Words to Lose by
Episodes
53 - Make it Right, Don't Make it Worse
02 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's so tempting to let a problem slide, be it an issue at work, a relationship that isn't working or our food habits. The thought of tackling...
52 - You Can't Outrun a Bad Diet
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Short episode alert!It’s pretty straightforward. High calorie food is simply too high calorie to fit into a balanced diet in anything other than a s...
51 - The Impossible is Conquered by the Obstinate Repetition of the Possible
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You might be convinced it’s impossible to lose weight. You feel like you’ve tried everything, but nothing changes. Having spent 10 years at double...
OPPOSITE DAY - bEiNg oVeRwEiGhT iS a cHoIcE
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I can see why people think this, particularly if they themselves have never been overweight. As someone who’s been through it I understand how we ca...
50 - Don't Wish for it, Work for it
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It would be lovely if there were magical solutions to our problems. Sadly, that’s beyond the realm of possibility. What is possible though, is start...
49 - Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Losing weight can be a battle, but having a plan can shield you from the hardest blows. Personally, I succumb to my urges to overeat the quickest when...
48 - Watch Your Habits, Not Your Weight
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A common pitfall in weight loss is to get side tracked by your goal weight. I would stand on the scale every day and do the mental maths to see how fa...
47 - If it Doesn’t Challenge You, it Doesn’t Change You
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Losing weight the natural way is a struggle. But in that fight, you get stronger. You change. You end up a new person. You emerge from the battle read...
OPPOSITE DAY - SwEaT iS fAt CrYiNg
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is yet another piece of toxic diet culture that I think has the potential to do more harm than good. I’ve relied on it myself for far too long....
46 - What Do You Want More?
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can ask yourself this question every time you make a food decision. You might want the snack, but you might well want to lose weight more. It'...
45 - Abs are Made in the Kitchen
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, it’s cliché. But the fact that diet is the most important factor in weight loss can never be repeated enough.So many of us eat too many calori...
44 - Be the Fit Girl You Want to be
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You might think once you get to your goal weight, you’ll be able to become a whole new person. Why wait? In fact, shifting how you view yourself can...
43 - Give it a Minute
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz gives such fantastic advice on writing comedy that it’s applicable to other areas of life. This line was ...
42 - Fitness is in the Mind
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I concede, it’s not all in the mind. But so much of being in shape is mental, some say as high as 90%. Even if you feel like you have no fitness, yo...
41 - Nobody Else Can Do it For You
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I always imagined being able to afford a trainer to whip me into shape. I thought that would make it easier. But it doesn’t. Weight loss is hard, ev...
BONUS - Myths to Bust by
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody knows I love a good debunk, so this week I’ve taken time to address some rumours I’ve heard about calories. The rumour in question came ...
40 - Nothing in Nature Blooms All Year Round, So Don’t Expect Yourself to
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have high expectations of ourselves. We’ve been programmed to believe we need to get up and give 100% every day if we want to succeed. But that’...
39 - If You Want to Walk Later, You’ve Got to Run Now
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is not to be taken literally, I am not commanding you to run. But think about it. We’ve all seen the people in our lives get older. Those that ...
38 - Just Do It
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I initially planned to make this an opposite day edition. On the face of it, it’s useless advice. If you feel lost and have given up hope, how is be...
37 - There’s Still Time to Change the Road You’re on
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest battles in life can be reminding ourselves we still have time to accomplish our goals. It’s plagued me almost as long as I can re...
36 - Killer Legs Come From Killer Workouts
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s hard to build your dream body by accident. It’s actually quite hard to do it on purpose, too. If that’s what you want, the only way to get ...
35 - A Smooth Sea Never Made a Skilled Sailor
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re struggling, don’t despair. Losing weight is a difficult endeavour, but keeping up the fight makes you better at it. The more you struggl...
34 - That Time Will Pass No Matter What You Do
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever given up an opportunity because you were worried it would take too long to complete? I certainly have, on multiple occasions. I reckon t...
33 - Your Body Hears Everything Your Mind Says
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re both the victim and the perpetrator here. We tell ourselves terrible, degrading things. Our bodies get the message loud and clear. The solutio...
32 - When You Know Better, You do Better
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can’t blame yourself for doing something wrong before you knew how to do it. But once you do know, you have the opportunity to do better than be...
Q&Amy 3 – Your Questions Answered for a Third Time
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Submit your own questions to @wordstoloseby on Instagram or email [email protected] – Pure GoldLMSTUDIO – Golden HourARISU –...
31 - Don’t Kid Yourself
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is some serious Dad wisdom. Literally. These are the words my Dad said to me over and over again as I was growing up. He didn’t want me to let ...
EMERGENCY BROADCAST - Happiness is Triggering
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just a friendly warning that it isn’t just sadness that can knock you off course. Emotional highs can be just as disruptive to our progress as lows ...
30 - It’s Simple, But it’s Not Easy
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just because something isn’t complicated, that doesn’t mean it’s easy to achieve. Weight loss, on the face of it, is very simple. But it’s sti...
29 - Excuses Don’t Burn Calories
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It all comes down to calories, and making excuses will get you nowhere. If you’re overeating consistently and it’s impacting you negatively, ask y...
28 - Your Body is a Temple
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A bit of biblical wisdom can go a long way. If we view our bodies as sacred and revere them like a glorious temple, we’ll look after ourselves bette...
Q&Amy 2 - Your Questions Answered Again
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Submit your own questions to @wordstoloseby on Instagram or email [email protected] - I'm Sorry (Feat. Shiloh)Pold - Summer Vib...
27 - Old Ways Won’t Open New Doors
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to go somewhere new, you have to change direction. My old ways led me to morbid obesity, and I didn’t manage to turn the tide until I ch...
26 - It Doesn't Matter How Slow You go, as Long as You Don't Stop
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you're beating yourself up for dragging your heels on weight loss, I have great news for you. There is no such thing as going too slow. Progres...
Q&Amy - Your Questions Answered
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a burning question about losing weight? I’ve already been sent so many I’ve got enough to make whole episodes out of them. I was asked...
25 - Today Could be the Day You Stop Doing that Self-Destructive Thing You Do
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WARNING – This episode contains upsetting content. Not only that, but I went off-piste with this one. I usually research and write a script over a p...
24 - When You’re Hungry, EAT
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If this rings a bell, it’s because I nicked it from the hugely popular book by Paul McKenna Ph.D. ‘I Can Make You Thin’. I kind of hope you have...
23 - Progress Over Perfection
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Demanding perfection from yourself isn’t always the best way to get through life. When nothing but the very best will do, then basically nothing wil...
22 - Don’t Eat Less, Eat Better
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Going hungry or starving yourself is not the answer to safe, sustainable weight loss. Changing your attitude to food is. Fill yourself up with natural...
OPPOSITE DAY - A mOmEnT oN tHe LiPs, a LiFeTiMe On tHe HiPs
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have all heard this phrase, there’s no doubt about that. But it’s not true in almost any sense. No fat we gain is going to cling to us forever,...
21 - The Body Achieves what the Mind Believes
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not having enough faith in yourself can be so damaging. We can get trapped in a negative thought spiral which, left uninterrupted, can mutate into a b...
20 - Choose Your Hard
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sitting around in front of the TV eating snacks might feel easy. But if it's a habit you can't break out of, it'll most likely be making your life har...
19 - Getting Off Track is Inevitable, it’s How You React that Counts
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s inevitable. Unavoidable. Getting off track is coming for you. Sooner or later, you’re going to throw caution to the wind and break your diet....
18 - Fall in Love with the Process and the Results Will Come
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They say if you love your job, you'll never work a day in your life. I'm fully on board with that, and I think it extends beyond the world of ...
OPPOSITE DAY - NoThInG tAsTeS aS gOoD aS sKiNnY fEeLs
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Debunk #2 has arrived! Of course there are things that taste better than skinny feels, especially because being at a low weight can mess with your bod...
17 - You Don’t Rise to the Level of your Goals, You Fall to the Level of your Systems
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If all we needed to succeed was a goal, we’d all be exactly where we want to be in life. But we aren’t. I’m not, there’s still so much I want ...
16 - It’s Not About What You Eat Between Christmas and New Year, but What You Eat Between New Year and Christmas
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Holidays and celebrations can be hard if you struggle with your weight. Luckily, you don’t have to starve yourself over the festive season. Actually...
15 - Eat For the Body You Want, Not the Body You Have
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It takes time to build a dream body, but you’ll never get construction underway unless you adjust your diet. Before I changed the way I ate, I could...
14 - What One Man Can Do, Another Can Do
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Losing weight may seem daunting, but it's been done before. By me, for example. That's not supposed to be a brag, I want to inspire others to get heal...
13 - Results Come Over Time, Not Overnight
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the immortal words of Veruca Salt, I want it now. We’re desperate for results straight away, and it can be so discouraging when we don’t feel l...
12 - Where Focus Goes, Energy Flows
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whatever takes up the majority of your mental bandwidth is likely to influence your behaviour. If you’re obsessed with a certain musical artist, you...
11 - Success is the Sum of Small Efforts
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Weight loss doesn't mean you have to get your head down and sprint towards the finish line. You don't even have to run. A few steps each day will be e...
10 - The Real Workout Starts When You Want to Give up
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is what I tell myself when I feel the urge to stop working out, crack open a can of diet coke and make myself into a blanket burrito on the sofa....
9 - Thoughts Become Actions and Actions Become Habits
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we talk ourselves out of something before we even try. We might not even notice it’s happening, especially if it’s a frequent flyer thou...
OPPOSITE DAY - iT’s a MaRaThOn NoT a SpRiNt
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As wonderful and uplifting as some motivationalmantras can be, some are anything but helpful. This particular one might not jump out as too bad. It mi...
8 - If Running is Difficult, Run More (This Lesson Applies to Anything)
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And what a valuable lesson it is indeed. We already know we can do hard things, but now we get to unlock a cheat code to make them a little bit less h...
7 - I Know What it’s Like to Quit, I Want to See What Happens if I Don't
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you're listening to this podcast, you more than likely know what it's like to give up on a diet or exercise plan. I myself was a serial quitter for...
6 - It Always Seems Impossible Until it's Done
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It turns out, humans are pessimistic by nature. Our ancestors stressed about surviving so much that they became super sensitive to negativity. Having ...
5 - You Don't Have to be Extreme, Just Consistent
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I didn't lose weight for a long time because I thought I'd have to change everything in my life at once. I was convinced the only way to do it was tur...
4 - Self Discipline is the Highest Form of Self Love
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When I was growing up, somebody 'loving themselves' was viewed as arrogance. Maybe it's just my Christian upbringing. Now I know that we H...
3 - We Can Do Hard Things
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Not doing hard stuff can be wonderful, but there's something magical about doing hard things. True wonder is understanding that hard doesn't mean impo...
2 - This Month’s Diet is Next Month’s Body
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This phrase cuts many ways. Weight change isn't instant, there's a delay. In my experience it takes about a month to show up, be it a loss or ...
1 - Don't Wait for Tomorrow, Monday or January 1st ... Start NOW
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I've fallen into the trap of believing I'd get healthy *right* after this meal, when I'm done with this work project, or as soon as my summer holiday'...
0.5 - How I Lost 183lb (83kg)
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BONUS EPISODE! Here's everything I did to shed my weight, be it good, bad or ugly. Most of it was bad and ugly, to be honest. I didn't master ...
0 - My Obesity Origin Story
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BONUS EPISODE! Woohoo! I'm Amy and I've lost a ridiculous amount of weight since 2021. These are the events that led me to balloon in weight, and fina...