How Monica Stopped Fear and Comparison from Derailing Her Weight Loss | HSM 735

Half Size Me

Heather A. Robertson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Watch this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/X8Oi4ADjAuI In Episode 735 of the Half Size Me Show, Heather talks with Monica about the two breakthroughs that changed everything: catching herself in the middle of a comparison spiral before it unraveled her entire day and finally understanding how some medical fears contributed to her comfort eating. Plus they chat about: GLP-1 medications. Why the lower brain creates "mind-driven hunger". And more! Subscribe to Half Size Me Podcast Premium for access to our library of HUNDREDS of hours of past episodes! As a subscriber to Half Size Me Podcast Premium, you will get: --Access to the entire 650+ episode archive --Access weekly episodes a day EARLY --Access to EXCLUSIVE, subscriber-only episodes including the Coaching Karolina and Coaching Sarah series --Access to subscriber-only audio responses to “Ask Me Anything” questions Become a podcast premium subscriber today and make Heather and the Half Size Me show a part of your weight loss journey! Do you want to get support and connection at a price you can afford? Then check out the Half Size Me Academy here: https://www.halfsizeme.com/hsm-academy/ About Half Size Me The Half Size Me™ Show is a weekly podcast. It will inspire and motivate you no matter where you are in your weight loss journey. Whether you're just getting started losing weight or having worked on your health and wellness for years, this show is for you! The Half Size Me Show is hosted by Heather Robertson, who lost 170 pounds over a period of 5 years and has maintained since 2012. Heather did it by learning new eating habits, getting regular exercise, and changing her mindset. On her popular weekly podcast, The Half Size Me Show, Heather shares her own lessons and struggles with you, and she shows you how to handle the real challenge of any weight loss journey... weight maintenance. Be sure to subscribe to The Half Size Me Show and join Heather every week as she shares information, inspiration, coaching, and conversations with REAL people who've learned weight loss isn't only about losing pounds, it's about finding yourself. Disclaimer: Heather is not a doctor, nurse, or certified health professional. What worked for her or her guests may not work for you. Please talk with your doctor, dietician, or other certified health professionals when seeking advice about your own weight loss or weight maintenance plan. All information included in The Half Size Me™ Podcast and on HalfSizeMe.com is for informational and inspirational purposes only. For additional disclaimer information, please visit HalfSizeMe.com.

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0:00.0	Half Size Me episode 735.
0:03.6	Brought to you by the amazing HalfSize Me Academy to join us.
0:08.8	Get a discount on From Sabotage to Success.
0:11.2	Go to halfsizeme.com forward slash join.
0:15.8	Hello, lovely listeners.
0:18.0	Today we are going to talk toica all about her experience in the last
0:23.3	from sabotage to success workshop she had a huge transformation in a couple ways one she had noticed
0:32.0	that she was comparing herself to someone else and hearing how they lost weight, their calorie targets, what they
0:40.1	got to eat in a day. And her lower brain just went all kinds of bonkers about how that's not
0:45.7	fair. How come it doesn't work like that for you? And she caught it in the moment, kind of like
0:50.8	catching a butterfly. She caught it in the moment and said, wow, this thought
0:55.9	could have unraveled my whole day, could have put me on a negative downward trend where all
1:01.3	the sudden nothing matters. Why am I even trying? All these other people have it so much easier than
1:06.9	I do. This is difficult. She turned it around. She got on. She shared about it during the
1:13.1	workshop. And then she had another massive breakthrough with medical fear. And this is the other thing.
1:19.4	I always talk about my thinking leads to eating series, which you have to keep in mind.
1:24.5	Many of the reasons we eat, I wish it was just hunger because these GLP1 medications
1:29.7	would be the answer to everything, right? If it was just because we were hungry. I have clients
1:34.9	on GOP1 medications that still eat for reasons that are not hungry. As a matter of fact,
1:39.5	they will know that they feel full on a GOP1 medication and they will continue to eat past that.
1:45.9	So I wish it was just that simple. I wish it was just about that. But I also see another aspect of this,
1:52.8	which is the mind-driven hunger. And Monica had a drive, a mental-driven hunger when it came to going to
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