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Some say the December holidays are the most wonderful time of the year.  Others say it’s a difficult minefield that derails health and fitness goals.  Between gatherings, parties, dinners, food treats at work, and the desire to feel festive, it can be hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle.  But what if you don’t really have a holiday problem?  This week, Catherine and Donald talk about how strengthening the “muscles” around the holidays are what’s really important.  The more you use your small habit changes day by day, the more natural they become.   Plus, Catherine breaks the microphone, Donald has Bro-Ham and Bro-Cheese, and Salsa plays the role of vegetable.

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Have you ever said, “I wonder how many different ways I could sabotage myself?” Even if you’ve never said it out loud, you’ve probably asked yourself that question without realizing it. Even when it comes to pleasure and self-care, we humans are good at finding new and inventive ways to sabotage ourselves. This week, Catherine and Donald talk about more ways that we hijack our own health and fitness and talk about ways to put ourselves back on track. You have the opportunity to add things to your life that really matter. Plus, Catherine is unavoidable, Donald gives tips, tricks and hacks, and sadly, you are not going to wake up with rabbit powers.

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30 Types of Self-Sabotage (and What to Do About It) by Dr. Alice Boyes

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Sabotage can come from a number of different places, but when it comes to sabotaging your health and fitness goals, you need look no further than in the mirror. Catherine and Donald spent years derailing their own health and fitness trains and then looking around for someone to blame. This week, the couple walk you through some of the ways in which you might be undermining yourself and give you some tips on how to stop the culprit before they strike again. Plus, Donald defines Agent Provocateur, Catherine is a New Jersey 10, and the internet has words on it.

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30 Types of Self-Sabotage (and What to Do About It) by Dr. Alice Boyes

Agent Provocateur by Foreigner

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Thanksgiving is supposed to be a day in which you get into arguments with your relatives over politics, but some people make it all about food.  It becomes a day to eat as much as you can stand until you can’t stand up.  But do you turn Thanksgiving Day into Thanksgiving Week or Thanksgiving Month or even let it extend all the way through the “holiday season”?  In this episode, Catherine and Donald discuss ways to adjust your mindset about Thanksgiving and give practical advice on how to approach it in a way to still enjoy it without giving up on your health and fitness goals.  Plus, Catherine is a continental European regardless of where she lives, Donald doesn’t know what different cakes are, and the couple has an American right to digress.

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For the 200th episode of We Only Look Thin, Catherine and Donald could have recapped all 200 episodes of the show, or counted down their 200 favorite walks that they’ve taken together, but instead, they decided to interview two very special guests; each other! That’s right! Wow! Find out what advice they would like to give to their younger selves, what’s easier than they thought it would be, and much more. Plus, Catherine toots her own horn, Donald is the Barbara Walters of weight loss, and some of our family members still think this is a blog.

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This week, we prove that November 1st is even scarier than Halloween by talking a lot about werewolves.   If you turn into a werewolf every month, it shouldn’t be a surprise when it happens to you the next time.  You may not be able to stop the transformation, but you can put plans in place to limit the damage that’s done.  In a similar vein, it shouldn’t be a surprise when things that happen in your life get in the way of your food and exercise choices.   The couple takes you though some strategies to prepare for the unexpected and stop you from repeating the same mistakes.  Remember, a promise is not a plan.  Plus, Catherine recommends a bop, Donald wants the armed forces to solve his candy problem, and the couple invite you to a Daylight-Saving Time party.

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How to Stop Repeating The Same Mistakes by Alice Boyes Ph.D. – Psychology Today

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At this time of year, you really need to watch out for vampires, ghosts, and werewolves, but as we all know, during the other 11 months of the year, the scariest things to watch out for, are children.  Did you know that there’s something inside you that’s even more frightening?  Your inner toddler.  This week, Catherine and Donald talk about how stress can lead us to fall back on the habits what we formed as toddlers, and this can lead us to make the same mistakes over and over again.  Thankfully, as adults, there is a way to form new habits and break this cycle.  Plus, Catherine does a soliloquy, cabbage makes Donald look terrible, and the couple ruins their child’s life.

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Inner Toddler Article by Steven Stosny, Ph.D

How to Stop Repeating The Same Mistakes by Alice Boyes Ph.D. – Psychology Today

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It’s that time of year again when scary things come home with you. I’m not talking about ghosts and ghouls, but I am talking about candy. This week, the couple give you some strategies for dealing with Halloween Sweets before taking a look at getting trapped in your own loop of mistakes. It turns out that most of the time it’s not your external circumstances that are trapping you, but it’s you who’s trapping you. Plus, Catherine had a famous babysitter, Donald wishes that he’d had one too, and the 70’s and 80’s were not the best time for parenting.

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Stop.  Hammer Time.  Woah, Oh, woah-o.  Quitting can be a grand statement and can feel like a catharsis at the time.  Sometimes though, we can’t see what’s on the other side of quitting.  For Donald and Catherine, quitting on weight loss and fitness lead to revenge eating, weight gain, clothes not fitting, and a lot of guilt and shame.  This week, the couple discuss a three-step process to get out of that quitting cycle, reach your goal weight, and stay there.  Plus, Catherine compares herself to Mussolini, Donald discusses his bandana tying technique, and you are 2 Legit 2 Quit too.

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1977 may have been the year that Apple Computer was incorporated and the year that Star Wars was released in theaters, but it is best remembered as the year that the Shakespearean Johnny Paycheck song, “Take This Job and Shove It” was released. If you’ve ever gone on a diet, you’ve probably also wanted to shove it. You may have even wanted to quit worrying about your health and fitness entirely. But what does quitting look like? What does quitting mean to you? Plus, Catherine puts science on notice, Donald cries into a gallon of ice cream, and nothing works better than a windshield flyer.

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