Episode 398 – Time Bandits

We Only LOOK Thin

Catherine and Donald Wygal

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Self-improvement, Education

5 • 741 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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There are many types of bandits in the world. We all know about train robbers, highwaymen, and cattle rustlers, oh, my! What about those bandits who are stealing our time? It seems like we never have enough time to exercise, eat right, or get a good night’s sleep. What if that wasn’t true and was just a story we’re telling ourselves? What if the real bandit was just the way we were looking at our lives? This week, Catherine and Donald talk about how we often tell ourselves that we don’t have time and then act in a way that proves ourselves right. By reframing our narratives about time, we can change our identities from “I don’t have time” to “I’m the kind of person who makes room for things that matter”. Plus, Catherine watches one inappropriate movie after another, Donald wonders when he can start blaming other people for things, and even toasters can be traumatizing.
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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another I was traumatized by a 1980s toaster episode of We Only Book Finn.
0:25.8	I am Catherine Weigel.
0:27.6	I am Catherine Weigel.
0:29.3	I am one of your hosts.
0:30.9	I am a tiny habit certified coach, a Thrive Global Certified Coach.
0:36.0	Toast is my favorite food.
0:37.8	I have lost over 100 pounds and kept it off for over seven years.
0:42.4	And with me today is fellow traumatized 1980s team.
0:46.8	Donald Wichael, if I had a nickel for every time I'd been traumatized by a toaster,
0:52.4	I would be rich.
1:34.7	And I am here to talk about it. I have lost about 100 pounds and kept it off for like seven years, and we're here to talk about it. Yep, we are here to talk about it, and Donald might not remember being traumatized by a 1980s toaster. Well, I have a feeling I know what you're talking about, because the name of this episode is Time Bandits. It is Time Bandits. But there was like the brave little toaster. Who doesn't love anthropomorphized toasters who are just looking to make their way in the land? Yeah. So that was like in the late 80s, early 90s. But in the 1980s, I think parents, if I may be so bold, because I don't think any of our parents listened to this podcast.
1:35.8	Occasionally.
1:36.2	Occasionally.
1:36.4	Okay.
1:39.7	Well, you worked at a VHS store.
1:40.3	What is it called?
1:41.2	Yeah, video store.
1:41.8	There we go.
1:44.4	It was a VHS store, yes.
1:45.0	He did.
1:57.8	But I personally believe, if I may be so bold, you may be so bold, to say my parents let me watch movies that were not appropriate for my age.
1:58.1	Yeah.
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