Thinner Peace in Menopause
Episodes
Ep 130 How Terri Used Thinner Peace to Lose Weight and Manage Thoughts
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had these thoughts? "This is too much weight, I'll never be able to do it." Or, "It's just too much." And then felt overwhelmed and stop...
Ep 129 Your Feelings Are Not a Food Group
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Are you eating instead of feeling your feelings? Do you and your scale have a love hate relationship? If you answered yes to either of my questions th...
Ep 128 How to THRIVE Not Just Survive Those Urges to Eat!
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever think food tastes too good to stop eating? In this episode I revisit urges and the thoughts that cause them. Wouldn't you love to feel lik...
Ep 127 The Scale is Just a Circumstance
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you decided to stop weighing yourself even though you're trying to lose weight? In this episode, I read a beautiful heartfelt letter from a liste...
Ep 126 Why Is THIS The Last Time You Will Lose Weight?
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One of my favorite tools I use with my clients is, "Why is this the last time I will have to lose weight again?" It helps to reorganize your thinking ...
Ep 125 How to Listen to Your Body
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered if you're making a right decision? In this episode, I go over the body compass. It is a tool I use to help you access your own ...
Ep 124 The BURDEN of Your Weight is Much More Than the Number on the Scale
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I share with you a client's story to releasing her burden with weight. She didn't have a big number of weight to lose, but boy did she...
Ep 123 BUSY Makes You Fat and Stressed
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview Jill Farmer. She is an author, master coach, and speaker. She has written a book called There's Not Enough Time and Other ...
Ep 122 How to Celebrate Yourself with Honor
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What do you like to do on your birthday? How do you regard food? In this episode I dive into this subject with my own birthday and my clients. We live...
Ep 121 The Gift That Keeps On Giving
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I reflect on my intention on what I consider the highest day of the year for me. Listen in as I read one of my new favorite authors Janet Arche...
Ep 120 It's Not What You DO, It's What You THINK!
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I answer a letter on preparing meals ahead of time. Here is the letter: I am finding that my big challenge is in good preparation. I h...
Ep 119 How to Have a Compelling Reason for PERMANENT Weight Loss!
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview another one of my most beloved clients. She not only has had ah-mazing success working with me, but she is also an ah-mazi...
Ep 118 Increase Your Value, DECREASE Your Weight
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I answer a listener's question on value of self: Not sure how I stumbled on to this podcast but I love it because it helps me to reali...
Ep 117 Disappointment is Not a Food Group
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I answer a listener's letter about disappointment. Here's the letter: I just found your podcast and I'm up to episode 9. I love it! I'...
Ep 116 Developing Self-Confidence Ahead of Time
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Most of the people I talk to don't have confidence that they can lose the weight permanently. They believe they will get the confidence when they lose...
Ep 115 How to Make Exercise Easy
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I teach about one of my tools, called the exercise minimums. It made exercise easy and totally changed my relationship with exercise, ...
Ep 114 How to Make This the Last Time You Lose Weight
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I share with you another client story. I share a letter she wrote to me, and I share a tool I use with all my clients called Why this ...
Ep 113 Being Free of Food – Interview with Gyata
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview another beloved client of mine, Gyata about being free of food. She is very honest about her journey. She has been persist...
Ep 112 Developing Trust with Yourself
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss why so many women lack trust and confidence in themselves around food. They honor commitments to others, but seldom honor t...
Ep 111 You Are Not Broken – Interview with Shauna
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview one of my beloved clients on her journey with me. When she first started this process, she said she felt broken. Now she ...
Ep 110 So Much More Than Weight
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I talk about my client who wrote this review. I also tell you how to write a review. "I found Dr. Deb at just the right time. I devoured her pod...
Ep 109 Quitting Is Not an Option!
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you're not quitting you're either learning or succeeding. Did you know that? I love that because it means whenever you make a mistake, and you KNOW...
Ep 108 How to Use Massive Action and Failure to Stop the Yo-Yo Effect
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I discuss what massive action is and why it's so important permanent weight loss. It's not something we think about often, because our...
Ep 107 Stop Counting Points, Start Losing Weight
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I was interviewed by Jody Moore of Bold New Mom a few months ago. I had such a huge response from so many women, that I decided to share the entire in...
Ep 106 Thought Errors: Thoughts That Create Overeating
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 thought...
Ep 105 Willpower vs Allowing Urges
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 wi...
Ep 104 Stop Overeating Masterclass
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Ep 103 How to Make Life More Exciting than Food
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep 102 How to Lose Weight and Keep Your Lifestyle the Same: Interview with Heather
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Ep 101 Why is it so Hard to Stop Overeating?
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I start covering some advanced concepts and tools. Overeating comes from two things: Overhunger and Overdesire. Overhunger is created ...
Ep 100 Top 10 Tips From 100 Episodes
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Ep 99 Are You Getting Too Much Pleasure from Food?
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the difference between concentrated pleasure and natural pleasure. Concentrated pleasures include flour and sugar (non-f...
Ep 98 Planning is Freedom!
20 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep 97 Rewire Your Brain to Exercise
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 fin...
Ep 96 How to Start Where You Are Now
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 wa...
Ep 95 An Age-Old Technique to Stop Overeating
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep 94 Continuing How to Get Unstuck from the Urge to Overeat
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 try...
Ep 93 Getting Unstuck from the Urge to Overeat
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep 92 Stop the Urge to Overeat!
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Any sort of behavior that you engage in – overeating, overdrinking, escaping to the world of social media or passive entertainment – is easy to st...
Ep 91 How to Have Peace Around Food
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Ep 90 Stop Gaining Weight on Purpose
26 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Ep 89 Take the Drama Out of Food
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep 88 How Menopausal Women Lose Weight
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Ep 87 The Gift of Weight Gain — You Heard Me Right!
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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. Weig...
Ep 86 It's Not Just About What You're Eating, It's About What's Eating You!
28 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss your reviews on iTunes. What I want to point out to you is we always think it's about the food we're eating but we find ou...
Ep 85 How to Take Control of Yourself With Food
21 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I tell you about one of my mini-sessions. This woman was 47 years old and has struggled with her weight and control since she had her ...
Ep 84 How to Think Like a Naturally Thin Healthy Woman!
14 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about my trip with my sisters to the mountains. I go over an eating experience, and how different thoughts create different act...
Ep 83 Over-Desire Causes Overeating
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about the reasons for over-desire that create overeating. The three reasons for over-desire are: Neurotransmitters are programm...
Ep 82 How to Stop Thinking Fattening Thoughts
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we go over how the mind works. I reintroduce the model, and talk about the thoughts you choose to think on a regular basis, called a b...
Ep 81 The Gift of Joy
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about how joy is created. Most of us think that it comes from things. You will find out by the end of this episode that joy is...
Ep 80 Change Your Body by Being KIND!
17 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I go over the physiological effect of being kind to yourself, and self-compassion versus self-criticism, since we're all looking to fe...
Ep 79 How to Know What to Do Next
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about how to listen to your own body, not only to know when to eat, but also what moves you to do what you do. How do you make...
Ep 78 What To Do When You Don't Know
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about how to honor your own commitments to yourself, even though sometimes if feels very confusing and perhaps you don't know how. I s...
Ep 77 The #1 Reason Why Eating Food Just for Fun is NO Fun!
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I read to you a letter from a listener, about her aha moment around food and fun! This is what she wrote: I just wanted to share somet...
Ep 76 Give Yourself a Real Treat
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I offer you a "real" treat for yourself. The treat of a free class to help you apply everything I've taught over the last 75 episodes...
Ep 75 Stop The Insanity! Finding a Kinder Way of Being
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. This has got to stop. We've got to stop beating our...
Ep 74 Stop Self-Hate!
05 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about how to stop self-hate, and create self-love and self-kindness and why it's so important to weight loss and happiness. If ...
Ep 73 Why You Eat Too Much. Put Away the Whips and Chains!
29 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I share thoughts from clients about why they eat too much. They sometimes think just because they have awareness and know they're eati...
Ep 72 Carol's Story: How I Created Peace Inside Myself to Lose Weight!
22 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I interview and coach another podcast listener. Listen in and read her heartfelt letter below. She has achieved thinner peace. She ...
Ep 71 If You're in Menopause Stop Beating Yourself Up
15 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about self-kindness or self-compassion, and how to use it when you're watching yourself eating. I use Kristen Neff's book on Self-...
Ep 70 If You're in Menopause Don't Believe Everything You Think
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, listen in as I coach a podcast listener on her fears of gaining back her weight. If you've been afraid of being able to trust yoursel...
Ep 69 Creating a thINNER Peace Lifestyle: The Art of Self-Compassion
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is all about how to create peace from the inside out. I show you how to start creating a peaceful mindset now using a powerful tool: S...
Ep 68 Creating the Mindset of ThINNER Peace in Menopause
25 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I give you a very specific tool to help you learn to master your mindset, and become aware of what you're thinking. Thinner peace isn'...
Ep 67 What's Really Driving You to Overeat?
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as I read a letter from a podcast listener who would overeat at a party, and how she used the model to help her figure out what she was real...
Ep 66 Eat Less and Feel More
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we go over what my grandchildren and children in general have to teach us about how to eat less and feel more. I noticed with my grand...
Ep 65 How to Be Present When You Sit Down to Eat
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about my aha moment with my son BJ as he is visiting me here in Belize, and what it has to do with being in the present moment ...
Ep 64 Oh, Those Fattening Thoughts!
27 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What do you think when you sit down to eat? That's the question I pose to you today. Did you know that you even think something every time you sit dow...
Ep 63 The Only Way to Resist Temptations
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing with the model, and how it applies to the food you eat or don't eat. Many of my clients and students believe certain foods cannot be...
Ep 62 How to Use Summertime to Lose Weight
13 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about the model and relate it to losing weight in the summer. Most women think summer is the time to eat and celebrate and vaca...
Ep 61 The Model of How Your Mind Works
06 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the #1 tool that I use for all my coaching and self-coaching. It is called the model and it looks like this: Listen as I explain how to use th...
Ep 60 How to Stop "Waisting" Food to Lose Weight
30 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss that there are only two things you can do with extra food on your plate when you're not hungry any more. You throw it away...
Ep 59 Menopositivity
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I create a brand new transition called MENOPOSITIVITY instead of menopause. I work with a lot of women who are angry at their bodies ...
Ep 58 What Your Favorite Pet & Your Body Have in Common
16 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I discuss a client who took better care of her dog than herself. Her thoughts around her dog are amazing and led to some revolutionary...
Ep 57 The #1 Secret to Night Time Eating
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore with a podcast listener why she likes to eat M&M's at night. The funny thing about coaching her, was that she already figur...
Ep 56 Looking for Joy in all the Wrong Places
02 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore a coaching session with one of my students. She's been really working hard on changing her thoughts and eating healthy. She...
Ep 55 Stop Comparing Your Insides to Someone Else's Outsides
25 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today I read you a quote from one of my favorite authors Anne Lamott. I find after working with women for the last 10 years, that they are constantly ...
Ep 54 Thoughts That Create Excellent Self-Care
18 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I talk about my experience of having my family visiting me here in Belize. My daughter in law Jessica is a wonderful mother to my ...
Ep 53 How to Stop Feeling Powerless Around Food — Jeanette's Story
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview one of my very favorite clients on how she has successfully changed her mindset of feeling powerless around food and her b...
Ep 52 Coaching Holly: Deprivation and Restriction
04 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I recently had a letter from another podcast listener who lost 15 pounds following my program! Today I will read you her letter about deprivation and ...
Ep 51 How to Start When You Don't Feel Like It
28 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss a client and how she thinks and feels about visiting her mother-in-law. It's not positive and when she visits, she gains we...
Ep 50 What To Do When Feeling Powerless
21 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss one of the main ways your body has of getting your attention in menopause is by weight gain. Menopause is a time to reflec...
Ep 49 How to Change Your Desire to Overeat by Changing What You Eat
14 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how food influences how you think about food. In the previous 48 episodes, I focused more on how your mind affects what ...
Ep 48 What to do When You Feel Burned Out
07 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I answer a podcast listener's question that she asked me on Facebook. I thought it was so common, I wanted to address it on this epis...
Episode 47 What To Do When You THINK You Have Lost or Failed
28 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I read a podcast listeners letter. It addresses the problem of her difficulty with being able to be kind to herself when she found...
Ep 46 Just Because It's Hard Doesn't Mean You're Not Worth It
21 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I keep coming to the same place where I must make the same decision for myself: Am I worth it or am I not? You do too, even if you're not aware that y...
Ep 45 How to Control Your Cravings
14 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode dives into what a craving is and isn't. I have many clients who say they had cravings for something crunchy or something sweet. A crav...
Ep 44 Failure is Not an Option When it Comes to Weight Loss
07 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss how changing the way you think about your weight loss journey, can change your journey. I tell you about a client who adap...
Ep 43 Top 3 Tools for Weight Loss in 2017
31 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, it's all about the top 3 tools from my last 42 episodes. They are: the Physical and Emotional Hunger Scale the Waste Food tool the Cr...
Ep 42 Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
24 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I teach you about the body compass, by using my own experience of moving to Belize. My favorite place to write to you is a coffee shop...
Ep 41 Handling Your Challenges Ahead of Time
17 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss why knowing what your challenges are ahead of time will help you succeed at anything, including weight loss. I use one of ...
Ep 40 Thinner Peace for the Professional Woman
10 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I read to you a couple of letters from my listeners. I find that many of my clients and listeners alike are professional and successf...
Ep 39 How to Use Your Successful Mindset to Lose Weight
03 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how I work with women who have very successful careers, but feel powerless around their weight. I share a story about on...
Ep 38 Why Being Smart Doesn't Help You Lose Weight
27 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I let you listen to a real coaching session from a podcast listener who wrote me a letter. Here is part of her letter: I am finding it...
Ep 37 Faith and Joy — The Gifts that Keep Giving
20 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I give you some gifts to think about. How can you create more faith and more joy in your life. Please take what you want from the foll...
Ep 36 How to Use Empowering Thoughts During the Holidays
13 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I was talking to one of my clients who has not only lost a lot of weight, but really is changed from the inside out. She is successful in many areas o...
Ep 35 The Poisonous Thoughts of Weight Gain
05 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about the poisonous thoughts that sabotage you. YOU never sabotage you, but those thoughts are the culprit. Those sneaky little se...
Ep 34: How to Stop the Insanity and Lose Weight During the Holiday Season
29 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 thinki...
Ep 33 How to Change Your Mindfulness Quotient During the Holidays Part 2
22 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 standard...
Ep 32 What's Your Mindfulness Quotient? Part 1
15 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Ep 31: Why You Should Learn Detachment During the Holidays
08 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 ab...