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Apr 2020
43m 38s

The Dark Side of Weight Loss: Are You Se...

Karen Martel Hormone Specialist
About this episode

Have you ever reached your weight loss goals only to discover that you are still unsatisfied and full of self-hatred? Have you ever sabotaged your weight loss efforts? Do you look in the mirror each day and cut yourself down? Very few women have a positive outlook on their body when they are trying to lose weight. This lack of self acceptance and self love can stop you from losing weight and/or make it so that you are never satisfied with your efforts.

In this episode;

  • I ask you some tough questions that need to be answered in order to reach your weight loss goals.
  • What is happening on the brain level that keeps us in a state unnecessary self judgement. 
  • How we can self sabotage our efforts and subconsciously want to keep the weight on.
  • The 6 basic human needs that can help you transform
  • How to conquer self acceptance so that you can truly transform

Take the Hormone Quiz and find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight. 

 

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