Success Toolbox: Weight Loss Explosion

Success Toolbox: Body – Weight Loss Products

Imagine you are athletic, vital, healthy, beautiful or handsome. What would your life look like?  Who would be in it?  What would you do?

If you look around, you can see a great, healthy and ripped body is the exception, not the rule.  While I live in Colorado and we have the greatest recreation in the world, biking, skiing, hiking, we still have our share of the unhealthy and overweight.

Unfortunately I am one of them – for now.

THE PROBLEM

To recap my present situation, I am 30 pounds overweight, with constant stomach and problems.  My cholesterol and sugar indicate I have Metabolic Syndrome.  My doctor says if my levels climb slightly higher I’ll be a diabetic.

I think a good deal of my physical problems have come from the stress of the failure of my company, where I felt I let people and myself and family down.

 

Yeah, so not good, huh?  Suffice it to say I have some real incentive to find the best diet and exercise plans.  I also need to concentrate on the psychological and spiritual side to help with the mind / body connection.

According to Live Strong, the top seven health problems, related to diet and lifestyle in America are:

• Cancer
• Stroke
• Respiratory Diseases
• Diabetes
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Kidney Disease, and
• Seticiema.

You don’t have to be an expert to see all of those issues are related in some way to weight, diet and exercise.

So, I’d be an idiot not to see what the top experts have to say about how I should attack these problems.

THE PLAN

The plan has to be workable.  

Sure, there are a number of fantastic programs out there that I have reviewed, and many I’ll recommend, such as P90X, or Weight Watchers, but for my overall life purposes, the plan has to be workable – for a lifetime.

That doesn't mean I won't use some of these products to jump start my progress, just that they don't appear feasible to use daily over the long haul.

So, I’ve come up with the following criteria:

• I has to be easy (no super complicated menus or plans)
•  It has to work, producing fantastic results.  (This goes without saying)
•  It has to be something I can live with and enjoy for the rest of my life.
•  It has to inexpensive.
•  It has to destroy the seven top killers listed above.
• The food has to be tasty.

Armed with the above criteria and having reviewed a numerous weight loss and health products (see below) and having experimented with many of them in the past, I have put together the best basic plan based upon concepts in the following:

• Body For Life by: Bill Phillips (basic diet and exercise plan);
• Fantastic Voyage.  Live Long Enough To Live Forever. By: Ray Kurzweil. (Kurzweil is probably the smartest man on the planet );
• The Body You Deserve by: Anthony Robbins (There needs to be a psychological edge;
• Eat Drink and Weigh Less by: Mollie Katzen and Walter Willett, MD; and
• You on a Diet, by: Michael F Roizen, MD and Mehmet C. Oz, MD (Oz seems to always be at the top of his game with new and innovative ideas).

I did not do what I should have, which is get measurements  for body composition and I encourage you to do so so you can measure your progress.

That being said, I've been on the lifestyle plan below for six days and I’ve lost 4 lbs.

STEP-BY-STEP

My plan is to give myself and you quick Action Plans so you can start NOW!

It is a day and age where there is information bombardment.  You could read forever and still not know where to start.  That stops now.

I have a basic .pdf Action Plan that can be downloaded if you give me an email list below, but here are the basics:

Meal Plan

I am eating six meals a day.  Each of those meals contains:

• A portion of lean protein (chicken, steak, cottage cheese, etc.) that is approximately the size of the palm of my hand;

• A portion of complex carbohydrate (oatmeal, potatoes, whole wheat);

• A big portion of veggies.

Because I am on the go a great deal, I need to make the breakfast, lunch and snacks repeatable and easy to make.

I have what I call a Power Chili that I can make once a week and it contains the perfect mix of what I need and tastes great!  I also plan on using meal replacement shakes for ease of use.  It may have a bit too much salt, but I’ll trade that for some convenience.

Insider Secret: Add your email below and I’ll send the the Power Chili recipe.

Insider Secret: Many of the recipes below can be found at www.transformation.com.

Sample:

Day	8:00 AM	10:00	1:00	4:00	7:00	9:00
1	1 Cup Egg Beaters and ½ cup steel cut oatmeal	Meal Replacement shake + broccoli or other vegetable	Big Salad: Tomato, lettuce, Chicken and cucumber with vinegar and olive oil.	Hand full of almonds and serving of dried green mango	Teriyaki Salmon with asparagus and small baked potato	Cottage Cheese and dried mango
2	3 egg whites and 1 whole egg with an apple	Meal replacement shake or cup of my Power Chili	Cucumber and tomato salad, ½ cup cottage cheese	Can of water packed tuna with low fat mayo and pickles	Chicken fajita wrap (grilled chicken breast with veggies and whole wheat wrap)	Cottage Cheese and dried mango
3	1 Cup Egg Beaters and ½ cup steel cut oatmeal	Meal replacement shake or cup of my Power Chili	Big Salad: Tomato, lettuce, Chicken and cucumber with vinegar and olive oil.	Piece of chicken breast and veggies	Pork tenderloin with salad and baked potato	Cottage Cheese and dried mango
4	Fortified French Toast	Meal replacement shake or cup of my Power Chili	Turkey burger on whole wheat with lettuce and tomato	Hand full of almonds and serving of dried green mango	Asian Beef Stir Fry	Cottage Cheese and yogurt cup
5	3 egg whites and 1 whole egg with an apple	Meal replacement shake or cup of my Power Chili	Big Salad: Tomato, lettuce, Chicken and cucumber with vinegar and olive oil.	Hand full of almonds and serving of dried green mango	Grilled Fish Tacos	Cottage Cheese and apple
6	1 Cup Egg Beaters and ½ cup steel cut oatmeal	Meal replacement shake or cup of my Power Chili	Chicken fajita wrap (grilled chicken and veggies in a whole wheat wrap)	Can of water packed tuna with low fat mayo and pickles	Steak, baked potatoes and steamed broccoli	Cottage Cheese with Green Salad
7	WTHIW	WTHIW	WTHIW	WTHIW	WTHIW	Cottage Cheese and dried mangos

You may notice I have "WTHIW" for the 7^th day.  One of the criteria is that I don’t have to fully leave my life behind, so either Saturday or Sunday, I have a, “free day” where I can eat whatever I want.

I fully understand the above meal plan has more dairy and meat than may be recommended by Anthony Robbins or Ray Kurzweil; however, this is a life plan – you have to enjoy eating or you won’t follow through.

Also, during the day I’m drinking either green tea or a greens drink (more on this later)

I’m also looking into supplementing with a thermogenic or green coffee extract.  (More on this later).

Workout

I’m not going into particulars here (I'll do that later), but I’m dividing the week up between cardio and weight lifting as follows:

W	Monday	Tuesday	Wed	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	Cardio	Weight Lifting Upper Body	Cardio	Weight Lifting Lower Body	Cardio	Cardio	Walk
2	Weight Lifting Upper Body	Cardio	Weight Lifting Lower Body	Cardio	Weight Lifting Upper Body	Cardio	Walk
3	Weight Lifting Lower Body	Cardio	Weight Lifting Upper Body	Cardio	Weight Lifting Lower Body	Cardio	Walk
4	Cardio	Weight Lifting Upper Body	Cardio	Weight Lifting Lower Body	Cardio	Cardio	Walk

Inside Secret:  Bill Phillips has this down to a science.  You can download the Body for Life Daily Fitness Assessment and The Training –For-Life Experience Daily Progress Reports at: www.bodyforlife.com.

We’ll discuss specific exercises in the future, but for now, you’ll find everything you need at www.bodyforlife.com.

Supplements:

I’m taking a huge amount of supplements that should have a positive effect on my numbers.

We don’t have enough time on the quick start to go into this fully, but suffice it to say you should run on over to www.RayAndTerry.com.  This is Ray Kurzweil’s site.  He has a pretty good question and answer test you should take to figure out your exact supplementation.

Inside Secret:  Most of the supplements you find on Kurzweil’s site can be purchased more cheaply at Sam’s or Costco.

Next Time.

When I discuss health and fitness next, we’ll cover:

•   The top 15 Supplements you should not be without.
•  Five secrets to rev up your metabolism and shred weight.
• A top workout plan to gain muscle and lose fat.

As always, if you have any comments, ideas or products you would recommend or if you just want some advice, drop me a line below.

Doug

Success Toolbox: Day One

The Ultimate Success Toolbox

Attending Unleash the Power Within was a great place to get centered.  It helped me break through heavy loss and feelings of insignificance and uncertainty as my health, financial and business world crumbled.

At one time, I used success strategies and secrets to become a millionaire.  I was also in great physical shape and building the life of my dreams.  But that was then and this is now.

February 20, 2013:  I’m in massive debt, unemployed and 30 pounds overweight.  To make matters worse, I'm on the verge of diabetes. 

But, it’s a good place to start as a test. If just using some of these strategies once made me a millionaire and healthy and full of life, can't I use them again to get back there or better?

And are there success new and different secrets that can take me from 0 to 100 miles an hour?  

I think so, and I'm out to prove it.

I’m researching, reviewing and synthesizing thousands and thousands of dollars in success books, products, and seminars and and pulling out the best of the best strategies while researching and applying the latest and most recent tools and technologies.

The results are being compiled into step-by-step guides, action plans, cards and videos.  I'm calling this system: Ultimate Success Toolbox, which I'll happily give away free to those following this blog.

Tomorrow, I’ll follow up with a basic outline of the process I am taking with a list of materials and resources.

I appreciate all of your help and encouragement as we take this journey together.  And, if there are any success strategies or products you think I should review, drop me a line below.

Doug

Does Unleash The Power Within Work?

DOES UNLEASH THE POWER WITHIN WORK?

As part of my year of exploring the top success programs and designing a life I love,  I decided I would jump start the process with the big daddy of them all, Anthony Robbins.

Unless you've been in a catatonic state for the last 20 years (or no access to cable television) you've probably heard of the 6’7” giant with big teeth, really great hair and an uncanny ability to convince you that you can do almost anything

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His infomercial on Personal Power II ran around the clock for years and he’s sold approximately one gazillion units of this product (many of which I am sure their owners never opened after they arrived in the mail).

Inside Secret: Although dated, the Personal Power II product is definitely worth the time and money.  Don’t buy it new as you can get it for $30 to $60 on Ebay.  (I’ll be doing a review on the product in the near future)

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In any event, Robbin’s gateway drug to the seminar business is his Unleash the Power Within Seminar.  The program is touted as a, “Weekend event for creating Lasting Impact in Your Life,” where you’ll, “Revolutionize: Your Body, Your Emotions, Your Finances and Your Relationship.”

Insider Secret:  If you email me at dglover@slimesandwich.com, I’ll send to you a complete outline of Unleash the Power Within of course for FREE!

One disclosure:  This is not the first Unleash event I’ve attended.  The first was at least 10 years ago and was held in a medium sized hotel ballroom in Denver Colorado.  The event changed my life and the lives of those that went with me.

But time has passed and I am returning because: (1) I need a refresher (30 pounds overweight and financially devastated) , and (2) I think it is time my daughter, Kati, who is 16 would benefit from having Tony do a little work under the hood.

The seminar is not cheap.  Tickets range from $695 - $2,595 (I'm in the cheap seats). 

Inside Secret: If you put together a group of three or more, you can get your ticket free if you contact a Robbins representative.

Day One.

The wait is long.  Believe it or not, this line runs the entire length of the hotel and out the door. 

  

Insider Tip:  Registration starts at 8:00 a.m. Get there at 7:30 as you will want to get a good seat.  A better idea is to shell out some more cash and pay for a better seat.

Once inside, the music is rocking and the huge ballroom is filled.  Much has changed since I first saw Robbins.  He’s coming off of Oprah and there are thousands of people attending the event.  I’m in the cheap seats so Robbins is like a dot on the stage, but he’s clearly visible on the big screens.

Inside Secret: The “Executive” ticket is only about $200 more, but the closer seats and ability to get in early is worth the price.  If you’re not going to get their early just go for the cheap seats.

Robbins is a master of NLP and he uses many of the techniques in controlling and motivating the crowd.  If you’ve ever looked at Frank Kern’s Crowd Control, you’ll see step by step how it is done. (Note: Email me at dglover@slimesandwich.com and I’ll give you the secrets of how Robbins does it – for FREE!)

Before long, the crowd responds enthusiastically.  Robbins tells us there are two fears we have that all humans share (See my FREE outline) and three patterns of emotion that he calls the Triad.  This Triad combined with what Robbins calls the Six Human Needs really creates whether we love or hate our lives.

Robbins also introduces the “Ultimate Success Formula” (see my FREE Notes)

Inside Secret:  This Human Needs Psychology really works.  I attended a Robbins Leadership Seminar and saw it work miracles over and over.  In fact, the most powerful Robbins product is not for sale – It is the Leadership Academy workbook and flash cards that came with the seminar.

Insider Secret: For those of you who were disappointed Robbins never published his new book, if I was a betting man, I think you would find most of it in the Leadership Academy Workbook (if you can get your hands on it).  (Email me at dglover@slimesandwich.com and I’ll give you a FREE outline)

On day one, Robbins works with us on figuring out our greatest fears and even the benefits the fear has given us.  We work with the driving forces of pain and pleasure and learn that in mastering our state or emotions we can make powerful changes.

As part of overcoming the fear, we all agree to take off our shoes and cross a bed of hot coals in our bare feet (yes, we paid good money to do this).

Insider Secret.  There is no trick with the hot coals. They are VERY real.  I volunteered with what they call the Fire Crew to prepare the firewalk and it is just: (1) wood turned into hot coals, (2) sod and (3) some water at the end to wipe off your feet.

Robbins keeps us up late, and wears down our defenses

Overall, day one is a very powerful experience where I  am forced to face my fears associated with my failed business and a feeling I have lost my significance.

Day Two

We get there early, but good seats are still hard to find.  The crowd is already pumped up and my daughter is participating, which is a good sign.  

Tony is not here.  His second in command, Joseph McClendon III, is in charge.  While good, Joe is not Tony. 

A lot of the day consists of videos of Tony.

Tony goes through: (1) the power of your beliefs (2) his 3 steps for lasting change, (4) the Driving Force (5) asking intelligently. 

These steps are all powerful, but I think Robbin’s best work is with his Human Needs, which he touches upon again, showing that growth and contribution are the basis of happiness.

There is an exercise on closing the gap between where I am now and where I want to be.  I’m satisfied with the map I've produced and will be partially using it for my life changing endeavors.

Robbins does an exercise on the power of mastering your business.  While there is a bit of valuable info here, most of it is over the head of the crowd.

Overall it is a great day.  We've had the chance to really look at our lives.

Day Three

Tony is back.  Thank God!

We work on the Wheel of Life, which is a process you can do for free on Robbin’s website.  http://www.tonyrobbins.com/ue/results-workshop.php

Robbins keeps the crowd rocking and moves between strategies, exercises and stories.  If you know anything about NLP, you can see Robbins is a master practitioner.

After determining the areas of life that need to be worked on, the 3 Pillars of Progress are introduced along with emotional recipes and how to elicit someone’s strategies (including your own).

The culmination of the day comes with what Robbins calls the Dicken’s Process.  I won’t go into it here, but it is a very effective method of adding tremendous pain to the things you want to change and adding pleasure to path you want to follow. 

For me, it helped clear the way for me to change my life.  I knew that my significance should not be tied up in money, or my business, but the process really helped me move past these things.

A good amount of time is taken pitching other Robbin’s seminars and products.  There are a good amount of people who sign up.  To tell you the truth, I have no doubt that each of the seminars they offer: (1) Life Mastery, (2) Wealth Master and (3) Date with Destiny all for about $11,000 (each one is about $5,000 if you buy separately), but I have no doubt the programs are worth every penny.

I’ve talked with a number of people who have attended Date With Destiny and found it much more intimate and more life changing than Unleash The Power Within.

The night ends with a powerful party like atmosphere with Tony spraying the crowd with water.

Day 4

Once again, Joseph is in charge.  In some ways, this day seems like the day after Christmas.  While informative and interesting, day 4 is all about nutrition and health and it is lacking the charismatic feel of the previous 3 days. 

At its root level, Robbins believes we should “alkalize and energize,”  This means that greens drinks and exercise are king and potato chips are out.

Robbins has a new section of information on creating an environment that nurtures and heals.  This subject is a bit near and dear to my heart as it is clear the chemicals we ingest through cosmetics, water, cleaning solutions, dry cleaning, commercial beverages are harming us.

If you want to know the contents of day four, you can get my FREE outline by mailing me at dglover@slimesandwich.com and requesting a copy.

Review

I’m going to give Unleash the Power Within 9 out of 10 stars. I’d give it 10 stars if Tony taught it all the way through.

If you want to change your life, beg, borrow or steal the $600 and go.  You will be glad you did.  The money you pay is just almost nothing compared to the benefit you receive.

While did not have the same impact as the seminar years ago (my guess is that Tony could do it in his sleep now and maybe does), the process is completely worth the time and provides a fantastic foundation for setting up a new life.

Post Script

The seminar really did help me work through some negative patterns and thinking that had been plaguing me.

I've been reviewing my workbook and have begun to make changes in my diet and exercise.

I’m also letting go off a few things and am excited about starting a new business.