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EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 11 MIN

You Are Not Lazy: The Psychological Pattern Keeping You From Weight Loss

from Set Point Science · host Cheri Alberts

Do you ever feel like you’re just "lazy" or "broken" because you can’t stick to a diet? In today’s video, we’re peeling back the labels and looking at the actual psychological loop that drives our behavior with food. Whether you’re navigating menopause, taking hormone blockers, or just tired of the "white-knuckling" approach, it’s time to move upstream from the behavior and find your way to "Enough Land." We’ll explore how your practiced stories create the emotional states that lead to your current eating patterns, and how neurological rewiring can make a donut feel as neutral as a calculator. What You’ll Learn: -- The "Regulation Loop": Situation, Story, State, Pattern, and Result. -- Why working on behavior alone never works long-term. -- How to find "Enough Land", the neutral state where food loses its power. -- The difference between discipline and neurological rewiring. -- A look at the three main tools we use inside Set Point Restore: Reality Planning, Food Neutralization, and more. Timestamps: 0:00 - The labels we use: Lazy, Broken, Addicted 1:15 - It’s not a fact, it’s a practiced story 2:30 - The Regulation Loop: Moving upstream from behavior 3:45 - Breaking down the loop (Workout & Trigger food examples) 5:10 - Weight loss after 40 and cancer treatment 6:30 - Why we get trapped in the "More/Less" cycle 8:00 - Welcome to "Enough Land": The neutral zone 9:45 - Discipline vs. Neurological Rewiring 11:00 - The "Calculator" Test: Making food boring 12:30 - 3 Tools for change: Reality Planning & Food Neutralization Connect With Me: Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/setpointscience Learn How to Make These Things Stick: https://www.setpointscience.com/restore Take the free Weight Defense Test: Ready to see how your body is defending its weight? https://www.setpointscience.com/test ‍

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