# 171 ~ Goals and Expectations Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/disrupting-obesity-6367206/171-goals-and-expectations Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/disrupting-obesity-6367206/171-goals-and-expectations.md Podcast: [Disrupting Obesity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/disrupting-obesity-6367206) Published: 2026-03-30T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2237789/episodes/18927538-171-goals-and-expectations.mp3 Audio file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2237789/episodes/18927538-171-goals-and-expectations.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/disrupting-obesity-6367206/episodes/171-goals-and-expectations Duration seconds: 2031 ## Resource Send us Fan Mail This week, I’m doing something a little different. I’m sharing part of a presentation I created for the Flamingo Forum because this is one of the most important pieces of the weight loss process, and it’s not something we talk about nearly enough. We’re talking about goals and expectations. Most people focus on their goal Very few people stop to think about their expectations And that’s where things start to fall apart Because you can have a perfectly reasonable goal, but if ... ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/disrupting-obesity-6367206/episodes/171-goals-and-expectations/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/disrupting-obesity-6367206/171-goals-and-expectations.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.