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Catherine and Donald Wygal are a married couple who, after a life-long struggle, have each lost over 100 pounds. Join them as they work on keeping the weight off and pass along what they've learned along the way.

We Only LOOK Thin Catherine and Donald Wygal

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Catherine and Donald Wygal are a married couple who, after a life-long struggle, have each lost over 100 pounds. Join them as they work on keeping the weight off and pass along what they've learned along the way.

    Episode 327 – Tricked by the AARP – Part 1

    Episode 327 – Tricked by the AARP – Part 1

    What if we told you that there were ten habits that could change your life forever?  What if we further told you that the habits came from the AARP?  Then, what if we told you that we were only going to tell you about five of them this week?    Based on an article on thegirlfriend.com from the AARP by Katie Smith, Catherine and Donald dive into habits that you might want to adopt to achieve your health and fitness goals as well as improve your life in general.  Will you become more protective of your sleep, move your body more, let people do what they want to do or try one of the others?  We can’t wait to find out.  Plus, Catherine photographs her way out of her marriage, Donald rides like the wind, and We Only Look Thin is super cool beans.

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    10 Habits That Changed My Life Forever by Katie Smith

    https://www.thegirlfriend.com/health/10-habits-that-changed-my-life-forever

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    Episode 185 – You Are What You N.E.A.T.

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-185-you-are-what-you-n-e-a-t/

    Episode 274 – Another 10 WOLTmandments

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-274-another-10-woltmandments/

    Episode 288 – Better Living Through Boundaries – Part 1

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-288-better-living-through-boundaries-part-1/

    Episode 292 – Calgon Take Me a Weigh

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-292-calgon-take-me-a-weigh/















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    Episode 326 – Habit Elementary – Part 6

    Episode 326 – Habit Elementary – Part 6

    This is it! The final level! The boss battle! But wait, is that a mirror over there? It IS a mirror over there. Look at it. It turns out that the boss you are battling is in fact, yourself! Dun, dun, dun! If you’ve ever hit a goal weight or wished to hit a goal weight or wished that you wanted to hit a goal weight, this episode is for you. It’s time for maintenance, so now what? Have all your problems been solved? Can you go back to your old habits? What’s different and what’s the same? This week, Donald and Catherine tell you all about it and more. And spoiler alert, they leave the door open for a sequel or an epilogue or something. It’s gonna be great! Plus, Donald thinks that going to a party is terrifying, Catherine doesn’t use her crockpot, and the couple gives you the pointy end of mindset.

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    Episode 73 – The Hedonic Treadmill

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-73-the-hedonic-treadmill/

    Episode 41 – Winter is Coming

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-41-winter-is-coming/

    Episode 44 – Canary In A Coal Mine

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-44-canary-in-a-coal-mine/

    Episode 321 – Habit Elementary – Part 1

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-321-habit-elementary-part-1/

    Episode 322 – Habit Elementary – Part 2

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-322-habit-elementary-part-2/

    Episode 323 – Habit Elementary – Part 3

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-323-habit-elementary-part-3/

    Episode 324 – Habit Elementary – Part 4

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-324-habit-elementary-part-4/

    Episode 325 – Habit Elementary – Part 5

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-325-habit-elementary-part-5/







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    Episode 325 – Habit Elementary – Part 5

    Episode 325 – Habit Elementary – Part 5

    If weight loss and fitness were a video game, you’d complete a level and move on to the next. It isn’t, but in this episode, we’re pretending that it is. This week, Donald and Catherine guide you through one of the higher levels; when you’re in range of your goal weight. You’re tracking, meeting calorie and activity goals, working on your emotional issues with food, and becoming a detective of yourself. So now what? It’s time to figure out what your goal weight should be and time to prepare for what comes after you hit it. Plus, Donald asks for more punctuation, Catherine is good at the mashed potato; both the food and the dance, and the couple are all about the condiments.

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    Episode 321 – Habit Elementary – Part 1

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    Episode 322 – Habit Elementary – Part 2

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-322-habit-elementary-part-2/

    Episode 323 – Habit Elementary – Part 3

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-323-habit-elementary-part-3/

    Episode 324 – Habit Elementary – Part 4

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-324-habit-elementary-part-4/

    Episode 219 – Born Identity

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-219-born-identity/

    Episode 272 – Stuck in the Middle with WOLT

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-272-stuck-in-the-middle-with-wolt/







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    • 56 min
    Episode 324 – Habit Elementary – Part 4

    Episode 324 – Habit Elementary – Part 4

    In part 4 of our series on navigating the different levels of your health and fitness jourventure, we ask you to do some detectivating. Your first mission; figure out if “detectivating” is a real word. At this stage, you know mindset is important, you’re tracking consistently, developing a healthy relationship with the scale, and getting in consistent movement. Now it’s time to work on identity and refine and level up your habits. You’re really doing the things now. Plus, Donald ruins Shakespeare, Catherine calls the police on spaghetti squash, and you learn why The Hamburgler turned to a life of crime.

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    Juice & Toya on YouTube

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwrXi5ZknKThspJc-Gai04g

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    Episode 322 – Habit Elementary – Part 2

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-322-habit-elementary-part-2/

    Episode 323 – Habit Elementary – Part 3

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-323-habit-elementary-part-3/

    Episode 44 – Canary In A Coal Mine

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-44-canary-in-a-coal-mine/

    Episode 293 – Courting Disaster

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-293-courting-disaster/

    Episode 211 – I Would Do Anything For WOLT, But I Won’t Do That

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-211-i-would-do-anything-for-wolt-but-i-wont-do-that/

     







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    • 53 min
    Episode 323 – Habit Elementary – Part 3

    Episode 323 – Habit Elementary – Part 3

    This week, take a cue from Q*Bert! In the third part of the We Only Look Thin series on building habits from the ground up, we’re about half-way up the pyramid. Catherine and Donald ask you to start looking at your past plans, letting go of the idea of “one weird trick”, setting a realistic weight goal, and how to set a calorie goal. This is where results get real. Plus, Catherine gets re-combobulated, Donald puts you on double secret probation, and the rubber meets the snake road.

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    Nicewell Food Scale at Amazon (the one that Catherine and Donald use):

    https://amzn.to/3SVbUKY

    Other food scales at Amazon:

    https://amzn.to/3CTN0FG

    Daily Calorie Calculator at FreeDieting.com

    https://www.freedieting.com/calorie-calculator

    The Fitness Chef UK

    https://www.fitnesschef.uk/calculator/

    TDEE Calculator

    https://www.verywellfit.com/what-is-energy-expenditure-3496103#toc-tdee-calculator

    The Q*Bert Cartoon Theme Song on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os-YIVjAQpw

    Popular Calorie Tracking Apps:

    Lose it!

    https://www.loseit.com/

    Fitbit

    https://www.fitbit.com/

    My Fitness Pal

    https://www.myfitnesspal.com/

    Cronometer

    https://cronometer.com/

    Ate

    https://youate.com/

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    Episode 322 – Habit Elementary – Part 2

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    Episode 250 – Count Trackula

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    Episode 100 – The Centennial Celebration

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    Episode 322 – Habit Elementary – Part 2

    Episode 322 – Habit Elementary – Part 2

    As that song from Stranger Things says, “Be running up that hill. Be running up that building”. Only in this case, that “hill” or “building” is a pyramid. And here’s the twist; it’s metaphorical and it’s based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. You didn’t see that coming, did you? In part 2 of their spectacular, multi-part series on building sustainable weight loss from the ground up, Catherine and Donald talk about going from just finding your footing to adding structure and purpose to your health and fitness plan. Plus, Donald doesn’t know what plants do, Catherine moisturizes with water, and we put the fun back in fundamentals.

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    The Ate food journaling app:

    https://youate.com/

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    Episode 225 – High Satiety

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-225-high-satiety/

    Episode 226 – Higher Satiety

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-226-higher-satiety/

    Episode 191 – Ideal A Meal

    https://www.weonlylookthin.com/episode-191-ideal-a-meal/

     







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Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
661 Ratings

661 Ratings

Nettie1259 ,

The best.

I’ve listened to this podcast for a year now and have been able to lose 33 pounds tracking food and walking and I feel so much better. I feel like the topics discussed are things my mind is very often wrestling and it’s just so helpful to have this very relatable to help with mindset. I love the steady and sustainable approach to weight management and the reality check that maintenance requires effort (dang it!). In the past I lost weight and went back to old eating habits and of course regained weight. I also appreciate the sentiment that it’s ok to lose slowly or just stop the weight gain. A thanks to the hosts for this podcast!

Ms. Joanne ,

Fantastic Tips & Mindset Tools

I found this podcast during the maintenance phase of my weight loss and it has been an extremely useful resource to help me maintain my weight and let me know I am not alone in needing to continue to track in order prevent weight gain. Catherine & Donald are an inspiration and provide real life tips and mindset tools. The podcast begins with silly banter between the hosts, but keep listening and you will hear extremely helpful advice.

Darren Ol ,

I love this Podcast!!!

I heard about this Podcast from a fellow Weight Watcher….. I started listening 4-5 weeks ago and have now listened to the first 70 episodes
I am married to my former gym accountability buddy and we have been fighting the battle with food/beverage for 10 years.
Thank you to Catherine and Donald for your inspiration!!!!

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