# # 206 Your Obsession With Weight Loss is Killing Your Weight Loss

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-paul-dermody-podcast-1118028/206-your-obsession-with-weight-loss-is-killing-your-weight-loss
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-paul-dermody-podcast-1118028/206-your-obsession-with-weight-loss-is-killing-your-weight-loss.md
Podcast: [The Paul Dermody Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-paul-dermody-podcast-1118028)
Published: 2025-08-04T13:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive.libsyn.com/-206-your-obsession-with-weight-loss-is-killing-your-weight-loss
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mindfullyfitintelligentlyactive/OBSESSION.mp3?dest-id=499832
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-paul-dermody-podcast-1118028/episodes/206-your-obsession-with-weight-loss-is-killing-your-weight-loss
Duration seconds: 1026

## Resource

In this episode, Paul provides a guide to change that challenges most of the notions you'll commonly hear about: •Why discipline doesn't work •Banning foods gives them enormous emotional power •Nutrition is a science but eating is a skill •How you benefit from stuckness •How trying to force change prevents the insights you need •The role of self-reflection and growth To book a one-hour personalised click here. (https://pauldermody.com/work-with-me/deep-dive-call/) For coaching inquiries, click here. ( https://pauldermody.com/contact/) If you're a Coach, to be mentored by Paul click here.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-paul-dermody-podcast-1118028/episodes/206-your-obsession-with-weight-loss-is-killing-your-weight-loss/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-paul-dermody-podcast-1118028/206-your-obsession-with-weight-loss-is-killing-your-weight-loss.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.