In this episode, recorded on January 16, 2024, Gina talks about past diet experience and expectations with Dr. Beverley David. Dr. Beverley is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She also holds a Ph.D. in Sleep Research (Insomnia) and a Masters Degree in Health Psychology.

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Topics covered:

• Introducing Dr. Beverley David, Clinical Psychologist, talking about what it does to you when you spend a significant portion of your life dieting
• Where should you start with a new diet? Returning members, where to start?
• The Stages of Change - Pre-contemplative stage, Contemplative stage, Action stage
• How do you stay in the Action Stage? 
• Let's normalize moving forward and backward through The Stages of Change
• Fail: First Attempt In Learning
• Individuals who set modest expectations are more likely to follow through on their goals, keeping expectations realistic 
• Why do we do things when we know how to do better?
• Looking for non-scale victories, where is your focus?
• Expecting fast results can lead to disappointment
• Slow down and be intentional to catch your thinking traps to work through self-defeating behaviour
• Wanting something so badly but only focusing on the scale
• How do your past and childhood shape your personality?
• Why are you the way you are now? We can struggle for so many reasons
• Making Space for relearning to follow through and lose weight?
• Feeling guilty about prioritizing yourself
• This is a decision, so every day, you need to stay engaged
• Implicit memory and explicit memory
• Getting started with this process - Slow and steady
• What is coming from Dr. Beverley in the next 3 months
• Returning members - fresh eyes and continuing to build on what you have learnt
• Sleep group with Dr. Beverley
• Practice PAUSE - Practice, Airway, Underneath, Senses, Evaluate/Exhale

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