Your Body Is Not The Problem

Do you ever feel like you're not making enough progress for all that you're doing? Or maybe you feel like you haven't made any progress? Or like you're progressing SOOOO slowly?

In today's episode, I share with you 3 new ways to meausre progress! From my experience and those I have helped, it's so easy to feel like we're making zero progress or not enough when we are prioritizing weight loss as our main goal and using the scale, measurements and photos to try and see progress!

You can make a lot more progress by shifting your focus and your progress markers!

I hope this episode supports you in having a healthier relationship with your body and exercise and have a lot more fun in your journey!

Your body is not the problem!

Don't forget to tag me on Instagram @_leahtang when you listen to today's episode!

If I suggest you don't use a scale and the BMI chart, then how are you supposed to know if you're at a healthy weight or not?!

Well that's exactly what I'm sharing with you today in this quick episode!

I hope it helps support you in knowing whether or not you're at a healthy weight and how to go about getting to a healthy weight in a healthy way!

Remember, your body is not the problem!

The 75 Love Challenge is a challenge that I created to help you love your body more within 75 days!

We start May 1st and for 75 days we will have 8 tasks and 1 habit that we are trying to break. I lay out all of the details, WHY I chose the tasks I did, next steps and what you will get in this episode.

I can't wait to work through this challenge with you!

Your body is not the problem!

Part of the reason why I didn't like my body for so long was because I truly felt like my body was against me. My body was broken and I wanted a refund. Through all my pains & struggles it felt impossible for me to express gratitude towards my body.

It wasn't until I realized that my body was on my team that I was finally able to start shifting my thoughts to express more gratitude. Now, the gratitude didn't take away the pain but I believe it provided me a lot more hope for healing.

Your body is on your team and I really hope this episode supports you in being more grateful for your body!

Don't forget to tag me on Instagram after you listen & tell me what you're grateful for when it comes to your body.

Your body is not the problem!

If you've ever struggled with emotional eating, binge eating, being all-in or all-out on your nutrition, feeling bad and guilty for what you ate and find yourself repeating these over and over again then 1. you're not alone (I've been there too) and 2. this episode is for YOU!

Today, I am joined by licensed mental health counselor - Leehe Negri Finer! Leehe is located in Boca Raton, FL. She works with adults with a broad spectrum of diagnoses and struggles. Leehe specializes in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) for depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, and bipolar disorder; EMDR trauma therapy for PTSD and other trauma-related struggles; and Intuitive Eating for eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image issues. She works with individuals, couples, and families, and provides services in English and Hebrew.

Leehe's main objective is to guide her clients in cultivating self-empowerment, wisdom, and liberation. She carefully attends to each client by implementing interventions that are uniquely targeted for his, her, or their background and goals. Leehe guides her clients in becoming their own therapists, as they learn how to master effective coping strategies and life-changing insight on their own. She creates a therapeutic environment, in which her clients feel safe, heard, and understood, while guiding them through the journey of discovering their authentic self.

Today we cover:

• What Are Protection/Defense Mechanisms And How Emotional Eating Is A Protection Mechanism
• How To Stop Fearing Emotions That Are Leading To Emotional Eating
• What You Can Do To Support Yourself Without Resorting To Food
• How Guilt And Shame Are Keeping Us Stuck In The Cycles Of Emotional & Binge Eating
• How To Stop Feeling Guilt And Shame For What We Eat And How Much We Eat
• What Is DBT And How It Can Support Us With Our Emotions
• How Childhood Influences Have Led You To Have An All-In/All-Out Personality & Questions To Ask Yourself
• What To Do If You Want To Get Help But Are Afraid Of Judgment
• What To Start With On Your Healing Journey And Where To Start
• How To Support A Loved One That You Can See Is Struggling With Their Body Image & Food

This is an episode that you will want to save, share and relisten to!

To get in contact with and or a free consultation with Leehe Negri Finer, here is her contact information:

1. My website: https://www.wisemindwellnessfl.com 2. Instagram: @wise.mind.wellness 3. FB: Wise Mind Wellness 4. To contact me for a FREE consultation: -Email: [email protected] -Client contact line: (954) 477-7053

Here's How To Remove Diet Ads From Your Instagram:

1. Open Up Instagram and click your profile picture in the bottom right corner
2. Click the 3 stacked lines in the top right corner
3. Click 'settings'
4. Click 'ads'
5. Click 'ad topics'
6. Click the search bar
7. From there you should see 'Body Weight Control' Click that and select 'show less ads about this topic'

Thank you so much for listening to this episode and sharing it! I can't wait to hear what you think! Feel free to tag both myself @_leahtang and Leehe @wise.mind.wellness on Instagram when you listen and share your takeaways!

Your body is NOT the problem!

Today we dive into how our body image can impact our friendships and how our friends can impact our body image! I share with you 3 examples of my personal friendships and how body image was involved and ALL of the lessons that I learned from them!

You are the 5 people you hang around most and so are the people you hang around.

I hope this episode brings awareness to areas of your friendships/body image that may need changes and mindsets shifts in order for you to have the best friendships that you are so worthy of!

YOUR BODY IS NOT THE PROBLEM! Here's a link to Tatiana's website where you can learn more about working with her. I personally have done her Embrace Your Radiance Group Coaching Program!

Tatiana Couto

And here's her Instagram:

@tatiana_couto

Do you consider yourself a perfectionist? Whether in all things or just some things, your perfectionist personality may be holding you back from taking photos of yourself that you like!

So if you instantly delete photos when you see one perceived imperfection and or you always think you look bad in photos - this episode is for you! I share with you tips and mindset shifts that I personally used recently that truly did help and I hope this episode supports you in taking more photos of yourself that you like and keep!

Your body is not the problem in the photos!

I hear this a lot 'Well gotta burn ___ this off tomorrow' and I know I used to believe this but I don't anymore! And I want to help you either not believe it also or stop believing it now so that you can improve your relationship you have with food, exercise and your body! The mindset shift I share with you in today's quick episode is one that can help you feel less guilty about what you eat and bring more enjoyment to the workouts that you do!

Don't forget to tag me on Instagram @_leahtang or leave an apple podcast review below and let me know what you think!

Your body is not the problem!

Today's episode is all about cognitive dissonance!

I dive into what it is, how it shows up in your life, different examples and an exercise to help you stop letting cognitive dissonance hold you back from reaching your body image goals!

Your body is not the problem!

@_leahtang

Time to spring clean your... MIND!

Step #1: Write out a list of ALL of the things you are currently thinking about yourself and your body! Negative, mean, critical, neutral, random, list it all!

Step #2: Write out a list of ALL of the things you would LOVE to think and feel about yourself and body this year!

Step #3: Start disproving the first list and think of what new (maybe neutral) thoughts would help you reach the 2nd list you made of what you do want to think and feel about your body this year.

Remember, your body is NOT the problem and you do not need to change your body FIRST in order to think new thoughts and feel how you want to feel about your body.

Instead, change you how you think and feel about your body FIRST and see just how many parts of your life can transform this year!

Don't forget to tag me @_leahtang on Instagram when you listen! Feel free to share the 2nd list you make or the 3rd step!