We Only LOOK Thin

Some things just naturally go together. A lock and a key. Salt and Pepper. Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg. But what about business strategies and weight loss? This week, Catherine and Donald show you how you can apply a S.W.O.T analysis to your health and fitness adventure. By identifying your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats, you can set yourself up for healthy success. Finally, business is good for something. Plus, Catherine asks if it’s cringe, Donald has two online friends and only one of them is Catherine, and there may already be hot dog carts on your street.

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It’s Halloween time again and this part of the year can be all about dread.  Dread of ghosts and ghouls and friends inviting you to parties.  But dread can also be a huge part of your health and fitness journventure.  We can dread starting a new exercise or new eating plan or restarting an old one.  Sometimes we can just dread doing the work and not getting the results we want.  This week, Catherine and Donald help you talk yourself through the dread and get past it so that you can move into meaningful action.  Plus, Catherine zooms in just like Paul Blart Mall Cop, Donald actually wants to go to New Jersey, and records are what the cloud used to be.

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If you’re a person who watches things, chances are you’ve seen an infomercial.  This type of program combines “information” with a “commercial”; get it? A lot of these infomercials promise you a fit and healthy body if you just use their product for minutes a day.  You’ve probably wondered if any of these products were really the solution to your problems and you may have even purchased a few.  But are these fitness tricks, shortcuts, hacks, and gadgets really the answer?  This week, Catherine and Donald help you answer the question, do I need to purchase one weird trick or do I just need N.E.A.T.?  Plus, Catherine wants to be deep faked, the secret ingredient in Donald’s cooking is dancing (you probably thought it was love), and this is the only fitness podcast that’s not afraid to talk about dotage.

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Tulane University Study showing walking upstairs can reduce risk of Heart Disease:

If you’re a study nerd, and who isn’t, you can check out the full text of the study here:

Fitbit Sense 2 (the kind that Catherine and Donald use) on Amazon:

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Koksry Rebounder (the kind that Catherine and Donald use) on Amazon:

Silver Sneakers on Youtube:

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Episode 140 – The Game’s Afoot!

If you’ve ever watched a horror movie series, you know that even when the bad guy appears to be dead, he manages to return in the sequel. Just like Jason Vorhees in the Friday the 13th movies, you might think your weight problems are behind you only to have them pop up with a machete and attack you all over again. Catherine and Donald have had this happen to them too. This week the couple talk about using the spookiest letter of the alphabet to learn from the past and navigate into the future. Plus, Donald tries to snack while wearing a hockey mask, Catherine Zooms with model girlfriends in Paris, and the couple put sadness salad on the menu.

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Episode 286 – Fork of July

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Episode 285 – Dinner Guessed

It’s the tricentennial episode of We Only Look Thin! Three Hundred episodes; wow, that’s a lot. But what should we talk about? There’s a lot of pressure to come through in a situation like this…and we did it! This week, Catherine and Donald talk about one of the very basics of your weight loss plan, your calorie budget. Where do you start? How do you figure out the best way to “spend” your calories? What do you do when it’s not working for you? The pair go over it all. Plus, Donald has a spice delivery, Catherine’s pants are the credit card, and the couple are no longer randos on the internet.

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Some debates may never be resolved.  Did the egg come first or the chicken?  Tastes great or less filling?  Should I focus on importing or exporting?  Is it more important to know when to hold ’em or to know when to fold ’em?  This week, We Only Look Thin chooses to focus on helping you know when to fold ’em.  There are habits that are probably LESS important to achieving your weight loss goals than you think they are and Catherine and Donald highlight some of them.  Are you trying to lose weight quickly instead of focusing on the long-term?  Doing nothing because you don’t have time to cook from scratch?  These examples just begin to scratch the surface.  Plus, Catherine crane kicks her way though life, Donald watches TV movies from the 80s, and the couple face both snakes and spiders on their ladders.

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The Diet Fix by Yoni Freedhoff on Amazon

Koksry Rebounder Trampoline (the one that Donald and Catherine use) on Amazon:

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Learning can come from surprising places. For example, the late 1970’s country music crossover hit, “The Gambler”. If you listen to that song enough, you can start to believe that you know when to hold ’em and know when to fold ’em. However, when it comes to your health and fitness, do you really? In this week’s episode, Catherine and Donald talk about things that are probably more important than you think they are when it comes to hitting a goal weight and maintaining it. Looking at the kind of language you’re using and asking if you’re really being honest with yourself is just the beginning. Plus, Catherine is an island in a stream, Donald wears his sleeve on his sleeve, and karaoke minutes are the longest minutes in the world.

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In the previous episode, Catherine and Donald held a metaphorical mirror up to themselves to reflect upon what they’ve leaned since they hit their goal weights and started this podcast.  This week, they continue to reflect in exactly the same way that vampires don’t.  The couple ask each other what they believed about themselves that they now know isn’t true, what has turned out to be a much bigger deal than they realized in the beginning, and what they stressed about in the early days that they don’t stress about now.  Their answers may terrify and delight you.  The couple also reveal their all-star tips and habits that aren’t mindset related.  Plus, Donald is mistaken for a man of darkness and mystery, Catherine DOES say “blah, blah, blah” (unlike Dracula), and whatever you do, don’t let either of them hold your baby.

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Episode 294 – Errant Errands

Episode 270 – I’m a Carbie Girl

Episode 152 – The Mod Squad

Episode 52 – WOLT Disney World

Episode 248 – Only Burgers in the Building

If you’re The Fonz, you only use your mirror to check your hair, realize it’s perfect, and move on. If you’re not The Fonz, you probably use your mirror to check your reflection. As We Only Look Thin approaches its 300th episode, Catherine and Donald have decided to reflect on what they’ve learned since they started this podcast almost 6 years ago. What have they changed their mind about? What advice would they give their younger selves? Are the Lincoln Lawyer books any good? The couple answer these questions and more. Plus, Donald puts the shoe on the other foot, Catherine can’t wait to be proud of Donald, and the couple only want legal advice from attorneys who ride motorcycles.

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Episode 23 – There Is No Finish Line

Episode 229 – Weight Expectations

Episode 245 – Greece is the Word

Episode 270 – I’m a Carbie Girl

When you think about consuming things and weight-loss, you probably think about food.  However, we also consume ideas.  We get these ideas from the people in our lives, the books we read, the TV shows and movies we watch, the social media we follow, and even the podcasts we listen to.  This week, Catherine and Donald, inspired by an episode of the School of Self Image, ask you to think about whether you are consciously consuming the ideas in your life.  When was the last time you challenged yourself to level up?  Look at what you’re influenced by and ask yourself if it’s serving you and inspiring you, or just upsetting you and keeping you stuck where you are?  If you keep consuming the same ideas and spending time with the same people, you’ll end up with the same results.  Plus, Donald lurks with turkeys, Catherine thinks cannibalism is fun, and the couple want you to spend the next four months eliminating all joy.

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School of Self Image Podcast – with Tonya Leigh

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