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Episode 78: The Arrival Fallacy: Why Your Goal Weight Won't Make You Happy
"I'll wear that lehenga once I lose 10 pounds." Sound familiar? In this episode, I talk about the arrival fallacy, the belief that reaching a goal will make us happy forever, and why it keeps so many of us stuck in...
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Episode 77: Ek Aur Le Lo: Your Festival Season Plan from Navratri to Diwali
"Arre beta, ek aur le lo." Navratri is here and Diwali is coming, and with them come the mithai boxes, the dinners, and the aunty with the gulab jamun. In this episode, I share my plan for enjoying the whole festival...
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Episode 76: Decide Your Food the Night Before
Decide Your Food the Night Before
Do you come home at 6:30 pm, tired and starving, with no plan for dinner? That's when your primitive brain takes over! In this episode, I talk about step 6 of my free guide: deciding...
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Episode 75: Leave a Longer Gap Between Meals
In this episode, Sonia goes deep on step five of her free guide: leaving a longer gap between meals. She explains why grazing all day keeps your body from burning stored fat, and shares a client story about...
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Episode 74: "Drink More Water"
In this episode, Sonia goes deep on step four of her free guide: drink more water. She explains why thirst and hunger feel nearly identical, why chai-heavy mornings make this worse, and shares a client story about...
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Episode 73: "1440 Minutes: What Are You Using Yours For?"
In this episode, we sit with the question so many of my clients ask without saying it out loud: is it actually possible to take care of everyone else and still take care of yourself. We talk about the 1440 minutes in...
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Episode 72: "Cut the Sugar, Maida, and Snacking"
In this episode, Sonia goes deep on step three of her free guide: cutting sugar, maida, and snacking, without giving up rice and roti. She shares a client story about the fear of losing family meals, the simple swap...
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Episode 71: "Change the Sentence in Your Head"
In this episode, Sonia goes deep on step two of her free guide: change the sentence in your head. She explains why the story you tell yourself about food and willpower matters more than most people realize, walks...
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Episode 70: "Step One: Write It Down"
Free guide: 6 small steps to weight loss that lasts → thekapasolife.com/guide
Have you lost the weight before, only to watch it come right back? In this first episode of the series, Sonia Dhingra, a...
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Episode 69: Overeating or Under Feeling?
What if overeating isn’t always about food?
Sometimes we eat because we’re physically hungry. But sometimes we eat to avoid an uncomfortable emotion.
In this episode of the Kapaso Life podcast, Sonia...
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Episode 68: Choosing your thoughts wisely
Our thoughts shape our feelings, and our feelings shape our actions. In this episode, Sonia shares a client story, "I feel like I'm just a trash can," to explain bridge thoughts, small, believable steps that move you...
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Episode 67:The Power of Habits: The Secret to Sustainable Weight Loss
Why do so many people lose weight only to gain it back?
The answer isn't another diet. It's the habits behind the results.
In this episode of the Kapaso Life Podcast, Dr. Sonia Dhingra shares why sustainable weight...
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