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If you’re like a lot of us, you may have treated the end of 2024 like a big party full of food. You may have also treated the beginning and/or middle of 2024 like a big party full of food too. Now, 2025 is practically upon us and we’re trying to bring the party to a close. This week, Catherine and Donald talk about “restarting” and what it means to you. What habits will you get back to? How will you show up for yourself? What will you choose to focus on? By learning and practicing a mindset reframe, the New Year can be your healthiest yet. Plus, Catherine shakes her fist at outlandish outfits, Donald joins AARP against his will, and Funyuns are not a disaster.

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Do you ever wish you could take the thoughts in your head about losing weight and getting more physically fit and turn them into actions in a place not inside your head? Unfortunately, the time isn’t perfect, the plan isn’t perfect, the location isn’t perfect, and a million other things aren’t perfect and so you just stay where you are. We’ve all been there. This week, Catherine and Donald go through an article by Marie Forleo on getting over your perfection paralysis and actually getting started. Before you know it, those thoughts have turned into action. Plus, Catherine wants a pair of fries, Donald becomes a backup singer, and the couple sets a 4 second timer to get it done.

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Why don’t I just do everything perfectly?  Shouldn’t I wait for the perfect circumstances before I start?  If you’ve found yourself saying these kinds of things, you might be a perfectionist.  Or maybe just a procrastinator.  Catherine and Donald have been there too.  This week, the couple talk about Marie Forleo’s book, “Everything is Figureoutable” and in particular, her thoughts on the thoughts behind perfection vs. progress.  Perfection is often the enemy of progress and sometimes you just need to hit go.  Plus, Catherine embodies the cringe, Donald is angry at the Dictionary, and this episode really slaps.

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Winging it might work for improv comedians and reindeer flying around, but winging it on your food and exercise plan through the holidays is a set up for regret.  For decades, Catherine and Donald went into the holidays without any planning and came out many pounds up on the scale.  But sticking to a rigid plan isn’t the answer either.  This is where having policies can save the day.  Policies are guidelines or standards that you set for yourself ahead of time so you know what you’ll do in the moment. This week, the couple give you a number policies to help you get through the rest of this year in a way that will make you proud of your choices.  Plus, Catherine bails out, Donald does a complete 360, and you get to try on shapewear for your brain.

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You know that magical feeling when you open a present and discover that it’s the gift of math? Well, we’ve got a whole episode dedicated to giving you that feeling! If you’re like a lot of us, you might be tempted to just give up on any weight or health goals until next year. What if we had a better idea? This week, Catherine and Donald help guide you through planning for the rest of your year to help you set realistic goals and give yourself a roadmap to success. The rest of 2024 doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Plus, Catherine is the Mother of Tubers, Donald drowns his food, and the couple introduces you to thrice baked potatoes.

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It’s that special time of year in between Halloween and Thanksgiving when people can only think of one thing; forming new and healthy habits. Friend of the show in our dreams, Gretchen Rubin, wrote a book about it and this week, Catherine and Donald go through her final eight strategies for forming habits. Are you going to turn to pairing, clarity, or other people? Or maybe everyone’s favorite pastime, loophole spotting. We’re confident that at least one of these will help you get where you want to be on your weight loss and fitness journventure. Plus, Donald is burning for bargains, Catherine wants to be a figurehead, and the couple tells you about hard work and stuff.

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You might be saying to yourself, “Look, it’s Autumn.  Can’t you just let me enjoy the leaves changing color and some pumpkin spice?”  It’s a fair point, but it’s not what we do here.  We help you form habits that will allow you to reach and maintain your weight loss and fitness goals.  And so does Gretchen Rubin.  This week, the couple takes you through 9 more of Gretchen Rubin’s strategies for habit formation and helps you apply them to your health.  Waiting for a Lightning Bolt? Trying to figure out if you should abstain from certain foods?  We’ve got you covered.  Plus, Catherine names trees, Donald goes behind the felt curtain, and the couple gives you that new planner feeling.

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At Halloween time, dread is supposed to be part of the fun. But when it comes to exercise, dread is a major part of why we don’t do it. But where does that dread come from? This week, Catherine and Donald examine the origins of dreading a new healthy activity and give you some suggestions as to how to get over the dread and on with the movement. The chilling truth is that adults are responsible for their own habits. Plus, Catherine wants to un-read books, Donald introduces The Yolkening, and Agony Hill has cotton candy at the top.

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