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MEfirst Midlife Badassery PodcastAuthor: Addie Beall Midlife Badassery Women over 40
There has to be something more than this.If youre a midlife woman who has lost weight, regained it, and is tired of starting over youre in the right place.Welcome to the MEfirst Midlife Badassery Podcast, where weight loss, mindset, meditation, and real-life habits come together to help you stop fighting your body and start building a life you actually love.Im Addie B Certified LIfe Coach (and Fast like a Girl Coach), Meditation and Yoga Instructor, former corporate leader, and a woman whos lost over 100 pounds ... regained weight and is choosing to build it differently this time. Because this isnt about white-knuckling your way thin.Its about self-trust. Habits that fit real life. Healing the part of you that keeps starting over. And creating a life that feels so good, you want to take care of yourself inside it.We talk:Midlife weight loss & weight regainReal-life habit changeMeditation & nervous system workSpiritual growth without the fluffIdentity shifts & future-self embodimentWeight loss is part of the journey. But becoming is the point.Youre not broken. Youre becoming.Lets light this B up. Language: en-us Genres: Education, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Improvement, Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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S4 Ep 238: The Happy Isn't at the Skinny (I Stopped Chasing It and Lost the Weight)
Episode 238
Sunday, 12 July, 2026
I lost 120 pounds. Regained 80. Losing it again, live, right here with you. 👇 Come build your ritual with us this week: [SKOOL LINK]Diet culture has us believing the happy is at the skinny. Lose the weight, and then the happy shows up.I did the opposite. I stopped chasing skinny and started chasing joy — and the weight came off anyway.Then the opposite happened. Joy went out of my life, and the weight came back on. So it became a mission to create a life I loved again. And as I stepped into that, the weight started coming off again.I'm still in it. I've still got work to do. And I'm doing it right here with you.If you're a midlife woman who knows exactly what to do and still can't stay consistent, this one is for you. This isn't another video about discipline or willpower. Sustainable weight loss after 50 doesn't come from trying harder. It comes from building habits and rituals you actually want to wake up to.In this episode I'm telling you the thing that finally made my habits stick. I was a 300-pound ball of misery in Phoenix, and the first habit I ever built was a 20-minute meditation I bribed myself into with a cup of coffee. That one small ritual started everything.WHAT WE GET INTO:→ Why your habits don't stick, and why it's not a discipline problem → The coffee bribe: why bribing yourself isn't cheating, it's the mechanism → Habit stacking (James Clear, Atomic Habits) and why a ritual is a habit stack with soul → How to build a morning routine you don't have to force yourself into → The beach house: I got everything on the vision board and I was still miserable → The candy jar, the meditation room, and quieting the food noise → Your primitive brain isn't broken, it's trying to keep you safe (nervous system regulation) → Weight regain: showing up through the sickness, the eczema, the gaining, and why I never stopped → Curiosity over judgment, and why awareness is your superpowerMY PROMISE EVERY EPISODE: one small thing you can actually do this week, or one idea that shifts something in your brain. Not more information. You've got plenty of that.CHAPTERS:0:00 The happy isn't at the skinny 0:57 If you're new here 1:38 My promise every episode 2:37 Back in Phoenix, where it started 3:00 The 300-pound ball of misery 4:26 My very first habit stack 4:57 I could just go walk five minutes 5:22 Where does your ritual live? 6:32 The coffee bribe 7:12 James Clear and habit stacking 8:53 Sick of doing it the same old way 9:13 Pulling the card 10:34 The beach house and the vision board 13:37 The candy jar 14:29 Your primitive brain is keeping you safe 21:58 Showing up through the eczema and the flare-ups 26:18 Curiosity over judgment 26:34 The awareness is your superpowerThis week inside Midlife Badassery we're building joy on purpose all week, leading into the Habits & Rituals workshop this Sunday. If you're done with diet culture and ready to build a life you love living, come walk with us. Get on the ride with me, because I'm not stopping. Get the Habits & Rituals inside the Premium Midlife Badassery Community. https://www.skool.com/midlifebadassery/aboutJoin SKOOL community Midlife Badassery is open HEREFOLLOW/WATCH ON YOUTUBE addiebeall55Free Visioning Meditation (goes with Ep 160 Unlock Your Future: Create Vision for Midlife Transformation) Get Social with Me!Don't do it alone- us badasses gotta stick together ;)FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mefirstsisterhoodFacebook Namaslayer (LIVE Sundays at 9 AM Pacific / Noon Eastern)Instagram @addiebeall_namaslayer
