This week we talk about the cognitive bias that makes us look up to successful people as role models, without noticing the countless others who have tried the same methods and failed.

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This week we talk about how trying to incorporate new habits often fails due to a lack of empathy towards our future self and what steps we can take to mitigate this problem.

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This week we tackle the 3 phenomena that can cause a lack of adherence to a diet: the conflation between diet and behavior, the negativity bias and the white bear problem. I also offer a few quick tips on how to overcome them and I find out I will need to practice what I teach.

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This week I talk about the psychological / philosophical concept of the hedonic treadmill and how it impacts so many facets of our lives, as well as some of the ways to work around it.

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This week I talk about my previous running experience, including how I ran a half-marathon, as well as a tangent on why humans are uniquely suited to running.

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On this episode I explain what metabolism is and its three components: resting metabolic rate (RMR), thermogenic effect of food (TEF) and active energy expenditure (AEE). I also go into what influences the metabolism for each individual and some pretty surprising facts around the impact of daily activity on our calorie expenditure.

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In this week's episode we dive in the method I employed with the best results with regards to weight loss, CICO (Calories In, Calories Out), why I believe dedication is a better predictor when it comes to weight loss success long term rather than motivation, as well as how accountability can be a great motivator for certain personalities.

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In this intro episode, I go into my motivation for starting this podcast, the goal I have set, as well as many, many ramblings around the turmoil of turning 29 and realizing the time is nigh to make a significant change in my fitness/ diet. 

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