Consider this quote... "What got you here won't get you there."
Wondering how it applies to weight loss?
In today's episode, I'm reviewing and exploring ten things that you probably didn't know about weight loss.
I'll be debunking some common myths and pointing out some mistakes you may be...
How often do you think you misinterpret information and wind up feeling (unnecessarily) stressed, upset, or angry?
Even worse, what if the way you're thinking about a given situation artificially limits the choices available to you?
What I'm describing here are cognitive distortions. These are...
When it comes to processing your emotions, creating calm in your mind and body provides the conditions for clarity.
In this episode, we're talking about the process of exploring your options and choosing how to respond based on your values. In other words, how to make choices that align with...
How much tension do you feel in your body? And where do you feel it?
When it comes to processing your emotions, aka emotional regulation, we're talking about releasing tension and freeing the energy that is stored in your body and how this affects your mind.
Emotional regulation is a skill you...
Do you struggle with emotional eating where you find yourself getting really angry or upset, and then after you eat, you feel guilty?
And so really this whole idea about processing your emotions is something that's really important to your overall health.
In the last episode, I talked about...
When it comes to difficult situations how do you deal with the emotions that arise from them?
Do you suppress them, as in not allow yourself to feel? Do you avoid them? Perhaps you turn to emotional eating or going for a run?
Or do you actually process them? Do you actually know what that means?...
Are you familiar with the Hunger Scale?
If you have a history of dieting - relying on external things like counting calories or tracking points, or keeping track of macros - as opposed to listening to what your body is telling you, this is an opportunity for you to rebuild trust.
I'm going...
Have you heard of Intuitive Eating? It's gotten a lot of press in the last year, and has been gaining popularity.
I passed all the requirements to become a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor earlier this summer, but ultimately decided it's not for me.
There are some really good things about...
Have you lost a bunch of weight recently?
Maybe you've been taking one of the weight loss drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic or Mounjaro, and you don't plan on staying on it?
Maybe it's too expensive
Or it's got some unpleasant side effects and you just don't feel good when you're on it.
Or you just...
When you look at your life, do you think your best years are behind you or in front of you?
If you believe what you see and hear in the media, you probably think outer beauty and youth are more important than anything else, especially for women.
It's why anti-aging anything is so popular.
But...