Ep.79 - Why You And Everyone Else Is Wrong About Fat (Part 8)

In this episode, we explore the deep connections between the mind and body that can either liberate you in your quest to lose weight or become an impediment to progress thus keep you stuck. The field of neuroscience is using the power of belief to help amputees in excruciating pain find relief. Often people who lose a limb experience what’s called phantom pain—very real pain sensations in a part of their body that no longer exists. Let me stretch your thinking a bit by surmising that many people are stuck in a weight loss rut if you will because they are still experiencing the “phantom pain” associated with a time when they were much thinner and weighed much less. Instead of the loss of a limb, it’s as if they’re experiencing the pain of losing a part of themselves. In essence, they are losing a whole person as in their former selves.