18-Jul-2006
============= Power Programming Bi-Weekly Newsletter ============
In this issue:
1. ) Success Stories from the counselors office
2. ) Book News
3. ) Feature article: You Snooze You Lose
4. ) Ask the expert
5. ) Free offer
6. ) Quote of the Week
1. SUCCESS STORIES FROM THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE
(To protect confidentiality, the name used in the following example is not real)
Well, what can I say, I continue to see many weight-loss clients who are amazed at the changes they’re making. Recently, I’ve been seeing this guy who’s put on a considerable amount of weight over the last few years. His issues were pretty simple. Every day he stops for his coffee and gets one of those high calorie cakes. You know, the ones that are wrapped in cellophane. Those things are 500 or more calories and loaded with fat. This man also eats lots of candy and snacks, always goes back for seconds at dinner and just can’t control himself. Well, all of that has changed.
After our first session, I guess it’s safe to say that this guy made a 180 degree turnaround. He could not believe that he avoided those deadly cakes every day without a single problem. In fact, he didn’t even want them anymore. He couldn’t believe how easy it was. He was also amazed that when he sat down at the dinner table, he never got up for seconds. Again, it was effortless. He felt energized, completely in control and finally believed that he was going to succeed at losing weight. And he will, because now his subconscious is programmed correctly.
2. BOOK NEWS
The cover for the book is finished. You can see it on my website at http://www.fatproof.net. The book will be released in January and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that my publisher makes a big push with it. I’m doing everything I can to create a buzz and anything you can do to help would be greatly appreciated.
3. FEATURE ARTICLE: You Don’t Need a Gym to Lose Weight: Easy weight-loss is right at your doorstep
You Don’t Need a Gym to Lose Weight: Easy weight-loss is right at your doorstep
As I’ve said many times, I hear every excuse in the book from people that don’t exercise. “I don’t have the time.” “I don’t like the gym I belong to.” “Who wants to watch tan muscle heads flex their muscles in front of the mirror for two hours? Blah, blah, blah. What’s my response to all of these excuses? Well, there’s an easy weight loss alternative. Read on.
Recently, a weight-loss client of mine came for his first appointment and sure enough the excuses followed him right into my office. But I put him in his place alright. I told him how it was. Here’s what I said: “Well John, I don’t want you to go to the gym; Forget about it; Gyms are useless; I don’t like the gym either.” Puzzled, he looked at me and said, “are you being serious.” My response was, “John, you have your very own gym right at your doorstep. There are no muscle heads there, there is no equipment that can break and you don’t have to drive 15 minutes to get there. It’s called the street.” He was speechless.
Well folks, that’s all there is to it. If you are overweight and you don’t like your gym, you don’t like fake-baked muscle heads, or your treadmill is broken, then put on your sneakers and head out the front door. There’s certainly no shortage of paved roadways in our country. What do you have to say about that? Can you still come up with any worthwhile excuses? I don’t want to hear that it’s too cold out. That’s what hats and gloves are for. I don’t want to hear that it’s too hot and humid; I was out there this morning in this heat and so were other people. Don’t get me started.
Excuses are nothing more than defense mechanisms. They are our minds way of protecting us from doing the things that we don’t find very pleasurable. A kid who doesn’t do his homework is a good example. Why do you think he avoids it? Because he doesn’t like it, so he keeps putting it off. Eventually the repercussions follow when he gets his report card, and trust me the excuses are not far behind. The same holds true for you. You don’t really like to exercise, but you pay the price in the long run when your doctor gives you a poor bill of health or your favorite jeans no longer fit. But somehow you still come up with excuses.
Now what about the kid who does do his homework and is rewarded with good grades? Bingo. He continues this pattern, does well in school, starts to crave success and eventually gets into the college of his choice. Excuses just aren’t part of his repertoire. And the same will hold true for you once you get on track with exercise. When you sit down, acknowledge the excuses you’re making and put them in perspective, then you will see the light.
What I want you to do right now is write down every excuse you make for not taking care of your body and your health; for not exercising. STOP reading for a moment and start writing.
Well, what did you come up with? Whatever it is, I don’t want to hear it. You heard me. There are plenty of people out there who have far less time then you do, can’t afford a gym membership, don’t own a treadmill, have worse aches and pains than you do but somehow manage to squeeze in a 30 minute jog or walk every day. That’s because their health is important to them, how they look and feel is important to them. And guess what, you have every ability that they have.
Now that you are fully aware that there is a well-paved street right out your front door and can’t possibly have an excuse for that, don’t you think it’s time to squeeze in some good old-fashioned, fat burning cardiovascular exercise? I want you to look at your list and think long and hard about what I’m saying. If something doesn’t click in your brain when you’re done, then make sure you have good health insurance because you’re going to need it.
4. ASK THE EXPERT
If you have any questions or would like to post any comments about how power programming has helped you, please go to my discussion board at http://www.fatproof.net/disc.htm.
5. FREE OFFER
Go to http://www.fatproof.net/ and get your free weight-loss CD. Don’t forget to send this link to a friend
6. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
I have generally found that a man who is good at manufacturing excuses is good at nothing else.
Benjamin Franklin
