Beyond the Weight with Henny and Sandy

Join us this week as we celebrate our 50th episode! We chat about one of the best books Henny has ever read: Heavy by Kiese Laymon. We also delve further into our love (and Sandy’s obsession) with Brene Brown and discuss her concept of comparative suffering. We learn about all sorts of new delicious meals Sandy’s been making lately find out the difference between shepherd’s pie and cottage pie (which we think we’ve talked about before)! Finally, inquiring minds want to know: do you read the end of the book first?

Join us this week as we chat all things digital. We discuss the positives of pushing people to take the risk to try to use digital tools when they’ve been resistant to them in the past. Sandy makes fun of Henny for not organizing any of her closets, rooms, or crawlspace yet, and then she makes fun of Henny again for listening to a book about parenting (in which she learned more than she ever wanted to know about vaginal tearing). Finally, Sandy tells us a bit more about the documentary she’s following on Netflix which begins a discussion about how we are building routines and schedules to follow as we experience the current pandemic.

Join us this week as we chat a bit about what life is looking like for us as Sandy is on Lockdown in Lima and as Henny practises extreme Social Distancing in Toronto. We discuss some foods (Two Ingredient Dough & Crackslaw) and shows (Pandemic & 100 Humans) we’ve been enjoying and delve into why perfection is not attainable. We may or may not mention our most recent favourite book again . . . and we rave about our newest indoor activity fad: abotti! Seriously - you have to get your walk on with us and @abottiwithantonietta!

Join us this week as we go into a deep dive about James Clear’s amazing book, Atomic Habits. We gush about everything in the book from the idea of “habit stacking” to the fact that anticipating something great can bring just as much or more pleasure than the actual experience to the concept that having a goal-oriented mindset is not actually that helpful. We thank you in advance for allowing us this love fest and hope that you will pick up the book and enjoy it for yourself! Check out some of the interesting handouts and graphs that go with the book here at https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits. Have you read it? Let us know your thoughts? Are you going to read it? Let us know when you do!

Join us this week as we chat about body parts that did, do, and don’t make us self-conscious (yes, we do talk a fair bit about our lady bits). In this episode, we learn that Henny always has a paperback book on the go and never thought to be concerned about what things looked like down there, and we learn that Sandy has many versions of herself that aren’t too pleasant to be around (i.e., Hungry Sandy is especially challenging). We also talk about a couple of interesting books (Atomic Habits by James Clear and The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz) and we discuss - at length - our opinions about the Blue Dot Challenge. Let us know how you feel about the Blue Dots!

Join us this week as we express our relief at not getting chosen to run the NYC marathon this year and how delightful it is that Sandy just keeps on signing up for races that bring her back to Toronto (priceless!). We also chat a bit (okay, a lot) about Grocery: the Buying and Selling of Food in America, a book that blew both of our minds and about the most recent podcast episodes of Oprah’s 2020 Vision Tour with guests Kate Hudson and Tracee Ellis Ross. Finally, we share some of the strange little habits we both have, and we’d love to hear if you have some weird habits too!

Join us this week as we chat about our recent NSVs (non-scale victories). Sandy recounts her sand dune tobogganing and dipsy-doodling airplane adventures from the past week and Henny describes her very first pilates experience. We share our most memorable NSVs, and we also talk a bit how valuable it is to be open to new experiences, to reflect on how we’re feeling, and to continually learn about ourselves and about our world. Be sure to share with us your most memorable NSV!

Join us this week as we talk about some of the upcoming fun things we’re going to be enjoying together (e.g., Spoken Lives on March 30th and Jann Arden Concert in May). We also chat a bit about Valentine’s Day and what we actually think about it (you know we won’t shy away from sharing our true opinions). Finally, Sandy shares an interesting quote with us from the Today is the Day Podcast that gets us thinking about what brought us to joining WW for the last time.

Join us this week as we discuss some of the deep and thoughtful yet incredible simple ideas we’ve come across lately. Feelings are fluid. Each moment is a new one. We are never in exactly the same place (literally or metaphorically) twice. We chat a bit about Deepak and Oprah’s Free 21 Meditation Series (you should really check it out), and we break down are exact opinions and thoughts about the Super Bowl Halftime show (now that Sandy finally saw it - her 1st halftime show experience!).

Join us this week as we discuss the role our thoughts play in the way we feel about ourselves and about others and in the way we act and the things we do. We also chat about a book that we’re both reading (Evicted by Matthew Desmond) which proves that we do have interests outside of entering crazy races and reading about healthy living! Sandy shares her opinion of the Superbowl Halftime show (even though she never saw it) and Henny gets very agitated (what else is new) about people who wear headphones while trying to carry on a conversation with her!
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