Colette had a personal trainer, meal plans and years of dieting, and still couldn’t change how she ate. Then Slimpod shifted her habits, and she lost four stone, even through chemotherapy.

Colette knew what she was supposed to do. Her personal trainer gave her meal preparation plans and food diaries. Her doctor told her to lose weight. She still couldn’t do it.

That’s the bit most diets miss. Knowing what to eat isn’t the same as feeling like doing it.

In this episode, Colette tells me what changed after she started Slimpod, the nine-minute audio programme designed to work on the automatic patterns behind everyday food choices. She noticed the difference the very next day, when she became far more aware of the choices she was making. Over time, the change showed up in how she ate, shopped, cooked and moved, and in the four stone she lost in under a year.

We talk about:

• Why a personal trainer, food diaries and meal plans weren’t enough, and what shifted when the habits changed
• Noticing her choices change after just one night of listening
• From a “convenience food queen” who could eat 12 packs of Wotsits in one go to someone who can’t bear the smell of them now
• Why comfort foods stopped satisfying her
• How she went from ready meals to batch cooking, without feeling deprived
• Choosing a quick Thai green curry over a takeaway, and why it felt natural rather than like willpower
• Moving more, and the support of the Slimpod community
• Why fear of failure is one of the biggest psychological leftovers from dieting. In my survey of 4,000 former dieters, it came up again and again.
• Staying on track through chemotherapy, and what Colette credits for keeping her immunity strong

Colette’s story is in the “Breaking Through Fear” section of my new book, The Weight’s Over: Take Back Control.

I’m Sandra Roycroft-Davis, creator of Slimpod and a behavioural change specialist for over 15 years. I wanted Colette’s story in the book because it shows what happens when healthier choices become easier and more instinctive, even in the hardest of circumstances.

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This is one person’s experience, not medical advice. Please speak to your own doctor or care team about your health.

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