{"podcast":{"title":"Strong Is a Mindset","slug":"strong-is-a-mindset-5572120","podcast_index_feed_id":5572120,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/419126/rss","website_url":"https://carriehollandmd.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/5/2/9/e5299026487b92d8e55e3c100dce7605/SIAM__Cover_Art_3000.jpg","author":"Carrie Holland","episode_count":215,"summary":"This podcast helps smart, busy women like you build a strong body AND a strong mind by leveraging the power of three essential habits: Eating, Moving, and most importantly, Thinking. Join me. I'm Carrie Holland, a family physician, certified personal trainer, certified health coach, and certified life coach. Each week, I'll share tools and concepts to help you optimize both your habits and your mindset. My goal is to help you be strong – inside and out. I take the science (which is plentiful and often confusing) and pare it down to give you what you need to know in order to build muscle, lose fat, exercise, eat healthy, and more. No big words or doctor-speak; I keep fitness simple. Beyond that, we're going to uplevel your mindset so that changing your lifestyle is possible. Often, you know what you need to do, but you're not doing it – I've got you covered. While I want you to have a strong body, your mindset matters most. If obstacles like perfectionism, all-or-nothing thinking, lack of self-confidence, or being too busy are getting in the way of you taking action, let's fix that. Because when you take care of yourself – mentally and physically – everyone around you wins. Especia…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T14:21:38.442983+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strong-is-a-mindset-5572120"},"episode":{"title":"192. Why Progress Feels So Hard in Weight Loss, Strength & Habits","slug":"192-why-progress-feels-so-hard-in-weight-loss-strength-habits","published_at":"2026-02-25T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strong-is-a-mindset-5572120/192-why-progress-feels-so-hard-in-weight-loss-strength-habits","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strong-is-a-mindset-5572120","url":"https://carriehollandmd.com/progress-weight-loss-strength-habits/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4d764f8d-398b-4482-906d-cbc3bea9c811/SIAM192.mp3?dest-id=3479792","summary":"You might not be stuck because you're doing too little. You might be stuck because your effort is scattered. When progress feels slow or uncertain, it's tempting to zoom in on details and start tweaking. But productive and effective are not always the same thing. And in this episode, I break down what actually drives results in weight loss, strength training, habit change, burnout, and confidence. Listen in this week to hear why we get pulled toward things that feel controllable or impressive, like macro splits, perfect programs, better planners, or waiting to feel motivated, and why those aren't the real drivers of change. You'll also learn how to simplify your approach, where to redirect your energy, and why repetition and consistency outperform intensity and optimization over time. Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://carriehollandmd.com/192 Follow me on Facebook and Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/carriehollandmd https://www.instagram.com/carriehollandmd/","meta_description":"You might not be stuck because you're doing too little. You might be stuck because your effort is scattered. When progress feels slow or uncertain, it's t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1698,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strong-is-a-mindset-5572120/episodes/192-why-progress-feels-so-hard-in-weight-loss-strength-habits/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strong-is-a-mindset-5572120/192-why-progress-feels-so-hard-in-weight-loss-strength-habits.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}