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by Rita Black
The Thin Thinking podcast is where you will learn how to remove the mental roadblocks that keep you struggling with weight. You'll get the thin thinking tools, skills, and insights to help you develop the mindset you need to not only achieve your ideal weight, but stay there long term and live your best life.
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Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a binge thinking, Why am I doing this again? I know better than this. That question can carry a lot of shame. But what if binge eating isn't really about knowing better? What if it has much more to do with the way your brain has learned to find comfort, relief, escape, or even rebellion through food? In this episode, I'm sharing five powerful mind shifts that can completely change the way you understand binge eating—and, more importantly, the way you respond when an urge shows up. We're going to look at why binging is often more about wiring than weakness, why fighting yourself can actually keep the cycle going, and how small shifts in the way you think can begin putting you back in the driver's seat. Come on in! Join Our Live Fall 2026 Shift Weight Mastery Process Registration closes tonight, Wednesday, September 16th. If you're tired of knowing what to do but still ending up in the same cycle, starting over, getting off track, losing confidence and wondering why this is still so hard, I want to invite you into the Fall Live Shift Weight Mastery Process. It's a 30-day, hypnosis-based process designed to help you change the patterns underneath the struggle and begin becoming the person who can release the weight and live differently around food and in her own life. It isn't another diet or a quick-fix plan. And you won't be doing it alone. We have more than 50 shift coaches in our community at every stage of their own weight mastery. Real people, real life. If something in this episode made you think, "This is what I've been missing," click here to learn more and join me for the Fall Live Shift. In This Episode, You'll Also Learn… Why the moment right before a binge is the most powerful moment you have, and what a ten-minute delay actually does to a craving The exact five steps I walked myself through mid-binge in Florida, including the part where I got under the covers in the fetal position for twenty minutes What your inner rebel is actually asking for, and what shifts when you sit down with her instead of shouting her down Links Mentioned in the Episode: Join my FREE Masterclass: "How to Stop the "Start Over Tomorrow" Weight Struggle Cycle and Begin Releasing Weight for Good." Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD: Shift Out of Sugar Cravings My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.) What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode! Get more thin thinking tools and strategies
Tomorrow I turn 62, and this birthday feels a little different because I realized something that honestly stopped me in my tracks: I have now maintained my ideal weight for 31 years—exactly half my life. And considering the first 31 years included dieting, binge eating, bulimia, smoking, starting over, and a whole lot of wondering, "What is wrong with me?"… that feels pretty remarkable. But what I've learned is that long-term Weight Mastery didn't happen because I finally found the perfect diet or became spectacularly disciplined. It happened in layers: changing my mind, stepping out of the Weight Struggler identity, becoming an Apprentice, developing actual skills, building a life that could support the person I was becoming, and learning how to come back to myself when life got messy. So in this week's birthday episode, I'm peeling back those layers and sharing what 31 years of maintenance has actually taught me. Because the thing I'm most grateful for today isn't simply that I released 40 pounds and kept it off. It's that I released the struggle—and weight is no longer the main character in my life. Come on in! Join Our Live Fall 2026 Shift Weight Mastery Process If you are tired of knowing what to do but still finding yourself back in the same cycle—starting over, getting off track, losing confidence, and wondering why this continues to be so hard—then I want to invite you into the Fall Live Shift Weight Mastery Process. This is not another diet or quick-fix plan. It is a 30-day, hypnosis-based process designed to help you change the patterns underneath the struggle and begin becoming the person who can not only release the weight, but live differently around food and in her own life. If something in this episode made you think, "This is what I've been missing," click here to learn more and join me for the Fall Live Shift. In This Episode, You'll Also Learn… Why I had to change my mind before I could permanently change my weight How stepping out of the "weight struggler" identity and into being an apprentice of weight mastery changed how I handle every setback Why I've never once "started over" in 31 years, and what getting back on track looks like instead Links Mentioned in the Episode: Join my FREE Masterclass: "How to Stop the "Start Over Tomorrow" Weight Struggle Cycle and Begin Releasing Weight for Good." Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD: Shift Out of Sugar Cravings My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.) What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode! Get more thin thinking tools and strategies
What if the money you're already spending every month could take you somewhere you never thought you could afford to go? In this episode, I'm sitting down with Kelly Butler, The Points Maven. She's helped her clients book over $700,000 in free travel using credit card points, without carrying interest or hurting their credit scores. We talk about how a health crisis changed her relationship to "someday" travel, and what that shift made possible. She walks through the exact strategy she used to book that trip, and how she now helps her own clients do the same thing. Come on in! After booking $700K+ in free travel + hundreds of credit card recommendations... The #1 question Kelly gets: "What's the best travel credit card right now?" But - that's actually the wrong question. It's not a one-size-fits-all and the best card is all about your existing household or business spending, your travel goals, and where you fall on the Bougie Scale! Cut the guesswork and get your card recommendation with The Perfect Card Quiz. Take the Quiz In This Episode, You'll Also Learn… Why asking "how could I make this possible?" opens doors that "I can't afford this" keeps shut What actually affects your credit score when you open a new card Why the goal is finding the right card for you, not the "best" card out there Links Mentioned in the Episode: Take Kelly's free quiz to find your best travel credit card match: quiz.thepointsmaven.com Follow Kelly on Instagram: @thepointsmaven Email Kelly directly: kelly@thepointsmaven.com Join my FREE Masterclass: "How to Stop the "Start Over Tomorrow" Weight Struggle Cycle and Begin Releasing Weight for Good." Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD: Shift Out of Sugar Cravings My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.) What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode! Get more thin thinking tools and strategies
The same plan that had you dropping weight like clockwork suddenly seems to stop working, and it's easy to start wondering if it's you. In this episode, I'm talking about what really happens when that early excitement fades: the scale slows down, you're hungrier, exercise starts feeling optional, and the old thought creeps back in, "here I go again." I walk through why this isn't failure, it's just the next season of the journey, and I share five mind hacks to help you stay in the game instead of starting over. Come on in! <span data-slate-fragment="JTVCJTdCJTIydHlwZSUyMiUzQSUyMmRvY3VtZW50JTIyJTJDJTIydGhlbWUlMjIlM0ElN0IlMjJkb2N1bWVudCUyMiUzQSU3QiUyMmJhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvciUyMiUzQSUyMiUyMzQyYjlkZCUyMiU3RCUyQyUyMmJ1dHRvbiUyMiUzQSU3QiUyMmJhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvciUyMiUzQSUyMiUyMzAwMDAwMCUyMiUyQyUyMmNvbG9yJTIyJTNBJTIyJTIzZmZmZmZmJTIyJTJDJTIyYm9yZGVyUmFkaXVzJTIyJTNBJTIyNCUyMiU3RCU3RCUyQyUyMmJ1aWx0V2l0aFNldHRpbmdzJTIyJTNBJTdCJTIyc2hvdyUyMiUzQWZhbHNlJTJDJTIyYWxpZ25tZW50JTIyJTNBJTIyY2VudGVyJTIyJTdEJTJDJTIyY2hpbGRyZW4lMjIlM0ElNUIlN0IlMjJ0eXBlJTIyJTNBJTIyc2VjdGlvbiUyMiUyQyUyMnRoZW1lJTIyJTNBJTdCJTIyaGVhZGluZy1vbmUlMjIlM0ElN0IlMjJmb250RmFtaWx5JTIyJTNBJTIyLWFwcGxlLXN5c3RlbSUyQyUyMEJsaW5rTWFjU3lzdGVtRm9udCUyQyUyMHNhbnMtc2VyaWYlMjIlMkMlMjJmb250U2l6ZSUyMiUzQTI0JTJDJTIyY29sb3IlMjIlM0ElMjIlMjMwMDAwMDAlMjIlMkMlMjJmb250V2VpZ2h0JTIyJTNBNDAwJTJDJTIybGV0dGVyU3BhY2luZyUyMiUzQTAlMkMlMjJsaW5lSGVpZ2h0JTIyJTNBMS41JTJDJTIydGV4dEFsaWduJTIyJTNBJTIybGVmdCUyMiUyQyUyMnRleHRUcmFuc2Zvcm0lMjIlM0ElMjJub25lJTIyJTdEJTJDJTIyaGVhZGluZy10d28lMjIlM0ElN0IlMjJmb250RmFtaWx5JTIyJTNBJTIyQ2hhcnRlciUyQyUyMEdlb3JnaWElMkMlMjBUaW1lcyUyME5ldyUyMFJvbWFuJTJDJTIwc2VyaWYlMjIlMkMlMjJmb250U2l6ZSUyMiUzQTE3JTJDJTIyY29sb3IlMjIlM0ElMjIlMjMwMDAwMDAlMjIlMkMlMjJmb250V2VpZ2h0JTIyJTNBNDAwJTJDJTIybGV0dGVyU3BhY2luZyUyMiUzQTAlMkMlMjJsaW5lSGVpZ2h0JTIyJTNBMS41JTJDJTIydGV4dEFsaWduJTIyJTNBJTIybGVmdCUyMiUyQyUyMnRleHRUcmFuc2Zvcm0lMjIlM0ElMjJub25lJTIyJTdEJTJDJTIyaGVhZGluZy10aHJlZSUyMiUzQSU3QiUyMmZvbnRGYW1pbHklMjIlM0ElMjItYXBwbGUtc3lzdGVtJTJDJTIwQmxpbmtNYWNTeXN0ZW1Gb250JTJDJTIwc2Fucy1zZXJpZiUyMiUyQyUyMmZvbnRTaXplJTIyJTNBMjglMkMlMjJjb2xvciUyMiUzQSUyMiUyMzAwMDAwMCUyMiUyQyUyMmZvbnRXZWlnaHQlMjIlM0E0MDAlMkMlMjJsZXR0ZXJTcGFjaW5nJTIyJTNBMCUyQyUyMmxpbmVIZWlnaHQlMjIlM0ExLjUlMkMlMjJ0ZXh0QWxpZ24lMjIlM0ElMjJsZWZ0JTIyJTJDJTIydGV4dFRyYW5zZm9ybSUyMiUzQSUyMm5vbmUlMjIlN0QlMkMlMjJoZWFkaW5nLWZvdXIlMjIlM0ElN0IlMjJmb250RmFtaWx5JTIyJTNBJTIyQ2hhcnRlciUyQyUyMEdlb3JnaWElMkMlMjBUaW1lcyUyME5ldyUyMFJvbWFuJTJDJTIwc2VyaWYlMjIlMkMlMjJmb250U2l6ZSUyMiUzQTI0JTJDJTIyY29sb3IlMjIlM0ElMjIlMjMwMDAwMDAlMjIlMkMlMjJmb250V2VpZ2h0JTIyJTNBNDAwJTJDJTIybGV0dGVyU3BhY2luZyUyMiUzQTAlMkMlMjJsaW5lSGVpZ2h0JTIyJTNBMS41JTJDJTIydGV4dEFsaWduJTIyJTNBJTIybGVmdCUyMiUyQyUyMnRleHRUcmFuc2Zvcm0lMjIlM0ElMjJub25lJTIyJTdEJTJDJTIyaGVhZGluZy1maXZlJTIyJTNBJTdCJTIyZm9udEZhbWlseSUyMiUzQSUyMkNoYXJ0ZXIlMkMlMjBHZW9yZ2lhJTJDJTIwVGltZXMlMjBOZXclMjBSb21hbiUyQyUyMHNlcmlmJTIyJTJDJTIyZm9udFNpemUlMjIlM0EyMCUyQyUyMmNvbG9yJTIyJTNBJTIyJTIzMDAwMDAwJTIyJTJDJTIyZm9udFdlaWdodCUyMiUzQTQwMCUyQyUyMmxldHRlclNwYWNpbmclMjIlM0EwJTJDJTIybGluZUhlaWdodCUyMiUzQTEuNSUyQyUyMnRleHRBbGlnbiUyMiUzQSUyMmxlZnQlMjIlMkMlMjJ0ZXh0VHJhbnNmb3JtJTIyJTNBJTIybm9uZSUyMiU3RCUyQyUyMmhlYWRpbmctc2l4JTIyJTNBJTdCJTIyZm9udEZhbWlseSUyMiUzQSUyMkNoYXJ0ZXIlMkMlMjBHZW9yZ2lhJTJDJTIwVGltZXMlMjBOZXclMjBSb21hbiUyQyUyMHNlcmlmJTIyJTJDJTIyZm9udFNpemUlMjIlM0ExNiUyQyUyMmNvbG9yJTIyJTNBJTIyJTIzMDAwMDAwJTIyJTJDJTIyZm9udFdlaWdodCUyMiUzQTQwMCUyQyUyMmxldHRlclNwYWNpbmclMjIlM0EwJTJDJTIybGluZUhlaWdodCUyMiUzQTEuNSUyQyUyMnRleHRBbGlnbiUyMiUzQSUyMmxlZnQlMjIlMkMlMjJ0ZXh0VHJhbnNmb3JtJTIyJTNBJTIybm9uZSUyMiU3RCUyQyUyMnBhcmFncmFwaCUyMiUzQSU3QiUyMmZvbnRGYW1pbHklMjIlM0ElMjItYXBwbGUtc3lzdGVtJTJDJTIwQmxpbmtNYWNTeXN0ZW1Gb250JTJDJTIwc2Fucy1zZXJpZiUyMiUyQyUyMmZvbnRTaXplJTIyJTNBMTYlMkMlMjJjb2xvciUyMiUzQSUyMiUyMzM1MzUzNSUyMiUyQyUyMmZvbnRXZWlnaHQlMjIlM0E0MDAlMkMlMjJsZXR0ZXJTcGFjaW5nJTIyJTNBMCUyQyUyMmxpbmVIZWlnaHQlMjIlM0ExLjUlMkMlMjJ0ZXh0QWxpZ24lMjIlM0ElMjJsZWZ0JTIyJTJDJTIydGV4dFRyYW5zZm9ybSUyMiUzQSUyMm5vbmUlMjIlN0QlMkMlMjJvcmRlcmVkLWxpc3QlMjIlM0ElN0IlMjJmb250RmFtaWx5JTIyJTNBJTIyLWFwcGxlLXN5c3RlbSUyQyUyMEJsaW5rTWFjU3lzdGVtRm9udCUyQyUyMHNhbnMtc2VyaWYlMjIlMkMlMjJmb250U2l6ZSUyMiUzQTE4JTJDJTIyY29sb3IlMjIlM0ElMjIlMjMzNTM1MzUlMjIlMkMlMjJmb250V2VpZ2h0JTIyJTNBNDAwJTJDJTIybGV0dGVyU3BhY2luZyUyMiUzQTAlMkMlMjJsaW5lSGVpZ2h0JTIyJTNBMS41JTJDJTIydGV4dEFsaWduJTIyJTNBJTIybGVmdCUyMiUyQyUyMnRleHRUcmFuc2Zvcm0lMjIlM0ElMjJub25lJTIyJTdEJTJDJTIydW5vcmRlcmVkLWxpc3QlMjIlM0ElN0IlMjJmb250RmFtaWx5JTIyJTNBJTIyLWFwcGxlLXN5c3RlbSUyQyUyMEJsaW5rTWFjU3lzdGVtRm9udCUyQyUyMHNhbnMtc2VyaWYlMjIlMkMlMjJmb250U2l6ZSUyMiUzQTE4JTJDJTIyY29sb3IlMjIlM0ElMjIlMjMzNTM1MzUlMjIlMkMlMjJmb250
Have you ever reached for something you really didn't intend to eat, and in that moment, the food seemed to have a much louder voice than your goals? <p class="ck-paragraph" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment= "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
GLP-1 medications have become one of the biggest conversations in weight release, and most of that conversation lives at two extremes, miracle drug or cheating shortcut. In this episode, I wanted to get past the headlines and hear directly from the women actually living this experience. So, we surveyed 505 people who are currently using a GLP-1, have used one in the past, or are navigating questions about what comes next. <p class="ck-paragraph" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment= "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
Many of us fall into the trap of thinking we have to do everything perfectly or we've completely fallen off track. In this episode, I talk with Monica Packer, host of the About Progress podcast and author of the new book Sticky Habits, about a compassionate, effective approach to creating lasting change. We get into why most habit advice fails women specifically, what "invisible labor" is and why it drains your energy, and why flexibility and consistency are actually friends, not enemies. Loving your progress isn't about being more disciplined. It's about letting go of perfectionism for good. Come on in! Pre-order Monica's STICKY HABITS HERE and get bonuses In This Episode, You'll Also Learn… Why perfectionism is really a misplacement of identity, not a high standard. How trading the "picky eater" label for something like "veggie adventurer" can make trying new foods feel like play instead of a chore. My 10 practical hacks for building a vegetable habit, from starting with what you already like to mindful eating and celebrating small wins. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Join my FREE Masterclass: "How to Stop the "Start Over Tomorrow" Weight Struggle Cycle and Begin Releasing Weight for Good." Sign up for the FREE HYPNOSIS DOWNLOAD: Shift Out of Sugar Cravings My book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss (Includes a 30-day hypnosis process.) What would you love to hear about on the podcast? Click here and let me know Subscribe to the email list so that you never miss an episode! Get more thin thinking tools and strategies
This is the time of year vegetables are in their prime. If you are not a natural lover of veggies fear not! In this episode, I share simple mindset shifts and practical hacks that go beyond the usual "just eat your veggies" advice to help you move from veggie skeptic to veggie adventurer without force, guilt, or choking down foods you hate. I also talk about the who, why, what, when, where, and how of building a real relationship with vegetables, plus a set of veggie-loving mantras to help your subconscious mind get on board too. Because loving vegetables isn't about willpower. It's about opening the door instead of forcing it. Come on in! <span data-slate-fragment= "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