EP. #179: How to Defuse Thoughts that Keep You Stuck

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Does your brain make lots of excuses for you to eat when you aren’t hungry, undermining your weight loss efforts? Excuses like:  </span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I had a hard day and deserve this,” or, </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve been so good all day.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We talk about thoughts a lot in this podcast.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some thoughts are happy and some aren’t. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some are helpful, and some aren’t. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But the fact is that they’re just thoughts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And there are two things that thoughts aren’t:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Who we are. We aren’t our thoughts. We’re the observers of our thoughts. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Always true. We tend to assume that our thoughts are true. </span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most of us fully buy into what our thoughts are telling us, and we let them run around our minds like a toddler with a knife. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you let your thoughts direct your actions and choices without really questioning them?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you have thoughts that seem to sabotage your efforts, stay tuned to learn how you can “defuse” those unhelpful thoughts and make choices that help you achieve your weight goals! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By the way, it’s the fourth anniversary of this podcast! If you’ve been enjoying it, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.</span></p>