Weight Loss Guru - Expert Advice from Pete CohenWeight Loss Guru - Expert Advice from Pete CohenYour very own weight loss coach blogs about his experiences helping people lose weight Articles
Think before you eat
2008-06-05 11:17:00 In my last post, I was discussing the stuff we are made of and how important it is to eat food that helps our minds and bodies work to their optimum.I know that, for so many people, this is easier said than done because as the pressures of modern day living increase, we can be left feeling squeezed from all directions. Many people respond to these pressures by reaching for food as a means of changing how they feel and a way of gaining an energy high. In a working environment, this may often be sugar or caffeine-laden, which can set in place an energy roller-coaster of highs and dips. If we use the motor car analogy, it is easy to ‘fill up’, but that doesn’t mean that we are nourishing ourselves. In essence, we are storing problems for later life.Just because these products generate instantaneous energy and people use them, doesn’t mean they’re good for you. Relying on sugar doesn’t move you in the direction of generating energy from within. Sugar ... More About: Weight Loss
The stuff we're made of... Could we be eating ourselves to death?
2008-06-02 17:16:00 Did you know that each one of us is made up of roughly:63% water22% protein13% fat, and2% minerals and vitaminsAnd, did you realise that every single molecule in our body comes from the food we eat and the water we drink. So eating the highest quality food in the right quantities helps us achieve our greatest potential for health and vitality.Yet among the big news stories of the new millennium was this: the number of starving people in the world is now roughly equal to the number of clinically obese people. But the irony is that many people in the developed world are actually eating less than they used to, so what’s going on?I have seen, over the last twenty years or so, that the quality of food we’re eating has got worse and there is now more focus on highly processed foods. The people I see in my one-to-one clinics and in workshops and seminars seem to be more stressed and very inactive. It appears that we are more obsessed with how we look rather than what we eat.The... More About: Weight Loss , Stuff , Death , Made , Eating
12 Stone Lighter!
2008-05-26 13:39:00 Here's some truely amazing feedback from Sally Martin - what a success story! Thanks Sally for sending this through and becoming an instant inspiration!... SALLY WRITES: In August 2002 I finally started to get to grips with my weight issue. I’d either been overweight, or perceived myself to be, for all of my life and at that point weighed almost 24 stone.My first step on the journey was to give up my major vice – chocolate. By having to think about what I wanted to snack on, as I couldn’t just grab for my automatic panecea to all ills. This meant I started to lose a little bit of weight and I joined a gym and started going 3 or 4 times a week.In April 2003 my job was made redundant and I knew I would have more time available for a while, until I found another job, so I started working out with a personal trainer to make sure I was working in a way that would help me achieve my goals. I also had time on my hands and found a book tha... More About: Weight Loss , Stone , Lighter
28 steps to a better life
2008-05-08 11:42:00 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 is... More About: Life , Weight Loss , Better Life , Steps
Live in London this June
2008-04-23 10:09:00 I'm coming to London for a unique, one-off live stage event …. and you’re invited! Click here save £50 and find out more! 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... More About: Live
The Diets That Time Forgot
2008-04-18 10:55:00 If you get a chance and want to see me on TV then check me out on Tuesday night on Channel 4 at 9:00pm, on the last of a six part series called. The Diets That Time Forgot. Many people don't realize that diets are not a recent invention and in this unique historic experiment, nine volunteers spent 24 days testing the weight loss diets and fitness regimes that were popular in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods and the 'roaring' Twenties. This six-part series examined which plan worked best. Is it the Banting diet, first published in 1863, the 'chew chew' diet of the early 1900s, or the first calorie counting Lulu diet, one of the best selling non-fiction publications of the 1920s? Tune in and see how they got on and how much weight they lost. I work with the volunteers during the last few days of this unique experiment. I show them how to use the power of mind and hypnosis techniques. More About: Weight Loss
Chicken Soup for the Soul
2008-04-14 12:19:00 Hi there to you all, There seems to be lots of people out there at the moment that are feeling under the weather so I want to suggest something to get you fighting fit as soon as possible; Chicken Soup . I love chicken soup and it's one of the first things I ever remember eating, especially if I wasn't feel well. I love it especially when it's home made or even better made by my mum. It's nutritious, easy to make and delicious.My mum used to go on about the healing powers of chicken soup and often referred to it as Jewish penicillin. But is it really an effective cure for the common cold? Dr Stephen Rennard, a specialist in pulmonary medicine, put his wife's grandmother's recipe to the test. He concluded that chicken soup inhibits inflammation of the cells in the nasal passage, reducing the symptoms of a cold. Chicken soup also contains an amino acid that is similar to a drug used to treat some respiratory infections. Other doctors say that most soup... More About: Soul
London Marathon
2008-04-14 11:44:00 It’s was the London marathon on Sunday and I was listening to the commentary on the radio. Did you know that the first one was 100 years ago and was run in London? Did you also know that the finishing time was around 2 hours 50 minutes. Last year at the London marathon, over 500 hundred people beat that time. It’s interesting how records get broken and people manage to do things that some people said where not possible. With a will to achieve and a desire to succeed anything is possible!So can you break your own records and achieve what you want? Can you become slimmer, fitter and healthier? Can you break the habits that have held you back in the past? Of course you can, but always remember that you might need to be patient and you might make a few mistakes along the way. Stay positive, be happy and enjoy the journey. More About: Weight Loss , Marathon
Are We a Nation of Underground Snackers?
2008-04-07 12:25:00 THE AVERAGE BRIT SPENDS 5 ½ MONTHS IN THEIR LIFETIME WORRYING ABOUT THEIR SNACKING HABITS!I was recently asked to be a spokesman for The Fair Trade Nut Company. They wanted me to comment on their research that reveals Britain is a nation of ‘underground snackers'. The research shows that the average Brit spends an astonishing five and a half months in their lifetime worrying about these ‘indulgences’.Snacking has become a well-hidden secret for the nation with nearly one in two (49%) of respondents admitting that they consciously choose to eat between meals when no one else is around. More than a quarter (27%) go a step further to conceal their covert snacking by hiding wrappers from loved ones.It seems as a nation we have cause to worry; over two thirds of UK adults admit to regularly helping themselves to crisps, biscuits and chocolate between meals. The majority (84%) snack once or twice a day but a very peckish 12% snack three or more times a day.Des... More About: Weight Loss , Nation , Underground
How NOT to eat in the office
Guest post: Ali Hale of www.theofficediet. 2008-04-04 14:43:00 Bit of a treat today, we have a Guest Post from Ali Hale of theofficediet.com - Healthy Living for Busy People. Ali is really inspiring, here she's broken a 'day in the office' down to certain 'trigger-times', I hope you enjoy reading this... If you do, please leave a comment for Ali at the bottom. Thanks For many of us who work in desk-based jobs, it can be all too easy for our diet to be derailed before we’ve even noticed. Whether it’s those delicious cupcakes that the “birthday boy” in your office brought in, or the buffet lunch laid on for a meeting, working life can undermine even the best of intentions.There are various times in the day, though, where things seem most prone to going wrong … and if you plan ahead, you can easily cope with them.8.00am - Skipping breakfastHave you ever hit “snooze” on the alarm, snuggled back down under the duvet, and drifted back into blissful sleep … only to jolt awake at ... More About: Office , The Office , Weight Loss
The power of suggestion
2008-04-02 11:56:00 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" Here's a 5-min sample of the track (The full track is 30mins long)But, dieting is hard work? 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 associa... More About: Power , Weight Loss , Suggestion
I'm on HealthZoneTV
2008-04-01 23:44:00 Pete Cohen speaks to Georgina Burnett about life coaching and his weight loss motivation program. More About: Videos , Health , Weight Loss , Zone
Inch Loss Island - Spring Update
2008-03-31 17:37:00 Our Inch -Loss -Ladies are back for a quick update. They're all doing really well and have stuck with the programme. Excellent job, Well done girls! "Still doing really well and your programme is really helping as it offers me structure and keeps me positive and motivated. I have lost 21 pounds and loads of inches. I know I have turned a corner and that I will never put this weight back on again."Karen Benford "I have lost 20lbs following your programme and an amazing 46 inches in total. I'm still going to the gym and also I've just started power walking for 30mins at lunchtime and hope to do that 3 times a week."Karen Parker "Pete's programme is really working for me. I have lost 22 pounds at the moment and am still losing weight. It's not always been easy and i do try not to be too hard on myself as we all learn from our mistakes. I often go back and look at my journey and realise how well i am doi... More About: Spring , Island , Update
What is RSS?
2008-03-31 12:51:00 Are you one of those people who's managed to avoid RSS, thinking that it's 'way too techy' and 'not for me'...? Take a look at this great video explaining RSS, you'll be converted!Huge thanks to www.commoncraft.com for making things simple!
Sent from my Mobile WiiŽ
2008-03-28 13:33:00 Turn your mobile into a Wii® Ever dropped your phone down the loo and had to plunge straight in to save it...? I did - quite recently in fact - thinking that the quicker i could get it out, crack it open, dab at it frantically with swabs of loo-roll, and then perch it on top of a radiator to dry... the more likely I would be able to rescue the valuable information stored on it. It's amazing just how attached are we to our phones - as much as we are attached to some of our habits don't you think!?So, what's got me going on this topic you ask? I did a talk on radio yesterday about 'Loves lost in the digital age' to promote the Bluebook service being launched by O2 - I'm sure you've seen the ads...It appears that 1 in 5 Brits believe they've lost touch with “the perfect love” through losing their phone. Almost half have also lost touch with close friends, and 40% have lost memorable text messages and photographs all because of a mis... More About: Mobile
Get Vitality This Week - Thurs thru Sunday
2008-03-26 10:05:00 So, the Vitality Show kicks of this Thursday the 27th in afternoon. It will be great to see any of you if you are able to make it there! We'll have a stand there so you'll be able to find us and I am giving two live presentations every day. One is on Thinking Yourself Slim and the other is on Happiness and Friendship Here's the schedule: THURSDAY 27th 18.00 Happiness Theatre: Happiness and Friendship 19:00 Health & Nutrition Stage: Thinking Yourself Slim FRIDAY 28th 10:00 Health & Nutrition Stage: Thinking Yourself Slim 12:00 Happiness Theatre: Happiness and Friendship SATURDAY 29th 14:00 Happiness Theatre: Happiness and Friendship 16:00 Health & Nutrition Stage: Thinking Yourself Slim SUNDAY 27th 14:00 Happiness Theatre: Happiness and Friendship 15:00 Health & Nutrition Stage: Thinking Yourself Slim The Happiness Equation In 2004, I defined a 'formula' for Happiness for the Holiday company Thomson. Our resear... More About: Sunday , Week
The Ultimate Anti-Health Plan (again)
2008-03-25 01:55:00 Hi, as people keep asking me where to find this, I thought i'd post it again, enjoy! Pete.In this clip Edward P Nehoc gives you some great tips on gaining weight and avoiding healthy habits as the current wave of healthy eating and weight-loss has the Ministry worried for the nation's health. More About: Videos , Health , Ultimate , Anti , Plan
Get Off Your A*s
2008-03-22 12:04:00 [Lifted from Cranky Fitness - originally from Morgan's blog]This spoof infomercial is tres funny, take a look: More About: Videos
LOSE TEN POUNDS IN A WEEK - ten pounds of what!?
2008-03-21 13:25:00 I had a junk email the other day that had the headline: LOSE TEN POUNDS IN A WEEK. If you get one of these, before you rush to pick up the phone, stop and ask yourself, ‘ten pounds of what?’ Because we can tell you that it won’t be fat!Most people can comfortably lose around two pounds of fat in a week. Do you really want to start shedding muscle, or dehydrating?Over the last few millennia our amazing bodies have developed an incredible system to keep us alive through periods when food is scarce – the ability to store food in the form of fat for use during the lean times. It’s a wonderful system, but it’s also a major problem for everyone who lives with food mountains rather than famine. Although we've evolved beyond a primitive lifestyle, we still have the survival mechanisms in place, so whenever we seriously restrict our calorie intake our bodies assume there’s a food shortage and hold onto the fat we’ve got stored in case thing... More About: Week
Vitality Show 27th to the 30th of March
2008-03-19 11:24:00 It's coming to the end of the month and this is always a great time of year because the great Vitality Show at London's Olympia is on from the Thursday the 27th till Sunday the 30th. The show is the largest health and beauty show in the UK and there are hundreds of things to do and see. One of the main attractions is me! (ha ha). We have a stand there and I am giving talks every day. It's a great day out with some super shopping, loads of free stuff, things to try and many experts giving presentations to motivate and inspire you. We would love to see you, so come on down and lets have some fun. Check out the Vitality Show web site for more details See you there! More About: March
Relaxation Music Free MP3
2008-03-17 09:33:00 Many of you will have heard this before and some of you already own the CD but I wanted to remind all my new visitors of the free MP3 download available from my 'Music To...' CD. enjoy! More About: Free , Relaxation
Fancy losing weight and gaining confidence?
2008-03-05 01:07:00 Do you fancy losing weight and gaining confidence? If the answer is "yes" then you'll want to know the following facts: We're finding that not only are people who are following the petecohen.tv programme losing weight and maintaining the loss, but they are also improving other areas of their lives and feeling fantastic! So, to help you kick start your year and make it your best yet, we're offering you a very special deal: Sign up before the 15th March and we'll give you the programme for only £40.95 (RRP £59.95).Just click here now or use 'newsletter' as your promo-code when you sign up. That's not all! You'll also receive a free ticket to The Vitality Show where you can come and see Pete performing live. It's at Earls Court in London from the 27th to the 30th March 2008. Take a look at what some of our current members have to say about this amazingly effective programme: "I have lost over 26 pounds now... More About: Weight , Losing Weight , Confidence , Gaining , Fancy
Diet Overkill - 25 Of the Most Ridiculous Diets
2008-02-29 19:07:00 This'll make you laugh, or perhaps not... Includes The Tapeworm Diet , The Russian Air-Force Diet, The Hallelujah Diet and many more shockersPublished on Tuesday February 26th , 2008, By Jessica HuppSome people will do anything to lose weight, even if it means defying common sense and nutrition. But just because your best friend's cousin lost 20 pounds by drinking hot-peppered lemonade doesn't mean you should do the same. These 25 diets are not only ridiculous, they're ineffective and even dangerous. It's just extraordinary the lengths some people are prepared to go to to lose weight! More About: Diets , Overkill , Ridiculous
Money Money Money
2008-02-26 10:28:00 Does it make the world go round?Is it the root of all evil?Can it not buy you love? One thing certainly is for sure: Too many of us are in debt!Commercialism and consumerism have become the alters that we all kneel to and increasing personal debt is price we now pay. It is estimated that our personal debt is increasing by £1 million every four minutes! Such is our urge to spend on the latest gadgets, exotic holidays, ideal homes and those ‘must have’ shoes, thousands of us are looking at a debt sentence of 77 years before we’re back in the black. According to research giants Mintel, UK consumer spending has hit the £1 trillion mark for the first time. From this evidence it would appear that we are happy living in debt, whilst toiling hard to pay off our mortgages, loans and credit cards. Yet the dramatic increase in personal bankruptcies and the high rise in those seeking counseling for debt suggests the contrary. Let's examine your... More About: Money
Homemade Almond-Nut Butter anyone?
2008-02-22 14:56:00 The Amazing DietGirl has been up to good good in the kitchen again... So, I thought some of you might like to see her take on how to make Almond -Butter . More About: Recipes
Lifting weights - 'As good as running'
2008-02-19 12:03:00 Hi there everyone,Did you know that weight training could be as effective as endurance exercises like running, swimming or cycling when it comes to burning fat and warding off diabetes, a study suggests.Professor Ken Fox, an exercise specialist at the University of Bristol, said that attention was increasingly turning to resistance exercise as a means to improve metabolism and help lose weight. Resistance training has been more often associated with serious athletes and body builders than with slimming, especially by women, but it is a beneficial way of helping your body get rid of those excess pounds. Many women worry that by using weights they will turn themselves into the Incredible Hulk. But it’s actually quite difficult for anyone to put on significant amounts of muscle, and it is MUCH more difficult for women. The most important factor in muscle gain is the male hormone testosterone, which women have very little of, thankfully! But it’s not only woman that shy away... More About: Running , Good , Lifting , Weights
An apple in my way
2008-02-15 16:26:00 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, BrazilThis 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 More About: Apple
Don't Give Up
2008-02-08 00:11:00 Hi there guys and girls,Did you know there's an old saying that goes ‘A path with no obstacles goes nowhere’.There are always going to be times when you make a mistake or think you’ve failed. Most of us fear failure because we think it means that we are failures. But failing is just something we have to do occasionally – it’s the other side of success. When we get things wrong, it’s an ideal opportunity to learn.What you’ve done is less important than your response to what you’ve done. So if, for example, you overeat because you're stressed, or tired, or bored. Just say, ‘Ok, that’s what I did this time – What will I do differently next time?’Think back to when you learned to drive or ride a bike. You almost certainly didn’t get that right first time. But the mistakes you made were signposts that gave you the opportunity to learn.Dieters are always one mouthful away from failure: one piece of choco... More About: Give , Give up
A Banana a Day
2008-02-08 00:05:00 Recently I talked about the old saying that “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”So have you been eating more apples? I have, especially the Pink Lady apple. In fact I used to go out with a girl from Australia whose father was the horticulturalist who designed the apple! However, is it just an apple a day that keeps the doctor away? I don’t think so. What about the old banana then?When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorous, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around!It contains three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibre and a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's lea... More About: Recipes , Banana
The key isn't just what you eat, it's what you write
More articles from this author:2008-02-04 11:47:00 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" MagazineBy Kate Torgovnick More About: Write 1, 2, 3 |
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