Beyond the Weight with Henny and Sandy

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

Beyond the Weight #244: Am I Geriatric?

Join us as we chat about what we learned as children about cooking and cleaning, how we divide labour in our relationships, whether or not we should be actively de-centering men in our lives. Having other people in our lives can be enriching and rewarding, but it can cause extra stress too! How do we stay healthy and well AND manage the people in our lives? Finally, we discuss where we belong when it comes to generational categories, and Henny is fired up about it!
 
**Show Notes**
Podcast we mentioned:
How to Be Fine
Book we mentioned:
You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith

Beyond the Weight #243: People Should Be Jealous

Join us as we chat about how super cool we both are. Sandy’s life right now consists of doing puzzles and making jam. Henny’s greatest excitement in life currently is the book she’s reading about roads, animal crossing, and roadkill. We also discuss some interesting ideas about anti-fat bias and how challenging it is to disrupt deep-rooted thoughts and perspectives.
 
**Show Notes**
Podcast we mentioned:
We Can Do Hard Things (Episode #262)
Book we mentioned:
Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb

Beyond the Weight #242: Say Hi to Your Neighbour!

Join us as we chat about the importance of making social connections with the people around us and especially with the people at our work places. We discuss the factors necessary for forming and deepening social connections: positivity, consistency, and vulnerability. Finally, we learn that Henny has become a bit of a social butterfly, and it’s freaking her out.
 
**Show Notes**
Podcast we mentioned:
The Happiness Lab