Thin Thinking Podcast

Are there certain specific foods that you can't stop at just one? You eat the whole carton or bag? Or maybe there are foods that you just can't seem to resist that take you off track again and again and again?

You eat one, then eat another, not having realized that the food you are eating is already taking you over to the point of not being able to control yourself.

We love them until we hate them because we feel bloated and regretful and mad at ourselves for being so weak.

In episode 33 of Thin Thinking, we explore our relationship with trigger foods and look at some interesting mind tools to be masterful with them rather than miserable.

I hope that this episode will help you to manage your trigger foods before they manage you.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• What are trigger foods and how to determine your own trigger foods
• How can you create a boundary with yourself and your trigger foods and how to start a different kind of relationship with those foods
• What is that one key skill that you should develop in yourself in order to manage your trigger foods

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• 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 totally been crushing your weight release efforts during the week, but then undoing all the progress you made on the weekend?

Do you feel like a hamster stuck in an endless cycle of being good during the week and then bad on the weekend?

Then, this week's episode 32 of the Thin Thinking podcast is something you must listen to. I'll share with you my three mind hacks to avoid overeating on the weekends.

Better yet, you'll also learn how to have a great time on the weekends while releasing weight or maintaining your weight.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• How to create a weekend vision meditation that will excite your brain's higher level reward center
• That creating for yourself a healthy weekend does not equate to depriving yourself
• The importance of mentally practicing your challenges by becoming aware of your vulnerable points and creating alternative routes for your brain to follow
• How to do mental practice in a way that is like watching a movie of yourself

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• 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 tried self- hypnosis?

It's pretty cool to be able to focus your mind on the specific changes that you want to make in a relaxed state but so many people shy away from it because they feel like it's too complicated or hard.

In this episode 31 of Thin Thinking, I am going to walk you through an easy self-hypnosis structure that you can use to focus on your weight goals or other life goals as well.

I hope that you will be able to love doing it for yourself, not just for weight-related matters, but also for other areas of your life.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• When is the best time to do self-hypnosis
• Why self-hypnosis in the morning or morning meditation is powerful
• The different parts and structure of starting your morning self-hypnosis
• How to start recording your own self-hypnosis, either you are shy or confident hearing your own voice

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• 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 have good news for you!

There are dietary steps you can take to prevent cancer.

In episode 30 of Thin Thinking podcast, my guest, oncological nurse practitioner and weight loss coach, Mary Welch, will give us the skinny on how to help prevent cancer--by the way you eat and will also reinforce how weight management is a powerful step towards cancer prevention.

And if you are a cancer survivor, you will learn how losing weight is going to make an impact with staying cancer-free.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• Why does having extra weight make cancer risk higher
• How some certain foods cause inflammation in the body
• How Mary started doing intermittent fasting and how it helps in preventing illnesses such as diabetes
• How Mary made her weight release and mastery journey a part of her cancer prevention plan
• Steps you can take to prevent cancer through diet

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Schedule a Free Call with Mary Welch or reach out to her via [email protected]
• Winning at Weight Loss Freebie
• 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

Many people can lose weight, but the second life takes a turn - we get sick or stressed or something happens either good or bad - we typically go back to our old ways and find it hard to get back.

We might get frustrated, disappointed, or feel down because of the difficulty to get back on track with our weight mastery journey.

I am thrilled to share with you, in this 29th episode of Thin Thinking Podcast, the story and journey of Jeffrey Carignan who released 70 pounds with the SHIFT WEIGHT MASTERY PROCESS.

In this interview, we will be able to learn from his experience the key component of his successful weight release. More importantly we will learn how he was able to get himself back on track after a 3-month illness took him off course. Long-term weight loss is all about learning how to do this!

Also, I want to remind you that on September 28th will be the last day to sign up for the new version of my self-study Fall 2021 Shift Weight Mastery Process. Join us and let's shift together.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• How the 30-day shift weight mastery process helped Jeffrey to get through the roadblocks and the resistance that he had built up over his dieting history
• The importance of being patient with himself, being loving and mindful of his body as he was getting sick and then getting back on track
• What was it for Jeffrey that made the difference to get back on track

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Join our Fall 2021 Shift Weight Mastery Journey
• 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 asked yourself these questions:

"How could I be able to maintain a long-term weight mastery journey?"

"Will I be able to stay consistent and strong in my weight management in the long run?"

Well, I am excited to share with you my interview with one of the weight masters that I know who for her 13 years of weight mastery journey - through retirement, traveling the world, and then COVID - has kept 35 pounds off.

In this 28th episode of Thin Thinking, let us learn the low down on what it takes to stay consistent with our weight maintenance through the journey of shift weight master, Janet Stevens.

Also, I am excited to announce that today the doors open on the Fall Online Shift Weight Mastery Process--click here to find out more!

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• The struggles that Janet before she came into shift weight mastery process and how she overcame those through the shift weight mastery
• How Janet focused and committed herself on building the skills that helped her in her weight management
• The importance of staying on top of the facts and tracking in your weight mastery journey
• How Janet mastered managing and integrating her Inner Coach with her inner rebel and critic

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Join our Fall 2021 Shift Weight Mastery Journey
• Find live Groove classes near you. Just go to "class finder" and it will lead you to a live class nearest to where you live.
• Hundreds of recorded BODYGROOVE classes on demand. It's $9.99/month and there is still a 30-day free trial going on.
• 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

Are people who are successful at long term weight loss superior? More disciplined? More focused? Blessed with some sort of gift?

Absolutely not!

But study after study shows that most weight masters started doing some things differently when they were finally successful in the long run. Things that you can start doing right now--today--that can set you on your own path of mastery.

In today's episode 27 of Thin Thinking, we are going to look at the three skill sets that most weight masters develop when releasing weight that allows them to be successful in the long-term.

I am excited to share this to you hoping that you will have an exciting weight mastery journey.

Also, I want you to join me in my free masterclass: How to Stop the "Start Over Tomorrow" Weight Struggle Cycle and Start Releasing Weight for Good which will happen on September 22nd.

Please sign up and join me!

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• The importance of approaching weight mastery with a thin thinking perspective of building skills
• How our inner coach becomes our inner guide on our weight mastery journey
• Why tracking, measuring, and keeping data about you and your weight journey is important for a long-term weight mastery

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Free Masterclass: How to Stop the "Start Over Tomorrow" Weight Struggle Cycle and Start Releasing Weight for Good
• 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

It's my birthday again!

That means another year older but it also means another year of weight mastery wiser and lots of "inner frosting"--reflections and gratitude to you in the Shift Community.

So in this 26th episode of Thin Thinking, allow me to light the candles on my 26 years of maintaining a 40-pound weight loss with you as I reflect on what have been the most important keys to my success.

You will learn what I think are the most valuable components of long-term weight loss and so much more.

My reflections. My story. My Weight Mastery journey.

I will also invite you to join me for my upcoming free masterclass that I am offering as part of my celebration. Free Masterclass: How to Stop the "Start Over Tomorrow" Weight Struggle Cycle and Start Releasing Weight for Good

Please sign up and join me!

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• That long-term permanent weight mastery over time becomes not just about your weight, but about your freedom
• How I maintain a consistent, growing, and lifelong relationship and partnership with my Inner Coach
• How my struggles and pains in my weight mastery journey became a blessing
• Some tips and things that I still do from my 26 years of maintaining my weight

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Free Masterclass: How to Stop the "Start Over Tomorrow" Weight Struggle Cycle and Start Releasing Weight for Good
• 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

Weight plateaus...ugh!

Does your weight seem to have a few "Comfort Zones" that it can get to when losing weight but doesn't really like to budge past there?

We have all heard about weight set points, those places where our weight just seems to settle and get stuck no matter what we do.

Well, we can blame genetics and metabolism, or we can begin to get curious.

Today I would like to introduce you to a different type of set-point that I have witnessed in my 20 years of helping people manage their weight--MENTAL WEIGHT SET-POINTS.

We will be exploring some of these set points today here in episode 25 of Thin Thinking.

I also have an exciting announcement for you coming up this month so make sure to check it out and join me in that wonderful experience.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• Some of the mental weight points that get in people's ways of achieving their ideal weight
• What kind of rewards should you create for yourself for achieving milestones
• The importance of having a clear vision of yourself being transformed in your weight mastery journey and how can you set that vision for yourself
• That being healthy and releasing weight is not boring
• How can you work with your inner coach to stay focused on your journey despite what other people say

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• FREE Masterclass: How to Stop the "Start Over Tomorrow" Weight Struggle Cycle and Start Releasing Weight for Good
• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlocking 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

One thing I hear all the time as a weight loss hypnotherapist is "I know how to lose weight, Rita, I just can't seem to get myself to do what I know I should do." Most of what challenges us when we are trying to lose weight, isn't lack of conscious knowledge.

We know how to lose weight. If it were only that simple.

The key to successful weight release depends on making permanent shifts in our habits and beliefs, which are more resistant to change because they exist in our subconscious.

In this episode 24 of Thin Thinking, I dive into our subconscious and look at how hypnosis can be a great tool to help us manage and change those deeper barriers to success.

I will also give you a few self-hypnosis tricks to start doing this for yourself.

In This Episode, You'll Also Learn…

• The history of hypnosis, what it is and what it is not
• How the mind is typically weight loss resistant
• Three ways that you can use self-hypnosis to shift from struggle to success

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

• Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD : Shift Out of Sugar Cravings
• My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlocking 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