Why Mindset Is Everything: Mental Health, Food Addiction & Long-Term Weight Loss

20/06/2025 57 min Temporada 4 Episodio 6
Why Mindset Is Everything: Mental Health, Food Addiction & Long-Term Weight Loss

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Episode Synopsis

In this powerful episode of Transform Your Life, Teresa and Tonya open up about the mental and emotional side of weight loss—a side too often overlooked. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, they reflect on the mindset shifts that changed their lives and reveal how unaddressed emotional wounds, food addiction, and binge eating sabotaged their health for decades.With unfiltered honesty, they explore how trauma, denial, and toxic environments led them to use food as comfort and escape. They share how therapy, self-reflection, and cognitive behavioral tools helped them break negative thought patterns, stop blaming the world, and start showing up for themselves. Whether you’re on GLP-1s, post-bariatric surgery, or just starting your journey, this conversation is packed with insights that prove transformation starts in the mind—not the kitchen.Key Topics Covered:How trauma and toxic thinking patterns drive emotional eatingThe shocking connection between obesity, anxiety, and depressionWhy mental health work is the foundation for sustainable weight lossHow to recognize binge triggers and use redirection techniquesWhat “slider foods” are and why they can sabotage bariatric successWhy comparison kills progress—and how to protect your mindsetHow cognitive behavioral therapy tools help change food habits for goodProducts & Obsessions Mentioned:Devotion Nutrition Protein Powders & Skinny SyrupsAmerican Dream Nut Butter – Use code TONYA10 or TransformingTeresaMarie to saveDr. Smith’s Protein Water, Nüri Shakes, Zero Sugar SunkistUlta Duo Lip Liner in “Showdown,” Laura Geller, and Polite Society makeup📲 Follow & Connect: Follow Transform Your Life Podcast on Instagram: @transformyourlifepodcastFollow Tonya: @takingmylifebackat42Follow Teresa: @transformingteresamarie | TikTok: @transformingteresamarie

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