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The Becoming Thin Podcast

The Role of Belief in Weight Loss Success

The Becoming Thin Podcast

Chris Terrell

Health & Fitness

4.9 • 564 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Belief can play a crucial role in weight loss because it influences our thoughts, emotions, and actions related to food, exercise, and overall health. Our beliefs shape our attitudes, values, and expectations, which can either support or hinder our weight loss efforts. 


For example, if we believe that we are capable of making healthy choices and sticking to an exercise routine, we are more likely to take action and achieve our goals. On the other hand, if we believe that we are destined to be overweight or that we lack the willpower to make changes, we may sabotage our efforts and give up on our weight loss goals.


Belief also affects our self-image and identity, which can impact our motivation and commitment to weight loss. If we identify as someone who struggles with weight, we may find it harder to stay committed to healthy habits because we don't believe we can succeed. However, if we shift our identity to that of someone who is healthy and fit, we may be more likely to adopt new habits and stick with them over time.


Overall, by recognizing and changing our beliefs about ourselves and our ability to achieve our weight loss goals, we can improve our chances of success and create lasting change.


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0:00.0

From the headquarters of the Guild of Champions, this is the Chris Terrell podcast, where I share stories, tips, and advice on how to lose all your weight for the last time for the first time.

0:20.5

And now in our sixth season, I am taking calls, messages, and questions from champions like

0:26.8

yourself to help you in all phases of your weight loss quest.

0:30.5

I am Chris Terrow, your host, and I've lost 125 pounds myself after an entire adulthood

0:36.7

of chronic yo-yo-dieting. And if you're looking for

0:40.9

theoretical weight loss advice or tips on how to crash diet or advice from people who have

0:45.3

never had to lose 100 pounds or more, then you're in the wrong place. Here you are going to get

0:51.3

common sense weight loss advice from a daily practitioner of this stuff.

0:56.5

Everything I talk about here is intended to help you lose your weight and keep it off for how long?

1:00.8

Say it with me?

1:02.2

Forever.

1:03.4

Lose weight and keep it off forever.

1:06.4

And hey, if you got a question about weight loss or weight maintenance and you would like to have it answered on the Chris Terrell podcast, you can fill out the form and the show notes of the podcast where you can give me a detailed question.

1:18.2

And if it works out, I'd love to get you live on the air to the podcast or you can leave me a voicemail.

1:23.2

We'll play it on the air and answer your question.

1:26.9

All right, this week we are going to be kicking

1:28.6

things off with a voicemail. This voicemail comes from Jessica. I read a quote today from James

1:38.1

clear that true behavior change is identity change. And then if you don't shift your belief behind

1:43.6

the behavior, then you're not really going to

1:46.2

keep the change long term.

1:48.0

I was just curious on your thoughts about how you shift beliefs and specific examples of

1:54.5

how do you shift your beliefs about the types of foods that you eat or about how you feel

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