Weight Loss Guru

Hi,

If you live in or around Cheltenham - I'll be giving a talk at the Isbourne Holistic Center this Friday evening.

Friday 28th November - 7.00 - 9.00pm
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The aim of this event is very clear. It is an opportunity for me to teach you the secrets of Sorting Your Life Out. I'll share with you the many secrets to unlocking the door to a happier and more successful life. You will find out how to break throught the obstacles that stand in your way and discover many techniques and tips to take on the powerful habits that will create the life you want.

This event will be full of life-changing, practical advice that will set you on the route to a NEW YOU!  You will learn how to break habits, conquer fears, improve your health, fitness and wellbeing and your relationships.  

This is an event that will provide you with the confidence and insight to create changes that last. If you are looking for permanent results, then this event is something you cannot afford to miss. Tickets: £12

To book please contact Laura and Vanessa on 01242 254321; education@isbourne.org

Hi there everyone,

As you may or may not know the magic number for my weight loss programme is 28, as it takes about this number of times of doing something new for it to become a habit.

I have put together 28 steps to a better and happier life. Have a look through and see what you think;

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

3. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

4. Play more games than you did in 2007.

5. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

6. Dream more while you are awake.

7. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured.

8. Drink  plenty of water.

9. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

10. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.

11. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, OR issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

13. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the NEGATIVE BLUES away.

14. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

15. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

16. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

17. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

18. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

19. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

20. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

21. What other people think of you is none of your business.

22. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

23. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

24. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

25. The best is yet to come.

26. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________.

27. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

28. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.   

Until next time, take good care,
Pete

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Make 2008 the year that you finally break the habits that are holding you back, conquer your fears, smash through those limiting beliefs and learn the techniques to help you to create the life you want!

I'm working with The School of Personal & Professional Development who invite you to attend my amazing one day workshop called “SORT YOUR LIFE OUT”

I've already helped thousands of people to create the life they want, through television work (GMTV's resident Life Coach and motivator for the past 6 years), working with sport stars (Ronnie O’Sullivan, Sally Gunnell, Ellen Macarthur, Arsenal Football Club) and corporate seminars (IBM, Royal Bank of Scotland, BAA, Thomas Cook). Now I'm teaching these same techniques and principles in Central London on 21st June – at a price that only just covers my expenses!

Admission is normally £99 +VAT for the day, but if you register before 12th May you can snap up one of our specially reserved half-price tickets …. Just £49 +VAT! At this price, I'm only looking to cover my venue costs. This has to be the most valuable seminar that anyone could attend if they really want to make 2008 a year to remember.

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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

Let’s consider your motor car for a moment, if you were to spend the next year investing your time and money on how your car looked, never checking under the bonnet, not going for a service, or having an MOT. What do you think would happen? Suppose you continued with this process for a couple of years?  You may have curb appeal, but you won’t go far in the long run. Apply this principle to your life and your body. When considering an exercise regime or a change in eating habits, contemplate what benefits it will have on all your internal organs, how healthy will they feel? How will they help you in the long run? Perhaps investing time in reading and studying will help boost your confidence and diminish your negative attitude to your body. Nourishing yourself from the inside out will allow you to not only feel better, but you will feel good about yourself as you are making a wise long term investment towards your health and ultimate happiness.

Well January 2008 is well and truly here. How goes it in your world?

Have you set any new resolutions yet? Add them to the comments if you have!

A while back, I set out my mini-guide for a great year, which included making a commitment to look after yourself, making yourself a priority, and having loads of fun. With that commitment in mind, I encourage you to put together a wish list of all the things you would like to achieve this year.  Something amazing happens when we write down what we want.  I remember about ten years ago, I was at a workshop and we were asked to write down all the goals we wanted to achieve. I wrote down:

Now the strange thing is that I didn't really think about this list very often until a few years ago, when I was clearing out some of my possessions.   Amongst them, I found the book that I had written this list in and, to my amazement,  nearly everything I had written down as a goal had come true.

Let me tell you about a study by Yale University on goal setting that was carried out in the 1950's. The researchers surveyed those who graduated in 1953 to determine how many of them had specific, written goals for their future - only 3% of them had. Twenty years later, the researchers surveyed the surviving members of the original group and found that the 3% who'd set goals had accumulated more personal financial wealth than the other 97% of the class combined! Whilst goal setting and happiness are not all about money, this anecdote shows how powerful we can be when we set our mind to something.

The Challenge

This can work for any kind of goal, no matter how small it may seem. So I challenge you to get a piece of paper and write 'The sky is the limit' at the top of it: then take five minutes to write down a list of all the goals you want to achieve.  Whatever they are, just get them down on paper and then put it away somewhere safe. You can look at it every now and again but, as you can see from my story, you'll probably forget about it after a while: but it doesn't matter. Your focus will be set on those goals and, before you know it, they will become reality.

One small action

Some people feel intimidated by their own desires and, if they've experienced failure in the past, they might even feel anxious that they can't achieve them. If you're one of those people who feels worried or scared about your goal, just take a small step towards it. Do one thing - no matter what it is - that gets you that little bit nearer to what you want.  By taking even the smallest action, you will build momentum and confidence in yourself and, before you know it, you'll be on a roll.

Let's work together - as I hope to provide you with inspiration and tips over the next year to help you achieve your hopes, dreams, goals and ambitions. 

I was in Edinburgh on Friday doing a corporate talk. It was only a flying visit but I did get a little bit of time to wander around the beautiful city. I even had a jacket potato with a haggis filling! Now I know that haggis is not everyone's cup of tea, but when in Rome...

It reminded me of a saying that I'm often repeating: if you always do what you've always done then you'll always get what you've always got. In my case, I got a rather strange taste sensation, but it's important to recognise the power of doing things differently - things you wouldn't normally do.

The secret to breaking a habit is learning to do something else instead.

The first time you do something new or different, you're likely to feel a 'bit funny' because your brain is getting used to a new function. But once you've done something enough times, the brain starts to get used to the pattern and sets it as an auto-programme - and that's how habits are formed.

What are the two things in life that are a certainty?

One is that one day we are going to die, and the other is CHANGE. I want to focus today on change because, if you want to break habits, then you need to be more open to change and doing things differently.
 
Most of us do what we've always done without thinking about it and the thought of changing or doing something different can make some of us feel anxious - but that's simply because we're not used to change and breaking some routines.

If you want to break any habits then a good place to start is become a change junkie!

Rather than just changing the habit you want to stop, start doing as many things as you can differently so that you get comfortable with being out of your comfort zone. Sleep on the other side of the bed, change your usual sandwich order and have something new, etc. If you do small things like this, before you know it, you'll be addicted to doing things differently and be much more comfortable with breaking any unwanted habits.

Until next time, take care.

Have you heard of the phrase “We are what we eat”?  Of course you have.... Well there’s another phrase that’s just as true - ”We are what we think”.  In fact, when all is said and done, the quality of our life really does come down to how we communicate to ourselves.  You know that little voice inside your head that says “go on eat that chocolate”.   Do you ever say anything like “go on have another helping, no one’s looking” or “it doesn’t matter you’ve blown it already” or “you’re stupid you won’t achieve anything”?   What sort of a voice do you have going on inside your head?

Let me ask you a question, what do you think stops us from being more positive?  I think there's 2 reasons.  Firstly, being negative and giving ourselves a hard time is something we’ve practised - and like anything we practise doing long enough - we become good at it, and we generally just keep on doing it. Now, the other reason is that we don't like being different to the crowd - being negative stops us from standing out. Positive people tend to take action and get on with life... they stand out as being different... being different can feel a bit uncomfortable at first... and who wants to feel uncomfortable ?

And so let me ask you another question.  If I was to step inside your head for a day would I come out at the end of the day going “WOW THAT WAS FANTASTIC” or would I come out going “OH THAT WAS REALLY REALLY HARD WORK”?  You see for many people that voice going off inside their heads is actually like a never ending duck quacking inside their head all day long. Now whilst we don’t actually have a duck quacking inside our heads whether you’ve realised it or not as I’m talk to you right now you’re probably talking to yourself either agreeing or disagreeing with what I’m saying.  And the fact is a lot of what we say in our head is not always positive and so what I want you to do is when you start to give yourself a hard time imagine it is like a duck quacking in your head quacking away giving yourself a hard time and just tell that duck to shut up.

Shut the duck up!

... and start to be more positive about what you’re doing.    Spend some time now answering the following questions and then, for the rest of this week, pay special attention to how you talk to yourself, listen to it, and be curious as to how you talk to yourself.

• How do you talk to yourself if you get things wrong?  What words and tone do you use?
• Do you treat yourself as well as you would treat your best friend? If not, what do you do differently?
• What sort of messages of encouragement do you give yourself?

You see the people who have successfully become slimmer have stopped battling with themselves. They’ve learned to be kinder and more accepting of themselves and their mistakes. Now they changed and so can you.    The most important thing to remember is that you get what you focus on. So focus on feeling good for no reason at all.  Look for the positive things that you’re doing and give yourself some credit and you will achieve more.

Pete.