Pound = 3500 Calories and Jeffrey Gitomer on Weight Loss
As I pumped, lifted, pushed, and panted at the fitness club in Auburn, WA, I wondered if this weight loss plan would be easy. Most say no. Why? Is it commitment? Is it because people are missing Jeffrey Gitomer's 12.5 steps? Maybe. Is it because there is missing data?
Since I am already on the mission to be Big Loser Mike, here are notes:
3500 calories = One Pound
If you eat 3,500 calories more than your body needs, you will put on about 1 pound. If you use up 3,500 calories more than you eat, you will lose about 1 pound in weight.
Don't know how to do that lose 3,500 calories? Don't know much about calories? Take a look at the Calorie Calculator online which automatically does computations quickly.
Now that you have a calculator, you want to know what Jefftey Gitomer has to say? He wrote all about it in his Sales Caffeine Newsletter. It is a must read. Do not limit what he says to "sales". He goes beyond sales.
Here are Jeffrey Gitomer's 12.5 steps to getting past commitment to achievement:
1. Today, not tomorrow. Tomorrow never comes, especially where change or breaking a habit is concerned. Mike: This is abbreviated TNT.
2. Develop a passion or an anger about your present situation. The only way to make the goal a reality is to get determined and create the inner energy. Mike: Passion and Purpose Promotes Progress in People. I love P words.
3. Do it for the most important person in the world…YOU! Don’t do this for or against anyone but yourself. Mike: I am not the most important person in the world but no one else will claim me as their responsiblity so I have to do it for me.
4. Write down your exact plan. Detail both the actions you must take, and the rewards for achievement. Mike: Brad Swartz (Owner / CEO of Vision Quest) said this exact same thing. Great minds think alike.
5. Set a time frame. The end is as important as the beginning. Mike: Again, this is exactly what Brad Swartz emphasizes, thus the "90 Days" for Biggest Loser.
6. Determine the daily dose. Just figure out what you need to achieve each day, and do that. Mike: Don't fret about the future because that isn't likely to happen unless today is taken care of first. Daily supplements, daily exercise, daily food plan, daily support. Days turn into weeks.
We were having such fun but it is time to have you read the rest at Jeffrey's website. Wouldn't be fair to take all of his thunder. Sales Caffeine Newsletter.
Of course Jeffrey is talking about more than weight loss and getting fit as the principles also apply to business success, sales building, school, and personal lives.
Daily Personal Notes from Fitness Gym Workout:
The first day (Friday) was rough and tough. Since my new personal trainer does not know my limits, they must be tested. Measurements of stamina, strength, and endurance were used to draw a line in the proverbial sand. Unfortunately, everything is hard the first time and for a non-athlete to learn how to use the body in a robust fashion left him much more enlightened about his limitations (and that is putting it mildly). It will be interesting in 90 days to go back and work on the first day's activities to see the improvement. At the end of the session I was certainly out of breath and tired. (That is what is supposed to happen, right?) While I knew there was something to be desired in my physical abilities we certainly laid it out that I was in worse shape than I even imagined. Oddly, the next day I did not have apparent soreness. Even with a very intense first day of test, I did not have any muscle aches which was very good news. |
Maybe it was because I started taking the supplements? Apex is the name brand. Can't find them on eBay. Sorry. I like to share the deep discounts but it appears that they are exclusive. Vision Quest offered a 30% discount for supplements on the night of the kick off for all of those who signed up for the Biggest Loser Competition. That being the case, figured if I bought a 90 day supply, the discount would be make the entry fee seem small. (Entrance fee special if you got it early enough - $100 off at $149).
Every 90 days or so they have another program. Each event seems to be getting bigger. This means if you like my progress, you can sign up. (No commissions.) If you think my experience is less than special, then you know to avoid it. Mark your calendar. Think about summer. I am going to do this. If I can (I will), then you can too.
The take aways today:
- 3,500 calories = a pound. Less in, more out is better than the reverse.
- Calorie Counter link. That's easier than doing it in your head.
- Jeffrey Gitomer has 12.5 points about commitment (with my add-ins).
- The first day is test day and sets the stage from which to build.
Check out my workout calendar at Vision Quest in Auburn, WA. Let me know your opinion on what will help me transform.
