We Only LOOK Thin

On our weight loss adventures, it’s often easier to stick to our goals when we stick to our normal routines.  Unfortunately, loved ones and friends sometimes want to see us in person.  Catherine and Donald talk about ways to minimize the weight-loss impact of out-of-town guests and give a few tips about going to visit others.  Donald also discusses his inability to eat anything that doesn’t look like a caterpillar rainbow.   Last, but not least, they also talk about Fonzie, but not the Fonzie you’re thinking of.

As the song from the musical that we never saw reminds us, there are 525,600 minutes in a year.  Surprise!  During our weight loss adventures, we often use things like weekends, holidays, and special occasions (weddings, birthdays, taco Tuesdays) as excuses for indulgent behavior.  In this episode, Catherine and Donald discuss how treating every day like it’s a surprise, will get you nowhere with weight loss.  You don’t have to be perfect, but try at least to achieve a solid B-.  Also, the couple reveal their secret for taking advantage of “Kids Eat Free Wednesdays”, discuss holidays from around the world for some reason, and prove that they are math geniuses.

Social constructs, and barriers, and milestones, oh my!  We put a lot of pressure on ourselves to accomplish weight-loss goals by a certain age or for a certain event and if we don’t, we view ourselves as failures.  Catherine and Donald talk about getting through these imaginary barriers and not building them for ourselves in the first place.  It’s never too late to develop good habits and get to the weight that you want.  If Catherine and Donald can do it in their 40s, then anyone can.  Also, they get very confused about the difference between American Pounds and British Stones and they also ask the age-old question, “Is Magic Shell human food?”.

Are you a weight-loss farmer or a weight-loss hunter?  Can’t decide?  That’s probably because we just made up those things.  However, if you listen to this episode, the choice will become clear.  Catherine and Donald discuss the attempt to reap weight-loss benefits without giving your crops a chance to grow.  Many people plant the seed of weight loss, but then pull up the plant at the roots before it has a chance to yield fruit.  Trying to find a “get thin quick scheme” doesn’t pay off in the long run.  Also, they mix their metaphors and throw in some banking references to investing and compound interest for some reason. As if that wasn’t enough, Catherine sings about all you can eat tacos.  Listen for yourself, won’t you?

This episode is about what happens after the sun goes down.  Whether you are alone or with that special someone, things can get wild in the dark.  Spoiler alert, Catherine and Donald talk about late night, unplanned eating, and overindulging.  Willpower wears down throughout the day and can be at it’s lowest point at night.  When you’ve had a full day, worked hard, and are tired, you don’t always make the right food choices.  Catherine and Donald talk about strategies for being ready to fight those late-night cravings.  Does it have something to do with Soylent Green?  Listen and find out!

There is a popular belief, that We Only LOOK Thin will do nothing to dispel, that when Amish children reach a certain age, they have a rite of passage called “Rumspringa”. The children live separately from the Amish community for a time to experience technology and to sow their wild oats (do people still say that? How old is the person writing this?). In this episode, Catherine and Donald talk about the fact that during a weight loss adventure, people often want to take a Rumspringa. How you deal with these urges and how you move on from a Rumspringa is an important part of achieving your goal. How do you self-identify? Also, they introduce you to the new Tums bracelet and the equally new, box of powdered Doritos.

We’ve all had bad days or weeks on our weight loss adventure. Sometimes it just seems stupid. But as the great American Poet Chumbawamba wrote, “I get knocked down, but I get up again. You’re never gonna keep me down”. In this episode, Catherine and Donald talk about handling bad days when you just want to throw away your weight loss plan. Do you hide it? Do you eat in secret? No, you share your feelings, so you don’t feel so alone. You also get introduced to the Ice Cube of Hatred and Catherine debuts her Tom Cruise character. This episode is truly Top Gun!

In a very patriotic episode, Catherine and Donald tell you what’s wrong with America. Don’t worry, it’s not what you think. They introduce you to Roger and the hate method of weight loss and tell you how it relates to staying married out of spite. They also talk about how weight loss is a marathon and not a sprint. If you start too fast, too soon, you can burn out before you reach your goal. Pace yourself; if you lose even one pound a month, that’s almost 50 pounds in 4 years. They also discuss building up to lifting a full-sized refrigerator and running a mile for medicine.

The latest episode of We Only LOOK Thin is fueled by drugs.  Or at least it’s fueled by a TV show about drugs.  Catherine and Donald use a “Breaking Bad” analogy to discuss the slow erosion of good habits and how you can take tiny steps in the wrong direction that lead to becoming the Walter White of gaining weight.  You have to be ever vigilant and honest with yourself during your weight loss adventure and not say “just this one time”.  Before you know it, you’re doing a bad habit over and over again.

It’s not all doom and gloom though.  Catherine and Donald also talk about the good news;  it can also work in the other direction.  By gently adding one good habit at a time, you can work your way towards your goal and towards being your best self.  They also ask the age-old question; do you kick a medicine ball? Sponsored by Bloomin’ Celery!

Fresh off their critically acclaimed appearance at the 2018 Idea World Fitness and Nutrition Convention, Catherine and Donald talk about skiing down the mountain that is weight loss and that when obstacles get in your way, you have to be prepared to turn. Your path down the mountain may change, but reaching the bottom is still the goal. Sometimes we get locked in to the idea that there is only one “right way” to lose weight. Instead, we need to look at the reality of our situations and be flexible. The couple also discuss the difference between jazz hands and spirit fingers and how doing both at the same time is impossible.