Thinner Peace In Menopause: Weight Loss After 50 & Mindfulness

This episode is all about the poisonous thoughts that sabotage you. YOU never sabotage you, but those thoughts are the culprit. Those sneaky little sentences running around your head, that you just think are true, and never question them. In this episode, I read a listener’s letter and I go over my thoughts as I … Ep 35 The Poisonous Thoughts of Weight Gain Read More » The post Ep 35 The Poisonous Thoughts of Weight Gain appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

Holiday season makes us go crazy about food. We think that we can easily lose weight after eating more than we ought to. However, this mindless thinking must stop. End the insanity, and find out how to still lose weight this holiday season. In this episode, I will walk you through this “insanity” and how … Ep 34: How to Stop the Insanity and Lose Weight During the Holiday Season Read More » The post Ep 34: How to Stop the Insanity and Lose Weight During the Holiday Season appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

Last week we discussed IQ, EQ and my newly developed MQ. As a review, IQ (intelligence quotient) is a total score derived from one of several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence. The abbreviation “IQ” was coined by the psychologist William Stern for the German term Intelligenzquotient, his term for a scoring method for … Ep 33 How to Change Your Mindfulness Quotient During the Holidays Part 2 Read More » The post Ep 33 How to Change Your Mindfulness Quotient During the Holidays Part 2 appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In today’s episode, we talk about IQ, EQ and how to develop your MQ (Mindfulness Quotient). IQ (Intelligence Quotient) is a total score derived from several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence. The abbreviation “IQ” was coined by the psychologist William Stern for the German term Intelligenzquotient, his term for a scoring method for … Ep 32 What’s Your Mindfulness Quotient? Part 1 Read More » The post Ep 32 What’s Your Mindfulness Quotient? Part 1 appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

Your partner is feeling sad about something that happened at work. Your friend is worried about something. For some reason, you can’t stop thinking about it — you feel a need to jump in and help. You’ve probably experienced feeling attached to other people’s situations. But if you put your attention and emotion to others, … Ep 31: Why You Should Learn Detachment During the Holidays Read More » The post Ep 31: Why You Should Learn Detachment During the Holidays appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode, I talk about how you can connect to the pure joy of eating a food or foods and connect to the pure joy of the moment. They don’t have to be treated separately. I provide examples from two clients and how they used the celebration of the moment to DISCONNECT from their … Ep 30 Menopause is Finally the Time to Separate the Joy of Eating from the Joy of Celebrating Read More » The post Ep 30 Menopause is Finally the Time to Separate the Joy of Eating from the Joy of Celebrating appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

This episode is all about where you are now, and what have you been noticing now that you’ve been doing this for a while. I review my basic tools: self-compassion, mindfulness, the emotional and physical hunger scale, food journals and the types of eating. Many people need to learn to adjust their numbers as they … Ep 29 Review of Our Weight Loss and Hunger Scale Tools So Far Read More » The post Ep 29 Review of Our Weight Loss and Hunger Scale Tools So Far appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode we discuss what the mindful next step is when you go off the rails. I have a lot of clients who tell me they went off the rails when they overate non-fuel foods at a meal. Most of them seem to make it mean they were “bad” and as long as they … Ep 28 Using Mindfulness to Stay on the Rails After a Binge Read More » The post Ep 28 Using Mindfulness to Stay on the Rails After a Binge appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode we will talk about how guilt comes from your thoughts. If you don’t understand this, I will make it much clearer by the end of this podcast. My guess is for those of you who suffer from too much guilt, your brain is trained to think the same thoughts over and over … Ep 27 You Can’t Eat Guilt. Guilt Is Not a Food Group, Especially During Menopause Read More » The post Ep 27 You Can’t Eat Guilt. Guilt Is Not a Food Group, Especially During Menopause appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

Today’s episode is all about wasting food and what you think about that. Because how you think about about wasting food will determine how you treat your body. If you think you must always eat the food on your plate, your weight will probably always be a problem. I share with you an incident with … Ep 26 You Are Not Wasting Food When You Don’t Clean Your Plate Read More » The post Ep 26 You Are Not Wasting Food When You Don’t Clean Your Plate appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode we will discuss how to put yourself first, make yourself your #1 project and make your other projects secondary to YOU. You know how to do this because you know how to do big projects, but you have never considered yourself your major project. I’ve been talking a lot to you about … Ep 25 Project You. Putting Yourself First To Lose Weight Read More » The post Ep 25 Project You. Putting Yourself First To Lose Weight appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In today’s episode I talk about the hunger scale and how listening to other sensations in your body, or becoming a body whisperer, can also help you reconnect to your own body to lose weight and feel great. I taught you the hunger scale in podcast #2 so if you don’t know that, go back … Ep 24 Becoming a Body Whisperer — The Secret of Mindfulness Read More » The post Ep 24 Becoming a Body Whisperer — The Secret of Mindfulness appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode I continue with our discussion on the effects of stress on your body and weight gain. Fact: The brain and body are designed to want to eat during stress. You must know this and relearn a new pathway for your brain. In this episode I introduce you to the hormone called Ghrelin. … Ep 23 How Stress Makes You Fat — Part 2 Read More » The post Ep 23 How Stress Makes You Fat — Part 2 appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode I go over the effects of stress on your body, specifically talking about the hormone Cortisol and its connection to menopause. Now, I don’t want you stress out over the fact that stress makes you fat, but I do want you to pay attention! I’m going to assume everyone who is getting … Ep 22 How Stress Makes You Fat, Especially in Menopause — Part 1 Read More » The post Ep 22 How Stress Makes You Fat, Especially in Menopause — Part 1 appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

Welcome to Episode 21! Today I am sharing with you how you can be mindful in social situations when eating and drinking with other people. Many of my clients believe they can’t handle social situations, but this is just a limiting belief they have learned. I go over a letter from one of my listeners … Ep 21 How to be MindFUL in Social Situations and Not MindLESS When Eating and Drinking Read More » The post Ep 21 How to be MindFUL in Social Situations and Not MindLESS When Eating and Drinking appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In today’s episode we’re going to cover how to mindfully celebrate without over indulging in food or drink. So many of my clients and myself really believed we couldn’t celebrate without overdoing food and drink. It was my excuse to lose myself. Since my birthday, my anniversary and my husband’s birthday all fall within 6 … Ep 20 Learn How to Celebrate Without Overeating or Over Drinking Read More » The post Ep 20 Learn How to Celebrate Without Overeating or Over Drinking appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode we discuss the importance of planning a joy eat every day on purpose. I find it freeing for my clients and it also helps them to think they can eat anything they want. Because they can. There is no deprivation or restriction. I review the different tools we use, and then go … Ep 19 Learning to Change the Feelings of Deprivation and Restriction to Lose Weight Read More » The post Ep 19 Learning to Change the Feelings of Deprivation and Restriction to Lose Weight appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode we discuss the attitude of gratitude. I go over how grateful I am for you, my listener, and how that makes me want to produce amazing podcasts. I also share some of my podcast listener reviews and some mini sessions where the people describe how well they’re doing as they’re listening to … Ep 18 How Gratitude Can Help You Lose Weight and Sharing Read More » The post Ep 18 How Gratitude Can Help You Lose Weight and Sharing appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

Many people think the kitchen is a gathering place when they THINK they don’t have anything to do. I have so many clients who wander through their kitchens and cupboards looking for something to do when they’re bored. In this episode I give an example of another real coaching session with one of my listeners … Ep 17 How to be More Mindful and Learn to Gently Stop Yourself from Fog or Binge Eating When You’re Bored Read More » The post Ep 17 How to be More Mindful and Learn to Gently Stop Yourself from Fog or Binge Eating When You’re Bored appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.

In this episode I explain to you what it was like for me when I was in menopause and weight loss was slow as molasses. It was nothing like before menopause. I explain why I was sabotaging myself, and why you might be doing the same. In the “good old days” (before menopause) I could … Ep 16 How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself When Losing Weight in Menopause Read More » The post Ep 16 How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself When Losing Weight in Menopause appeared first on Dr. Deb Butler.