Thin Thinking Podcast

Putting off going to the gym...

Waiting until the very last second to get the article written...

Getting last year's taxes filed...and yes, the taxes from the year before filed too...

With our busy lives it's so easy to put things off--sometimes it's necessary.

But what if procrastination has become more of a chronic issue? What if it may be impacting your work, your relationship, your health or even keeping you from moving forward with your life?

In episode 73 of The Thin Thinking Podcast, join me as we learn about procrastination in my interview with Dr. Christine Li, a New York-based clinical psychologist for the past 20 years and more recently has been taking her work online as the "Procrastination Coach."

Dr. Li is also offering everyone a free gift called the Free Source Library which she will be discussing on this podcast episode. It is available in the show notes.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• The story behind Dr. Christina Li's journey into learning about procrastination
• Why do people procrastinate and how it affects not just our weight mastery but also our other activities
• The steps on how to overcome procrastination

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Free Source Library
• Christine Li's social media links are as follows:
  • Website: https://procrastinationcoach.com
  • Instagram: https://instagram.com/procrastinationcoach
  • Facebook Group: https://facebook.com/groups/procrastinationcoach
  • TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@procrastinationcoach
  • Podcast: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com

• Sign up for my FREE video series: "The 3 Mental Shifts to End the Weight Struggle Once and for All"
• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.)
• What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know
• Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode!
• Get more thin thinking tools and strategies

No, I can't do that.

I shouldn't do that.

That will never happen.

Have you ever noticed how many times we shut our ideas and inspirations down before they even have a chance to live?

What would life be like if we believed in ourselves enough to say, "yes"--to dare to dream big and then take action on them??,

This week, I had a wonderful conversation with the business and life coach who created a program that could help you to have a positive attitude that could help not only with your weight shifting journey but also with your daily life.

In episode 70 of The Thin Thinking Podcast, Cathy Alessandra, also known as the "Yes, I Can" coach, will share with us her story on how she completely changed her life that will surely encourage every woman to do the same.

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In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• The story behind the "Yes, I can" mindset and its effect in our shift weight mastery program
• Setting your expectations into something that would benefit you mentally and physically
• The three pillars - How it can help you in starting the "Yes, I can" attitude

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Opt-in to Receive Weekly Inspiration and the YES Manifesto
• Sign up for my FREE video series: "The 3 Mental Shifts to End the Weight Struggle Once and for All"
• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.)
• What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know
• Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode!
• Get more thin thinking tools and strategies

Why does it seem like sometimes we are able to control our impulses when it comes to food and managing our weight--and sometimes we just CAN'T.

Or so it seems...

I mean, here we have great intentions to be healthy and start the day right--but there seems to be this other part of us that takes over and just grabs for things and pops them in our mouths--as the other part of us watches in horror. It seems like we are possessed by this other part of us that just doesn't care about our health or our weight.

Don't worry--we are going to give you some thin thinking tools to get this part of us in line and to be able to control our impulses consistently.

In episode 71 of The Thin Thinking Podcast, we will learn about the 5 Ps of impulse control and managing it when trying to release weight.

I am thrilled to announce that I will be a speaker with the You've Been Dieting Wrong summit. It's 14 straight days of cutting-edge strategies and inside access to top coaches who are there to help YOU learn the steps and habits to build a relationship with yourself that counts and a life feeling confident, strong, and happy that matters.

It's free, but you have to save your seat to get access.

Claim your ticket to the online event. The summit begins July 28th.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• Things that could wear on our ability to control our impulses.
• Ways on how to manage our impulses and how to have a more masterful relationship over our impulses.
• How powerful is our stimulus control over our weight management

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Sign up for my FREE video series: "The 3 Mental Shifts to End the Weight Struggle Once and for All"
• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.)
• What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know
• Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode!
• Get more thin thinking tools and strategies

This week I sat down with a real trailblazer in the world of meditation.

If you have meditated before, would like to meditate, or have tried and didn't feel like you "got it"--please join me to have your questions answers and myths about this profound daily practice addressed by the woman who brought meditation into modern daily life.

In episode 70 of The Thin Thinking Podcast, I have the honor of interviewing Suze Yalof Schwartz, the founder and CEO of the Unplug Meditation App, and the world's first drop-in secular meditation studio. Join us, as Suze will discuss the beauty of meditation and how it can help us with our weight loss journey. She also has a special offer for 2 free months on her Unplug meditation app--sign up here.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• "Unmything the myths" that will keep you away from getting started on your meditation
• The difference between meditation and mindfulness
• Suze's meditation experience and advice for those who are new to this kind of practice

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Get free 2 months of meditation on the Unplug app
• Sign up for my FREE video series: "The 3 Mental Shifts to End the Weight Struggle Once and for All"
• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.)
• What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know
• Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode!
• Get more thin thinking tools and strategies

There is an innocent seeming self-speak phrase that many people use as a way to motivate themselves--to get refocused on their weight loss. It seems like the perfect thing to say to yourself--and yet it can be incredibly self-sabotaging.

The way we speak to ourselves really is the difference between continuing to struggle or finally finding success.

We can play around with diet and exercise all we want--but the key to true success lies in our inner communication.

I know you know this and that is why in this week's episode I dive deep on this self-speak phrase--hoping that you will never use it again AND that you will pick up some tools that will upgrade that inner communication system.

Curious--join me for the 69th episode of Thin Thinking Podcast and discover not only not what to say to yourself but what to say to yourself to create lasting change with your weight management journey.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• Why it is important to shift our thinking into being in the present and not the past with regards to weight release goals
• How creating more compelling visions of the future will help in achieving success
• How to cultivate a more loving and self-respecting self-speak

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Sign up for my FREE video series: "The 3 Mental Shifts to End the Weight Struggle Once and for All"
• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.)
• What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know
• Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode!
• Get more thin thinking tools and strategies

I hope that if you are in the US you are looking forward to a nice long weekend to celebrate Independence Day.

While you are at it would you like to declare some independence from 3-day weekend overeating? Because let's face it--there is something about adding that third day that just makes staying focused so damn hard.

Well light the fireworks and wave your flag, because we have you covered with some Thin Thinking for the upcoming long weekend. Because let's face it--it's a skill to stay healthy when everyone around is eating deep-fried apple pie!

So--join me for the 68th episode of Thin Thinking Podcast, we will walk through the right mindset to approach this 4th of July weekend and any holiday weekend for that matter.

FINAL WEEK TO GRAB THE DISCOUNT: Need some Thin Thinking tools for your travel? Grab my specialized hypnosis and coaching download from the Shift Store: Traveling Towards Mastery Coaching & Hypnosis. USE COUPON CODE TRAVEL to get $5 off when you check out!

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• 7 Thin Thinking strategies for creating a powerful, healthy, and memorable weekend
• How to engage your family or friends on having a healthy weekend
• A visualization that will help you to have a healthy holiday weekend

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• SPECIAL!!! Get $5 OFF Traveling Towards Mastery Coaching & Hypnosis (USE COUPON CODE: TRAVEL to get $5 off when you check out!)
• Sign up for my FREE video series: "The 3 Mental Shifts to End the Weight Struggle Once and for All"
• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.)
• What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know
• Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode!
• Get more thin thinking tools and strategies

Have you ever said, "Today, I'm going to change this bad habit!" and ended up not changing it one bit?

We all want to improve ourselves: get healthier, be more productive, spend less time online...

But honestly, no matter how much effort we exert in changing, it can be quite challenging.

You may be wondering why it is so easy to repeat bad habits and so hard to form good ones? Well, the problem is not you. The problem is in our system - according to James Clear--author of this Summer's Thin Thinking read "Atomic Habits".

Join me for the 67th episode of the Thin Thinking Podcast as we read some important points in James Clear's New York Times best-selling book, Atomic Habits. Let's talk about its connection to our Shift Weight Mastery Process and making healthy changes for good.

LAST WEEK TO GET THE DISCOUNT! Need some Thin Thinking tools for your travel? Grab my specialized hypnosis and coaching download from the Shift Store: Traveling Towards Mastery Coaching & Hypnosis. USE COUPON CODE TRAVEL to get $5 off when you check out!

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• The different levels at which changes can occur
• How important it is to consider change of identity when we are trying to improve
• The meaning of Diderot Effect and Habit Stacking and how it will help in making a new habit stick

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• SPECIAL!!! Get $5 OFF Traveling Towards Mastery Coaching & Hypnosis (USE COUPON CODE: TRAVEL to get $5 off when you check out!)
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Sign up for my FREE video series: "The 3 Mental Shifts to End the Weight Struggle Once and for All"
• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.)
• What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know
• Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode!
• Get more thin thinking tools and strategies

Nothing beats a relaxing vacation, right?

Traveling to a different country or town, away from our stressful and busy lives; a moment to have a break, enjoy and discover new places, cultures, and most especially, FOOD!

We may be thinking we are on a break during vacation but we don't want our body to take a break from releasing weight. Or at the very least we don't want the stress of gaining back the weight we worked so hard to release before the vacation. How are we going to control our temptations in trying those authentic cuisines?

We need some thinking tools of course--and you know I can't wait to share them with you!

On the 66th episode of Thin Thinking Podcast we will talk about how to stay aligned with your weight release or weight maintenance goals during your vacation.

Need some Thin Thinking tools for your travel? Grab my specialized hypnosis and coaching download from the Shift Store: Traveling Towards Mastery Coaching & Hypnosis. USE COUPON CODE TRAVEL to get $5 off when you check out!

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• How our brains are wired to see traveling as a form of reward and how to use our subconscious minds to work for us and not against us
• My mental checklist of how to prepare for an enjoyable and healthy trip where you come back feeling great
• Specific steps on setting up your environment for weight success during your trip

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• SPECIAL!!! Get $5 OFF Traveling Towards Mastery Coaching & Hypnosis (USE COUPON CODE: TRAVEL to get $5 off when you check out!)
• Sign up for my FREE video series: "The 3 Mental Shifts to End the Weight Struggle Once and for All"
• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.)
• What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know
• Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode!
• Get more thin thinking tools and strategies

Imagine this scenario…

You've been focused on your weight-loss routine - you've been working out and strictly followed your diet...no cheating at all. Now, you step on that scale. Unfortunately, your weight has not changed a bit.

Plateaus can both frustrate and humiliate us. They can bring us down and make us feel absolutely powerless--not a feeling we like to have, right?

But on any long-term journey to weight mastery, let's face it, plateaus do happen.

So, how can we change our mindset to make plateaus an opportunity to improve our weight mastery instead of making us throw in the towel and want to start over?

In the 65th episode of Thin Thinking Podcast, we are going to talk about plateaus and how we can create a powerful mindset around them.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• Why do plateaus occur
• How we can make a plateau an opportunity for growth
• How to create plateau resilience

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Sign up for my FREE video series: "The 3 Mental Shifts to End the Weight Struggle Once and for All"
• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.)
• What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know
• Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode!
• Get more thin thinking tools and strategies

The gastric sleeve. Gastric bypass.

For many years these surgical procedures have been the option for many people who struggle greatly with weight. Though drastic --opting for these procedures may feel like a last chance to live a healthy life for those suffering with obesity.

Many times--people can lose significant amounts of weight very quickly. For some, it's not so quick or they may not lose the amount of weight that they expected. Many begin to gain some weight back over time--which can be more than frustrating.

In episode 64 of The Thin Thinking Podcast, I would like to introduce Paula from my Monthly Mastery Membership. Paula generously tells us her story with the gastric sleeve that she went through and the results she got initially as well as the need to change her thinking that followed in order to continue her weight release journey.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• The difference between gastric bypass and gastric sleeve procedures
• How mindset is an important component in doing any kind of weight-loss procedure
• The three-bite rule and how it is an effective weight release tool

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Sign up for my FREE video series: "The 3 Mental Shifts to End the Weight Struggle Once and for All"
• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.)
• What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know
• Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode!
• Get more thin thinking tools and strategies