EP. 255- Greatest Hits - HOLIDAY EDITION! (part 2)

<p> </p> <p>WARNING: NO 'holiday tips and tricks' here.</p> <p>But that’s actually the good news!</p> <p>HERE’S WHY: When you buy those magazines <em data-stringify-type="italic">last minute at the grocery store as you’re checking out </em>(Oh, I KNOW. Been there. DONE THAT), the ones that say on the cover <strong data-stringify-type= "bold"><em data-stringify-type="italic">‘Tips to lose weight this Holiday Season’...</em></strong><strong data-stringify-type= "bold"> </strong>the problem is that these kinds of articles in magazines and ‘special segments’ on the news, typically focus on ONE thing:</p> <p>→ THE ACTIONS.</p> <p>They focus on telling you ‘what’ to do ( what NOT to do, what to eat, what NOT to eat, when to do it, how often, how much, how little, etc).</p> <p><strong data-stringify-type="bold">The thing about HUMANS is that the decisions we make are not determined by having information about ‘what to do’ → our decisions are driven by our emotions. The things we want to feel or NOT feel.</strong></p> <p>Let’s go another layer deep into our human behavior:</p> <p>Our emotions are determined by how we’re thinking about things (ie. HOW YOU’RE THINKING about food, about your weight loss, about your body, about the Holiday).</p> <p>REAL- LIFE HOLIDAY EXAMPLE-</p> <p>...Let’s say you’re stressed about Thanksgiving, and you’re already DREADING all the social interactions. PLUS you’re also feeling anxious because you know there’s gonna be TONS of food around and you don’t wanna F-up your weight loss progress. (not to mention, your family are HARDCORE food pushers)...</p> <p>...Let’s say you ALSO think about food as a way to ‘take-the-edge-off’...</p> <p>→ If there’s ALL THIS going on for you, It doesn’t matter if you ‘KNOW’ the ‘tip’ about bringing your own healthy holiday dish to the family potluck that you read in Cosmo earlier that week - <strong data-stringify-type="bold">because if you’re feeling THIS emotionally charged and food is your go-to (plus maybe also some wine ;) ...</strong></p> <p><em data-stri