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Podcast: It's Not About the Alcohol
Episode: Ep102: Is your fear of being fat actually making you fat? with Kerry Tepedino
Description: Does managing your weight feel like a stressful, full-time job?  We've been programmed to believe that controlling our inner fat slob requires willpower.  So we count calories, avoid entire food groups and shame ourselves for overeating.  But willpower requires focus. And the more distracted and stressed we are, the less control we have.  Which makes it even harder to deal with urges and cravings. And that makes us more distracted and stressed. It's a downward spiral.  For some of us, the...