Thinner Peace In Menopause: Weight Loss After 50 & Mindfulness

In this episode, I dive into waking up to what’s going on in our mind. It’s spring time, everything naturally is waking up! Thought errors are thoughts that create unwanted urges and unwanted actions. Do you know what you’re telling yourself? Most people don’t, because they don’t recognize those sentences that are running around in … Ep 106 Thought Errors: Thoughts That Create Overeating Read More » The post Ep 106 Thought Errors: Thoughts That Create Overeating appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode I explain why willpower doesn’t work. You might think you can’t control yourself around food. You might think you don’t have enough willpower. Guess what? You’re right. Willpower doesn’t work, because as long as you still desire any food, sooner or later your willpower will give out. BUT, as I explain in … Ep 105 Willpower vs Allowing Urges Read More » The post Ep 105 Willpower vs Allowing Urges appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode you’ll listen to a class I just taught on Overeating. It is filled with information on why you still overeat after all of these years. I’ll cover overdesire and overhunger: what is it and why it creates such terrible results for you. Willpower is not the answer. Unlearning overdesire is… Enjoy the … Ep 104 Stop Overeating Masterclass Read More » The post Ep 104 Stop Overeating Masterclass appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

If you have ever wondered why it feels like you can’t control yourself around certain foods, this episode is for you. If you’ve been afraid to try to lose weight again because you’ll have to give up something in your life, you’re in for a big surprise. You have been influenced by our culture to … Ep 103 How to Make Life More Exciting than Food Read More » The post Ep 103 How to Make Life More Exciting than Food appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In today’s episode I interview one of my most beloved clients about her weight loss journey. Her biggest fear when we first started working together, was that she wouldn’t be able to keep her lifestyle the same. She loves traveling and adventurers with her husband. She learned that pleasing herself is so much more rewarding … Ep 102 How to Lose Weight and Keep Your Lifestyle the Same: Interview with Heather Read More » The post Ep 102 How to Lose Weight and Keep Your Lifestyle the Same: Interview with Heather appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode I start covering some advanced concepts and tools. Overeating comes from two things: Overhunger and Overdesire. Overhunger is created from the physiology of the body and what it digests (the foods we eat.) Overdesire is created in the brain. Not only the foods we eat but also things we think. No wonder … Ep 101 Why is it so Hard to Stop Overeating? Read More » The post Ep 101 Why is it so Hard to Stop Overeating? appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

Here are my top 10 favorite tips from clients and listeners over my first 100 podcasts. If you’ve been listening all along or just started listening, there’s something good in this episode for you. Here are my top 10 tips: 10. Change the way you think. 9. Food journals cannot be skipped. Sometimes what you … Ep 100 Top 10 Tips From 100 Episodes Read More » The post Ep 100 Top 10 Tips From 100 Episodes appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode, I talk about the difference between concentrated pleasure and natural pleasure. Concentrated pleasures include flour and sugar (non-fuel foods,) alcohol, gambling, etc. They all end up with negative results, in this instance, being overweight. Natural pleasures are the beauty that life offers you, that only have positive results. What is your brain … Ep 99 Are You Getting Too Much Pleasure from Food? Read More » The post Ep 99 Are You Getting Too Much Pleasure from Food? appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

Most of us believe we want to have freedom around food in any situation, and to be free means not having to plan, but be spontaneous. In this episode we talk about how different parts of the brain work. When you plan ahead, you use your prefrontal cortex. There are no emotions or urges. Give … Ep 98 Planning is Freedom! Read More » The post Ep 98 Planning is Freedom! appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode, I share a tool from my companion workbook, on exercise. Look on page 36 for the Exercise Minimums chart. Most people dread it and find excuses not to do it. But what if you actually looked forward to it, and you made it so easy to do? Moving your body is play … Ep 97 Rewire Your Brain to Exercise Read More » The post Ep 97 Rewire Your Brain to Exercise appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode I address how to start no matter where you are in the journey of awareness and weight loss. Most people when starting something new want to wait for that perfect moment. But really the perfect moment is right here, right now. If you want to feel better immediately, just start with one … Ep 96 How to Start Where You Are Now Read More » The post Ep 96 How to Start Where You Are Now appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this last part about urges and shenpa, I share this age-old technique for dealing with urges that cause overeating. The next time you have urge to overeat, try these 3 steps to help you to stop overeating: Acknowledge you’re hooked (or have an urge.) Pause, take three conscious breaths, and lean in. Abide with … Ep 95 An Age-Old Technique to Stop Overeating Read More » The post Ep 95 An Age-Old Technique to Stop Overeating appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode we talk more about Shenpa and urges, and why finding peace in discomfort is so important. When you can sit with discomfort without trying to escape it, this is where confidence in yourself resides. In order to feel confident and trust yourself with food and your body in any situation, you MUST … Ep 94 Continuing How to Get Unstuck from the Urge to Overeat Read More » The post Ep 94 Continuing How to Get Unstuck from the Urge to Overeat appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode we discuss Buddhist philosophy and specifically read from the teachings of Pema Chodron. The name of the book I’m referring to in this podcast: Taking The Leap-Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears. We discuss the Buddhist philosophy and psychology regarding urges and how similar it is to the Tibetan term Shenpa. … Ep 93 Getting Unstuck from the Urge to Overeat Read More » The post Ep 93 Getting Unstuck from the Urge to Overeat appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

Any sort of behavior that you engage in – overeating, overdrinking, escaping to the world of social media or passive entertainment – is easy to stop doing. The difficult part is the feeling that you will be left with if you don’t follow through on an urge to buffer. I created this week’s episode as … Ep 92 Stop the Urge to Overeat! Read More » The post Ep 92 Stop the Urge to Overeat! appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

It’s the new year, and there’s one thing all my clients tell me that they want. They want to finally have peace around food and eating. Create a new way of thinking that will make you feel peaceful before you lose any weight. The good news is once you feel more peaceful and take all … Ep 91 How to Have Peace Around Food Read More » The post Ep 91 How to Have Peace Around Food appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

We don’t realize it, but how we think about eating and food can create weight gain or weight loss. What are you choosing to think? If you’re gaining weight, especially during the holidays, what are you thinking?? If we know we are purposely gaining weight, then we can stop gaining weight and start losing weight … Ep 90 Stop Gaining Weight on Purpose Read More » The post Ep 90 Stop Gaining Weight on Purpose appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode, I discuss a client who took a group class, and how she transformed herself during it. She is past menopause and ready to be done with the struggle. It is never too late to become mindful, as she shows us. Here’s her testimonial: “I want to thank you for this wonderful class. … Ep 89 Take the Drama Out of Food Read More » The post Ep 89 Take the Drama Out of Food appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode I talk about some of my clients before and after our work together. I read you their journey in their own words, and then I tell you about my experience working with them. Here are the two testimonials from this podcast. Listen in as I tell you how they started losing weight … Ep 88 How Menopausal Women Lose Weight Read More » The post Ep 88 How Menopausal Women Lose Weight appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode I share a mini session with you. Most women are more compelled to fix their weight than deal with their lives and their emotions. Weight gain can be an invitation to find out what you’re thinking and feeling that isn’t working for you. Weight is just a symptom. Fixing your weight is … Ep 87 The Gift of Weight Gain — You Heard Me Right! Read More » The post Ep 87 The Gift of Weight Gain — You Heard Me Right! appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.