Do you struggle with making decisions? Do you agonize in the “what if” scenarios? This week, we discuss a big personal decision I just made and why making decisions seem so difficult. In this episode you’ll learn how to: Get past all the “what if” drama to make a decision.  Know that your decision is the best one. 

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#073: How to Make a Big Decision - Last Episode

Do you want to change your habits or behaviors? Have you had trouble taking action on your weight loss goals? This week, we look at stages of behavior and how you can learn to make the changes you need to meet your goals. In this episode you’ll learn how to: Assess your current behavior stage. Get to the action stage. 

#072: How to Take Action to Lose Weight

Do you ever struggle to figure out what to eat when you’re on a diet? Have you ever spent hours looking at healthy recipe ideas on Pinterest and never finding exactly what you want to eat? This week, we discuss the issues that some have around planning their meals and get to the heart of why this is so difficult.  In this episode you’ll learn how to: Recognize why it’s so hard to plan meals. Identify strategies to make planning easier. 

#071: Is Deciding What to Eat Difficult?

When losing weight, the idea of eating for pleasure can bring up a rollercoaster of emotional thoughts. “What if I never stop?” “What if these M&Ms make me gain 10lbs?” Because of this, you may be white-knuckling your way through your journey, which never works long-term. In this episode you’ll learn how to: Realistically plan for joy food Determine when it’s a good time to eat your planned joy and when to pause from eating it. 

#070: Eat the Joy Food!

Every decision you make in a day has short and long-term effects. How often do you think about those effects when making decisions? This week, we discuss an exercise that can help with making decisions through uncomfortable urges and feelings.  In this episode you’ll learn how to: Organize short and long-term effects for decisions.  Identify a decision’s worth over time. 

#069: Will It Be Worth It?

If there was a magic pill you could take to suddenly become thin, would you take it? Of course, you would! Do you think you’d be able to maintain your new perfect body long-term? Maybe not. This week, we discuss how important the process is when losing weight.  In this episode you’ll learn how to: Identify all the drama you may have around your goal weight. Recognize that being thin or healthy is a process. 

#068: How to Be Thin

Losing weight isn’t easy but sometimes it seems harder than it really is. This week, we look at some strategies to help understand why weight loss can seem a lot harder than it is and how you can make weight loss less difficult. In this episode you’ll learn how to: Focus on positive progress. Get out of the negativity rut. 

067: When Weight Loss Is Hard

Have you ever assumed that others were judging you when you talk about your newest weight loss effort? Have you ever decided not to start a new program because you’re afraid of what others will think of you? This week, we discuss how you are holding yourself back by paying attention to all of that drama.  In this episode you’ll learn how to: Rephrase your assumptions to identify who is actually doing the judging.  Overcome the drama and fear around starting again. 

#066: How to Overcome the Drama and Judgement About Starting Over

What do you tell yourself about exercise? Do you hate it? Do you love it? Do you avoid doing it because you are so disgusted with yourself that you don’t see the point? This week, we look at some tips to improve what you’re telling yourself about exercise so that you can be more motivated to do it for a healthier body. In this episode you’ll learn how to: Recognize destructive and unhelpful thoughts. Consider the benefits of exercise other than losing weight. 

#065: What's Your Exercise Self-Talk?

Do you worry all the time? Does worrying impede your sleeping? Do you find yourself worrying so much that the only relief you can find is in the bottom of a Milk Dud box? This week, we discuss strategies and tips to help you stop worrying. In this episode you’ll learn how to: Recognize thought patterns that cause stress and worry. Identify how worrying is helping or hurting you. 

#064: How to Stop Worrying So Much

Do you ever notice that after a few weeks of doing well on a new routine, you find yourself falling back on your old habits? Do you stress about why this keeps happening or vent to your support group? This week, we look at how this practice of focusing on the why isn’t actually helping you meet your goals.  In this episode you’ll learn how to: Stop caring about why. Take control of your actions. Stop making excuses. 

#063: How Focusing on the “Why” Isn’t Serving You

Accountability can make or break a new exercise plan, food plan, or healthful routine. Having an accountability partner can help keep you on track when you’d rather sleep in or want to stress-eat a pint of chocolate brownie ice cream before bed. This week, we discuss a few ways to ensure your accountability partnership can be successful.  In this episode you’ll learn how to: Set clear expectations and priorities for your accountability partnership. Show up and be accountable for yourself and your partner. 

#062: 3 Characteristics of a Good Accountability Partner

Do you ever find it difficult not to snack when you do certain activities like watching TV or working? Have you ever tried to replace your snacks with healthy options or busy your hands with other distractions to help curb those urges? This week, we discuss why we have these urges when we do these routine activities and how all of those substitute actions may not actually be helping you.  In this episode you’ll learn how to: Understand why you have cravings and urges to eat when you do certain things. Deal with being uncomfortable. 

#061: What's Wrong With Chewing Gum to Stop a Craving

Have you ever started a diet believing that you’ll be successful and then find yourself face first in a box of donuts a few days later? Or do you ever give up on your new exercise regimen after a couple of days because you just want to sleep in? This week we discuss this type of behavior and how it doesn’t mean that you’re flawed or destined to fail.  In this episode you’ll learn how to: Stop telling yourself that you’re flawed. Recognize these thoughts for what they are. 

#060: Are You Flawed When You Don't Do What You Know You Should Do?

Is there something in your life that you want to change? Do you ever get stuck on the “how” to make it happen? The “how” is important but it’s not the first step. So many believe that if you don’t know the “how”, you can never make a change. This week’s episode will explain why that’s not true.  In this episode you’ll learn: When you know it’s time for a change How to prepare and commit to the change How to get it done.  

#059: Making a Change? When to Ask "How"

Overworked? Overwhelmed? Overweight? Eating when you’re stressed about work makes it hard to lose weight because of the enormous stress you’re under. You feel hopeless when you think about giving weight loss another try because you always buckle under the pressure of your job and all of your other obligations. This podcast will teach you the simple strategies you need to stop eating when you’re stressed so you can feel healthier, happier, and more relaxed.

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