{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode #4: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back","description":"This week felt like backsliding. Two steps forward, one step back\u2014and while that still means progress, it\u2019s hard to build momentum that way. In this episode, I talk honestly about why there was never a fourth episode before\u2026 and what\u2019s different this time. I share what it looks like when motivation wears off, resistance shows up, and old habits start to feel non-negotiable. I open up about my relationship with diet soda\u2014not because soda is \u201cbad,\u201d but because of the reaction I have to even consider giving it up. That resistance led me to a bigger realization: sometimes the things we say we \u201cneed\u201d aren\u2019t actual needs at all\u2014they\u2019re substitutes. We talk about: Habit vs. true need Caffeine, sleep, and using crutches to get through the day Why our brains confuse workarounds for necessities The difference between physiology and the stories we tell ourselves And how discomfort is often a signal for growth, not a stop sign This isn\u2019t about giving something up. It\u2019s about learning to listen to yourself again. ","author_name":"Lose It with Me Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/loseitwithme.com\/","html":"