Hello my friend. Welcome to Weight Loss Made Real, where you will be coached by me on how to stop overeating so you can lose weight for good.

Today we’re continuing part 3 of a 3-part series we started two episodes ago. After 35 years as a master weight loss coach, I’m taking a sabbatical and stepping back from the live part of my coaching practice. That means the Freedom Group is coming to an end.

Over today’s and the last two episodes, I’m sharing the 10 big things I’ve learned from running my business, creating my ETL program within my Freedom Group, and working with 1000’s of women.

We’ve covered lessons 1 – 6 in Episodes 319 and 320, and today we will talk about lessons 7, 8 and 9.

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Today we’re continuing Part Two of the three-part series we started last week. After 35 years as a master weight loss coach, I’m stepping back from the live part of my practice. The Freedom Group is ending. So, over these three episodes, I’m sharing the 10 big things I’ve learned from putting my business together, creating my Eat, Think, Love program and working with thousands of women.

On our last episode, 319, we talked about the first three things I’ve learned over the last 35 years that helped me in my life, my business, my own weight loss journey, and also have helped my clients.
They were:

1. Make a decision and then follow it and give it enough time to bloom before you try the next new thing.
2. If you’re not doing well, define the problem to get clear on what the right solution is. Don’t lump all your struggles together.
3. When you’re trying to solve a problem, like overeating, go deep, not wide. Drill down and learn as much as you can about a few principles. That’s how I designed my Eat, Think, Love program.

So today we’ll talk about the next 3 big things I’ve learned during my 35-year career. Are you ready?

Join me today and learn from my own lessons. Here’s what helped me AND helped my clients through the years.

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This week we’re going to start our chat about the top 10 things I’ve learned as a master weight loss coach through the years. I’m going to share them with you! Right here.
As you can imagine, I’ve gained a lot of knowledge during my career, especially when it comes to:

• how your brain and body work together to send and receive hunger and fullness signals
• how coaching helps you navigate your weight-loss journey
• and how I built and ran a successful business.

But certain things have stood out from the rest and have been the most helpful to me, and to the women I’ve worked with.
I’ve selected the 10 most impactful ones to share with you. This will be a three-part podcast, and in this one, #319, we’ll cover the first 3 things.

• Next week in episode 320, we will cover the next 3.
• And the following week we will cover 3 more important idea I will share with you.

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This is episode 318. Have you been with me from the beginning? Maybe you just found me and started listening to this latest episode.

Either way, I’m happy you’ve joined me today because we’ll be exploring the answer to a question so many women have: “Why am I still not losing weight?” I keep listening and reading and searching the web. What’s the problem?

Over the years, thousands of women have come to me feeling frustrated and defeated after struggling to lose weight.

They don’t know why all their hard work isn’t paying off, and many of them blame themselves without taking time to figure out what’s really going on.

Are you also stuck in this weight-loss struggle? Today we’re going to get real and look at why, despite your very best efforts, you are still not reaching your weight-loss goals.

When it comes to losing weight, you’ve probably tried everything:

• You’re always on the hunt for the latest weight-loss program, and you’ll try anything you find–no matter how crazy it sounds.
• You work hard: Maybe you count calories, buy special foods and snacks, and follow the rules.
• You’re eating smaller and smaller amounts of food.
• You turn down invitations to parties, dinners, or other gatherings because you don’t trust yourself to stay on your eating plan.
• And of course, every Monday morning you swear off the indulgent foods you may have eaten over the weekend, and you recommit to a strict new diet.

Today you will learn why you’ve been putting time and energy into the wrong thing. And, of course, how to switch gears.

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If you’ve lost weight before but are here listening to me now, it’s probably because you’ve slipped and regained some or all of the weight you lost.
You, my friend, are not alone. Many of us have gone through this experience. I call it backsliding. It can be very discouraging, and it may even feel a little embarrassing.

So, I’d like to spend today’s session talking with you about what causes backsliding and how to bounce back when it happens.
Backsliding is just what it sounds like: You get to a certain point in your weight-loss journey and rather than continuing on to reach or maintain your goals, you find yourself doing some or all of these things:

• Going back to the way you used to eat.
• Going back to the way you used to think.
• Using food to cope with uncomfortable emotions.
• Picking up old thought habits like over-worrying and overstressing.
• And regaining your weight.

What causes backsliding? Your weight-loss journey is unique, and so are your challenges. But over the years I’ve noticed some common themes in my Freedom Group and in all the clients I’ve worked with. And that is what we will cover today.
Why it happens and how to move on and move forward.
Join me in this coaching session.
Your coach,
Cookie

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On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being tolerable and 10 being absolutely miserable, how would you rate your most recent trip to a dressing room? Most women I know would say 10, or even 11!

If your experience also rates high on the misery scale, join me in this coaching session. In today’s session we’ll talk about where your dressing-room agony is coming from, and you’ll learn how to make your next visit a little more pleasant.

Have you ever stood in a department store, your arms full of clothes, debating with yourself about whether it’s worth it to even try them on?
I have, and I bet you have, too. There are a lot of reasons why trying things on in a dressing room can be a very uncomfortable experience.

So, let’s talk about some of these reasons, which I think I can sum up by telling you about my past experiences with shopping.
I used to dread it.

And then, let’s talk about the physical and mental tricks you can use to upgrade the whole shopping experience to make it more bearable. Hey, maybe even pleasant.

See you inside!

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Why is saying no to food so hard?

There are lots of reasons why you might think it’s impossible to say no even if you’re not feeling hunger:

• You think you’d need superhuman willpower to say no thanks.
• You’ve already tried to say “no” on your own.
• You’ve already tried all those old diets.
• You’ve had trouble saying “no” to food when you were hungry because the diet you were on said that food wasn’t allowed.
• You’ve had trouble saying no to food that you weren’t hungry for, but that you wanted.

And there are lots of feelings that lead you to eat when not hungry.

So I understand why you wouldn’t believe me now when I tell you that it is possible to say “no” to food.

Now just to clarify: When you’re hungry, I do want you to say “yes” to eating. But when you aren’t physically hungry, I do want you to say “no” to eating.

You might also be thinking, How is it possible to say “no” to food that looks and smells delicious? And what if it’s my favorite food? Tempting treats—especially when they’re offered to you unexpectedly—can trip you up, no matter how determined you are to stick to your eating plan.

So in today’s session you’ll learn when and how to say “no thanks” to food when your body isn’t ready for it, and stay steady on your journey to becoming a natural eater. And I hope you’ll get excited about what you’ve accomplished, because it’s big! The more excited you get each time you say no thanks, the faster this will become your new, natural behavior. It won’t be hard anymore. Because you’ll be that much closer to becoming a natural eater. And that is your goal, right?

You can do this! I have faith in you.

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I have a question for you: Once you’ve decided that you want to lose your extra weight, how often do you think about it?

Well, here’s my guess: all day. From the time you wake up until you go to bed.

In our session today, we’ll be talking about why this is not the way to go. And you’ll learn how to develop healthy, productive thinking that will help you achieve your goals.

As women, we juggle many responsibilities. There are endless things to keep track of and do and managing it all takes a lot of brain power.

So, when you begin your weight-loss journey, you do need to set aside some extra time and energy to work on your goals. That’s to be expected.

But if you start spending most of your day thinking about your weight, and it’s getting in the way of you living your life, you aren’t doing yourself any favors.

That’s why I’m going to teach you how to rein in your thinking, so you’ll have the time, energy, and confidence you need to make real progress on your journey.

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If you’re listening today, you probably grew up seeing “before and after” photos everywhere: in TV commercials and magazine ads, and now online and on social media.

You know what I’m talking about, right? A pair of photographs, often of a woman. The first shows what she looked like before she started some trendy diet plan. The second shows how she looks as a result of being on that plan.

In the “after” photo, the woman has obviously lost weight. And she’s smiling, so she seems happier.

It seems like she’s transformed—physically, at least. That’s all we know from the photos. But photos don’t tell the whole story. They never do.

Our coaching session today is all about before and after. About you going from a woman who is a habitual overeater, to a woman who is a natural eater. When you make this transformation, your weight reflects that.

So, I hope you’ll keep listening, because the transformation we’ll be talking about is so much deeper than any photo could ever show.

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Hello my friend!

If you find it easy to start projects, like losing weight, but have trouble following through, you’ve come to the right place today.

Today we’re going to have another live coaching session with Debra, a Freedom Group member.

This is the last live coaching session, in a series of five, that I’ve done recently. I’ve done this live session for you for two main reasons:

1) I want you to hear someone with the same or similar challenge that you are facing. I want you to know that you are not alone, that your struggle is not uncommon, and that there is a way to break the problem down into small, solvable puzzle pieces.

2) The other reason I’ve been sharing these live sessions with you is to give you the opportunity to imagine what coaching would be like for you. I want you to hear the way we help you identify your struggle and dissect it into small habits you’re doing that you can change.

It can also help you to see the power of coaching. When you go over and over whatever you are struggling with, it’s hard to be objective and see what’s happening and why. Coaching helps you get to the heart of the problem so you can solve it.

So, let’s dive in and hear about Debra’s habit of starting lots of projects, like trying to lose weight, but never getting traction and not finishing them.

There is a way out of this habit, and I hope you’ll come away from this session seeing that this is possible for you too. If you’d like to join the Freedom Group and have myself and my team teach you, coach you and support you until you get the results you wish for, we would love to help you. Go to weightlossmadereal.com/group/fg/ and see all the details.

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If you spend time on Instagram or any social media platform, you’ve probably seen people posting lighthearted quotes about food, like this one: “Carbs are the answer. No matter the question.”

Many people share these quotes because, besides being funny, they’re so relatable.

Of course, you know that carbs don’t solve problems. Yet every time a problem comes up, it seems you’re reaching for a donut.

These quotes may be fun to share. But the reality behind them is not as fun. If you’ve ever experienced that reality, you’re in the right place.

In today’s session you’re going to discover why you always turn to food to fill your needs. And you’ll learn how to find real solutions that will get you closer than ever to becoming a natural eater.

Here’s what I mean:

• You’re in between activities, and you think you need something to do, so you grab a snack.
• You’ve had a long day, and you think you need and deserve a break, so you relax with a big serving of comfort food.
• You need connection, so you invite a friend to dinner and spend a couple of hours eating and talking. Notice how easy it is to connect the pleasure of being with someone you like and eating food you like.

Unfortunately, you know that you pay a price for this type of reward.

• And the price is you can develop a strong overeating habit and a strong desire to hold on to that habit.
• So, you end up using food against yourself. This habit is holding you back from what you truly want, whatever that is.

So, what do you want? And how to give it to yourself?
You might find out if you dig a little deeper.

And that’s what we will do in today’s coaching session.
See you inside!

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