Hi! I'm Donna Reish, IF teacher, weight loss coach, blogger, and half of "The Minus 220 Pound Pair" as my husband and I have lost over 220 pounds together (160 of that in the past couple of years through the Weight Loss Lifestyle habits and strategies I teach!).

In this episode, I bring you more information about “self-sabotage.” In the previous episode (TFE 25: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-25-self-sabotage-in-weight-loss-part-i-of-ii/ ), I gave the “thinking and feeling”

aspects of “self-sabotgage.”

Now in this episode, I dig into practical tips for “self-sabotage.”

How can we avoid “shooting ourselves in the foot”? What can we do practically to help ourselves not go off and on our plan and then start again and again?

Of course, the teacher in me (language arts lady) had to do a quick review of episode 25—Pick-a-Protocol so you have a food protocol firmly in place (TFE 21—One BIG Decision to Make Ahead of Time: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-21-one-big-decision-to-make-ahead-of-time/ ); work on/prepare thoughts ahead of time so that you are ready with more helpful thoughts when the “quitting” or “giving in” thoughts come; plan your food each day (TFE 22—The Daily Decision to Make Ahead: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-22-the-daily-ahead-of-time-decision-that-makes-all-the-difference-for-weight-loss/ ); and more “thought-related” topics.

Then we dug right into half of the practical tips (other half coming next week!). These include working on stress management AND with tools that are unrelated to food or alcohol. Use stress management, pre-planned self-care, and sleep to help cortisol levels stay low so that you won’t “stress quit.”

Next came some practical, “do these” tips for sitting with urges. We have to get away from relying on willpower and white knuckling our way through urges to quit or eat off plan and instead use in-the-moment techniques that work even when willpower is waning as the evening draws near. Some of these include counting backwards from ninety, setting a timer for ten minutes, journaling, writing what you want to eat in your plan for tomorrow rather than eating it today, and more.

Finally, I did it again—talked about Dr. Stephan Guyenet’s The Hungry Brain and how we have to create barriers to hyper-palatable foods. I gave several practical tips here while also cautioning against using the barrier method exclusively. (See Motivating Monday’s e-article August 10, 2020: https://ckarchive.com/b/e5uph7h5rogp )

Find all of my episodes, outlines, and articles for my two weekly broadcasts:

(1) Weight Loss Lifestyle broadcast (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting Broadcast) https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

(2) Think-Feel-Eat broadcast at http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Sign up for my free webinar: https://intermittentfastingwebinar.com

Watch episode here: https://studio.youtube.com/video/13WnI2Mmdt4/edit/basic

See full article here: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-26-self-sabotagepractical-tips-part-ii-of-iii

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See index for Think-Feel-Eat Videocast/Podcast here: http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Check out my Intermittent Fasting Course: https://intermittentfastingcourse.com

Free Intermittent Fasting Start Up Charts: https://donnareish.com/daily-intermittent-fasting-start-up-charts/

DISCLAIMER: This is an intermittent fasting support group, blog, podcast, and/or course. None of the information/advice shared is considered to be medical advice. Information shared here is for inspiration and/or informational purposes only. Please consult your physician or medical professionals with any specific medical questions including treatment options, medications, dosages, and other medical concerns. Again, no specific medical advice is given herein. No discussion in this group, blog, or course should be considered to be a substitute for medical care.

Hi! I'm Donna Reish, IF teacher, weight loss coach, blogger, and half of "The Minus 220 Pound Pair" as my husband and I have lost over 220 pounds together (160 of that in the past couple of years through the Weight Loss Lifestyle habits and strategies I teach!).

In this episode, I shed some light on that common term, self-sabotage. In weight loss terms, this is used to say that we thwart our own efforts at losing weight.

But what does it mean? Is it helpful to use that term? (Language Arts Lady says that words and thoughts DO matter!)

I start out defining self-sabotage then explaining what the term really is---a euphemism for little quits, giving up, giving in, choosing something besides our goals in that moment, etc.

Euphemisms are words that help soften the reality of that moment. They are helpful for us in dealing with crises, loss, and more—and should be used in those instances. However, when it comes to what we call deviations from our plan, euphemisms are not very helpful.

We would do a lot less self-sabotaging if we called our deviations what they really are—going off plan or choosing a food in the moment rather than our long term goals during that moment. AND extending grace to ourselves as we do it (as opposed to “beating ourselves up” for our deviations).

Next I move into what “self-sabotages” start with---a Thought. They start with a Thought such as “this won’t matter” or “a bite won’t hurt” or “I’ll start Monday.” I teach the importance of capturing that Thought in the moment and how we can replace it with a Pocket Thought (a thought we have prepared ahead of time and store in our “pocket” for a “rainy day”!).

Another anti-self-sabotage tip I teach is that of learning how to “sit with urges” rather than trying to use will-power or white knuckling through them. If we know they are coming, and we are ready for them, we can sit with them more easily. (Find more about this in “10 Ways to Sit With Urges” in Think-Feel-Eat Episode #9: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-9-10-ways-to-sit-with-process-food-urges/)

Finally, the last two tips have to do with two of my favorite weight loss strategies: Deciding Ahead of Time and Creating a Protocol. (More on both of these can be found at https://donnareish.com/perfectstorm)

Join me next week in Episode #26 for Part II of the Self-Sabotage two parter—specific food and daily tips to stay on—and stop “obstructing your own weight loss efforts.”

Find all of my episodes, outlines, and articles for my two weekly broadcasts:

(1) Weight Loss Lifestyle broadcast (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting Broadcast) https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

(2) Think-Feel-Eat broadcast at http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Sign up for my free webinar: https://intermittentfastingwebinar.com

Watch episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByFO1WliYbM&feature=youtu.be

See full article here: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-#25:-self-sabotage-in-weight-loss-part-i-(of-ii)

Watch new episodes live in free private FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318664198605086/

See Index for my other broadcast, Weight Loss Lifestyle (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting broadcast) here: https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

See index for Think-Feel-Eat Videocast/Podcast here: http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Check out my Intermittent Fasting Course: https://iintermittentfastingcourse.com

Free Intermittent Fasting Start Up Charts: https://donnareish.com/daily-intermittent-fasting-start-up-charts/

DISCLAIMER: This is an intermittent fasting support group, blog, podcast, and/or course. None of the information/advice shared is considered to be medical advice. Information shared here is for inspiration and/or informational purposes only. Please consult your physician or medical professionals with any specific medical questions including treatment options, medications, dosages, and other medical concerns. Again, no specific medical advice is given herein. No discussion in this group, blog, or course should be considered to be a substitute for medical care.

Hi! I'm Donna Reish, IF teacher, weight loss coach, blogger, and half of "The Minus 220 Pound Pair" as my husband and I have lost over 220 pounds together (160 of that in the past couple of years through the Weight Loss Lifestyle habits and strategies I teach!).

In this episode, I take us from who we are now to who we will be!

A big part of becoming (anything!) is to head to that place emotionally (thoughts, feelings, identity) as soon as possible to help us move there physically more quickly.

I am continuing last week’s intro to Goal Weight Identity (TFE 23: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-23-goal-weight-identity-part-i-of-ii/), taking listeners and viewers through my freebie packet (Goal Weight Identity Packet: https://donnareish.com/donnas-freebies-sign-up/) to change current, less-serving Thoughts to the new Thoughts we will have once we are at our goal weight.

But how do we do that? We can’t believe we are a size six, only eat sugar on pre-determined very special occasions, weigh our goal weight, and wear sleeveless dresses anytime we want right now—we can’t simply say those things and make them be so.

And that is where “Monkey Bar Thoughts” (i.e. Ladder thoughts) help us. In the Goal Weight Identity Packet, I teach how to use future thoughts with some modifiers/degree words to make you believe them right now! (How Language Arts Lady of me, huh?)

We might not be ready to go completely across the monkey bars to the Thought we will have when we are at our goal weight—but we can go across the Monkey Bars with helping words.

Remember, our Thoughts lead to our Feelings. Our Feelings lead to our Actions. If we Think our new identity—the identity we will have when we are at our goal weight—we will start Acting like that new person!

Think-Feel-Eat…Think-Feel-Act….words, thoughts, feelings….they all matter in our weight loss journey!

Find all of my episodes, outlines, and articles for my two weekly broadcasts:

(1) Weight Loss Lifestyle broadcast (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting Broadcast) https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

(2) Think-Feel-Eat broadcast at http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Sign up for my free webinar: https://intermittentfastingwebinar.com

Watch episode here: https://youtu.be/-QPU2nb6ysc

See full article here: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-24-our-goal-weight-identity-part-ii-of-ii/

Watch new episodes live in free private FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318664198605086/

See Index for my other broadcast, Weight Loss Lifestyle (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting broadcast) here: https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

See index for Think-Feel-Eat Videocast/Podcast here: http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Check out my Intermittent Fasting Course: https://iintermittentfastingcourse.com

Free Intermittent Fasting Start Up Charts: https://donnareish.com/daily-intermittent-fasting-start-up-charts/

DISCLAIMER: This is an intermittent fasting support group, blog, podcast, and/or course. None of the information/advice shared is considered to be medical advice. Information shared here is for inspiration and/or informational purposes only. Please consult your physician or medical professionals with any specific medical questions including treatment options, medications, dosages, and other medical concerns. Again, no specific medical advice is given herein. No discussion in this group, blog, or course should be considered to be a substitute for medical care.

Hi! I'm Donna Reish, IF teacher, weight loss coach, blogger, and half of "The Minus 220 Pound Pair" as my husband and I have lost over 220 pounds together (160 of that in the past couple of years through the Perfect Storm of Weight Loss habits and strategies I teach!).

In this episode, I present Part I of II of our Goal Weight Identity.

When we want to become something new, we have many steps to take…..

We often plan on the doing steps. In the case of losing weight, this often means foods, workouts, plans, etc.

But one thing we need to spend more time on than we do is becoming that new person RIGHT now in our Thoughts.

So in this Think-Feel-Episode, I’m going to introduce how to do this—how to develop our new Goal Weight Identity.

I begin by re-introducing the Think-Feel-Act cycle with an example we can all relate to—that we Feel and then we take Actions towards people based on what we Think about them. (This example is one in which we can clearly see---Yes! I do Act based on how I FEEL about someone!)

Then I describe how this relates to our Goal Weight Identity and how we view ourselves. If we view ourselves as someone who weighs our goal weight and wears the size we desire, we take Actions aligned with that belief.

On the other hand, if we view ourselves as someone who can’t lose weight or wear a smaller size, we take Actions that keep us right there.

I use some material from a book called What to Say When You Talk to Yourself to expound on how our brains believe anything we tell them!

Then we move into the big picture of Goal Weight Identity, including what it is, I AM thoughts, identifying as someone who struggles with weight, becoming aware of what we are doing, and more.

This episode can help you with any GOAL—time management (helping my time clients soooo much!), business, exercise, relationship, weight, and more!

Find all of my episodes, outlines, and articles for my two weekly broadcasts:

(1) Weight Loss Lifestyle broadcast (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting Broadcast) https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

(2) Think-Feel-Eat broadcast at http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Sign up for my free webinar: https://intermittentfastingwebinar.com

Watch episode here: https://youtu.be/CXOih6argCs

See full article here: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-#23:-goal-weight-identity-part-i-(of-ii)

Watch new episodes live in free private FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318664198605086/

See Index for my other broadcast, Weight Loss Lifestyle (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting broadcast) here: https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

See index for Think-Feel-Eat Videocast/Podcast here: http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Check out my Intermittent Fasting Course: https://iintermittentfastingcourse.com

Free Intermittent Fasting Start Up Charts: https://donnareish.com/daily-intermittent-fasting-start-up-charts/

DISCLAIMER: This is an intermittent fasting support group, blog, podcast, and/or course. None of the information/advice shared is considered to be medical advice. Information shared here is for inspiration and/or informational purposes only. Please consult your physician or medical professionals with any specific medical questions including treatment options, medications, dosages, and other medical concerns. Again, no specific medical advice is given herein. No discussion in this group, blog, or course should be considered to be a substitute for medical care.

Hi! I'm Donna Reish, IF teacher, weight loss coach, blogger, and half of "The Minus 220 Pound Pair" as my husband and I have lost over 220 pounds together (160 of that in the past couple of years through the Weight Loss Lifestyle habits and strategies I teach!).

Deciding Ahead of Time could be THE single biggest factor in weight loss. Why? Because when we decide ahead of time, we are using our pre-frontal cortex, the part of our brain that thinks logically, decides ahead of time, wants the best for us, can plan and execute, and more.

In this week’s broadcast, I describe the power of Deciding Ahead of time in general—how we have used this in parenting from toddlers to young adults with amazing results. And how we now apply it to our food and movement.

Research shows that we spend four hours a day resisting temptations and have up to 120 food-related decisions a day. We simply don’t have the willpower for that! Thus, we have a willpower gap. (See Weight Loss Lifestyle #60 and #61 for the details to willpower, how to get more, how to conserve what we have, how to utilize it to its maximum, what to do instead of willpower, and more!)

WLL #60: https://donnareish.com/broadcast-60-the-problem-with-relying-on-willpower-part-i-of-ii/

WLL #61: https://donnareish.com/weight-loss-lifestyle-61-willpower-ii-ways-to-overcome-or-change-the-willpower-gap/

We need willpower (or something better—read on!) to overcome two big issues with weight loss and weight management—over-desire and over-hunger (which lead to over-eating in both instances).

Deciding ahead of time what we will eat each day is the answer! That is, we can use our pre-frontal cortex to decide WHEN we will eat, WHAT we will eat, and the AMOUNT we will eat—ahead of time! (See The Perfect Storm of Weight Loss for more help in determining the best food protocol for YOU!) https://donnareish.com/perfectstorm

Listen and learn—and apply this knowledge to your own weight loss or weight management approach. It will change your life!

Get your free journal sheet for your Decide Ahead of time daily food choices here.

https://donnareish.com/donnas-freebies-sign-up/

Find all of my episodes, outlines, and articles for my two weekly broadcasts:

(1) Weight Loss Lifestyle broadcast (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting Broadcast) https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

(2) Think-Feel-Eat broadcast at http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Sign up for my free webinar: https://intermittentfastingwebinar.com

Watch episode here: https://youtu.be/n7CefKuHw80

See full article here: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-#22:-the-daily-ahead-of-time-decision-that-makes-all-the-difference-for-weight-loss

Watch new episodes live in free private FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318664198605086/

See Index for my other broadcast, Weight Loss Lifestyle (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting broadcast) here: https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

See index for Think-Feel-Eat Videocast/Podcast here: http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Check out my Intermittent Fasting Course: https://iintermittentfastingcourse.com

Free Intermittent Fasting Start Up Charts: https://donnareish.com/daily-intermittent-fasting-start-up-charts/

DISCLAIMER: This is an intermittent fasting support group, blog, podcast, and/or course. None of the information/advice shared is considered to be medical advice. Information shared here is for inspiration and/or informational purposes only. Please consult your physician or medical professionals with any specific medical questions including treatment options, medications, dosages, and other medical concerns. Again, no specific medical advice is given herein. No discussion in this group, blog, or course should be considered to be a substitute for medical care.

Hi! I'm Donna Reish, IF teacher, weight loss coach, blogger, and half of "The Minus 220 Pound Pair" as my husband and I have lost over 220 pounds together (160 of that in the past couple of years through the Weight Loss Lifestyle habits and strategies I teach!).

We need to make a lot of decisions in order to lose weight and maintain our loss.

(Oh, the decisions that have gone into my husband and my 220 pounds-together weight loss—and the decisions we have to continually make in order to maintain it! Seriously hard work!)

And the best decisions for weight loss are those that we make ahead of time. (You can find out why when you watch or listen to my extensive willpower episodes—WLL 60 and 61!)

WLL#60: https://donnareish.com/broadcast-60-the-problem-with-relying-on-willpower-part-i-of-ii/

WLL#61: https://donnareish.com/weight-loss-lifestyle-61-willpower-ii-ways-to-overcome-or-change-the-willpower-gap/

But there is one BIG decision we need to make ahead of time...okay there is more than one.

First, we have to make a decision to follow a lifestyle that will lead us to our goal (such as The Perfect Storm of Weight Loss).

Then within that we will decide our Food Protocol:

1. What times we will eat

2. What food we will eat

3. What amounts we will eat

(These are the first pillar of the Perfect Storm.) https://donnareish.com/perfectstorm

Then once we know our food protocol—the boundaries we have made for ourselves, then we are ready for this BIG one...

What foods will make up 80% of our eating.

These will be foods that are on our protocol, that help with the other aspects of the perfect storm, AND that we enjoy.

So in today’s episode, I give you a great resource for you to start creating your “this is what I eat 80% of the time” list.

And I teach you more about real foods. And dopamine spikes. And cravings. And deciding ahead of time. And staying on protocol—-all the stuff!

(For more about self-integrity and deciding ahead of time, watch/listen to Think Feel Eat 19 (Enemies of Self-Integrity) and 20 (Tools for Self-Integrity).)

TFE#19: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-19-self-integrity-i-of-ii-why-we-dont-do-what-we-tell-ourselves-we-will-do/

TFE#20: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-20-tools-for-self-integrity-part-ii-of-ii/

Starting with this BIG decision ahead of time, having a food list of what you eat, you will have this hard decision made ahead of time 80% of the time. (The other 20% you’ll plan your Fun Foods—and those will be, well, fun!)

So download your Helpful Food Lists document here!! And make this BIG decision now—ahead of time...not in the moment! https://donnareish.com/donnas-freebies-sign-up/

Find all of my episodes, outlines, and articles for my two weekly broadcasts:

(1) Weight Loss Lifestyle broadcast (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting Broadcast) https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

(2) Think-Feel-Eat broadcast at http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Sign up for my free webinar: https://intermittentfastingwebinar.com

Watch episode here: https://youtu.be/9jqxlMQ2gU4

See full article here: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-#21:-one-big-decision-to-make-ahead-of-time

Watch new episodes live in free private FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318664198605086/

See Index for my other broadcast, Weight Loss Lifestyle (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting broadcast) here: https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

See index for Think-Feel-Eat Videocast/Podcast here: http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Check out my Intermittent Fasting Course: https://iintermittentfastingcourse.com

Free Intermittent Fasting Start Up Charts: https://donnareish.com/daily-intermittent-fasting-start-up-charts/

DISCLAIMER: This is an intermittent fasting support group, blog, podcast, and/or course. None of the information/advice shared is considered to be medical advice. Information shared here is for inspiration and/or informational purposes only. Please consult your physician or medical professionals with any specific medical questions including treatment options, medications, dosages, and other medical concerns. Again, no specific medical advice is given herein. No discussion in this group, blog, or course should be considered to be a substitute for medical care.

Hi! I'm Donna Reish, IF teacher, weight loss coach, blogger, and half of "The Minus 220 Pound Pair" as my husband and I have lost over 220 pounds together (160 of that in the past couple of years through the Weight Loss Lifestyle habits and strategies I teach!).

Self-Integrity is at the basis of every change we want in our lives---physically, mentally, emotionally, relationally, spiritually, productively….it is the core to why we don’t do what we say we will do—and why we do, do what we say we will do!

Most of us call self-integrity by another name: willpower. We think we just don’t have the willpower to do what we tell ourselves we will do.

And there’s some truth to the fact that we often don’t have the willpower to carry out what we say we will do….but willpower isn’t the only cause of our self-integrity lack.

Last week, in Episode #19 of Think-Feel-Eat, I described a few enemies of self-integrity (what we make past failures mean; perfectionism; not breaking things down {habit formation skills lacking}; relying on willpower; and not deciding ahead of time).

TFE Episode #19: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-19-self-integrity-i-of-ii-why-we-dont-do-what-we-tell-ourselves-we-will-do/

(For more understanding of willpower, see my Weight Loss Lifestyle broadcasts #60 and #61.)

WLL Episode #60: https://donnareish.com/broadcast-60-the-problem-with-relying-on-willpower-part-i-of-ii/

WLL Episode #61: https://donnareish.com/weight-loss-lifestyle-61-willpower-ii-ways-to-overcome-or-change-the-willpower-gap/

In this week’s episode, I bring good news! Tools!

Tools we can use in our lives and skills we can develop to become the kind of person is filled with self-integrity—the kind of person who does what we say we will do. Yay us!

These tools counteract the enemies of self-integrity and put us on the path to food control, business growth, daily disciplines, relationship nurturing, and much more.

I present a few general tools like Thought Work, sleep, automaticity, and craving reducers.

Then I have created a derivative of BJ Fogg’s (Tiny Habits) ABC’s of Habit Formation by combining his ABC, my experience with attachments and minimum baselines through homeschooling for thirty-two years, and an early teacher (Gregg Harris) in the homeschooling world’s Attachment Approach (Fogg calls this Anchor). This tool works—and I am so excited to present it to you!

Find all of my episodes, outlines, and articles for my two weekly broadcasts:

(1) Weight Loss Lifestyle broadcast (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting Broadcast) https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

(2) Think-Feel-Eat broadcast at http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Sign up for my free webinar: https://intermittentfastingwebinar.com

Watch episode here: https://youtu.be/Qc4fLygXkAc

See full article here: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-20-tools-for-self-integrity-part-ii-of-ii

Watch new episodes live in free private FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318664198605086/

See Index for my other broadcast, Weight Loss Lifestyle (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting broadcast) here: https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

See index for Think-Feel-Eat Videocast/Podcast here: http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Check out my Intermittent Fasting Course: https://iintermittentfastingcourse.com

Free Intermittent Fasting Start Up Charts: https://donnareish.com/daily-intermittent-fasting-start-up-charts/

DISCLAIMER: This is an intermittent fasting support group, blog, podcast, and/or course. None of the information/advice shared is considered to be medical advice. Information shared here is for inspiration and/or informational purposes only. Please consult your physician or medical professionals with any specific medical questions including treatment options, medications, dosages, and other medical concerns. Again, no specific medical advice is given herein. No discussion in this group, blog, or course should be considered to be a substitute for medical care.

Hi! I'm Donna Reish, IF teacher, weight loss coach, blogger, and half of "The Minus 220 Pound Pair" as my husband and I have lost over 220 pounds together (160 of that in the past couple of years through the Weight Loss Lifestyle habits and strategies I teach!).

The next two episodes’ contents have been life changing for me! And I am happy to present them to you to help you change your life as well.

Not doing what we tell ourselves we will do is probably the greatest thief of our dreams and future life. And yet we do that over and over—and then scratch our heads in bewilderment as to why we don’t do what we tell ourselves we will do.

Come to find out, it isn’t our fault.

In Episode 19 of Think-Feel-Eat, I present several enemies of self-integrity. The bare bones of why we don’t do what we tell ourselves we will do.

(See Weight Loss Lifestyle #60 and #61 for my two Willpower Episodes….super empowering to know why we don’t have the willpower we think we should!)

https://donnareish.com/broadcast-60-the-problem-with-relying-on-willpower-part-i-of-ii/

These range from trusting willpower to get us through to being too vague to waiting until we are in the moment (and using our toddler brains to guide us!).

The good news is that all of these are over-come-able!

We can have self-integrity. And when we do, it will change our lives!

Self-integrity will change our size, weight, health, muscles, food, time management, relationships, home care, self care, work, and more!

As always, I have a full, detailed outline, an audio, and a video version. Start gaining self-integrity today!

Find all of my episodes, outlines, and articles for my two weekly broadcasts:

(1) Weight Loss Lifestyle broadcast (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting Broadcast) https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

(2) Think-Feel-Eat broadcast at http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Sign up for my free webinar: https://intermittentfastingwebinar.com

Watch episode here: https://youtu.be/eMzalP6Yu_Q

See full article here: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-#19:-self-integrity-i-of-ii-(why-we-don’t-do-what-we-tell-ourselves-we-will-do!)

Watch new episodes live in free private FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318664198605086/

See Index for my other broadcast, Weight Loss Lifestyle (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting broadcast) here: https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

See index for Think-Feel-Eat Videocast/Podcast here: http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Check out my Intermittent Fasting Course: https://iintermittentfastingcourse.com

Free Intermittent Fasting Start Up Charts: https://donnareish.com/daily-intermittent-fasting-start-up-charts/

DISCLAIMER: This is an intermittent fasting support group, blog, podcast, and/or course. None of the information/advice shared is considered to be medical advice. Information shared here is for inspiration and/or informational purposes only. Please consult your physician or medical professionals with any specific medical questions including treatment options, medications, dosages, and other medical concerns. Again, no specific medical advice is given herein. No discussion in this group, blog, or course should be considered to be a substitute for medical care.

Hi! I'm Donna Reish, IF teacher, weight loss coach, blogger, and half of "The Minus 220 Pound Pair" as my husband and I have lost over 220 pounds together (160 of that in the past couple of years through the Weight Loss Lifestyle habits and strategies I teach!).

In this episode, I guide viewers and listeners in creating an Eating Protocol that works for them—and that fits into The Perfect Storm of Weight Loss for YOU!

In the first few protocol episodes (13, 14, 15), I taught the Foundations of Creating an Eating Protocol.

In this three-part episode, I teach about six different protocols and how they may or may not work for you—based on the three pillars of The Perfect Storm:

1) Eating Protocol (time, type, amount of food)

2) Hormones, brain chemicals, neurotransmitters

3) Thought and emotional management

Yep—it takes all three of these working in concert with each other to create the Perfect Storm!

In Episode #16 (Part I of Pick-a-Protocol), I taught about the first two of six on the Pick-a-Protocol chart: Keto and Calorie Counting With 80/20 (80% real food). https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-16-pick-a-protocol-i-of-ii/

In Episode #17, I taught the next two popular (and effective) protocol options: Macro-Nutrient Counting and No Flour/No Sugar. https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-17-pick-a-protocol-ii-of-iii/

In this episode, I pick up on the next two protocols from the chart: Calories With Low Carb (not Keto) and WW Point System.

I explain how these protocols stack up in a number of ways—and how you can know if they would be good choices for you!

Find all of my episodes, outlines, and articles for my two weekly broadcasts:

(1) Weight Loss Lifestyle broadcast (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting Broadcast) https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

(2) Think-Feel-Eat broadcasts at http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Sign up for my free webinar: https://intermittentfastingwebinar.com

Watch episode here: https://youtu.be/r3gaeWnOUbM

See full article here: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-#18:-pick-a-protocol-iii-(of-iii)

Watch new episodes live in free private FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318664198605086/

See Index for my other broadcast, Weight Loss Lifestyle (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting broadcast) here: https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

See index for Think-Feel-Eat Videocast/Podcast here: http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Check out my Intermittent Fasting Course: https://iintermittentfastingcourse.com

Free Intermittent Fasting Start Up Charts: https://donnareish.com/daily-intermittent-fasting-start-up-charts/

DISCLAIMER: This is an intermittent fasting support group, blog, podcast, and/or course. None of the information/advice shared is considered to be medical advice. Information shared here is for inspiration and/or informational purposes only. Please consult your physician or medical professionals with any specific medical questions including treatment options, medications, dosages, and other medical concerns. Again, no specific medical advice is given herein. No discussion in this group, blog, or course should be considered to be a substitute for medical care.

Hi! I'm Donna Reish, IF teacher, weight loss coach, blogger, and half of "The Minus 220 Pound Pair" as my husband and I have lost over 220 pounds together (160 of that in the past couple of years through the Weight Loss Lifestyle habits and strategies I teach!).

In this episode, I present the introduction to the Perfect Storm of Weight Loss.

In this episode, I guide viewers and listeners in creating an Eating Protocol that works for them—and that fits into The Perfect Storm of Weight Loss for YOU!

In the first few protocol episodes (13, 14, 15), I taught the Foundations of Creating an Eating Protocol. https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

In this three-part episode, I teach about six different protocols and how they may or may not work for you—based on the three pillars of The Perfect Storm:

1) Eating Protocol (time, type, amount of food)

2) Hormones, brain chemicals, neurotransmitters

3) Thought and emotional management

Yep—it takes all three of these working in concert with each other to create the Perfect Storm!

In Episode #16 (Part I of Pick-a-Protocol), I taught about the first two of six on the Pick-a-Protocol chart: Keto and Calorie Counting With 80/20 (80% real food). https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

In this episode, I pick up on the next two protocols from the chart: Calories With Macro-Nutrient Counting and No Flour, No Sugar.

I explain how these protocols stack up in a number of ways—and how you can know if they would be good choices for you!

Find all of my episodes, outlines, and articles for my two weekly broadcasts:

(1) Weight Loss Lifestyle broadcast (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting Broadcast) https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

(2) Think-Feel-Eat broadcast at https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Sign up for my free webinar: https://intermittentfastingwebinar.com

Watch episode here: https://youtu.be/9k3q0RH-hPs

See full article here: https://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat-episode-17-pick-a-protocol-ii-of-iii

Watch new episodes live in free private FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318664198605086/

See Index for my other broadcast, Weight Loss Lifestyle (formerly Donna's Intermittent Fasting broadcast) here: https://donnareish.com/intermittent-fasting-journal-index/

See index for Think-Feel-Eat Videocast/Podcast here: http://donnareish.com/think-feel-eat/

Check out my Intermittent Fasting Course: https://iintermittentfastingcourse.com

Free Intermittent Fasting Start Up Charts: https://donnareish.com/daily-intermittent-fasting-start-up-charts/

DISCLAIMER: This is an intermittent fasting support group, blog, podcast, and/or course. None of the information/advice shared is considered to be medical advice. Information shared here is for inspiration and/or informational purposes only. Please consult your physician or medical professionals with any specific medical questions including treatment options, medications, dosages, and other medical concerns. Again, no specific medical advice is given herein. No discussion in this group, blog, or course should be considered to be a substitute for medical care.