What You Know vs What you Do
Posted by PhilifeMar 3
What do you 'know'
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What you know to be the right course of action in a given situation might not always be what you end up doing. In the case of weight loss you might very well know that you shouldn’t eat a second serving at dinner, but you might still do it.
Knowing something is at the intersection of belief and truth, but it’s not always obvious if what you think you know, and you believe to be true is actually what you should be doing.
This one is a bit confusing and I think Brad and I actually are slightly dumber after having recorded this podcast.
When it comes to changing your body there are some immutable laws.
1. If you’re not happy with the way your body currently looks you’ve got to DO something different
2. What you logically know about weight loss might not always be what you’re doing about it
3. Logical and emotions can be at odds and holding you back from your goals
4. Once you believe in the truth about weight loss then you can turn this knowledge into action
John
11 comments
Comment by Lachlan on March 3, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Very interesting guys. I like the stuff about the brain and how it generally processes emotions with belif/logic and all that.
Comment by Chris on March 3, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Hi guys -
Love your podcast! When I download the file it comes up as a wav file – is there a way to download it as a mp3 file?
Thanks!
Comment by Philife on March 3, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Chris,
That is odd because the file we upload is an mp3. I’m not sure what to do about that.
JB
Comment by Jordan on March 3, 2010 at 9:37 pm
For me, there were three things that were holding me back from really getting serious about eating less to lose weight:
1) I thought I was big enough (250-255) that I could eat a lot and still lose weight. Technically, it’s true that I could eat a little more than someone who’s trying to go from 200 to 175, or 150 to 125. But I’ve learned that it’s the wrong mindset to try to eat as much as possible while still losing weight. The margin of error is too small. The calorie deficit has to be “aggressive,” and I was in denial of that at first.
2) Too many distracting ideas, e.g., LC, Paleo, leptin, set point theory, slow metabolism. These ideas either distracted me from what I had to do, or they were demoralizing.
3) From a mental perspective, eating less takes some getting used to. It’s a mental process, to make that transition from eating a lot to eating less. Ultimately, it’s a lifestyle change. Being fat is a lifestyle! It really is. As bad as it is for one’s health, confidence, social life, etc., there are some perks to the “fat lifestyle.” Eating what you want, when you want, however much you want has a certain appeal. If it didn’t, no one would do it!
Comment by Melissa on March 5, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Just checking to see if this goes through
Comment by Katrina on March 17, 2010 at 9:38 pm
Thank you for this podcast. I was one of those that had been crippled by to much information for a *very* long time. I started Eat Stop Eat back in January – and QUIT READING. My husband agreed to buy me the Eat Stop Eat book back then but I had to PROMISE to give it a shot. Flush all the other *stuff* and give it a shot.
I am so glad I did…. I have lost 30 pounds already. I have gone from “Morbidly Obese” – to “Obese” – now I am looking forward to being “Overweight”….. regardless, When I was buying into the BS I had set my goal at losing 20 pounds and that was it. Because I didn’t think I could lose more. I thought I would be lucky if I could lose that much… but not now – I am going to wear a size 6 again! It will take a while – but this is a diet change I can live with so it really doesn’t bother me that “it will take a while” anymore.
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