Hitting Restart: Quit Your Diet & Start Losing Weight: Recent Episodes
Mandi Green
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Today I want to invite you behind the scenes into how to easily maintain your weight. If you haven't reached your goal weight yet, this can seem like a daunting task. 'Weight maintenance would be easy, if I could just get there.'
Right?
Well, actually, 90% of clients are more concerned with how to keep the weight off versus how to get the weight off.
Why?
Because for most of my clients, their weight has been an ongoing struggle.
But here's the first secret, not knowing how to easily maintain your weight once you reach your ideal weight, can actually be a huge saboteur to even reaching your ideal weight.
And that's just the first secret. There are many more.
To learn more, join me over at www.mandigreen.com
**So we have this running joke. My coaching team and I.
When I get on a riff of deep thoughts. They like to tease and call those 'hydrated thoughts'.
It's a play on words of course, because in our business of weight loss coaching, the importance drinking water is a constant point of review.
And so that's where I'm going in today's episode, a two-fold approach.
The importance of drinking water.
Co-mingled with some deep thoughts about self belief, your potential and the what you deserve.
Ready to get hydrated?
Let's go!**www.mandigreen.com
**Are you stuck in decision drama?
AKA: Indecision
If so , you're not alone.
When I think about two of the biggest challenges my clients face, losing the first 10 pounds and losing the last 10 pounds, it's easy to recognize that both of these challenges are rooted in decision making.
Deciding to join a weight loss program.
Deciding to start a new diet.
Deciding to keep going.
Deciding to do whatever it takes to get to your goal.
But, to be honest, the challenges are overcome, not because of the actual decision you make, but in how you make the decision itself.
It's your process of decision making that has yielded every result you have right now. It's tempting to want to blame your current health, weight, and life on circumstances beyond your control.
Join me in today's episode as we begin to explore how the energy of indecision is what's really weighing you down.
To learn more:**www.mandigreen.com
As the world is opening back up post-Covid, my clients are facing a whole new set of problems. It typically goes something like this:How can I go to the party and not drink?
How can I go to the party and not eat the cake?
What will people say?
What will they think?
What will I say?
What will I think? **And if you're like most of my clients, the truth is that you just want me to tell you the perfect sentence. You know that one magic sentence that explains away how you're doing yet another diet and how this diet will be absolutely different than all the rest.
You're in for a good episode with this one.
Not only am I going to tell you what to say. I'm going to tell you why those food pushers, those diet nay-sayer's are your new best friends.
I've got you!
For more, join me at www.mandigreen.com and you can jump into my 21-Day Transformation. We're going to transform your relationship with food, so you can lose the weight and keep it off for good this time.**
Here’s a secret.
The reason you have to work so hard to get to maintenance is because you need the skills you learn by losing weight, to help you easily maintain your weight.
See, the thing is, maintenance is easy, but it’s not easy at first. You have to learn a lot of things before maintenance can be easy. Some of my clients learn ‘the things’ in the weight loss phase….and some learn ‘the things’ in the maintenance phase.
But one common thread that I see over and over and over again, is that my clients that really struggle the most in maintenance, are the ones that have had the deepest belief that ‘weight loss is hard and maintenance will be easy’.
That’s a really sabotaging thought because it sets you up to fail. It paints a subtle picture that weight loss is a dark and gloomy path and that maintenance is Candyland.
Literally.
But when you tell me you’re absolutely bored with food- or that you’re so tired of thinking about what to eat next, it’s the most wonderful thing for me to hear.
Because I know you’re getting close.
You’re getting close to potentially discovering what’s really going on with you and food.
**What you have to understand is that, the energy of constantly thinking about what to eat to the point you’re bored or frustrated with it in maintenance- is the same energy that overeating and not paying attention to what you're eating is in being overweight.
Once you understand that the energy, the feeling is the same, even if the results are different. Overweight versus Mainenance weight. But that the feeling is still discomfort and frustration. Then you can begin to unravel the thoughts that are creating the discomfort and create the maintenance lifestyle that you originally wanted.
To learn more: www.mandigreen.com**
I know for some of you, the idea of saying yes to yourself first, is downright scary.
You believe that saying 'yes' to yourself means saying 'no' to someone or something else. But happiness isn’t a zero sum game.
**What I mean is that saying 'yes' to yourself and 'no' to something or someone else doesn’t mean that the thing or person or activity that you said ‘no’ to ends up suffering.
Because here’s what’s true, when you constantly put yourself last, when you put everyone else and their expectations ahead of your own, then YOU end up without. You end up without your health, without your best life, without your best mindset.**
But when you learn how to say yes to yourself in a healthy way, and you practice this over and over and over, you actually start getting the results you want and empowering those around you to do the same.
**And if giving to other people, taking care of other people is part of that, then you’ll have so much more energy from which to give.
Learn more about my 21-Day Transformation at**www.mandigreen.com
I want to focus on the deeper impact that wearing a mask has created and I want to focus on how that deeper impact parallels our weight journeys.
Because just like we have been wearing the mask for protection.
Sometimes we wear our weight for protection too.
When you’re wearing a mask your speech is muffled, so you stop talking.
When you’re wearing a mask no one can see your smile, so you stop smiling.
Lots of non verbal cues are missed.
People look more suspicious under a mask.
You don’t recognize people.
When we carry excess weight, whether we like it and feel body positive, or whether we hate it and feel shameful.
When we carry excess weight, there is a part of us that is hiding, or at the very least, a part of us that is being hidden. **Join me in this episode as I reveal why you've been hiding behind your weight or your weight loss struggle.
I'm going to help you untangle this thing and put it back together.
Until you do the work of understanding why you hide, you won't be able to easily lose the weight and keep it off for good this time.
If you're ready to take this thing to the next level and work with me, join me at mandigreen.com**
E**ven though we seem to be coming OUT of this pandemic, the aftermath of it continues.
I think a lot of the habits and the behaviors and the mindsets with food are still in place for a lot of you. I created this episode to support my clients that are stress eating.
I’ve titled today’s episode, When Things Are Hard, because that is what I’m working on in my own personal growth.
Remaining calm in the midst of chaos.
Remaining grounded even when I have no control.
Remaining on purpose when life tries to get in the way.
Keeping going towards what I want, even when things are hard.**
**This episode is jam packed full of strategy...so I hope you love it and I hope you have the best week ever.
If you want to learn the secret to easily losing and maintaining your weight:
Visit me at www.mandigreen.com to learn how to join my 21-Day Transformation.**
Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of mother daughter pairs, wanting to lose weight.
But the thing is, it never really works out well.
Weight loss seems like a fun activity to do together…
'We BOTH want to lose weight.'
Or one of us wants to and the other one (usually the mother one) wants to ‘Help’.
But, the pressures on a 17 year old girl and the responsibilities of a 45 year old mom are as different as the metabolism of a 45 year old daughter and her 75 year old mom.
Do you see what I’m saying?
It might be 30 lbs that you both want or need to let go of….but emotionally….and physically it’s a REALLY different 30lbs.
This is not like going and getting your nails done
**Weight loss is not mother/daughter day. I'm going to walk you through what works, what doesn't and what to do next.
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Hello my friend. Have you always thought that diets were all about restriction, deprivation and all the things you had to give up?
I mean, that IS scarcity, right?
Well, what if we shed a new light on this whole thing. What if I told you that diets were the complete opposite of scarcity?
What if I told you that your diet mindset can be the most abundant mindset you've ever had. And what if I told you that being overweight is a direct reflection to your scarcity mindset?
Listen in today as we explore how shifting your thinking about your diet can drastically impact your ability to lose weight...and keep it off.
If you want to learn the 3 simple steps to understanding your cravings so you can overcome them, then download my FREE Weight Loss Without Willpower Masterclass. In 30 minutes, I'm going to teach you how to transform your relationship with food, forever. :)
So in today’s episode I want to explore hunger.
And honestly, I think this is such a foudnational component to weight loss and your struggle to lose weight.
And I know this topic isn’t everyone’s favorite...because the no one wants to feel hungry, right? it can sound so scary that I’ve thought very judiciously about HOW I want to approach this topic.
Ususally when I tell a prospective client that they can lose all the weight they want without having to be hungry- they look at me with the most heartfelt RELIEF.
That’s the only way I can describe it.
And I’m not lying when I say this….
You can lose weight without having to feel hungry.
**And so that’s really what I want to offer to you-
But in order to do this-
We have to look at what hunger feels like, right?
Because here’s a secret:*If you have a problem with your weight,
You have a problem with your hunger.*
I don’t mean that you experience a lot of hunger...because most of my clients can’t remember the last time they felt hungry...right? They just eat because it’s time to eat, they don’t eat all day and then they binge at night, they eat because they’re bored or because they’re driving past something that looks good-
There is no rhyme or reason to their food…..But what if, on a deeper level, your weight problem is in direct correlation to your definition of hunger?Join me on today's episode and we I'm going to teach you how to uplevel your relationship with hunger...and start losing weight.Click here to download my FREE 30-minute Weight Loss Without Willpower Masterclass.www.mandigreen.com
And today I want to teach you about one of the patterns that I see over and over….and it’s the habitual pattern of indulging in safe problems.
If you're enjoying this podcast, I want to invite you to join the Eat Like You Love It! Coaching Program. It's my 21-Day coaching program, where I'm going to teach you how to easily stick to your diet so you lose the weight ...and keep it off for good this time.
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In today's episode I'm going to teach you how to stop Indulging In Safe Problems.
So, what is a safe problem?
Well, a safe problem is a problem that never gets solved.
It’s something we continually struggle with.
It’s just kind of like a good friend... a problem that's always there when we need it.
Most of us have a safe problem.
E**ven though the struggle with food and our weight FEELS like a REAL problem….the truth….is that for MOST of us…..what’s actually happening is that we’re Indulging in a Safe Problem.
And Indulging In A Safe Problem is actually allowing us, preventing us, DiSTRACTING us away from our REAL problems
Maybe working on our marriage is the real thing we need to focus on….
Or maybe changing careers
Or maybe getting our finances in order**
But our safe problem is there to the rescue. And we can't solve our safe problem because we have a whole story enveloped in WHY we can’t solve it.
And it’s supported with lots of other safe feelings.
Safe feelings like worry and overwhelm. Those are 2 of the safest and most useless emotions. They get you absolutely NO WHERE.
**Everyone’s heard that saying, ‘worry gets you no where’ and it’s totally true. Worry is absolutely useless. And it’s worse than useless, because it’s draining.
I'm going to teach you how to stop indulging in safe problems and the safe feelings that perpetuate them.**
You’ll know you’re making progress when you start to make the connection that indulging in potato chips and wine is no different than indulging in worry and confusion.
They’re the same.
They all boil down to decisions that don’t get you want you want.
**And when we indulge in safe problems and safe feelings, we’re not doing that because we’re dumb or we’re bad or we’re wrong...we just didn’t know about this before. So, now you better. Now you can make different choices.
If you're enjoying this podcast, I want to invite you to join the Eat Like You Love It! Coaching Program. It's my 21-Day coaching program, where I'm going to teach you how to easily stick to your diet so you lose the weight .*..and keep it off for good this time.
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Learn more:
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**So, a challenge that I’m seeing for a lot of my clients right now is that they’re struggling a lot with resisting food. Whenever you're struggling with resisting foods, you can guarantee that you're also on the hamster wheel.
The Craving-Resisting-Binging-Guilt hamster wheel.
So how do we get off?
Typically, I would tell you to examine your thinking. The thinking that's driving the feelings and the actions....but today I want to examine the feeling you're experiencing on that hamster wheel.
For most of my clients, and I experienced this too, the feelings are guilt and shame.
The question to answer is, 'Why do we always go back for more guilt and shame?'
In today's episode, I'm going to reveal exactly what's happening on an emotional level. And how you can use your emotions to get the results you're really after.**
As promised, here is a link to Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions. https://www.6seconds.org/2020/08/11/plutchik-wheel-emotions/
Today, I’m laying a foundation because in the next few episodes I;m diving deep into coaching….almost as if I’m pulling the curtain back on what’s really going on with your relationship with food-
Because see, here’s the thing
No matter where you are on this journey- whether you’re just starting out….just trying to get yourself READY to start a diet….or maybe you’re an ‘experienced dieter’.....maybe you’ve spent your entire adult life yo-yo dieting….
Or maybe you’ve actually just reached a weight loss goal...10 lbs, or 25 lbs. Or maybe you’ve reached YOUR FINAL WEIGHT LOSS goal…
And now, you’re wondering…’how am I ever gonna keep this off?’
And if that’s the case then I just want to reassure you that you’re not alone….
I sat with a client yesterday who literally said to me….’I don’t know if I can do what it takes to lose that weight just to gain it back again.'
And I said, ‘It’s gonna be great to coach you because if your game-plan is to lose all the weight and then gain it all back;,,,I know I can help you!' bhahahahahhahahah
Because here’s the thing- the reason it’s all been such a struggle so far-
Every other time you tried...the reason ‘the diet’ didn’t work….is because you didn’t stick to it. It’s really that simple.
And I know its tempting to want to make it some other thing
….but really...that’s the thing..
So today I want to teach you about the Six Human Needs.
These are needs every single person has. And I”m going to go through and explain what each of these needs are and **and how they might be helping you or challenging you in regards to your weight loss experience.
This is a way of understanding yourself better and a way to begin to tranform your relationship with food.**
I want to teach you how to cultivate more gratitude in an authentic way, because gratitude is a powerful weight loss tool. Most of us are doing gratitude backwards.
We say, 'I’m going to be grateful after I get what I want'.
'I'm going to be grateful after I lose the weight'. I'm going to be grateful after I get rid of this diagnosis'.
**And the problem with doing that…..is that we never 'get there'.
When we learn to experience gratitude as a daily ritual, as opposed to a result of evidence seen, we set ourselves free.
When we learn to bring gratitude to our food, we begin the process of unraveling the tangled web we've created with food. Food is not love. Food is not comfort. Food is not our solution. Learning to uplevel this relationship using gratitude creates a shift that has the potential to change the trajectory of our weight, health and overall well-being.
www.mandigreen.com**
So to fully understand why getting off it’s so hard, you need to understand why we love sugar in the first place. And in order to do that, I need to teach you about dopamine.
Dopamine is a good thing, in and of itself.
Dopamine helps us get motivated to DO things.
It can help us get motivated to start a new diet....and...it can also help us go to the grocery store just to buy icecream.
Dopamine is often referred to as a pleasure chemical-
We associate it with things that feel good. Laughing. Sex. Candy. Alcohol. And even things like gambling, porn, shopping….and dopamine can even be created by thinking about these things….just like cortisol, the stress hormone can be created from thinking about stressful things….but all in all, dopamine FEELS GOOD.
And while it’s tempting to believe that because dopamine feels so good….that more must be better….that more dopamine means more feeling good, more dopamine means you’re gonna be happier and happier and happier right? But that’s not always the case.
Join me as I teach you why you're struggling and how to stop.
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If you want perfection, then you don't want success. If you're hyper focused on perfection, then you don't really want your results. Because perfection only exists when you play it safe. If you want your results then you're going to have to be willing to go deeper. You're going to have to be willing to fail.
Have you ever wondered why some people lose the weight and never gain back, while others, most others, seem to be on a perpetual weight loss/gain roller coaster?
In today's episode, I'm going to teach you how to create lasting weight loss without using your willpower. Let's go!
Are you your own worst enemy? In this episode, I'm going to walk you through the 2 main forms of sabotage that plague most of my clients. I'm going to teach how to spot it, how to stop it and how to overcome the obstacles that stand in your way.
All too often, we're focused on our diet, our doctor, our best friend, our dog...anybody....to tell us what to do to lose weight.
Eating from the inside out is a concept that I created to help you shift to thinking about weight loss and your diet from a completely different perspective. In today's episode, I'm going to teach you about this is a concept. This is a mindset reset. You're going to love it!
One of my clients, has a friend that desperately wants to change her life.
But she's scared.
She's scared she's going to fail again.
She's scared she'll be embarrassed because she'll fail again.
She's scared that she can't quit eating chocolate.
She's just freakin' scared.
So hence the podcast on being brave.
I remember being scared too.
That feeling of being so burned out on diets.
And so burned out on all my own excuses.
In today's episode, I'm going to teach you how to be brave enough to say 'yes' to yourself and start getting the results you deserve.
Well, there's good news and there's other news.
The good news: You can control your ability to lose weight by controlling your hormones. You can control your hormones with foods and lifestyle.
The other news: You have 150 hormones that can either propel your forward or hold you back in regards to your weight.
Join me in the episode as I teach how to quickly and easily get some balance with your moods, your metabolism and your weight.
Are you stuck? Have you hit a plateau?
We typically spend most of our time fantasizing about how much we want to lose weight. But once we start heading in that direction, it's harder than we think.
Here's the secret:
It's not the food that's hard.
It's not the diet that's hard.
It's just that we haven't done the mindset work required to make the transition from who we are to who we want to be.
How to know if this is you?
Are you worried that you might get too skinny?
Are you concerned that you're going to have to buy all new clothes?
Are people everywhere you go noticing and commenting?
Are you feeling anything but excited?
If any of these are true, then the reason for that plateau is easy to fix. Join me in this episode and I'll teach you how.
Ever feel overwhelmed with all the diets out there?
Are you finding yourself with a running list of things to do?
Do you feel like you've already fallen off track and you haven't even started yet?
I can totally relate!
I used to get so lost in overwhelm I would literally spin my wheels (which takes a lot of energy and gets you nowhere).
In this episode, I'm going to tell you exactly what to do next so you can start creating the weight, health, life that you truly want.
Do you ever feel like the cookies are calling your name? Insatiable cravings will derail all your good intentions every time. Join me as I teach you how to shift from feeling out of control to taking control- of cravings, foods, your mind and your life.
Let's do this!
If you're anything like me, you 'LOVE to eat'.
And when we 'LOVE to eat', we tend to overeat everything.
It doesn't matter if it's a salad, there can be too much of a good thing.
When you learn to tap into your own hunger and fullness, you create an instant portion control that's easy to maintain and doesn't leave you feeling deprived.
Join me in this episode as I teach you my secret (easy) strategy to end overeating....for good this time!
In this episode, I'm going to teach you step by step how to uncover your biggest challenge so you can overcome it! Are you ready? Let's go!
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Are you tired of fad diets ? Well, I've got a whole new approach for you! This is fast, easy, doesn't require willpower....oh yea, and it actually works!
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In part two of this 3-part series, I'm going to walk you through the reasons why this simple formula works so well. It's great to know 'how', but it's even better to know 'why'.
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Are you tired of struggling to lose weight? Do you feel like every meal is the 'last' meal and every Monday you've failed yourself again? Well, let's get off the struggle bus and jump onto the simple bus. I'm going to teach you something new about weightloss.
In this 3-part series, you're going to learn how to lose the weight and keep it off using my proven formula.
This formula changes everything. C'mon. Let's do this!
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