Beyond the Weight with Henny and Sandy

Beyond the Weight #254: Happy 5 Years!

Join us as we chat about how completely flabbergasted and entirely grateful we are to be celebrating exactly five years of the podcast on this very day! We have had a wonderful time over the past five years chatting with each other and with anyone and everyone who listens to Beyond the Weight. Thank you so much for supporting us!
 
**Show Notes**
Netflix Documentaries we mentioned:
Lover, Stalker, Killer
American Nightmare
Podcast we mentioned:
Chasing Life

Beyond the Weight #253: I Probably Won’t

Join us as we chat about what it means to be a super communicator (according to our Power of Habit expert Charles Duhigg) and why communication is so tricky and so important. We update one another (and you all) on our ventures into incorporating more plant-based meals into our regular diets. Finally, we have the age old debate: shower or bath? What team are you?
 
**Show Notes**
Book we mentioned:
Mother, Nature by Jedidiah Jenkins
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Super Communicators by Charles Duhigg
Podcast we mentioned:
Armchair Expert

Beyond the Weight #252: Consequences of My Actions

Join us as we chat about all things donuts (are you really surprised?)! Cake donut or yeast donut? Small donut shop or chain restaurant? Crueller or buttermilk bar? We also discuss the difference between eating disorders and disordered eating. Finally, we get into a deep conversation about our previous (and/or current) binge eating habits and notice that our patterns are very different!
 
**Show Notes**
Podcast we mentioned:
Food, We Need to Talk
Flightless Bird

Beyond the Weight #251: To Count or Not to Count

Join us as we chat about our experiences making some changes, trying something new, and following the Livy Method. How has life changed now that neither one of us are snacking at night? How many fruits do we need to eat every day in order to be happy? What’s our stance on bread? All this and more in this week’s episode!
 
**Show Notes**
TV Shows we mentioned:
Expats (on Prime)
The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down (on CBC Gem)
Program we mentioned:
The Livy Method

Beyond the Weight #250: Fad Diets and Recommendations

Join us as we chat about a bunch of different fad diets from years ago, how ridiculous they seem to us now, and whether or not they actually worked (spoiler alert: they didn’t). Sandy is also full of recommendations for us this week, so if you’re looking to read, watch, or listen to something new, this episode is for you! Finally, we love being in our pjs. Can you tell?
 
**Show Notes**
Movie we mentioned:
A Fish Called Wanda
Netflix Series we mentioned:
Beckham
Book we mentioned:
Nickel and Dimed or (Not) Getting By In America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Podcast we mentioned:
How to Be Fine

Beyond the Weight #249: Spork-tacular!

Join us as we chat about our deep-rooted love of sporks, our ongoing obsession with Walnut Crunch donuts, and our latent confessions about silly things. On a more serious note, we have a frank conversation about The Four Tendencies and how learning about the Obliger tendency is really helping Henny re-frame the way she sees herself, her accomplishments, and her challenges. Finally, we want everyone to try this new salad that we’ve been loving!
 
**Show Notes**
Book we mentioned:
The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
Recipe we mentioned:
Sweets & Beets Salad with Lemon-Feta Dressing à la @starinfinitefood

Beyond the Weight #248: Funny Girls

Join us as we chat about how cold it is in Canada, how hot it is in Peru, and whether or not we think Sandy could cut it as a stand-up comedian. We also get into more serious matters like the terrifying side of the business of agriculture in North America today. Finally, we discuss why it is so important to ask for help when you need it - even if it’s hard to do.
 
**Show Notes**
Netflix Show we mentioned:
You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment
Podcast we mentioned:
We Can Do Hard Things (Episode #270)
Book we mentioned:
Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger

Beyond the Weight #247: Slippery When Wet

Join us as we chat about our experiences watching the new Netflix special, You Are What You Eat. We discuss the experiment, the findings, the participants, and the importance of understanding that plant-based foods can still be highly processed. Finally, we talk about some of our own plant-based eating goals as we move along in 2024. Will you join us?
 
**Show Notes**
Netflix Show we mentioned:
You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment
Book we mentioned:
I Must Say by Martin Short
Movie we mentioned:
Maestro

Beyond the Weight #246: It’s Having a Year!

Join us as we chat about a few of the books, podcasts, and documentary series that have us excited currently. We also discuss Gretchen Rubin’s theory about happiness and habit formation, unpack her four “Tendencies”, and apply what we’ve learned to our own lives. How can knowing what motivates you and how you deal with both inner and outer expectations help you to find balance and live your best life? We’re starting to figure it out.
 
**Show Notes**
Books we mentioned:
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant
Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future by Oliver Franklin Wallis
Netflix Show we mentioned:
You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment
Podcasts we mentioned:
How to Be Fine
Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness (specifically Episode 369)
Website we mentioned:
www.gretchenrubin.com

Beyond the Weight #245: Starting with a Bang!

Join us as we chat about how to stay connected with friends (long-distance or not) by making an effort to reach out and by sharing the most mundane details of our lives with them. We also discuss our obsession with talking about food and the fact that not everyone begins a story by telling what they ate (really?!). Finally, we start 2024 off with a difference of opinion. You gotta listen!
 
**Show Notes**
Book we mentioned:
If You Had Told Me by John Stamos