We Only LOOK Thin Catherine and Donald Wygal

The middle episode of a trilogy is often considered filler.  Just a bridge to get from the set up in part one to the final payoff in part three.  But this middle part is more of a hole and filler.  Loophole that is.  In the second part of their Logic Loophole series, Catherine and Donald talk about 4 more of Gretchen Rubin’s “barriers to habit formation” and add a few more of their own.  Which of these stories are you telling yourself to justify your habit choices?  Plus, Catherine goes back to now, Donald doesn’t feel some kind of way, and the couple wear sailor suits and eat giant lollipops.

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Gretchen Rubin’s 10 Logic Loopholes

https://gretchenrubin.com/2014/02/which-of-these-10-categories-of-loopholes-do-you-invoke

Gretchen Rubin’s books on Amazon:

https://amzn.to/3EiNYus

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Loopholes.  Sometimes we work so hard to jump through them, we should call them “hoopholes”.  Because people make themselves jump through hoops.  Get it?    This week, the couple go through first three of Gretchen Rubin’s “Logic Loopholes”; excuses we tell ourselves to get out of doing what we promised ourselves we’d do.  Then the couple add a few of their own.  Maybe, if we stopped trying to “cheat the system” and put that focus on doing what we say we want to, maybe we would achieve our goals.  Plus, Catherine makes it a piece of cake, Donald wears a cheap suit, and the couple are haunted by a chocolate fountain.

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Gretchen Rubin’s 10 Logic Loopholes

https://gretchenrubin.com/2014/02/which-of-these-10-categories-of-loopholes-do-you-invoke

Gretchen Rubin’s books on Amazon:

https://amzn.to/3EiNYus

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When we name an episode of this show after DC Comics’ wackiest super team, it might be easy to assume that Donald came up with the title, but in fact, Catherine did.  Maybe she’s more of a nerd than you thought.  Anyhoodle, Catherine found an article from timeular.com about the importance of setting realistic goals in your work life and the gang here at We Only Look Thin decided to make it about weight loss because that’s what we do.  When we set unrealistic, “pie in the sky” goals, we’re doomed to failure before we begin.  However, when we set out to engage in realistic habits, we’re setting ourselves up for success.  Plus, Catherine gets marriage out of the way, Donald glides into his dotage, and people burn a lot of calories by carrying staplers in briefcases.

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6 Reasons Why It Is Important To Set Realistic Goals on Timeular.com (no author credited):

https://timeular.com/blog/why-is-important-set-realistic-goals/

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What has dinosaurs, talking mice, street teams, and 3 cats in a trench coat? This episode of course! Have you ever said to yourself, “I’ll never do that again” only to find yourself right back there at some point? Saying things like “never” and “always” sets us up for disappointment, shame, and an all or nothing attitude. The key to long-term weight loss success is about gradual improvement and about getting right back on track when things don’t go the way we want. Aim for consistency, not perfection. Plus, Catherine does a new cereal-based dance, Donald visits “Pasta R Us”, and the couple make a blood oath to their listeners.

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Brain over Binge podcast – Episode 52

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Romeo Void – Never Say Never

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x0fPZrPV3M

An American Tail – Never Say Never scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXvNxXDDHSY

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Those loveable scoundrels at the AARP tricked us into reading an article by Katie Smith about ten habits that could change your life forever.  Wouldn’t you know it, the article turned out to be great!  Now, we run down the second half of the ten habits: that’s nearly 5!  Catherine and Donald take you through the weight loss, fitness, and mental health benefits of cutting people out of your life, honoring commitments to yourself, unplugging, and more.  You are worth the Invesment in yourself.  Plus, Donald calls the police from a land line, Catherine invests in worms, and we are not yacht rock folk.

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10 Habits That Changed My Life Forever by Katie Smith

https://www.thegirlfriend.com/health/10-habits-that-changed-my-life-forever

Nina the Dancing Cat on Instagram

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What if we told you that there were ten habits that could change your life forever?  What if we further told you that the habits came from the AARP?  Then, what if we told you that we were only going to tell you about five of them this week?    Based on an article on thegirlfriend.com from the AARP by Katie Smith, Catherine and Donald dive into habits that you might want to adopt to achieve your health and fitness goals as well as improve your life in general.  Will you become more protective of your sleep, move your body more, let people do what they want to do or try one of the others?  We can’t wait to find out.  Plus, Catherine photographs her way out of her marriage, Donald rides like the wind, and We Only Look Thin is super cool beans.

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10 Habits That Changed My Life Forever by Katie Smith

https://www.thegirlfriend.com/health/10-habits-that-changed-my-life-forever

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