Logical Weight Loss Podcast

Do I REALLY Want to lose weight

Being around people who don't support, or share your passion for being healthy can lead you down the wrong path according to the book Atomic Habits.

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Right now as I look at my progress, I want to quit eating all food, go on a liquid diet, run a marathon, and dump a ton of weight by 6:30. We want the weight off. We want it off yesterday. Meanwhile back, in reality, a better strategy is to set up some habits to do the right things on a consistent basis. Full show notes at www.logicalloss.com/379

If stress inhibits weight loss, what about the stress caused when you watch every calorie, use trackers and app to obsess over every little details.

Danyon TongiaCheck out his YouTube ChanelHis article with all of his tips is at http://www.healthvi.org/guides/fat-loss/His email is [email protected] the Logical Losers at www.logicallosers.com

Trying to be perfect is impossible. We put off until tomorrow thinking we are going to take a running start, but we never start because we want to be perfect.

I brought in an expert in the psychology of weight loss to help us understand how our thoughts affect our weight loss efforts.

Special thanks to Nick Florido for the $30Today I share how I was doing everything I was supposed to do I:Drink 60-80 oz of waterGet seven hours of sleep a nightEat less than 2000 caloriesGet 60 minutes of exercise or 10,000 stepsand yet the scale didn't move. In fact, in some days the scale went up. I was furious, and frustrate and I wanted to quit, but I didn't. I'm glad I didn'tToday I woke up and I hit my goal.I focused on doing all the right things that lead to weight loss instead of the skill. On the Biggest Loser they had a saying, “Trust the process” and in this case I didInspirational Quote about Not Giving Up“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” -James A. Michener“Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” -Vince Lombardi“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” -Nelson Mandela“How long should you try? Until.” -Jim Rohn“There is no failure except in no longer trying.” -Elbert Hubbard“You just can’t beat the person who won’t give up.” -Babe Ruth“Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.” -Winston Churchill“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” -Dale Carnegie“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” -Harriet Beecher Stowe“You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can’t, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don’t give up.” -Chuck Yeager“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” -Thomas Edison“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ?Confucius“If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.” -Jesse Jackson“Survival can be summed up in three words- never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.” -Bear Grylls“Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” - Conrad HiltonSUPPORT THE SHOWSupport the show and become one of the Logical Losers and support the show at http://www.logicallosers.comTopics For the FutureHave you tried Theraworx Relief? I keep hearing about this product for sore muscles on other podcasts and was curious if you've tried it. If so leave a comment belowStart Your Own Weight Loss CompetitionIf you start going to start your own weight loss competition like the old “biggest loser” TV show, I've already done all the work for the calculations. Just put in your starting weight, and the weights as you weigh in, and the spreadsheet calculates your weight loss. Check it out.

Go with me for a moment. Most of your friends come from your job. You are all close in age, you spend 40 hours together and often go to lunch together. In some cases, you even hang out after hours.Then you hire a new person. They are also similar to your age. Then you notice some characteristics:They seem to do things with little thoughts about long-term effects as you "only live once."They seem to talk negatively about many of the things you doThey seem unfocused on your companies goals and are a bit self-centered.You try to ignore them, but every time you turn around they seem to be there.They seem to lie to you all the timeWould you want to hang out with this person? How frustrating would this person be?How To Turn the Tides on Your Negative Inner TalkNotice itNotice what you're doing when you hear itTalkback and tell them to go awayNo matter what the inner critic has told you, you do have positive traits, although it may take you some time and discipline to retrain yourself to see them.We all have an automatic selective filtering system that (our brain) will look for evidence in our environment that matches up with whatever we believe to be true about ourselves. We will then disregard other evidence to the contrary.How We Feel About Ourselves MattersEvents + Thoughts = EmotionsIf our thoughts determine how we feel, that means how we habitually think will determine how we habitually feel. (source)Give Your Negative Talker a NameI have a friend of mine who refers to his negative talker as "Grizz" as it's like a bear that roars at him to go eat bad things.I think I'm going to name mine "Charlie." I'm not sure why, but I can hear me telling Charlie to piss off, so I'm going with Charlie.Think about what kind of clothes this person would wear. Visualize this person.Now That It's Easier to See The Negative You Pay Attention to Your EnvironmentThe other night I found myself at an ice cream parlor. I thought to myself, why am I here? My inner voice told me one cone wouldn't hurt (lies).What had happened? I had been asked by my ex-wife to attend a Christmas party with her. Not as a date (They actual date had something come up and she didn't want to go stag).I wanted to help, and I'm not worried about us on a romantic level, but there was something in my gut that said this was not the best idea on the planet.The next thing I know, I'm at the ice cream parlor.Seeing Is BelievingI have a wi-fi- Digital Scale which automatically enters my weight into My FitnessPal. Consequently, I don't really look at it much. My scale shows if I went up or down from the last time I weighed myself (which is typically daily).As the year is coming to an end, I downloaded all of my stats from Myfitnesspal and looked at the lowest and highest weight of the past yearsMy goal for years has been 185 lbs.  May sites say 190 is the top of the range, and so I wanted to go to 185Then I say that in 2016 I was five pounds from hitting my goal. After each year getting closer (with 2013, 2014, and 2105 each getting closer). I also see then when I get close to 220, or 225, I ge mad and get dedicated and focused.You Don't Need to Wait Two Weeks To "Start Over"Here is what I've doneI'm using habitshare (I talked about this on a previous episode) to focus on the things I need to do (getting sleep, hitting calories goals, activity goals, etc)I joined a Stepbet this helps me focus on being activeI bought a new treadmill (more on that later)I'm going to enter my weight into a spreadsheet that shows what my goal weight should be. (All Logical Losers can get a copy of this spreadsheet)My New TreadmillI've said the best exercise is the one you do. I tried a manual treadmill, but in a nutshell, I just liked a motorized treadmill better. I didn't really bother me until it started snowing. My activity went down to nothing, and the weight started to come back up. It wasn't cheap, but I know it would get used. I pulled out a credit card (not my favorite way to pay for things) and but the bullet.I bought a Horizon Fitness T101-05 Folding Treadmill that was on sale.Here is what I like:Built in blue tooth speakersbuilt-in racks for tabletsFeatherlight foldingSuper quietGoes up to 10 MPH and it also inclinesHere is what I think needs improved:There are 40 different variations of programs that you can run, but the documentation on how to use them is poor.The built-in fan is an absolute waste of timeThings to Know:It's heavy. While you can fold it up and drag it around, it's very heavy so pick where you want it, and put it down.From what I read, the Johnson company builds this brand all the parts for the unit, and they are well made and have won awards.ConclusionI've had it a week, and love it.As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases

I watched the documentary My Big fat Body by Frank Payne on Amazon Prime (it was included with the Prime membership). The movie shows Frank going through the process of losing 60 lbs. It was impressive. I wanted to see how Frank was doing now. The problem is he died at the age of 49 in 2012. So the video showed how his living of eating insane amounts of bad food had left its mark on his system. So if you need help getting off the couch, I highly recommend watching the movie.The Top Tools I UseI took at look at new habits and tools that I started using in 2016, and - more importantly - that I am still using. Here they are.Power Pressure Cooker XLEach Sunday I use my Power Pressure Cooker XL. Its the first thing that I purchased in 2016 that I got completely sucked into their infomercial. I throw in a bunch of chicken and 20 minutes later I pack it up. It's the best $99 I've ever spent. It's so popular, that people are now writing Power Pressure cookbooks for it with 123 recipes ($9).Ninja Blender ProI use me Ninja Blender Pro to make smoothies, and mix protein shakes all the time ($59). So with the Power Pressure Cooker, I 've got lunch covered. With the Ninja Blender Pro I've got my breakfast covered.Storage ContainersI got a set of Spin and Swirl storage containers that are on a carousel so it takes up half the room in your cupboard. I've had these for years. I know the reviews on Amazon say they are cheap, but I've never had an issue with mine. There are plenty of storage containers that go from the microwave to the dishwasher, etc

Everybody I know that is losing weight seems to always seem to say the same phrase:..and I quit drinking (insert soft drink name).For me I've been stuck on Mountain Dew since I met a girl in my teens who drank it like water (and her ENTIRE family did as well). I go on and off the "Dew Wagon." I've had people say they are tired of me talking about mountain dew, so I want to put to rest. I have placed a counter on the right side of the screen. I just need to quit drinking it. It's not impossible. A can is 170 calories, and 20 oz bottle is 290. A 20 ox bottle five days a week is 5800 calories a month (1.65 lbs )A 12 oz can five days a week is 3400 calories a month. (almost 1 lb). If weight loss is calories in vs calories out. I can easily lose a pound a week by cutting out soda/pop. Here are the articles I talked about today. Monster Drink Aids in Teens DeathMy Veins Collapsed Due to Drinking Mountain Dew

Today I share some insights from the new Dr. Phil book which starts of saying how bad the diet industry is and how every book states how their book is the truth and the rest are all lies. None of them work, and its a sham. He then states (and I'm paraphrasing), the diet industry is bad and every book states how their book is the truth and the rest are all lies. None of them work, and its a sham. HIS BOOK is the true one.  Now for the record there are some great insights. Dr. Phil didn't get to where he is without bringing some insights delivered in true DR. Phil fashion. The cool thing is I listened to the book via Audible, and they have a hand out that goes along with the audio book (worksheets, etc). You can get a free book by going to logicalloss.com/audibletrial

Maybe its NOT Food or Exercise?

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I turned 50 today. It's scary. 30 was 20 years ago, and 70 is 20 years from today. I know aging 30 to 50 went FAST. Its kind of spooky to think how fast 50-70 will be.I was listening to Michael Hyatt's podcast and he was talking about always finishing the race. It really inspired me he talked about a race where a woman had fallen and not only did she get up, but she got up and ran as hard as she could and actually won the race. So we know that no quitting will build out character. We wish there was a better way, but it is those times when we face adversity that really shapes us.My mother died when I was 29. I was going to college and finals were the following week. To make a long story short, I wasn't permitted more time to take my finals. I had to take them the same day everyone else did. I thought I would never be able to focus enough to study and pull it off. I don't remember what I got, but in the end I got the degree.You have strength you didn't know you had, and you don't learn this about yourself until you are tested.Your response is your responsibility. Today is my birthday, and I know I have cake and ice cream in my future. Consequently, I am having a very light breakfast, and I will do the same for lunch. This way I can enjoy the traditional birthday party with my family. Wait, ice cream and cake? My birthday is the 8th. It's not a week long celebration. Tomorrow is the 9th. I will get back to dinking my water, taking my steps, and getting back on track.I'm Using the Pump Up AppI've mentioned this in the past. Here is why I like it.1. Custome workouts. If you have weights, machines, etc fine. If you don't - fine as well.2. You can set goals, and schedule workouts. Make an appointment with you. You are a very important person. Don't break that appointment.3. Allows me to exercise anywhere.4. Its free.What may discourage you about the app.Lots of pretty people on the website. While this may motivate you as you want to look like them, I can see it as a trigger to think, "I'll never look like that, or those people are young, I'm not.." Be ready to check the negative self-talk at the door.Start SlowBe sure to start out slow. I did a 15 minute workout and I'm soar today (remember to give your body 24 hours to fully respond to the exercise and always contact your doctor before starting any kind of regimen). I'm reaching to for Fitness Soak Spray to help relieve my muscles, and I'm getting back on the train. I know stronger/bigger muscles are something that (while hard to create) will make weight loss easier in the long run.For videos go to www.logicalloss.com/   

I've always said, "it's the food" when it comes to why I'm not losing weight. So this year I'm attacking the food. I'm finding ways to make better food at home. I'm trying to avoid getting my meals through the window of my car. I've purchased a Ninja Pro blender, and this weekend after much video viewing, I went to Walmart and purchased the Power Pressure Cooker Pro. The commerical that sucked me in was the Power Pressure Cooker XL. What is the difference? Not much.   Purchase the Power Pressure Cooker XL at Amazon.comThe Power Pressure Cooker XL Has:More presets. You ave a button for meat, fish, etc. The Pro version has a cook button and a Pressure button. There are default buttons for rice, canning, etc. In the end your probably always going to cook at the highest pressure (this from a never pressured cooked before person). I know I'm going to be primarily focused on time. Less Delay time. The commercial says you can delay up to 4 hours. The Power Press Cooker pro states up to 24 hours. A Cookbook, a canning guide, and a free chopper A longer shipping time. I went to Walmart and picked mine up. A larger price: By the time you buy the Power Pressure Cooker XL and pay for shipping you are looking at $130. It would be more if you choose the warranty As I bought mine at Walmart, if it breaks I'm taking it back to Walmart.Does the Power Pressure Cooker XL Do Anything the Pro Cant?After using it one day, and making one meal, I would say no. For me, I had to look at the manual to see how long to cook something. I'm sure the more I use it the less I will need the manual (its not exactly awesome, and the recipes they provide are also on the website).Do I Wish I Had Purchased the Power Pressure Cooker XL?Maybe. I know it really doesn't do much more, but again thats after one day of use. The Pro version works fine, but the extra buttons mean less of a learning curve. Once the learning curve is over (probably a week) I will change my mind and be about $46 richer.The First Meal Was a Pot RoastI purchased a roast, some potatoes, onions and baby carrots. I browned the roast in next to know time while I got the potatoes ready. In the end I cooked it about 35 minutes for a 3 lbs roast and it came out tough. Next time I cook this I'm going 20-25 minutes. The vegetables were awesome. WOW. The meat was OK, but once it got cold it was tough .The meal cost me about $28, where the night before we had gone out to eat and that was closer to $40 and wasn't as healthy (Chinese food filled with salt). Other Articles MentionedStudy: Women who keep food diary more likely to lose weight : http://usat.ly/Nld8dz MIndful Eating Can Get your Balanced

In the past I had a juiceman juicer and I loved making Apple Carrot juice, but it was an absolute PAIN to clean. I used it a few times, but the pain of cleaning out weighed the joy of the juice. recently I kept hearing about Ninja Pro blender to making smoothies. I went and purchased one and it works great. I did try to make some "juice" using this system and it basically made Apple/Carrot pulp. MMMMMmmmm just like mom use to make. I added some ice cubes and some water and it made it drinkable. It was not the YUM that I got from my Jucing days (but it also took 2 minutes to clean). I forgot how much I love APples and in you have one of these you can really have a fun snack in two seconds (and again almost no cleanup). You just put it on the Apple and push down and you get instant Apple Slices. I've been using my Ninja to make some chocolate banana smoothies with Peanut Butter. They are yummy and they keep me full. I use Chocolate Flavored Weigh protein or Shakeology and throw in some bananas and just a hint of peanut butter. I did start lifting weight this week. I just started and I feel great. I leave these hands weight in the living room.Never Stop BelievingThe Seatle Sea hawks were down going into the fourth quarter and they won their game and are going to the Super Bowl. The quarterback threw four interceptions. How did they win? They never stopped believing in themselves. I often say that you can't change the way you started your life, but you can change the way you finish. I'm sure those athletes can understand that. People were counting them out. People were leaving the stadium. People were thinking, "It's over." As long as you are breathing, it's not over. You can do it.

For most healthy adults, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends these exercise guidelines:Aerobic activity. Get at least 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity — such as brisk walking, swimming or mowing the lawn — or 75 minutes a week of vigorous aerobic activity — such as running or aerobic dancing. You can also do a combination of moderate and vigorous activity, preferably spread throughout the course of a week.Strength training. Do strength training exercises at least twice a week. Consider free weights, weight machines or activities that use your own body weight — such as rock climbing or heavy gardening. The amount of time for each session is up to you.That's 20 minutes of aerobic exercise a day. Weight training does not have to mean weights. You can use things like resistance bands that can be stored in a bag and much less likely to stub your toe. Bodylastics are quality resistance bands. There are two basic ways to measure exercise intensity:How you feel. Exercise intensity is a subjective measure of how hard physical activity feels to you while you're doing it — your perceived exertion. Your perceived level of exertion may be different from what someone else feels doing the same exercise. For example, what feels to you like a hard run can feel like an easy workout to someone who's more fit.Your heart rate. Your heart rate offers a more objective look at exercise intensity. In general, the higher your heart rate during physical activity, the higher the exercise intensity.I use the Wahoo Blue HR Heart Rate Monitor for iPhone and Android   The basic way to calculate your maximum heart rate is to subtract your age from 220. For example, if you're 45 years old, subtract 45 from 220 to get a maximum heart rate of 175. This is the maximum number of times your heart should beat per minute while you're exercising. Once you know your maximum heart rate, you can calculate your desired target heart rate zone — the level at which your heart is being exercised and conditioned but not overworked. Here's how heart rate matches up with exercise intensity levels:Moderate exercise intensity: 50 to 70 percent of your maximum heart rateVigorous exercise intensity: 70 to 85 percent of your maximum heart rateHow to determine your target zoneTo determine your desired target heart rate zone, use an online calculator. Or, here's a simple way to do the math yourself. If you're aiming for a target heart rate of 70 to 85 percent, which is in the vigorous range, you would calculate it like this:Subtract your age from 220 to get your maximum heart rate.Multiple that number by 0.7 (70 percent) to determine the lower end of your target heart rate zone.Multiply your maximum heart rate by 0.85 (85 percent) to determine the upper end of your target heart rate zone.It's important to note that maximum heart rate is just a guide. You may have a higher or lower maximum heart rate, sometimes by as much as 15 to 20 beats per minute. If you want a more definitive range, consider discussing your target heart rate zone with an exercise physiologist or a personal trainer. As always contact your Doctor before doing any exercise or training.  Supprt the show at www.logicalloss.com/support

We have a long road ahead. We need to go into this with both eyes open. One of the ways we will dodge failure is by setting S.M.A.R.T. GoalsS = SpecificM = MeasurableA = AttainableR = RealisticT = TimelyLet’s look at those a little more specifically. A poor goal is “I want to lose weight.” Then you lose a pound. Are you done?It has to be measurable. When something is measurable you now know if you are ahead or behind schedule. I want to lose “X” amount of pounds, or “X” number of inches of my waist.Some say the “A” stands for Attainable, Achievable, or Agreed upon. I often use Appropriate. It doesn’t make any sense to say I’m going to swim 20 minutes a day if you do not have access to water. It also has to be something that is attainable in your mind. If you don’t think you can do it, you probably won’t.We need Realistic goals so we don’t set ourselves up to be discouraged. If we say, “I want to lose 10 pounds in 10 days,” that is not realistic (or healthy).A goal without a timeline is a dream. You need to add time to your goals. I usually tell people just starting out to shoot for easy goals. This might be something like,  “I will walk for 10 minutes five times this week.” It’s specific. It is measurable. It’s realistic. It has a time line. Many people try, “I will lose 10 pounds in a month.” I prefer to put time elements on action items. If you do the action items, then you will be putting yourself in place to lose weight and get healthy.               Example Goal:               “I will walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes (specific), 4 days this week. “Keep in mind that if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. This goal is something that you need to believe you can do. It needs to be something that you want, and something you feel you can achieve. It needs to be achievable (notice I didn’t say easy). We just need to avoid those times when we set up something that is so hard that we give up.  Then we need to add a time element so we can measure ourselves and see if we are on time.Don’t fret if you get behind. A guided missile is “Wrong” most of its path. It radios back and sees that it’s off path and adjusts. It then radios back, and makes more adjustments. Eventually it hits the target and everyone applauds. Nobody noticed that the missile was “wrong” for most of the flight. Make your adjustments, and continue on toward your goal.Resources to Help You Kick Off the Year In The Right DirectionI used a Myotape to measure myselfso I can see where I am starting at (so I can celebrate when these numbers go down in the future). I basically measure areas at the thickest part.Here are some directions from SparkPeople.If you need calorie tracking software check out our resourcesMy favorite Gadget for motivation is the Fitbit (it’s kind of like a pedometer on steroids).Today at the gym I used my Heart Rate Monitor to push me to get my hear rate up.  I like the Timex models as you can change the batteries. Focus on the Activity and the Results Will FollowSome times we get fixated on the scale. Then if things don’t go the way we want, we can get discouraged and want to quit. What you may want to do is to put an activity into your goal. Such as I will walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes. This is measurable. Then after you establish that habit you can start focusing on the distance you are covering in that 30 minutes.Keys to Keeping Your ResolutionWRITE THEM DOWNMost people have given up on their resolution by February because they haven’t thought about it since January 1st. Write it down, reflect on it, and keep doing all you can to accomplish it.Don’t Keep Them To Your SelfLet your family and friends know what you are trying to do so they can help hold you accountable.Don’t Look as Setbacks as FailuresLook kids fall down a BUNCH when they learn to walk. Learn each setback as a potential to learn some new information.Make sure this is YOUR goal.If you don’t see the benefits of this goal, then you won’t but into it. You can’t do things for other people. You can try but you will stop when things get tough.Mentioned in this Epsiodehttp://dannademetre.com/28 Day Squat Challenge at hello Healthy

With the year sailing off into the past, we can panic when we thnk about all the things we need to do to get our weight under control. In the end it boils down toAttitudeCaloriesSleepActivityWaterToday we are going to focus on our attitude and more specifically negative self talk.Negative self-talk can be a runaway train. Your mind goes around in circles replaying a negative event or your own shortcomings. You may think that you're getting in touch with your true feelings, but bad feelings have a way of getting worse the more attention you give them. Research shows that happy people do put bad days behind them. In a survey of 231 college students, those with a positive outlook were more likely to look back on negative events and report how much better things are for them now.Talk Yourself Out of ItIf negative self-talk came with an off switch, you could just flip it. But it doesn't. It takes a plan and some work to tone it down. Here are four ways to make it happen:Distance yourself. You can't banish negative self-talk forever, but you can take a step back from it. When you notice negative self-talk occurring, address it like you would an opinionated third party. You might say, "Thanks for sharing," or "It's interesting you feel that way" and move on.Distract yourself. "Over-thinking involves focusing on a train of thought that goes around and around. "You can stop that train of thought by focusing on something else." Try playing basketball, doing a crossword puzzle, or any other activity that fully engages your mind.Call them on it. Give your negative thoughts the third-degree and they could crumble. You might ask yourself, "Is that really true?" or "Is there another way to look at this situation?" You may also look for benefits. If you missed that job promotion, are there any lessons for the future you can take from the situation? Or could another opportunity come out of it?Save them for later. Set aside a time of day for negative self-talk. If you hear yourself doubting, blaming, or comparing yourself to others at another time of day, tell yourself you will come back to the conversation later. When the appointed time arrives, your negative thoughts may have lost most of their oomph.Water Your Body App Track your daily water consumption in an intuitive way, and because not everyone needs to drink the same amount, it is designed specifically for you.Based on the revolutionary research done by health care professionals in recent years, we have learned just how critical it is, for your health, to maximize your individual water intake. This app is designed to perfect that routine.A consistent routine with the proper amount of water in your diet will lead you to optimal overall health. Start today for a healthier tomorrow.With your personal schedule being so hectic, it is difficult to manage how much water you have drank for the day. Finally, you have found the best solution available on the iPhone.Immerse in an interactive, free-roaming interface to add cups or bottles of water towards your goal.* Earn a daily and overall average grade on how well you are keeping up on your recommended amount.* Touch and drag the containers around your table to organize them in your own special way.* Customize your own specific water container, with images to choose from.* Specify attributes from your personal lifestyle to get a scientifically proven daily water intake goal.* Earn achievements for maintaining a long term high grade average.* Use either US or metric measurements to track the amounts.* View a line graph detailing the history of your water intake.* Be reminded by the app icon itself of how many cups or bottles you have left to meet your goal.* Create your own customized reminders that can notify you when you should drink more water.* View the time and dates of every cup or bottle of water you have drank.* Enjoy a plethora of useful facts and tips about water and human health. The android app is cooler than the iOs version. You can choose your cup and other features. It's also free.

A recent article from Jillian Michaels pointed out that when we have a very stressful situation we go into "Fight or flight" and the hormones released stop us from feeling hungry (which makes sense) but the problem is this happens even when we are not being chased by a bear. According to her article, "The trouble is, it occurs in response to all stressors, including the deadlines pummeling you at work and the traffic that drives you crazy. When stress is always present, your body can't get rid of the excess cortisol built up in the blood. That cortisol just hangs around, causing lots of trouble: It turns young fat cells into mature fat cells that stick with you forever, and increases your cravings for high-fat, high-carb foods."So the stress of the holidays compounded by mountains of cookies is not a good thing. We have to learn to deal with stress. Not only during the holidays but every day. 

I have a friend of mine who is planning on having weight loss surgery. It doesn't matter what kind, but in the end it is probably not going to work. Why? Because her weight is not the problem. It is a symptom. Numerous people have had surgery and found ways around the shrunken stomachs to eat themselves fat. Why? Because their weight was a symptom. A symptom of a problem. What problem? I don't know, but THAT is what they need surgery on. They should be in therapy for that, not under a knife to remove half their stomach. When Was the Last Time You Vomited?I think my friend is under estimating the discomfort of vomiting. She explain that if she eats to much she will vomit. I don't know about you, but if I can do ANYTHING to avoid vomiting I will. Don't forget the extra expense of the bills for paying for the surgery. Don't forget that in some cases you end up with a body that can't process nutrients anymore. See the story from NBC. Take Your New "Healthy" Lifestyle for a Test DriveMy friend says she can't eat "Crap anymore." So let's do that. Don't eat crap. Try vegetables and fruits for snacks. Don't eat pizza and if you do limit it to one piece. Track your calories RELIGIOUSLY, and if you DO go over, find something that is REALLY PHYSICALLY UNCOMFORTABLE to do (for me it might be eating liver). Do something you don't want to do. Why? Because after your surgery and your body is telling you "You better get to a bathroom RIGHT NOW," I'm pretty sure you're not going to want to do that either. Fix the Problem - Not the SymptomThere are so many things that cause us to go for the refrigerator. There is stress, emotional issues, job, family ,friends, etc. All of these are typical. These are the problem. We USE FOOD to dull the problem. We USE FOOD to dull the pain. If you're are not hungry FOOD IS NOT THE SOLUTION. It's simple, but its not easy. In fact, its very , very, hard. My friend pointed out that doing a podcast about weight loss hasn't helped me. I admitted I know what to do, but I don't do it. So now I'm motivated to do the right thing to help her see if you do the right stuff you CAN Lose weight. FULL STORY ON NBC

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. -BuddaDiscipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. - Jim RohnWe must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment. - Jim RohnWinners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they're making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that's the difference. Lou HoltzI value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control. Tim FerrissSuccess isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. Mike DitkaIt's Not an Age Thing1) Helen Keller, at the age of 19 months, became deaf and blind. But that didn’t stop her. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.2) Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin; he composed from the age of 5.3) Shirley Temple was 6 when she became a movie star on “Bright Eyes.”4) Anne Frank was 12 when she wrote the diary of Anne Frank.5) Magnus Carlsen became a chess Grandmaster at the age of 13.6) Nadia Comăneci was a gymnast from Romania that scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals at the Olympics at age 14.7) Tenzin Gyatso was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in November 1950, at the age of 15.8) Pele, a soccer superstar, was 17 years old when he won the world cup in 1958 with Brazil.9) Elvis was a superstar by age 19.10) John Lennon was 20 years and Paul Mcartney was 18 when the Beatles had their first concert in 1961.11) Jesse Owens was 22 when he won 4 gold medals in Berlin 1936.12) Beethoven was a piano virtuoso by age 2313) Issac Newton wrote Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica at age 2414) Roger Bannister was 25 when he broke the 4 minute mile record15) Albert Einstein was 26 when he wrote the theory of relativity16) Lance E. Armstrong was 27 when he won the tour de France 17) Michelangelo created two of the greatest sculptures “David” and “Pieta” by age 2818) Alexander the Great, by age 29, had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world19) J.K. Rowling was 30 years old when she finished the first manuscript of Harry Potter20) Amelia Earhart was 31 years old when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean21) Oprah was 32 when she started her talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind22) Edmund Hillary was 33 when he became the first man to reach Mount Everest23) Martin Luther King Jr. was 34 when he wrote the speech “I Have a Dream."24) Marie Curie was 35 years old when she got nominated for a Nobel Prize in Physics 25) The Wright brothers, Orville (32) and Wilbur (36) invented and built the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight26) Vincent Van Gogh was 37 when he died virtually unknown, yet his paintings today are worth millions.27) Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon.28) Mark Twain was 40 when he wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", and 49 years old when he wrote "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"29) Christopher Columbus was 41 when he discovered the Americas30) Rosa Parks was 42 when she refused to obey the bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger31) John F. Kennedy was 43 years old when he became President of the United States32) Henry Ford Was 45 when the Ford T came out.33) Suzanne Collins was 46 when she wrote "The Hunger Games"34) Charles Darwin was 50 years old when his book On the Origin of Species came out.35) Leonardo Da Vinci was 51 years old when he painted the Mona Lisa.36) Abraham Lincoln was 52 when he became president.37) Ray Kroc Was 53 when he bought the McDonalds Franchise and took it to unprecedented levels.38) Dr. Seuss was 54 when he wrote "The Cat in the Hat".40) Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III was 57 years old when he successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in 2009. All of the 155 passengers aboard the aircraft survived41) Colonel Harland Sanders was 61 when he started the KFC Franchise42) J.R.R Tolkien was 62 when the Lord of the Ring books came out43) Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became President of the US44) Jack Lalane at age 70 handcuffed, shackled, towed 70 rowboats

Apple Health AppApple products are known for their ease of use. That was before the Health app from apple. I spent a lot of time just trying to input my age, sex, weight, etc. The other thing that seems really stupid is you input different ingrediants and minerals, etc individually. So have fun when you eat a salad figuring out how much of each mineral is in your food. This seems really stupid. You can only assume that there is more to his product that I am unaware of. This just seems so NOT an Apple product.Zombies RunNeed some motivation? How about the sound of zombies coming up from behind? The sound on this is great. They really use stereo imaging to make it real. The only thing is there isn't much to do. I gained a bunch of objects, but I have no idea what to do with them .There was another thing missing. Zombies. Oh during the first few missions I was eaten by zombies, but I expected them to come out to play more often. I would often walk 5-10 minutes without a zombie approaching. I did later find out thst I could turn on my music (that would stop it from being boring). You can also listen to podcasts and they will automatically lower the podcast/music so you an hear the zombies or instructions. For me this app posed another problem and that was that it takes up almost 600 megs of storage. I have a 16 gig phone, and that's a chunk. If you are struggling for room for photos, this will be a challenge. I will be the first to say I didn't really give this my all, but out of the gate the game lost my attention and when I saw where future sessions would cost I lost more interest.Fitbit ChallengesI LOVE my fitbit. It motivates me all the time. When you have friends that motivates me as well. Now they have added more motivational tools in the form of challenges. You can invite your firneds to a daily challenge, a weekend challenge, or a weekday challenge (winners win bragging rights). It's nice to see that other people are finding the time to move, and for me that is motivational. The best thing about the fitbit is they can be as low as $59. I use tie Fitbit one and it goes for around $99. Check out fitbits at fitbit.com

Today I share some insights into the movie Fed Up from the people of an unconventional truth and has Katie Couric. It is a straight shooting video that points out that we are just being lied to through the media as the food industries continues to feed us information through the media that is just a bunch of lies. You find out that a calorie is not a calorie. There is a great example of 160 calories almonds and 160 calories from a soft drink. You see where the drink just gets burned through the liver and turned into fat.Where is The Sugar Information?When I look at a box of Raisin bran, I see the daily percentages for fiber, salt, etc, but not for sugar. That's weird. When I look at a 12 ounce can of Mountain Dew there are 46 grams of sugar. There is no clue what percentage of my daily intake it is. Well according to the World Health Organization, that's because that one can of Mountain Dew (or insert your own sot drink of choice) may have close to DOUBLE the amount of sugar you need PER DAY. That ONE CAN is DOUBLE. They recommend 25 grams (ok, so almost double). The movie explains that sugar in these MAMMOTH amounts is toxic. Our liver can't handle it and we end up turning it into fat. Another cool part of the movie is where they show the tobacco heads telling congress that there is no link to cigarettes and lung cancer. Then the next clip is someone from the soft drink world telling congress that (according to a study that THEY PAID FOR) there is no link to soft drinks and diabetes. Really?Why Isn't This More Well Known?Because industry doesn't want it known. We ran tobacco right out of the country (almost), and they don't want to be next. When the mayor of new york tried to ban 64 ounce drinks everyone said he was trying to put in a police state. They get lots of publicity about how the government is trying to put in place a "Nanny state". They don't want it know that 80% of schools take money from Coke & Pepsi. They don't want it know than Pizza is now considered a vegetable (seriously?). How does this happen? Because the company that owns 80% of the pizza marketing in schools makes billions of dollars every year.You Can Rent The Video at AmazonYou have to see this for yourself. It's a riveting 90 minutes that shows you just how bad we have become.You Can Download it in iTunes You Can Purchase the DVD More InformationHere is a report from CNNDetailed Book About itOne of the doctors featured in the movie has now come out with a book called Fat Chance You can get the fat chance book as an audio book for free Help Support the Show

Today I'm wrapping up some of my thoughts on the book IMPOSSIBLE: How I Lost Nearly 400 Pounds Without Surgery I really like a segment on the 7 habits of healthy people . These inlcude:Healthy people eat all the time (don't let yourself run on empty)Healthy people are prepared (and don't get food from drive-thru, and vending machines)Healthy people don't kill themselves at the gym (nothing crazy)Healthy people work exercise into their daily routine (park away from the front of the zone, take the stairs).Healthy people keep it simple (don't wait till you get the best gear)Healthy people don't avoid the doctorHealthy people grocery shop a lot

Today I talk about a challenge that if you are watching TV you need to be moving!. Also I talk about spoiled athletes who never have to own their actions. 

I went to a conference and one of the keynote speakers mentioned that we should schedule our lives to be run at 40%. Why? Because life happens, and that gets moved up to 80%. The problem is we schedule ourselves to be run at 100% (I know I did the last few weeks and a 3 lb increase was the result). Look at anything that is mechanical (car, copy machine, hard drive) if they run 100% of the time they will eventually burn up and die.  So when we book ourselves solid, we are almost ensuring too much stress, too much pressure (because we have no wiggle room - we are sitting ducks if our life throws us a curve ball).Enter Steven CoveyIf you need help setting priorities, THE book you MUST read is called First Thing First by Steven Covery. It's a great book In it he point out some obvious stuff. We often jump on things that are urgent, but not important (we change our schedule so we can be home on time for "housewives"). The image below shows what to focus on: Important and urgent: The homework for your class is due Friday and its a big chunk of your grade. Urgent and not important: The phone rings during dinner. It seems urgent. When was the last time you took a life threatening phone call? Important but not Urgent: Your car needs an oil change, in 3,0000 miles. Not Urgent and Not Important: Anything on your Roku, or Apple TV.

Today its a  quick show but I noticed something. When I'm in the car I hear tons of advertisements for cars. Why? Because there are a ton of people who listen to the radio in their cars. Hence it makes sense for car dealers to advertise on the radio. It  is where their target market is. Makes sense?Then after my drive home (hearing car dealer after car dealer) and I turned on the 6 PM news. What did I see when they went to commercial?Drug ads. One after the other. Drug this, drug that to make you thin if you are fat. To make you happy if you are sad. To sharpen your mind, control your bladder, make the little solider salute, and more. Then after they tell you the benefits, there is at least 30 seconds of after effects including:Death.DiarrheaDouble visionSuicidal TendenciesMood SwingsLiver failureThe list goes on and on. Why are drug dealers spending so much time and money on Television Advertisements?Because its where (unhealthy people  - their target market) are congregating. Turn off the TV, and get walking . 

Today I'm out with my portable recorder and taking you along as I walk to find some food. I'm still reading the book Impossible and the last chapter he asked, "What would you do if you were healthy?" Maybe its something like:Sit in any chair,Shop in the "normal" sectionSmile standing in front of a mirror nakedNot see a gut when you take off your shirt. Not feel your back fat flopping when runningFeel more energetic.Make a list of everything you would do. Then stop and close your eyes and try to FEEL what they would be like. Remember that feeling. You need this to help you push through when you're not having a good day. Ben Franklin Was RightThink about it. If you say up at night what do you do? Watch TV - Nothing else is openEat Fast Food - nothing else is openSee lots of food commercials - advertisers aren't dumbSo start going to be earlier. There is a reason this slogan has been around so long (Early to be and early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy, and wise). 

Why Diet's Are DoomedI was at a Casting Crowns concert and Mark Hall the lead singer made a great point. You start a diet when you are full and feel awful. You are inspired by the way you feel. You jump into everything you see. You buy P90X, and schedule time to jog every day after you do the work out, you buy Shakeology and get on the monthly program. It's Sunday night. You're pumped up. While you are waiting for the new tools to arrive, something happens. You get hungry. You are strong and ready to take on the world because you're full.  When you are hungry you get weak. The problem is many times you are not hungry for food. You are hungry for love (ladies) and men you are hungry for respect. You are hungry for sleep, money, and many other things, but you try to fill that hole with food. Stay strong. Identify your weaknesses.Is Facebook Making you Fat?Instead of mirror  mirror on the wall who is the fairest one of all, we are saying smart phone show me the facebook, tell me how my life should look. Tell me tell me instagram, tell me who you think I am. When we compare ourselves to others, we fall into traps. All the sudden the Ford focus we were happy with, is no longer good enough because the neighbor got some new fancy hybrid car with a cooler stereo. We  need to adopt the attitude of gratitude. When we compare ourselves we are guaranteed to find to find something we don't have and focus on it. This creates a want, that we can't fill. But we will try - with food. Notice I didn't say a need. I said it creates a want. Nobody is posting, "Hey I just gained 5 pounds", or , "My son just got busted for drugs again." Facebook is not real. Don't believe the hype. Now I love facebook. It allows me to stay connected with friends and family. I also realize that this is not a 100% true picture of their life. 6 Reasons You're Gaining WeightYou are following every trendYour life has changedYou're getting older (it's true)You could use some sleepYou're losing muscleIt's time to review what's workingP90X 3 Is Now Only 30 minutes a DayHave you heard about Tony Horton's new fitness program—P90X3®? It's based on his breakthrough Muscle Acceleration system, designed to help you burn fat, build lean muscle, and get ripped in 30 minutes a day. Tony took advantage of new science—which shows the greatest physical benefit of a workout comes in the first 30 minutes—by creating short, targeted, explosive routines that are specifically structured to maximize that initial 30-minute window of opportunity. We're talking no wasted time, no unnecessary movements, and no loss of intensity. The result? Each 30-minute workout leaves you looking like you've been tearing it up in the gym all day, every day. And you can modify most of the moves, so anyone at any fitness level can do it. I've also arranged it so that I can get you a bonus workout DVD—Tony Horton's P90X ONE on ONE® "On One Leg" (a $19.95 value)—FREE when you order P90X3 through me. Just pop by my website at www.logicalloss.com/beachbody and follow the P90X3 banner. Or just contact me directly and I'll walk you through how to get the best deal on what is probably the biggest game-changer I've seen in fitness in a long time. There is even a P90X app now to help you track your workouts

Today I talk about some reviews we've received in iTunes. Sometimes its hard to hear negative things about you, but you need to stop and ask if there is any validity to comments. In some cases, there are. Here is the one that really got me. It was from Ellen.   by EllenHenderson from USA on February 8, 2014 I like the guy - he seems like a really good person. However, for the entire time I've been listening to his podcasts, he has puttered around with about a 10 lb. range - this over 2 years or so. He is addicted to Mountain Dew and the entire gist of his shows is to review some web based food and exercise tracking systems or fitness "aids" or iPhone apps. The bottom line is, I need somebody that motivates me by example. Dave seems to be doing this podcast just to listen to himself talk. If that is the purpose of the podcast, I think there are plenty of others that have moved past the "eat less exercise more" mentality. And the difference between them and Dave is, their approaches actually work. I need a podcast that gives me REAL guidance for losing, and not someone going on and on about the fit bit or body media / body bug. Inspire me by actually using LOGIC, not gimmicks. And, inspire me by actually losing weight. If the eat less exercise more model works, why are you not losing weight? Eat healthier foods, not Mountain Dew and McDonalds. The body needs nutrients, not to be tricked by processed foods that you scan the barcode with some b/s ap on your iPhone. Quit buying into paid websites, apps, fitness gurus who want to sell you plans or supplements, and do your research. I hope the best for you, but what you are doing is not working - for you or for me. I've always try to be a person of integrity. I don't lie. I don't steal. I'm honest. Was I mad or hurt by this? Well, no. OK, maybe a little hurt. Then I read it again. This is a valid point. It is as simple (not easy) as eat less exercise more, but I'm not doing it. So I saw this last week, and I've really stepped up my game. I'm down two pounds this week. Thank you Ellen Henderson I really appreciate the kick in the pants.Tips from Someone Who Lost 80 LbsHere is the video we were listening to http://youtu.be/REG9iKC0YcQMentioned in this ShowLogical Losers Accountability Club (cheaper than weight watchers) Shakeology (Shakeology is so incredibly healthy, there's no other single food item out there that can supply you with all the nutrients, vitamins, proteins, and minerals in the amounts you need the way one delicious shake can.)

If you want to lose weight you need to make your own food, and measure everything you eat. You eyes deceive you. One trick you can do is eat on smaller plates. It sounds silly, but you eyes think its a lot of food when its not as much.Why is it that we won't settle for some things, but we lay back and let people poison our food. We convince ourselves that we "deserve" a break and then accept food that tricks our brain into thinking we are not full (so we keep eating). Did you know that on a label, the ingredients are listed in the order the amount? See how often SUGAR is number 2 or 3 on the list. See how many of the ingredients you can't pronounce.Bob is my new friend on fitbit and says, "Dave you need to say no to family and friends" (and he's right).

Today I'm still sharing from the book IMPOSSIBLE: How I Lost Nearly 400 Pounds Without Surgery and I'm finding it amazing. He talks about forcefeeders, and on Memorial Day I was faced with quite a few. Now, let me stop right there. Nobody put a gun to my head. My response is my responsibility. But I didn't want to hurt anyone, and in doing so I hurt my chances of losing weight. It was a dumb move. My wife had some surgery not too long ago and was told not to eat. Now I'm not a fan of fasting, but it sounds very hard. She did it. We call can go deeper into our own strengths that we don't even know exist until we are tested. I'm sure we can all do more than we think we can. So today, pretend a doctor told you to stop. If we don't start doing that, eventually we won't be pretending.

Today we again look at the book Impossible: How I lost 400 lbs. It's a great book and today is based on the chapter about taking steps for lasting weight loss. I think the part that jumped out at me is that we have to be honest with ourselves. We have to track what we put in out mouths, and we need to realize that our response is our responsibility. Life is 10% what happens to use and 90% of how we react. Some of our actions lead to positive results, and others send us in the wrong way. We have the power within us to stop, we may think we don't be we do. Believe in yourself, and take it small steps at a time. Don't try to be a super hero. Don't try to reverse years of abuse on our body in a few weeks. That is impossible. However, taking the right steps on a consistent basis will lead us in the right direction. I highly recommend this book. You can purchase it using the link below.

Today I share some insights I'm getting from a great book called IMPOSSIBLE: How I Lost Nearly 400 Pounds Without Surgery . We had the author Bryan Ganey on a few episodes ago, and I'm just now getting around to reading his book. WOW IS IT AWESOME. It's filled with tons of just "Yeah, that makes sense - why didn't I think of that" information. The one thing I love about this book is the information comes from Bryan. Not some academic study. I get the information from someone who does't study it, but instead someone who LIVES it.  I love the fact that it sounds like Bryan is sitting across the table from me giving me advice. So today (after only reading the first few chapters) I wanted to share the points that really jumped out at me. One of those points is that based on your current stress level, relationships, time constraints, and other items in your life - you might not be ready to lose weight. Really? Yes, in some cases we may be trying to do the impossible. That doesn't mean we're off the hook, but instead means it might make more sense to fix the relationship that is adding so much stress to your life (that then sends you to the fridge to deal with it). The book is filled with tough love, and non-nonsense insights (which is why I love it). More to come Support The Show By Using this Link Amazon.com - Support The Show   Dave Jackson is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com