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The Becoming Thin Podcast

What If Losing Weight Doesn't Make You Happy? Feat: Mike Pridgen

The Becoming Thin Podcast

Chris Terrell

Health & Fitness

4.9 • 564 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 103 minutes

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In this episode of The Chris Terrell Podcast, Chris delves into the complexities of weight loss, personal finance, and self-improvement. He shares his journey of losing 125 pounds, advocating for gradual lifestyle changes and habit-building over sheer willpower. 


Joined by Mike, who lost 110 pounds, they discuss the emotional aspects of weight loss, the roles of guilt and self-kindness, and strategies for transforming negative self-talk. 


The episode further explores parallels between managing finances and dieting, emphasizing self-discipline, clarity of motives, and overcoming psychological challenges like imposter syndrome. 


Listeners are encouraged to find peace within themselves, adopt conscious habits, and reconsider their approaches for sustained wellness. 


00:00 Introduction and Host's Weight Loss Journey

01:18 The Slow and Steady Approach to Weight Loss

03:10 The Importance of Letting Go and Lifestyle Changes

06:00 Community and Resources for Weight Loss

07:50 Introducing the Guest: Mike's Weight Loss Journey

09:23 Mike's Turning Point and Mindset Shift

12:38 Struggles with Body Image and Emotional Eating

35:06 Chasing Happiness Through Weight Loss

35:45 Realization and Gradual Change

36:23 The Importance of Self-Kindness

37:13 Facing the Reality of Weight Loss

38:32 A Turning Point at the Gym

43:06 Connecting with the Old Self

47:36 The Role of Guilt and Shame

51:25 Rebuilding a New Life

01:02:04 The Misconception of Weight Loss Solutions

01:09:36 Defining True Commitment to Diets

01:10:11 Personal Experiences with Eating Habits

01:11:58 Drive-Thru Dilemma and Fast Food Struggles

01:13:09 Facing Fears and Overcoming Food Challenges

01:14:30 Embarrassing Moments and Weight Struggles

01:16:04 Professional Life and Personal Appearance

01:20:37 The Journey of Self-Acceptance

01:22:55 The Power of Self-Reflection

01:30:52 Understanding Emotional Eating

01:40:40 The Never-Ending Weight Loss Journey

01:41:55 Outro and Final Thoughts



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0:00.0

From the headquarters of the Guild of Champions, this is the Chris Terrell podcast, and I am your host, Chris Terrell, and welcome to another week of your weight loss quest.

0:19.5

How did this last week go for you, champion?

0:21.5

What new challenges do you encounter?

0:23.4

But more importantly, what failure did you go through?

0:26.7

But what I really want to know is, what lesson did you get from that failure?

0:30.0

Come on now.

0:30.8

Don't let a perfectly good failure go by without you getting your lesson.

0:34.8

That's your reward for your trouble.

0:36.5

Now, if you're new here,

0:43.1

I've lost 125 pounds myself after an entire adulthood of chronic yo-yo dieting.

0:48.8

Up down, up down again before I finally got sick and tired of being sick and tired.

0:55.0

And I made some permanent, meaningful, and actual changes to my life formula, you know, your lifestyle,

1:01.0

habits, beliefs, your environment, community, into your system of belief. Because it's all of those things that create you. And if you want to get new results, you're going to have to go all the way

1:05.2

back and change those things. That's what I did. And I have been keeping the weight off because I did that. Because I made

1:13.0

the deep changes at the core of myself and of my life. I did not, however, do it all at once.

1:21.6

That would have been hard and probably not even successful had a try. It started small, painfully small.

1:31.0

I'm just gonna eat when I'm hungry,

1:33.3

and I'm gonna work out for 20 minutes,

1:36.0

three times a week, and I'm just gonna get a little sleep.

1:39.6

Just keeping it simple.

1:41.8

That's where this journey started.

1:43.7

And you know what?

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