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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
Hi everyone,
I have a very special pod-cast for you to listen to. In this one I interview psychotherapist, Richard Curen. Richard is someone I know very well as he is my brother.
We discuss the complex subject of human behaviour and look to shed some light on why we think, feel and act in certain ways. We talk about how we are not set in stone and how we can break habits and patterns and change for the better.
Richard is the director of Respond, a national charity working with people with learning difficulties who are the victims or perpetrators of abuse. To find out more about the charity click here.
If you find this pod-cast useful then please make some comments below and I will pass them on to Richard.
Take good care
Pete
Hi everyone
Please check out my new podcast, it's called "Just Say Yes".
This podcast will help you understand how using the word "YES" more will help you get slimmer, fitter and healthier quicker
Let us know what you think
When I was at school, our biology teacher told us a story of what happens when you put a frog in boiling water. I have no idea why he did, but it’s interesting from a behavioural perspective. In the same way as if you or I were put in a bath of boiling water, the frog will jump straight out. He will then be petrified of going anywhere near the water because he knows how hot and uncomfortable it is, which is understandable. So how do you get a frog to stay in boiling water, assuming you have a good reason for doing that? Well, you put the frog in water of a comfortable temperature and then gradually heat up the water: the frog gets used to the rise in temperature so stays there even when the water is at boiling point. Unfortunately the frog is unlikely to be able to survive and will die but doesn’t jump out because he doesn’t realise how much danger he’s in because he’s got so used to it.
With the hundreds of people with whom I’ve worked, I see a similar pattern in how people look after their health: people collect unhealthy habits, none of which seem that bad in isolation but over time they add up to be really painful. Just as the frog doesn’t realise how the temperature of the water is getting dangerous, many people don’t realise how their gradual decline in health is dangerous. For example, someone may start by putting on a bit of weight; then their excess weight makes it harder for them to breathe; this is followed by high blood pressure; and they then end up with Type 2 diabetes. At each stage, it’s ‘one more thing to cope with’, ‘a bit of bad news’, or, simply, ‘bad luck’: but, rather like heating up the water one degree at a time, this person eventually finds themselves in boiling water but doesn’t realise how serious it is. If they had suddenly gone from fine to poor health overnight, they would have noticed the significant change in how they felt: but because their health problems have been gradually building up, they don’t realise how far removed they are from perfect health. The good news, however, is that, even when you’re sitting in boiling water, many health problems can be reversed simply by changing your behaviour
Hi there everyone,
Most of you know that one of the most important things I talk about is the voice in our heads that quacks away at us like a duck.
Our basic quality of life comes down to how we communicate with ourselves and what we say to ourselves. Our lives can improve so much by getting the duck to shut up, so the next time you find yourself giving yourself a hard time, say the mantra to yourself: "SHUT THE DUCK UP"
I hope you like the picture of the duck flying away because with a bit of work may be yours will too and you'll be free to enjoy your life more!
Download a really big version of the picture here.
Oh, and - here's an older post on the duck...
See you all soon!
Pete
Hi there,
So lately I've noticed a lot of people who are following the petecohen.tv program are having great success using Tool 3 - the Relaxation & Transformation MP3...
Here's just a few of their comments:
"I am still finding the MP3 tool is working the best for me"
"The MP3 is great. At the end I feel wonderful"
"The relaxation MP3 helps me keep my stress levels down and increase my belief in my ability to keep losing weight."
"Pete is right about the MP3 - it does relax me and makes me feel more positive."
"I can't believe how much better the relaxation and transformation mp3 makes me feel. I am eaten better and feeling great"
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So how can this Relaxation Track help people lose weight when it seems like a dichotomy; going against everything that people are usually told about losing weight?
Most people associate weight loss with dieting, and dieting with hard work, denial, sweat and sometimes tears. The process of losing weight makes many people tense and anxious as they are so concerned about how much they are eating or whether they have lost enough weight.
It has always been my goal that in helping people to lose weight, I would also teach them to enjoy the process and become more relaxed and calm.
This is especially important because most people overeat when they are tired, bored, lonely, stressed, anxious or sad, along with many other emotions. Bad eating habits are not often associated with feeling relaxed, calm and peaceful.
The transformation and relaxation tool relaxes the body and calms the mind. The knock-on effect of this is that people become better at managing their emotions and make better choices, automatically choosing foods which are healthier as well as having an increased desire to exercise and be active.
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Everyone is open to suggestion and we are more easily influenced that we think. For example if I was to say to you "What do beans mean ?" - do you hear a voice in your head that goes "HEINZ" ? Or if I was to say to you "Pringles, once you pop" - do you hear a voice in your head that says "You just can't stop"
The power of positive suggestion or, as some people call it, positive affirmation is an essential part of achieving success in many areas of life, whether that's sport, business or - of course - losing weight and getting fit.
In this tool I take the person, who wants to lose weight, on a guided journey where I make many positive suggestions to them and their ability to break habits and achieve. The result of this is that people start to give themselves more positive reinforcements and feel good about all the changes they are making.
In addition there are many health benefits from using this tool because when people relax their brains works differently and this creates many positive changes in the body, like decreased blood pressure, heart rate, muscular tension and better digestion.
So until next time, take time to chillax, which is my new made up word for relaxing in the modern world ;)
[Lifted from Cranky Fitness - originally from Morgan's blog]
This spoof infomercial is tres funny, take a look:
