Ted Talk 110: Why We Get Fat (And What To Do About It)
Legendary Life | Transform Your Body, Upgrade Your Health & Live Your Best Life
Ted Ryce
4.8 • 848 Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2021
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Today's "obesogenic" environment encourages us to eat more and exercise less. But the first step to long-term fat loss results is understanding that being fat is not your fault. In this new Ted Talk episode, Ted Ryce explains why your environment is making you fat. Also, he will reveal the mindset shift you need to make to transform your body. Listen now!
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| 0:00.0 | So many high-performing people that I work with, they don't understand the fat loss game. |
| 0:12.0 | And what do I mean by that? |
| 0:14.0 | They internalize their lack of weight loss or their struggles with weight loss as a failure of who they are. |
| 0:23.0 | In other words, they're a failure because they can't master this. |
| 0:28.0 | And here's what I want to tell you, there's responsibility on your end for sure. |
| 0:33.0 | But when you think that way and put it all on your shoulders, I don't think you understand what you're up against when it comes to the environment. |
| 0:44.0 | Welcome to the Legendary Life Podcast, where it's all about taking control of your health, losing fat, transforming your body and living the life you deserve. |
| 0:54.0 | With celebrity fitness trainer and longevity enthusiast Ted Rice, now back to the show. |
| 1:02.0 | Do you ever doubt yourself because you're successful in other areas of your life, but when it comes to weight loss, when it comes to your health, you really struggle with it. |
| 1:11.0 | And because of that struggle, it makes you even doubt your success in those other areas, especially if you're successful financially. |
| 1:20.0 | Especially if you've been a good student, especially if you excelled in college, excelled at your job, maybe started a company, made a lot of money, but you still struggle with your health and it really bothers you. |
| 1:35.0 | If that's you, then I want you to listen to today's podcast because we're going to talk about why being fat, it's not your fault. |
| 1:45.0 | It's not your fault. |
| 1:48.0 | And I'm not trying to soften this. I'm not trying to make it easier. I'm trying to tell you the truth here. |
| 1:53.0 | So if you want to learn why it's not your fault, why the struggle is normal, you're in the right place. This is the episode for you. |
| 2:03.0 | So what is up my friend? Welcome back to the show. I'm your host, Ted Rice, coach to busy professionals and business owners who want to lose fat and I'll tell you something. |
| 2:15.0 | So many high performing people that I work with, they don't understand the fat loss game. And what do I mean by that? |
| 2:24.0 | They internalize their lack of weight loss or their struggles with weight loss as a failure of who they are. In other words, they're a failure because they can't master this. |
| 2:38.0 | And here's what I want to tell you. There's responsibility on your end for sure. But when you think that way and put it all on your shoulders, I don't think you understand what you're up against when it comes to the environment. |
| 2:53.0 | And I'll just say it like this. What is making us fat? It's really simple. It's the environment. It's the environment that we're in. I'm going to explain this to you. |
| 3:04.0 | Some people say, oh, it's a lack of willpower. Oh, you're just lazy. Oh, you're not trying hard enough. And I want to set you straight. It's the environment. What do I mean by that? Well, listen, obesity. It's not an old thing. Well, actually it is, but the obesity epidemic to the extent that it's affecting modern societies like the United States, like Canada, like the UK, like Australia, like places like Mars. |
| 3:33.0 | Like places like Malaysia. It's really clear. I wanted to tell you something. I want to say it to you like this. For the past three years, since 2018, I've been living around the world. And in 2018, at the beginning of the year, I moved to Southeast Asia to Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand, specifically. And they have an obesity crisis there. And if you come from America to Bangkok, Thailand. |
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