274 - Getting Out Of Your Negative Thought Loop: How To See Things Differently

Why We Overeat with Maggie Sterling

Maggie Sterling

Fatloss, Education, Self-improvement, Losingweight, Diet, Weightloss, Coach, Lowcarb, Mindset, Dietcoach, Health & Fitness, Dieting, Ketocoach, Keto

4.8 • 845 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Do you find yourself spiraling after one overeating incident, convinced you've ruined everything? In this episode, Maggie and Ryan discuss why catastrophic thinking creates emotional states that make it nearly impossible to get back on track. They explore why many people struggle to see alternatives when caught in negative thought loops about their weight loss journey. Discover why the stories you tell yourself after making a small mistake can determine whether you'll keep overeating or get right back on your plan. Learn why your ability to envision different possibilities might be the missing key to sustainable weight loss.

05:45: Understanding why your perception creates your reality and affects your entire weight loss experience

13:45: The critical difference between people who feel "chill" about their weight loss versus those who make it miserable

20:18: Why dramatic, catastrophic thinking prevents you from finding useful solutions and keeps you stuck

27:45: How to notice when you're telling yourself stories that block your progress and keep you overeating

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0:00.0	Do you see that it's optional to tell yourself, I messed up just because you overeat?
0:04.9	Can you see why it's detrimental to tell yourself, I messed up my whole day?
0:10.1	Do you see why that's not factual?
0:12.1	You did not.
0:13.6	Overeating is not messing up.
0:15.3	And if you keep telling yourself that, you're going to keep overeating and that is going to mess things up.
0:19.0	So let's stop this train.
0:20.4	What else is true?
0:34.4	Hello, everybody.
0:35.3	Welcome to the podcast.
0:36.5	It's spring break and the kids are home and it is challenging to get stuff done. Hello. Welcome to the podcast. It's spring break and the kids are our home and it is challenging to get stuff done.
0:41.2	But we're doing it.
0:42.3	Yeah.
0:42.8	We are doing it.
0:44.4	And, you know, on this podcast, we talk about why we overeat, right?
0:48.9	That's what we do.
0:49.7	It's what we do here.
0:50.8	We talk about, because you guys don't know, you don't know why you overeat.
0:53.9	And that's the problem. So how are you going to stop it if you don't know why you're doing it?
0:56.5	Exactly. You know, so today we're going to talk about what we talk about a lot. And it's not
1:00.6	about your carbs. It's not about your calories. It's not about your workout routine. It's not
1:03.9	about your protein intake. It's why you're thinking. I'm hoping today we break it down a little more granular than we normally do. That's my goal.
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