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Whitney Klinkner is the Community Manager for Lose it! When you contact the company, the chances are great taht she will be the person who helps you.

She grew up in Michigan and upon graduating from college, moved to Boston with her friend Brandon. They both found work for Lose It! and that is where they started to affect millions of people.

Discover more of her story, how she deals with a tragedy, and how her office is in the worst possible location.

The show notes for every episode will include links to products, people and services that were mentioned in the episode.  A notice of total disclosure, I may have affliations with some of those products and services that are linked here. That means that when you click on a link and purchase that product, I will receive a small commission on that sale. It will not increase your cost at all, but it will help financially support me as I continue to bring assistance to you and anyone who wants to achieve their goals.

I swear by Lose It! It is the first time I was able to lose weight, and more importantly, keep it off! It is easy to use, works on iOS and Android (not Windows Phones, sorry) and has an online platform, too. It combines the ease and simplicity of calorie counting with the social networking of Facebook. Many users report that they are on their LoseIt activity streams more often than they are on Facebook. There is a free version (which really works!) and a premium version, The premium version allows trackign food in the future (for better planning), setting non-weight-based goals (body fat, measurements, nutrients, blood pressures and many more). When you have premium, you can also create your own community groups and challenges. One of the nicest features of premium is that it allows you to synch your Lose It! account with other devices and applications. Get Lose It! Premium because it works.

Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw. Courtesy of Audionautix.com

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Success will bring recognition. In business, that could be in the form of a pay raise, a bonus, a promotion, or a bigger office. In sports, that could be medals or sponsrships. Those are relatively easy to accept. They are tangible rewards, something that is measurable and comparable to other people.

In weight loss, the recognition is different. People will say things like “Have you lost weight?” or “You are getting so thin” or “You really shouldn’t lose any more weight.” Those can be handled with a simple “Yes”, “Not really” and “My goal is to be healthy”, respectively.

But what do you say to people who give verbal praise? This can be in any of the above successes. Peers and family who are unable to give that tangible recognition but are only able to say “You did great on that project” or “You were the fastest in that race” or “You look great!”

Think about those comments. What are your first responses that come to mind. Most likely the response will sound something like “I was just doing my job” or “That’s just because I practiced a lot” or “Oh, I didn’t lose that much!” People tend to be humble when presented with praise. We downplay our successes. We try to not seem boastful.

That is really wrong. Listen to the entire show for my rationale and a challenge that I am putting out to everyone.

Also, I have a few more shout-outs to reviewers. Do you want to hear your name? Give me a rating and review on iTunes today!

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Today’s guest is Brian Dunning. According to his online biography, he “exists as an entity.” Having talked with him during our inteview, I can confirm that statement.

However, in addition to being a corporeal entity, he is also a science writer, as well as host and producer of Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena (skeptoid.com), where he  “applies critical thinking to urban legends and popular pseudoscientific subjects promoted by the mass media. “

I’ve listened to all 412 weekly episodes. He tackles serious and humorour topics, but always with the scientific method. He also provides his references on his website, for listeners to use as a jumping off point if they want to delve deeper into the subject. He shows are about 12 minutes long, which is a great length for a single topic discussion.

If you enjoy science, history, health, medicine, aliens, mythology, literature, or just about any other area of research, I encourage you to subscribe and start listening.  Here is a link in iTunes.

His books are available in Amazon:

Some of Brian’s favorite foods:

I’m not sure why this is so good, but it really is! (The only place I have been able to find Vegemite is on Amazon. (Find the link below.)

But, Australia isn’t the only country with unique foods.

The show notes for every episode will include links to products, people and services that were mentioned in the episode.  A notice of total disclosure, I may have affliations with some of those products and services that are linked here. That means that when you click on a link and purchase that product, I will receive a small commission on that sale. It will not increase your cost at all, but it will help financially support me as I continue to bring assistance to you and anyone who wants to achieve their goals.

Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw. Courtesy of Audionautix.com

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Steve Grant is a good friend that I met through Lose It! Initially he was simply and active member and enthusiastic supporter of others, but recently he became an official Lose It! moderator.

He hails from Quebec City, Quebec, and works as a software engineer. He has had a long-term struggle with his weight (and how many of us can understand that?) but he also was able to break his relationship with the “diet yo-yo.” He experienced many emotions during his journey, and I think you will connect with his experience.

He has a real story. If you do what he does, you will have similar results, like this:

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The show notes for every episode will include links to products, people and services that were mentioned in the episode. A notice of total disclosure, as some point I may have affliations with some of the products and services that are linked here. That means that when you click on a link and purchase that product, I will receive a small commission on that sale. It will not increase your cost at all, but it will help financially support me as I continue to bring assistance to anyone who wants to achieve their goals.

Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw. Courtesy of Audionautix.com

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We all have bad days. We all make mistakes. We all make bad choices. That is part of being human. If we hold our personal expections to the level of perfection, we are dooming ourselves to missing the mark.

I’m not saying don’t try to improve, but I am suggesting that you forgive yourself for those errors. And then move on. Missing a target isn’t a failure; quitting is.

Also, listen to the shout-outs to all the new reviewers on iTunes!

Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw. Courtesy of Audionautix.com

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MYST 6: Cathy Aster

Cathy Aster is a 57 year old woman, who lives the big city life. She works full time, stays active and is a weight loss success story. She used a healthy and common sense approach to losing weight by making changes that she will maintain because she did not do anything out of the ordinary.

She celebrates life, and enjoys good food, but has learned moderation. She also is another Lose It! member who is a strong supporter for other members. Additionally, she wear a Fitbit device, to track her day-long activity level to help her continue strongly as she enters her maintenance phase.

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The show notes for every episode will include links to products, people and services that were mentioned in the episode.  A notice of total disclosure, I may have affliations with some of those products and services that are linked here. That means that when you click on a link and purchase that product, I will receive a small commission on that sale. It will not increase your cost at all, but it will help financially support me as I continue to bring assistance to you and anyone who wants to achieve their goals.

Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw. Courtesy of Audionautix.com

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Boosters are used in medicine to help prevent disease. They maintain a level of physical health. As a registered nurse, I am familiar with that type of booster.

But what about your motivational health?

In this case, the booster I am thinking of is like one of those huge Saturn V rockets that blasted out Apollo astronauts into orbit and then to the moon. I want to use these short shows as boosters for your motivitation and enthusiasm. I want to keep the fires burning inside you, so that you can reach your goals.

These boosters will be added every week. Most will pick up on a concept or theme that a previous guest talked about. The shows will be shorter than the interview shows, 12-15 minutes.

But tell me: which day of the week would a booster benefit you the most? Thursday? Friday? Leave me your idea in the comments below.

And as always, please leave me a rating and review in iTunes, and now available in Stitcher. I truly appreciate that!

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The show notes for every episode will include links to products, people and services that were mentioned in the episode. A notice of total disclosure, as some point I may have affliations with some of the products and services that are linked here. That means that when you click on a link and purchase that product, I will receive a small commission on that sale. It will not increase your cost at all, but it will help financially support me as I continue to bring assistance to anyone who wants to achieve their goals.

Jeff Goins–writer, blogger, podcaster

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Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw. Courtesy of Audionautix.com