Debbie | 07/04/09 21:57

Quite a good n brief guide showing significance of weight loss.
Follow good health care precautions n stay Fit n Fine.

Vishala
Health n Fitness Guide
http://www.vishala-vishala.blogspot.com

# By Vishala | 09/04/09 15:20

Listening to this podcast has made me realise how far I have come. I was a classic yo yo dieter for years but have now lost over 4 stone and kept it off for almost 3 years. And it's all thanks to your programme Pete!

# By Ru | 14/04/09 00:25

Thanks RU

you are a star and EXCEPTIONAL

Take care

Pete

# By peter cohen | 14/04/09 00:33

Great podcast, Pete! Think I'll be listening again throughout the programme!

# By Kpakpando | 14/04/09 09:39

What a truly excellent podcast! I found the analogy of the athletes an interesting and motivating one to follow. I also found the idea of the 'exceptional weight loss athlete' as being one who really enjoys the process very much in tune with what I am trying to focus on right now. I feel that I have spent too long in the past on fretting about actual weight loss rather than addressing the underlying issues and the reasons why I have gained the weight in the first place! I have also viewed the process as a penance and put a lot of pressure on myself. Instead, now, I am trying hard to just enjoy my food and listen to my body telling me what it wants and when. I shall be listening to this podcast - and the others - again!
Thank you, Pete!

# By Bibiqueue | 15/04/09 00:02

Wow! I must be exceptional then as I enjoy what I'm doing and I seem to be quite good at it!!

Great podcast Pete, and I think I picked the perfect day to listen to it.

Jooolz x

# By Joolz | 15/04/09 13:49

Thanks for suggesting the podcast Pete, it was really really helpful. I was a great weight loss athlete. I went on the Lighter Life Diet (then charmingly called Obesity Lifeline) and stuck to the 400 calorie only liquid and the occasional bar diet for 5 whole months, I was marvellous, it was marvellous I lost 8 stone and felt fantastic. However ..... I put the whole lot and more back on again over the space of about a year. Marvellous for my health and well being don't you think! I realise that I was motivated by terror, and half enjoyed the extreme suffering and deprivation that was involved in the process.

However, although I have had a bit of a slip at the beginning of this programme, I really feel that I can enjoy the process as well as the results this time, so thank you so much for the podcast and the programme
Dean x

# By deanjane | 15/04/09 13:50

Thanks Deanjane, Joolz, Bibiqueue and Kpakpando for your kin words about this pod-cast.

There are more great pod-casts to come.

Many thanks and take good care

Pete

# By peter cohen | 16/04/09 07:52

Repeat 100 times ATHLETE, ATHLETE, ATHLETE

the word is not athERlete.

You might make good sense if I could do more than wait for the next instance of this bizarre new word

# By Frankie | 16/04/09 15:41

Wow...Is it OK to be that rude? Seems a little unnecessary!

# By kpakpando | 17/04/09 00:04

Listened to this before I went to bed last night, and it is a great podcast.

Thanks Pete, this journey would be very slow and painful without having ever met you!

Sezza

# By Sezza | 17/04/09 12:28

I agree with Sezza - I listened to it again a couple of days ago and find it totally inspirational. Frankie - you would probably benefit from listening to a few of the other podcasts as they would help you to realise that it is unhelpful and counterproductive to focus on the negative minutiae - far better to embrace the bigger, more positive picture. The podcast is truly inspirational if you give it a chance.

# By Kathryn12 | 17/04/09 12:33

Pocket Oxford Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

athlete /?æ?li?t/ noun

# By Frankie | 17/04/09 12:48

OED

pedant /pedd’nt/ noun a person excessively concerned with minor detail

# By Kathryn12 | 17/04/09 13:13

Look at a picture on an LCD screen - you see a picture.

Look at the same picture on a screen with a damaged pixel you see the white spot.

Move back far enough/focus out far enough that you can't see the white spot and you no longer see the picture, everything becomes a blur.

Everything; pictures, athletic training, the path to weight loss and a healthy lifestlye is made up of small details all of which are important in making up the overall picture. Let one detail lapse, your technique falters and little bu little you fail.

Perhaps the web master could take care of the 'small detail' that means that I'm getting email notifications in my inbox and my identity remembered when I carefully un-tick the boxes.

To paraphrase an old saying look after the details and the overall picture will take care of itself.

# By Frankie | 17/04/09 13:57

hi pete,you are so insprirational!i have started jogging again,bought a mp3,feel better about myself and not so critical.you are so right.we all are unique!let's add a smile to our face too!another uplift!you are such a nice guy and big ears are so good,in fact your'e in fashion!so much better to hear with!kind and friendly wishes to you and everyone!chrissyx

# By christine evans | 23/04/09 14:28

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND WORDS CHRISTINE AND WELL DONE ON ALL YOUR EFFORTS.

YOU ARE A SUPER STAR

PETE

# By Pete | 23/04/09 14:44

pete i love listening to you pod casts! i have definately been a yo yo dieter for years, i love the bit about fear of failure, and how stress and worrying about weight loss and getting stressed about it can make it harder to lose weight.i will get their this time, thank you faith x

# By faith | 26/04/09 01:46

Thanks for your kind words.

There will be more pod-casts coming your way shortly

Take care

Pete

# By Pete | 26/04/09 10:30

Really enjoyed this Pete - thanks for recommending it

# By Ayesha | 06/06/09 13:05

Wow! Yes this really, really helps - and I am determined to not always do what I've always done so I don't get what i've always got- which is fat and miserable again- lots of things in this podcast struck a chord and I'm going to stop overtraining myself and just live the dream day by day- Thank you for turning me on to the podcast!
steffx

# By targettort - steff | 11/06/09 13:55

Go for it Targettort

you can do it

Take care and stay in touch

Pete

# By peter cohen | 11/06/09 20:42

Hi Pete,

Killer podcast! I can see exactly why I've been stuck at 'good' for so long.

Thanks for the new insights - I shall be listening to this again and putting it into practice.

Found this after to hearing you this morning on Radio 5, by the way.

Cheers!
Ezzie

# By Ezzie | 27/06/09 19:17

Hi Ezzie

Thanks for your kind words about this pod-cast. There are many more on this and hope you get a chance to listen to them.

Have you checked out my on-line weight loss programme, http://www.petecohen.tv ?

Take a free trial and see for yourself

All the best

Pete

# By Dolly | 28/06/09 13:34

Ouch! Touche, Pete...I shall look for the fun in it instead of the fight :)
Ros

# By Ros | 30/06/09 02:25

that's the spirit ROS

# By peter cohen | 30/06/09 03:08

Thanks Pete, I thought that was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After being on your programme, could I be anything but exceptional? :-)

# By Fur | 04/07/09 17:44

So glad I listened to this podcast again & this time I really listened and it made me cry, I realise that all my life I've been a good dieter but never an exceptional one. If I am to succeed that is what I have to become and I am determined to change. I know I cannot do it all at once, one step at a time is all I need to concentrate. Thanks Pete, you truly are exceptional
love
P

# By maudie | 06/07/09 13:41

thanks Pete for that great podcast.

I am tired of being a great dieter for most of my life.

With this programme's help, I hope to convert to becoming an exceptional weight loss athlete.

# By Beth | 12/07/09 22:20

Thanks for your kind words Beth

Take good care

Pete

# By Pete | 12/07/09 22:35

Hi there everyone

I've added a film to the blog post that you might to have a look at

Please make a comments you might gave

Thanks

Pete

# By pete | 16/12/09 10:33

Hey Pete! It's Gena from @themorrisbunch. Thank you for sharing this with me. When you sent me the first video I had NO clue it was you. Blame it on pregnancy, blame it on mommy brain or this freakishly huge headache. But I didn't catch on. okay okay I am a little slow! LOL I think this is great! You get to the point and you are fun to listen to! You are truly an inspiring man and it is great to have someone like you out there inspiring others!

# By Gena | 09/01/10 09:09

Wonderful! Just what I needed to hear. After running 9 miles yesterday, I woke up to find I *gained* 1.5 #'s. I was angry, upset, and frustrated. This will give me an opportunity to work on my bounce-back-ability. Thanks for all your help!

# By Jessica | 10/01/10 06:11

Hi Jessica

Thanks for your kind words. Lets turn you into an exceptional weight loss athlete.

It's really important to stay away from the scales. We say that scales are for fish and should not be used to often to measure success.

I want you to listen to this pod-cast as I really think it will help you. It's with my friend Colin Deans who has a lovely Scottish accent.

http://www.weightlossguru.com/index.cfm/2009/3/12/...

Please let me know what you think and if it's helpful

Pete

# By pete cohen | 10/01/10 12:56

Thanks for your kind words Gena, I really appreciate it.

I love what I do and it's great when people take some inspiration from my work.

Take good care and you might like to listen to this http://www.weightlossguru.com/index.cfm/2009/3/12/...

Take good care

Pete

# By pete cohen | 10/01/10 12:59

Great motivational video clip, Pete. If I keep telling myself I'm exceptional hopefully I will start to believe in myself again. Lyn

# By Lyn | 01/02/10 01:29

Hi Pete
I have never heard this podcast. There is some good information here - thank you. I am in the mode to make progress - I do not want to stay on the merry-go-round. I need to do the do. I need to be a winner by playing the game and not being so lazy. I am bouncing forward.

# By Sandie | 02/03/10 11:25

Thanks Sandie

I think there are some great messages in there and you are becoming a great weight loss athlete

Take care

Pete

# By pete | 02/03/10 11:43

Thanks for your message Pete. I am very pleased to hear from you.

# By Sandie | 02/03/10 22:06

Pete this was a truly awesome podcast and I listened to it after my exhausting 7 mile walk on Sunday (day5) so it came at just the right time.

I'm switching careers after 30 years from IT geek to inspirational speaker and event host however I wondered if I'd done the right thing over the last couple of months. Now after this podcast I know I have done the right thing because I am already an excellent inspirational speaker (in my particular field).

People laughed when I said my goal was to have my own TV show one day however once I've lost weighht and feel fitter, healthier and happier who knows?

Thank you so much (and hey it;s only day 5 !!!)

Steve

# By MCSteve | 06/06/10 23:37