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If you’re a character from Game of Thrones, you might be known as the “Breaker of Chains”, but if you aren’t a character from Game of Thrones, you probably aren’t.  However, even if it’s not a literal chain, there may be links in a metaphorical chain holding you back from achieving your weight loss goals.  This week, Catherine and Donald talk about BJ Fogg’s “ability chain” and how you can use it figure out why you’re not doing the habits that you say you want to do.  Really looking at each link in the ability chain can push you in the direction of changing your habits for the better.  Plus, Catherine rides the weight loss wagon, Donald makes enemies of the Blue Birds, and Time has fascinated for generations.

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If Schoolhouse Rock taught me anything, it’s that three is the magic number.  And if that’s true then Episode 333 must be triple magic! AND, it’s part three of our series on Logic Loopholes.  Is that too many threes in one episode?  Have Catherine and Donald gone too far this time?  Listen and find out!  This week, the couple explore the final three (another three!) of Gretchen Rubin’s Logic Loopholes and add a few of their own.  These logic loopholes are essentially lies that we tell ourselves to “get out of” doing the things we say we want to do.  At We Only Look Thin, we show you how they relate to weight loss and fitness because that’s our game.  Recognizing that you’re fooling yourself is an important step in making habit change that lasts. Plus, Catherine has the fruit platter of her dreams, Donald makes a double nerd reference, and the couple bring back the fear of the rhombus.

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Gretchen Rubin’s 10 Logic Loopholes

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The middle episode of a trilogy is often considered filler.  Just a bridge to get from the set up in part one to the final payoff in part three.  But this middle part is more of a hole and filler.  Loophole that is.  In the second part of their Logic Loophole series, Catherine and Donald talk about 4 more of Gretchen Rubin’s “barriers to habit formation” and add a few more of their own.  Which of these stories are you telling yourself to justify your habit choices?  Plus, Catherine goes back to now, Donald doesn’t feel some kind of way, and the couple wear sailor suits and eat giant lollipops.

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Gretchen Rubin’s 10 Logic Loopholes

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Loopholes.  Sometimes we work so hard to jump through them, we should call them “hoopholes”.  Because people make themselves jump through hoops.  Get it?    This week, the couple go through first three of Gretchen Rubin’s “Logic Loopholes”; excuses we tell ourselves to get out of doing what we promised ourselves we’d do.  Then the couple add a few of their own.  Maybe, if we stopped trying to “cheat the system” and put that focus on doing what we say we want to, maybe we would achieve our goals.  Plus, Catherine makes it a piece of cake, Donald wears a cheap suit, and the couple are haunted by a chocolate fountain.

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Gretchen Rubin’s 10 Logic Loopholes

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When we name an episode of this show after DC Comics’ wackiest super team, it might be easy to assume that Donald came up with the title, but in fact, Catherine did.  Maybe she’s more of a nerd than you thought.  Anyhoodle, Catherine found an article from timeular.com about the importance of setting realistic goals in your work life and the gang here at We Only Look Thin decided to make it about weight loss because that’s what we do.  When we set unrealistic, “pie in the sky” goals, we’re doomed to failure before we begin.  However, when we set out to engage in realistic habits, we’re setting ourselves up for success.  Plus, Catherine gets marriage out of the way, Donald glides into his dotage, and people burn a lot of calories by carrying staplers in briefcases.

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6 Reasons Why It Is Important To Set Realistic Goals on Timeular.com (no author credited):

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What has dinosaurs, talking mice, street teams, and 3 cats in a trench coat? This episode of course! Have you ever said to yourself, “I’ll never do that again” only to find yourself right back there at some point? Saying things like “never” and “always” sets us up for disappointment, shame, and an all or nothing attitude. The key to long-term weight loss success is about gradual improvement and about getting right back on track when things don’t go the way we want. Aim for consistency, not perfection. Plus, Catherine does a new cereal-based dance, Donald visits “Pasta R Us”, and the couple make a blood oath to their listeners.

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Those loveable scoundrels at the AARP tricked us into reading an article by Katie Smith about ten habits that could change your life forever.  Wouldn’t you know it, the article turned out to be great!  Now, we run down the second half of the ten habits: that’s nearly 5!  Catherine and Donald take you through the weight loss, fitness, and mental health benefits of cutting people out of your life, honoring commitments to yourself, unplugging, and more.  You are worth the Invesment in yourself.  Plus, Donald calls the police from a land line, Catherine invests in worms, and we are not yacht rock folk.

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10 Habits That Changed My Life Forever by Katie Smith

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What if we told you that there were ten habits that could change your life forever?  What if we further told you that the habits came from the AARP?  Then, what if we told you that we were only going to tell you about five of them this week?    Based on an article on thegirlfriend.com from the AARP by Katie Smith, Catherine and Donald dive into habits that you might want to adopt to achieve your health and fitness goals as well as improve your life in general.  Will you become more protective of your sleep, move your body more, let people do what they want to do or try one of the others?  We can’t wait to find out.  Plus, Catherine photographs her way out of her marriage, Donald rides like the wind, and We Only Look Thin is super cool beans.

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10 Habits That Changed My Life Forever by Katie Smith

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This is it! The final level! The boss battle! But wait, is that a mirror over there? It IS a mirror over there. Look at it. It turns out that the boss you are battling is in fact, yourself! Dun, dun, dun! If you’ve ever hit a goal weight or wished to hit a goal weight or wished that you wanted to hit a goal weight, this episode is for you. It’s time for maintenance, so now what? Have all your problems been solved? Can you go back to your old habits? What’s different and what’s the same? This week, Donald and Catherine tell you all about it and more. And spoiler alert, they leave the door open for a sequel or an epilogue or something. It’s gonna be great! Plus, Donald thinks that going to a party is terrifying, Catherine doesn’t use her crockpot, and the couple gives you the pointy end of mindset.

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If weight loss and fitness were a video game, you’d complete a level and move on to the next. It isn’t, but in this episode, we’re pretending that it is. This week, Donald and Catherine guide you through one of the higher levels; when you’re in range of your goal weight. You’re tracking, meeting calorie and activity goals, working on your emotional issues with food, and becoming a detective of yourself. So now what? It’s time to figure out what your goal weight should be and time to prepare for what comes after you hit it. Plus, Donald asks for more punctuation, Catherine is good at the mashed potato; both the food and the dance, and the couple are all about the condiments.

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