Why do millions of people embark on weight loss journeys each year, only to find themselves back where they started—or worse off—within months? It’s a vicious cycle: the initial thrill of dropping pounds, the dopamine rush of seeing the scale go down, followed by the inevitable slip-up, emotional eating, and weight regain. Why does this keep happening? The weight loss industry rakes in billions of dollars by selling quick fixes and diet plans, yet 95% of people gain the weight back.
The problem isn't your lack of willpower, self-discipline, or even your metabolism. It’s not even the diets themselves. The real issue lies beneath the surface: an unaddressed emotional and psychological struggle that no diet can fix. In this episode, we’ll uncover the biggest lie the weight loss industry doesn’t want you to know and explore a holistic, sustainable approach to breaking free from the cycle of yo-yo dieting and finding true, lasting freedom with your body and food.
"The weight loss industry does not want you to know this. They want you to keep giving them money. Weight Watchers knows that people come back year after year. They wait for you to come back year after year. They give you promotions to make it easy for you to come back year after year. They got scared when people found the ozempic and the GLP-1 drugs and now they've added that in because they're not caring about the business. They're not caring about you actually healing what's at the root." - Leslie Thornton
What you will learn from this episode:
00:39 - Leslie sharing her journey into overcoming the exhausting cycle of dieting and obsession with food and body image
06:15 - Explaining the unresolved emotional and psychological triggers that cause food issues using a metaphor of a lake
14:16 - Highlighting how true freedom from a vicious cycle comes from developing emotional mastery and not relying on food or diets
19:34 - How it is not a weight problem but an emotional problem and introducing the 'Fast Track to Freedom' program that helps people develop the tools to manage their emotions and change their thinking
25:01 - Sharing how many of her clients have expressed regret about not discovering her approach earlier emphasizing the transformative potential of what she advocates
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