We Only LOOK Thin

Catherine and Donald can’t stand it.  They know you planned it.  In this episode, they are gonna set straight this Watergate.  The couple introduce you to the various life cycles of a weight-loss sabotage and discuss how we are often our own worst enemies. Failure confirms our belief about ourselves that we can’t do it. The Tip of the Week (TOW!) is “one and done” and the Product of the Week (POW!) is grown-up running and walking shoes.  Also, Donald does the entire episode wearing a 70’s cop mustache and the couple reveal that Catherine is definitely not Johnny Cochran. To sign up for more information about our upcoming accountability group, click here: https://www.weonlylookthin.com/wolt-place/ Hoka Bondi 6 Women’s Running Shoes – The Kind that Catherine wears https://amzn.to/2SMkzAj ABEO Premium Orthotic insoles – The Kind that Catherine wears https://tinyurl.com/y8tcy339 Brooks Revel 2 Men’s Running Shoes – The kind that Donald wears https://amzn.to/2SLyxCt Spenco Shoe Insoles – The kind that Donald wears https://amzn.to/2RJGfj2 Share Tweet Share

Sometimes weight loss takes a vacation to a large theme park in Orlando, Fl and sometimes so do Catherine and Donald. Your intrepid WOLT hosts discuss their struggles with weight loss over the holidays and how having a foundation of solid habits got them right back on track. The Tip of the Week (TOW!) is to not half-space your exercise and the Product of the Week (POW!) is a metaphysical mystery. Also, the couple give you the medically accurate term for pressed pennies, and try to answer the age-old question, why does Mr. Peanut wear a monocle? To sign up for more information about our accountability group, WOLT Place, click here: https://www.weonlylookthin.com/wolt-place/ Share Tweet Share

Entering a new year can be a time to tell yourself that you’re going to really get it together this time. It can be a time to make New Year’s resolutions or to get all of your “bad behavior” out of the way before January 1st. Catherine and Donald make suggestions, like adding a new habit every month and treating yourself like a toddler, to get you through the weight loss year without burning out or fading away. The Tip Of the Week (TOW!), involves using the oven instead of the microwave and Product of the Week (POW!) is the Our Groceries app. Plus, the couple give a Latin lesson, sing a song about diabetes, and mention Holly Robinson Peet and her husband. 2019 is going to be great! Our Groceries App https://www.ourgroceries.com/overview Share Tweet Share

Are you and your significant other in different places when it comes weight loss and health?  In this episode, Catherine and Donald open up about how codependency in their marriage enabled bad behavior for many, many years.  The couple discuss leading by example, communicating, and finding your own support group, as ways to deal with it when your significant other is not on board with your weight loss goals.  The Tip Of the Week (TOW!) is to not save up your nice glasses and dishes for a special occasion.  The Product Of the Week (POW!) is a fabric tape measure.  Also, Catherine does a great growl, they mention Dancing with the Stars for some reason, and make several references to the 1945 film “Meet Me In St. Louis”, demonstrating once again why kids love this podcast. Fabric Tape Measure at Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Bmalz1 Share Tweet Share

Are you treating weight loss like a game?  Trouble? Boggle? Hungry Hungry Hippos?  In this episode, Catherine and Donald become magicians and turn games into metaphors.  They help you figure out what kind of accountability you need and remind you not to take your eye off the prize.   A prize that is your health, your mobility, and the pride that you will feel when you set a goal and achieve it with small, sustainable habits.  The Tip of the Week (TOW) is to choose waste over waist.  The product of the week (POW!) is WOLT Place.  A place where you can love the you of today, while working on the you of tomorrow. Also, Catherine does a fun accent, they mention Invisible Touch for some reason, and Captain Chuckles comes to the rescue. WOLT Place: To sign up for more information about Wolt Place, click below https://www.weonlylookthin.com/wolt-place/ Share Tweet Share

In this week’s episode, Catherine and Donald talk about depression and how it relates to weight loss and how the tools to push past your thoughts are where change comes from.  A recipe or a diet plan is not going to cure your depression; you have to work on the way you think about your thoughts.  Catherine talks about how disconnecting her feelings from her actions has been critical in achieving her weight loss goals.  The Tip of the Week (TOW!) is to pick a love song for yourself and the Product of the Week (POW!) is wireless headphones.  As Catherine says, “Learn to invest in the light”.  As she also says, “Must be nice”. Sennheiser RS 120 RF Wireless Headphone System https://amzn.to/2roRYF7 Sennheiser RS 175 RF Wireless Headphone System https://amzn.to/2Qxhnuv   Share Tweet Share

Have you found the perfect weight loss plan? Have you purchased all the stuff? The shake weight, the wristband, the membership kit? Are you telling everyone about how great it is? Are you Allison Adkins? Sally South Beach? Wilhelmina Weight Watchers? In the words of the immortal Vanilla Ice; Stop, collaborate, and listen. You might be Comin’ in Hot. Catherine and Donald use a lot of references to Top Gun to talk about how diving head first into a plan without long term solutions in mind is a recipe for failure. The Tip of the Week (TOW!) is to avoid food scented candles, lotions, and air fresheners. We call it is “Scents and Sensibility”. Get it? The Product of the Week (POW!) is glove box snacks. Also, because you demanded it, Catherine does her Tom Cruise impression again and because no one demanded it, Donald reveals that he wears a nosegay. Share Tweet Share

Have you ever just wanted to quit on weight loss?  Catherine and Donald are here to tell you that life isn’t a wrestling match that you can just tap out of so you’d better put your “get-along” shirt on and start getting along with your own habits.  The two of them spent decades quitting their way up the scale and it didn’t go well.   There’s also an update on Kate, the Tip of the Week (TOW!) is to change your habits with the change of seasons, and the Product of the week (POW!) is the Fitbit.  The couple also discuss Donald’s chocolate demon, the fact that soup is delicious, and they reveal that they actually talk to each other when they aren’t on microphones.  So listen and start stopping quitting. Fitbit Ionic https://amzn.to/2DK5Dhb Fitbit Charge 3 https://amzn.to/2ScOvF4 Fitbit Versa https://amzn.to/2DTmVta Fitbit Alta https://amzn.to/2RdoghE Share Tweet Share

Are you hoping for a lightning bolt to strike which will jolt you into action towards weight loss goals? Do you think that you’ll be visited by three ghosts to get you going? Will you be lucky enough to get a gallstone or gout that will force you to change? Leave it to The Fun Police, Catherine and Donald, to tell you that lightning bolts don’t rescue people. You and your choices are handcuffed together and you need to start getting along. The Tip of the Week (TOW!) is to have some dignity. The Product of the Week (POW!) is the Grid Gear cold/hot cup. Also in this episode, the couple discuss, Vegemite sandwiches, how a “citation” sounds nicer than a “ticket”, and how the two of them are the turduckens of weight loss. Grid Gear 30oz Insulated Tumbler https://amzn.to/2BbsikS Share Tweet Share

Legend has it that miners took canaries into coal mines to act as a warning sign of dangerous gasses.  Are you hiding from your scale? Refusing to wear your fitness tracker? Saying things like, “I’ll start next week”? These are all weight loss “canaries in coal mines” that you are approaching danger.  In this episode, Catherine and Donald talk about recognizing the signs of danger and trying to do the opposite of what your instincts tell you to do.  Don’t hide.  Share with others.  Like when your car spins out on black ice, you turn into the spin even when your instincts tell you to turn away.  The Tip of the Week (TOW!) is to stop following people and pages on Social Media that are hurting your weight loss goals.   The Product of the Week (POW!) is the excellent book, “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brene Brown.  Also, the couple attempt to answer the age-old question, “Why is gravy so good?”. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown. https://amzn.to/2DvtlyA   Share Tweet Share

Is the battle between “less filling” and “tastes great” stressing you out?  That can mean only one thing; the holiday season is almost upon us.  Catherine and Donald are here with a super-sized episode to help get you through it without throwing away all of your weight loss goals.  Do you want to curse your own name on January 1st or you do you want to be proud of yourself?  Catherine and Donald might not be able to stop your Uncle Jerry from starting an argument about politics at the dinner table, but they can help you get through the holiday season without packing on a bunch of extra pounds. This episode is so full of advice that there is no Tip of the Week or Product of the week, but the couple do reveal that “the secret is to wet the buns” and you find out that Catherine isn’t actually a nice person.  Listen so that you can have a successful January 1st and not a regretful January 1st! Share Tweet Share

Just in time for Halloween, we have a scary good episode in which we take you through the ins and out of weighing and measuring your food.  Catherine and Donald talk about how tracking what you eat gives you a budget and benchmarks for your weight loss adventure.  Choosing not to track is like paying with a credit card and that bill is coming due with interest.    The Tip of the Week is to reduce your goal to increase your goal (we promise it will make sense) and the product of the week is demitasse spoons. Plus, hear Catherine accuse our daughter of stealing steps from her. Demitasse Spoons from Amazon https://amzn.to/2PSn16A Share Tweet Share

In the world’s first known “Game of Thrones”/Aesop’s Fables mashup, Catherine and Donald remind you that winter is coming.  Sometimes winter is a season between fall and spring, and other times, winter is a metaphor for life’s unexpected challenges.  The couple discuss how to be ready for this weight-loss winter and the benefits of doing it now.  The Tip of the week involves Halloween candy and the Products of the Week are single servings of some of our favorite things.  Also, get inspired to Google a Goblin Shark, hear Catherine’s Jimmy Carter impression, find out if the Mother of Dragons would have great BBQ, and learn that the White Walkers are really powdered doughnuts.  Listen to the inspirational super-stars that TV Guide calls “The Jon Snow and Cersei Lannister of weight-loss podcasting”. Hellman’s (a.k.a. Best Foods) Mayonnaise Packets https://amzn.to/2q3hMGc Kraft Individual Mayonnaise Packets https://amzn.to/2CTd7z5 Share Tweet Share

Someone, somewhere, probably said, “Never trust a pretty face; especially not your own”.  In this episode, Catherine and Donald discuss being an unreliable narrator in our own weight loss stories.  The couple give advice on not ignoring the evidence in front of you and becoming the champion of your own life.  They also talk about a brick made of McRibs for some reason.This week’s tip of the week is to look for foods that are 1 calorie per gram and the Product of the week is the Road ID.   They also try to answer the age-old question, “Does Catherine have pierogi shaped blood cells?” Road ID bracelet on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2QGrJo8 Pet ID on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2yvzANV The Shoe ID: https://amzn.to/2yutr4p Share Tweet Share

A dictionary that I just made up defines “Weekend” as two days that end the week. Sometimes it seems like these two days, three if we include Friday, can sabotage our weight loss goals. However, the real saboteur is ourselves. Truth Bomb. Catherine and Donald discuss what to do when you’re doing everything you can on week days, but falling apart on the weekends. It turns out that you are not a victim, but rather an adult who is capable of making good choices. Who knew? The Tip of the Week involves planning ahead for meals, and the Product of the Week is the Food Scale. Also in this episode, they also introduce you to The Bus of Perfectness, Check Mix Fits, and Donald and Catherine get a Smug Check. Fun Fact: this episode was almost called “Weakend Worrier”, so now you have two titles for the price of one! Here are some inexpensive  food scales that we like: Greater Foods Digital Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/2CtIfVk Etekcity Digital Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/2CtWIRh Nutri Fit Digital Kitchen Scale – Comes in different colors https://amzn.to/2IGP1ri Share Tweet Share