155. Atomic Habits for Weight Loss: Identity Change Beats Dieting Every Time

About this episode

This episode discusses how identity-based change is more effective for weight loss than traditional dieting methods.

What if the reason you keep falling off track has nothing to do with willpower, discipline, or the right diet plan, and everything to do with how you see yourself? In this episode, Lisa Oldson, MD draws on James Clear's Atomic Habits, Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck's research on the growth mindset, and Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer's Progress Principle to make the case for identity-based change. The goal isn't to lose weight. The goal is to become someone who prioritizes her health, bec...

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Oldson, MD

Topics covered

• identity change
• weight loss
• mindset
• habits
• health

Keywords

• weight loss
• identity change
• Atomic Habits
• growth mindset
• health

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