Why the Brain Protects Weight

Your brain is designed to regain weight you’ve lost. It is not a failure on your part—it is literally how your brain is wired. But it turns out, there are ways to outsmart it. This is the missing piece of weight loss that no one is talking about. In this episode, we get into why so many people struggle with losing weight and keeping it off longterm. The good news is, once you understand the science at play, there are tools you can use to finally break free, to rewire your brain so that you don’t need to white knuckle your way through life, and you can get the results you want and FEEL the way you want.

My expert guest is Susan Peirce Thompson, a neuroscientist, professor, best-selling author, and the founder of Bright Line Eating. 

Wherever you’re starting, whatever you’re dealing with, this episode is going to give you hope and new information you won’t hear anywhere else. 

🎧 What you’ll learn:

• Why your brain is so resistant to losing weight and exactly what you can do about it

• Why so many people regain weight after going off GLP-1s (and what you can do differently if you want to maintain your weight loss)

• How to break through weight loss plateaus

• The reason you get cravings and how to make them stop

• 5 science backed ways to increase your willpower

• Why you might want to STOP exercising if you want to lose weight

Check out the previous episode of The Liz Moody Podcast discussed today:

This Celeb-Beloved Therapy Offers A Radical New Way To Heal With Dr. Richard Schwartz

Check out the resources mentioned in today’s episode:

• https://www.foodaddictionquiz.com

• https://www.jointhemaintenancemovement.com

For more from Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D.:

• Website: https://www.susanpeircethompson.com/ 

• Book, Maintain: https://www.jointhemaintenancemovement.com/#Order 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightlineeating 

Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! 

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The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy.

Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. 

This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions.

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