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April 9, 2025 15 mins

What To Do When You Overeat–During Weight Loss!

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Have you ever felt stuck between two thoughts that seem to contradict each other? Like, “I love myself... but I still want to lose weight” or “I know what to do… but I’m not doing it”? 

This episode is all about holding those seemingly conflicting truths—and finding peace right in the middle.

In this episode, I’m exploring the concept of “Two Things Are True,” inspired by Dr. Becky Kennedy’s work in Good Inside—and how it applies to weight loss, body image, food choices, and self-trust.

We’re talking through real examples like:

  • Loving your body and wanting to lose weight
  • Trusting yourself and needing structure
  • Wanting consistency and needing flexibility

You’ll see how powerful it is to let both sides be valid. It’s in accepting both sides so you can move forward without all the mental drama.

If you’re tired of feeling conflicted, stuck, or like you’re always self-sabotaging, this episode is for you.

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Lisa (00:00):
This is the Eat Well Think Well Live Well podcast.

(00:02):
I'm Lisa Salsbury and this isepisode 142.
Two things are true, embracingthe tension between self-love
and self-improvement.
Welcome to eat well.
Well, the podcast for busy womenwho want to lose weight without
constantly counting, tracking,or stressing over every bite.

(00:23):
I'm Lisa Salsbury, a certifiedhealth weight loss and life
coach, and most importantly, arecovered chronic dieter here.
You'll learn to listen to yourbody and uncover the reasons
you're reaching for food.
When you're not truly hungry,freeing you to focus on a
healthier, more fulfillingapproach to eating.
Welcome back to The Eat Well Think Well Live Well

(00:43):
podcast.
Today's episode is one that Ithink will feel like a breath of
fresh air, maybe a deep exhalefor you and just feel, I just
want you to feel supported inthis one.
So we're talking about a conceptI read in the book called Good
Inside by Dr.
Becky Kennedy, and it's this,that two things can be true at

(01:03):
the same time.
Now this is.
You know, super simple.
It's just, um, almost toosimple.
But let me tell you, it is onemindset shift that can unlock a
lot of compassion and forwardmomentum when it comes to your
relationship with food, yourbody, and your goals.
I promise it's not just forparenting, like Dr.
Kennedy teaches.

(01:24):
This simple phrase is powerfulbecause it validates two often
conflicting realities.
Secondly, it acknowledges thetension between them.
And lastly, it creates a spaceto find resolution or peace with
the tension.
And I have to admit, I first sawDr.
Lindsay Ogle mention this onInstagram, and she just in the.

(01:46):
Bottom of her post, she's like,two things are true.
And I was like, oh, that's sogood.
And I, it made me think of, youknow, listening to that, but
good inside.
And so I was like, I'm gonnaexpand on that idea from Dr.
Ogle and give you six differentexamples of where two things are
true with your health and weightloss, and help you find the

(02:07):
notice, the tension that'soccurring.
And the resolution or peace withthat.
And, um, that's created by thesetwo things being true.
So diving in with the first one,and this is the example that Dr.
Ogle gave, and um, so this isthe biggest one and what
everything else is based on.
So number one is I love andaccept myself, and I want to

(02:30):
take steps to improve my health.
This is, you know, thecornerstone of the work I do
with my clients.
It's what sets us apart fromdiet culture, which tells you
you have to hate your body inorder to change it.
Um, I, I don't know if that'slike diet culture or it's just
like always where I was comingfrom.
I just thought if I had enough,if I, you know, was annoyed

(02:50):
enough, I would work harder.
Um, but that's just not true.
You can absolutely love yourselfright now in the exact body
you're in.
And still want to improve yourhealth.
And Dr.
Ogle was talking about this froma health at any size
perspective, that the idea thatif we want to change people and
offer, um, obesity medicine asshe does, even weight loss

(03:14):
drugs, help pharmaceutical helpwith that, that it was telling a
person that they must change,but it's just not true.
You can love yourself.
And take steps to improve yourhealth.
And in fact, that's where thebest motivation comes from is
love.
Love creates a totally differentenergy for change than shame
does.

(03:35):
When you love your body, youwant to take care of it.
You're not punishing it, you arehonoring it.
So the tension on this one comesfrom, it can feel like if you
truly loved yourself.
That you wouldn't want tochange, but the peace and
resolution when you understandthat these two things can be
true is that love is what fuelscare, not what cancels it.

(03:59):
You can let go of the guilt.
Wanting to improve your healthisn't rejection of yourself.
It's respect.
You're saying.
I love myself enough to show up.
All right.
Number two is I know what to do.
And I still struggle to do itconsistently.
I've talked about consistency acouple times in the last couple

(04:19):
podcasts, so I know thisprobably sounds familiar and
probably in your brain as well,right?
If I had a dollar for every timesomeone told me I know what to
eat, I just can't seem to do it.
I'd probably be recording thisepisode from a private island.
But seriously, this is sonormal, knowing the how.
Doesn't always mean the doingwill come easy, and it doesn't

(04:42):
mean anything is wrong with you.
There's a whole emotional andmental load that comes with
being a busy woman.
Kids work, stress schedules,decision fatigue.
Consistency takes more than justinformation.
If all we needed was informationwith the advent of Google and
Chat GPT, we'd all just be doingthis.
Exactly.
Correct.

(05:02):
Right.
Whatever correct is, but.
If this is you, please know youare not broken.
If you're like, I know what todo, and I, and I'm just not
doing it consistently, you justneed support building habits
that actually work for your reallife.
So you're feeling tension withthis one because it's
frustrating to feel like you'resmart and capable, but can't

(05:23):
follow through.
But the piece comes when yourealize consistency isn't just
about knowledge, it's aboutbuilding habits, emotional
capacity, and realistic systems,you are not failing your
learning.
So when you think I know what todo and I still struggle to do it
consistently, that's what I wantyou to remember.

(05:45):
You're not failing yourlearning.
Number three, I Overate lastnight and I'm still a healthy
eater.
This one is for all myperfectionist.
Hi, I see you.
It's me too.
You might think that one nightof overeating means you've blown
it or that you are off track,but the truth is what you do

(06:07):
most of the time is whatmatters.
Again, this is.
That like consistency piece,right?
Your identity as a healthy eaterisn't defined by one meal or
even one rough day.
This two things are true.
Mindset gives you permission tohold both.
Yes, I overate, and yes, I'mstill someone who takes care of

(06:27):
my body.
You don't have to wait to beperfect before you claim that
identity.
You can believe it today.
You can live into it even with afew missteps.
That's real life.
The tension feels like you'veundone your progress or proved
you can't change.
That's where the tension comesfrom with these two conflicting
thoughts.

(06:48):
But the piece comes when yourealize that being a healthy
eater is a pattern, not aperfection streak.
One moment doesn't erase youridentity, it reinforces your
humanity.
Let me just add here on this onethat I do have a.
Really lovely free course foryou.
It's a three part video series.

(07:09):
It's what to do when youovereat, when you're trying to
lose weight, and it's justabsolutely perfect for if this
is kind of one of these thingsthat you are struggling with.
You're like, I, I feel like I'ma healthy eater and yet I
consistently still overeat or Iovereat too many times, um, you
know, in a week to be able tosee progress on my weight loss

(07:29):
goals.
This little mini course.
Is for you.
You can find that link in theshow notes, and it is free for
my podcast listeners.
You might see ads to it in otherplaces, but, um, because you are
smart and you listen to this,you get the free link, so you're
welcome.
All right, number four, I canfeel proud of my progress and

(07:50):
still want to make more changes.
So when these two things aretrue, it's okay to celebrate how
far you've come, feeling proudof that progress and still want
to keep going or still addsomething new in.
And in fact, I, I have clientsthat I encourage to do this all
the time.
We often get stuck in thiseither or mindset.

(08:10):
It's either I've made progress,so I should stop pushing myself,
or I still have so far to go.
So what I've done doesn't count.
That's honestly the one I hearthe most is like, I, I just have
so far to go and they don't seetheir progress, but.
What if both are true?
You can be proud of the factthat you are planning more meals

(08:33):
from home or drinking morewater, or getting in a few more
steps on average each day, andyou can also want to add in
strength training or work onsome of those emotional eats.
It doesn't have to cancel eachother out.
This is one of those things Ialways start my sessions with
what went well because.

(08:55):
It's really hard to feel proudof your progress when you feel
like there's still so manychanges to be made.
And so we always start with whatis going well.
The tension on this one comesfrom feeling disloyal to your
progress If you still want moreor like you're never satisfied,
right?
But you can find peace inknowing that the growth is not

(09:17):
discontent, it's momentum.
Celebrating your wins gives youthe energy to keep going, not
the obligation to stop.
Alright, number five, I enjoyfood.
And I want to be intentionalabout how I eat.
you are allowed to love food.
I sure do, but loving fooddoesn't mean you give up on your

(09:41):
goals.
In fact, enjoying food and beingintentional go together when you
slow down and really payattention to what you're eating
and why.
You actually can enjoy it more.
Being intentional doesn't meanrigid or obsessive.
It just means you're makingchoices that feel aligned with
how you want to feel in yourbody.

(10:01):
It means you're aware.
Not deprived.
Going well past your enoughfeeling in your body only
decreases the enjoyment of thewhole experience.
I took cinnamon rolls to mybrother's family this past
weekend and he told me that heate too because he truly loves
cinnamon rolls.
So much.
But then when they went on awalk later, he was like, oh,

(10:24):
that's a lot of dough in mystomach.
And even though he really lovedthe cinnamon rolls, his overall
experience might have beenbetter if he had actually eaten
less, which, which was the storyhe told me.
I'm not, I'm not like making ajudgment on him.
He's, he was telling me that.
So being intentional helps youenjoy the food as well as the

(10:46):
overall experience, even more.
So the tension with this onecomes from the fear that
structure will steal your joy,or that freedom means losing
control.
Right.
Do you feel that when you'relike, I just love food too much,
but I, I should.
And part of this too, with that,that second thought is like, I
wanna be intentional about how Ieat.

(11:08):
It's also an underlying should,like, I kind of shouldn't enjoy
my food.
Um, and that's where some ofthat fear and, uh, tension is
coming from.
But the.
Piece is found in the middlewhen you slow down enough to
really taste and choose and makethe choices that you want.
Pleasure and presence arepartners.
Intentionality actually makesenjoyment deeper and more

(11:31):
satisfying.
All right, my last one, numbersix, is I'm doing my best and I
still need support.
So let that one sink in.
You are doing so much.
You're juggling all the things.
Maybe a career, kids, a home,relationships, meals, workouts,
mental health, you name it.

(11:52):
And you're doing your best withthe resources you have.
But that doesn't mean you haveto do it alone.
Wanting support doesn't meanyou're failing.
It means you are human.
That's exactly why coachingexists.
In fact, one of the bravest,strongest things you can do is
say, I could use a little helphere.
So you worry that needing helpmeans you're not enough or not

(12:16):
strong, but the peace andresolution comes when you see
that strength includes askingfor support and getting help.
Doesn't diminish your effort, itamplifies your result.
It's not weakness, it's justsmart.
So that's the heart of it.
Friends, two things can be true.
You can live in the both.

(12:37):
And so watch for these things.
Watch for the tension that iscreated when you're trying to
believe both things.
This happens a lot too whenyou're trying to change your
thoughts.
So if you've worked with a coachlike me before, or um, you've
listened to my podcast enoughthat you work with the model, a
lot of what we do is trying tothink new thoughts.

(12:58):
Which is super valuable.
We do it all the time with myclients, but sometimes this is
where this tension is createdbecause you are thinking, um,
you know, one of these, like, Ienjoy food.
And then you want the newthought to be, I wanna be
intentional on how I eat.
And you're thinking that theycan't coexist.
And so that's another reason whythese conflicting thoughts

(13:20):
happen is because you'reintroducing new thoughts as you
are going through a coachingprocess.
And so you're getting thesequote unquote intentional
thoughts.
So they're often the secondpiece of these couplets that I
shared.
And so the first piece is kindof what you already believe.
And that second, that secondthought is the new thought you
want to believe.

(13:41):
And what you're thinking whenyou're like working on coaching
yourself is that they can'tcoexist.
You're thinking, I have to neverthink that first thought.
I have to never think that, um,you know.
I, I still need to make changesor never think, you know, which,
whichever of the, of the coupletyou're thinking is the quote
unquote wrong thought, but.

(14:03):
when you realize that two thingscan be true, you can accept both
thoughts and find peace betweenthem, that's actually where
you're gonna make a lot ofprogress in changing your
thoughts because you'll come tosomething in the middle and
that's where the real peace isfound.
So when you stop trying toresolve all your internal
contradictions and instead startaccepting them, you can actually

(14:26):
create space for a lot ofchange.
And growth.
If this episode resonated withyou, and if you're trying to
hold these two truths andfeeling stuck in the middle,
let's chat.
first book, a free consultsession to see if my 12 week
one-on-one coaching program isright for you.
The scheduling link is in theshow notes.

(14:47):
I also have that awesome gift Imentioned about the, uh, what to
do when you overeat.
So grab that short video courseas well.
Remember, it's not just aboutthe food, it's about empowering
yourself with the choices thattruly serve you.
Have a great week and as always,thanks for listening and sharing
the Eat Well Think Well LiveWell podcast.
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