Today on What The Fat,  Dr. Ryan Lowery speaks with his brother, Steven, about weight loss and the psychological factors influencing his dietary habits.  Hear Steven recount what is was like always being the “bigger” kid, his struggles with comfort food, and cheating on keto.

 

Enjoy the show!

 

Takeaways

 

     There is an emotional component to food that can make it an addiction. Habits and addictions take time to break. Your weight loss journey will have setbacks, but don’t ever quit because you fell off the wagon.

 

 

Show Notes:

• Playing sports in school and growing up with Ryan 1:52
• Growing up and always being on the “larger” size 4:40
• Trying Tae Bo and trying to lose weight 8:02
• Transitioning into college and gaining weight 9:20
• The emotional and comfort components of food 11:30
• Cheating on keto and making it a lifestyle 15:56
• Trying to lose weight and New Year’s resolutions 19:29
• Where does Steven want to be in a year 23:19

 

Tweetable quotes

“The thing that is always the draw is the food component. The social and emotional [components], and addictions, quite frankly, to certain types of food and they way it makes you feel and the way it sort of comforts you that is really the bigger battle when it comes to my personal journey with weight and weight gain.”

 

“I need to be 110% in, or I’m fully out.”

 

“I want to feel healthier. I want to feel comfortable in my own skin.”

 

“You can’t get off the train if it’s only one pound next week and you lost five the first week”. There’s going to be wins. There’s going to be setbacks. There’s going to be weeks where you bust your booty and you gain weight back.”

 

“You need to find intrinsic motivation to be successful”