Weight Loss for Foodies podcast | Ditch the Diet and Lose Weight with Shari Broder

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Why Working Too Much Can Cause Weight Gain Sep 24, 2019

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Are you spending so much time working in your job that it interferes with your ability to take proper care of yourself?

Do you mindlessly gobble down lunch at your desk?

Does regular exercise fall to the bottom of your "to do" list because it can't compete with your overbooked work schedule?

I get it. I've practiced law, a profession famous for overworking. In my four years in a high pressure firm, I became a compulsive overeater to deal with the stress, and I gained 40 pounds!

You can definitely work too much, and it can have consequences for your health, including causing you to gain more weight.

Listen to learn how your employment may be contributing to weight gain and what you can do about it.

How Stress Affects Your Weight Sep 17, 2019

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Do you feel stressed out often?

Although we hear a lot about stress in the media, many people overlook the effect that it has, not only on their overall health, but on their weight, too.

Stress management is as important a part of becoming healthy and dropping those extra pounds as changing your eating habits is.

Maybe you're thinking, whaaaat? How does sitting around meditating and not burning calories help me lose weight?

Different stressful life experiences have different effects on us. Sometimes, stress can cause people to lose their appetite. Other times, it can trigger the urge to eat to soothe yourself and avoid those uncomfortable emotions.

Listen to learn why stress makes it easier to gain weight and harder to lose it, and what you can do to reduce the effects of stress in your life. And grab a copy of the Stress Reduction Resources Think Sheet, too!

Why Listening to Your Body is Essential Sep 10, 2019

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It is more important to listen to your body and allow it's messages to take the lead when it comes to when, what and how much you eat than it is to be at your goal weight.

Does that surprise you?

In our society, there isn't much emphasis placed on listening to our bodies. The emphasis is on immediate gratification. That's why obesity is at epidemic proportions.

One of the reasons why I believe in the primacy of listening to your body is that being at your goal weight doesn't necessarily make you happy. But when you inhabit your body and use its messages for guidance, you achieve happiness and balance in your life.

Isn't that the point?

If your body isn't happy, you won't be either.

Listen to learn about your relationship with your body and why it should be your closest advisor regarding what it needs and what you need.

If you want to learn how to listen to your body and eat consciously, grab my free 30 days of Conscious Eating Calendar at the link on my website.

It Probably Isn't Your Genes Sep 03, 2019

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Have you been assuming that the reason you can't lose weight is because being overweight runs in your family?

Is almost everyone in your family overweight?

Do you believe that genetics are causing your weight problem?

Research on families and obesity has shown that children of overweight parents have a whopping 80 percent chance of being overweight themselves, but that genetics plays a very small part in that determination.

What seems to matter most is your family environment.

So while you probably can't blame your parents for giving you "bad genes," they may have taught you bad eating habits. Or created an unfavorable eating culture.

Family dynamics and home environment have a much larger effect on weight than genetics. MUCH larger. That doesn't mean that you didn't inherit genes that put you at a higher risk for obesity. Maybe you did, but it also doesn't mean that being an unhealthy weight is your destiny.

You aren't destined to have your mother's body! You can overcome any genetic predisposition by changing your habits.

Listen to this week's episode to learn more.

If you want to learn what you need to do to become a healthy weight in a sensible sustainable way, grab a copy of my 8 Secrets for Permanent Weight Loss at the link on my website.

5 Reasons to Eat Slowly Aug 20, 2019

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You're a foodie, and you really love food, right?

But do you rush through your meals, or give yourself time to enjoy them?

One of the simplest steps you can take to improve your health and well being, and shed some extra weight is to slow down.

Yes, eating slowly improves your health.

Eating fast is a habit. Like any habit, you can change it. Listen to learn the reasons why you should choose to become a slow eater, and how to become one!

For more tips on how to live and eat the naturally slim way, grab my free 8 Secrets for Permanent Weight Loss at the link under Free Resources on my website.

Using Planning and Visualization to Prevent Overeating Aug 13, 2019

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Is it hard for you to avoid overeating at parties? On vacations? Or other special events?

Are those the kinds of things that throw you off track, then you have trouble getting back on your weight loss path?

I have a very simple strategy for you to use so you can navigate any eating situation without overeating.

Planning ahead and visualization.

There are a few different approaches to planning ahead, and not all of them are suitable for foodies. Some are overly rigid, and require you to ignore your body's messages.

My approach doesn't do that.

Listen below to learn how you can use planning ahead and visualization to have a peaceful relationship with food and eating while also navigating previously challenging situations with grace and finesse!

For more strategies for eating what you love while shedding your extra weight, head over to my website, ShariBroder.com, and grab your copy of 8 Secrets for Permanent Weight Loss.

When Does Healthy Eating Become Unhealthy? Aug 06, 2019

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If you want to be healthy, then eating healthy is important. That's not rocket science.

And who doesn't want to be healthy?

But can you go overboard? Can healthy eating or so-called "clean eating" become an obsession that is actually unhealthy?

The answer is yes. You CAN take healthy eating to an extreme.

There's even a name for it: Orthorexia.

What is orthorexia and why is it important to recognize the symptoms?

Listen to learn more about this unhealthy obsession with eating "clean" and healthy food, and how, rather than making someone healthier, it can actually have the opposite effect.

Head over to my website, sharibroder.com, for lots of free resources (it's one of the menus in the header and there's a link in the show notes), including 8 Secrets for Permanent Weight Loss, a 30 Days of Conscious Eating Calendar, Podcast Think Sheets, and more!

Women and Body Image Jul 30, 2019

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Do you hate the way you look?

Do you wonder how you could ever feel okay about your body?

If you're middle-aged or older, do you worry about your wrinkles and the effect gravity is having on your body?

In my opinion, women spend way too much of their time and energy focusing on that one small aspect of ourselves: our appearance. Almost all of us are guilty.

There is so much more to you than the way you look!

Yes, I coach people about how to permanently lose weight, but I believe that having a healthy relationship with food and eating and being healthy are so much more important than the size of your body or what you look like.

But sadly, throughout history, women's appearance has been given way too much weight in determining our value.

Despite the feminist movement, the situation is getting worse. According to Dr. Nancy Etcoff at Harvard Medical School, the latest research shows that low body image in women is a global issue of epidemic proportions.

When we spend so much of our time and energy worrying about our appearance, we can't spend it doing something really meaningful, productive, or that make a difference in your life and the lives of others.

LISTEN to learn more about what it means to have a good body image, and why you don't need to look like Jessica Alba to have one!

What's the Best Way to Lose Weight? Jul 23, 2019

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What's the very best way to lose weight?

There are tons of diets out there, each one clamoring for your attention and maybe your money.

But do any of them work?

When I say "work," I mean they do more than just produce temporary weight loss.

Lots of diets, if someone stays on them long enough, will produce temporary weight loss.

So when I say "work," I mean that if you follow the program, you can not only lose weight, but actually keep it off without wasting a ton of your precious energy and mental real estate fretting about food and eating.

That means it must teach you how to eat in a sustainable way, and help you heal your relationship with food and eating.

Listen to learn what characteristics are necessary in a weight loss program for it to be sustainable so that you drop the extra weight and don't gain it back. I hope to see you at my free workshop, Make Peace with Food, Eat What You Love, and Drop the Weight for Good on July 24th! You'll get lots of useful tips you can start implementing now. Sign up at weightlossforfoodies.org

What is Attuned Eating and How is it Different from Diets? Jul 16, 2019

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This week, we're comparing and contrasting the components of diets versus the Weight Loss for Foodies (WLFF) approach, which I also call attuned eating.

Here is a brief comparison of some of the differences:

DIETS WLFF

External rules Internal wisdom

Rigid Flexible

Deprivation Satisfaction

Guilt Pleasure

Fear Trust

Shame Compassion

Judgment Acceptance

Oppression Freedom

In Control In Charge

Listen to this week's podcast to learn the specifics.

Which approach sounds better to you? If you want to learn more, sign up for my free webinar about how to Make Peace with Food, Eat What You Love, and Drop the Weight for Good on July 24th by clicking here.

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