What if you could sit down with your younger self and share everything you've learned about weight loss? Not the textbook advice, but the hard-won wisdom that only comes from living it. The kind of insights that make you think, "I wish someone had told me this years ago."

Join Holly and Jim as they share powerful reflections from state-of-slimmers and listeners who've been through the journey. You'll hear honest, transformative advice about what really matters when it comes to losing weight and keeping it off. These aren't just tips, they're the truths people discovered about themselves along the way.

This episode will shift how you think about your own journey. Whether you're just starting out or looking for that missing piece, you'll find wisdom here that could change everything.

Discussed on the episode:

• The mind state shift that separates temporary results from lasting change
• Why "progress over perfection" might be the most important thing you'll ever learn
• The surprising connection between self-care and stress eating (and why it matters most when you're busiest)
• How movement became a way of life for successful maintainers and what they wish they'd known sooner
• The truth about scales, food journals, and other tools you might be using all wrong
• Why visualizing your goals isn't just feel-good advice, it's actually rewiring your brain
• What Jim would tell his younger researcher self (hint: it took him decades to figure this out)