Love Life And Lose Weight
Love Life And Lose Weight is a podcast that teaches you sustainable weight loss through changing your habits and beliefs around food. You CAN lose weight eating the foods you love without feeling restricted or rebellious. I'm your host, advanced certified weight and life coach, Heather Beardsley. I've helped hundreds of women figure out how to lose weight and create a life they love and now I'm sharing those insights with you.
Love Life And Lose Weight
103: The Follow Through Formula
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In this episode, I’m walking you through the exact follow-through formula I use with my clients to turn intentions into consistent action — without relying on willpower.
You’ll learn how to:
✔ Identify the real reason you’re not following through
✔ Break any goal down into clear, doable steps
✔ Build an environment that makes success easier (and more automatic)
✔ Reverse-engineer your habits so execution becomes inevitable
✔ Make decisions ahead of time so you stop negotiating with yourself
✔ Apply this to real life — including movement, planning, and overeating
🧠 The Follow-Through Formula
Here’s the framework I teach inside the episode:
Name it → Build it → Reverse it → Decide it → Do it
When you apply this formula, follow-through stops feeling random…
and starts feeling repeatable.
💡 Real-Life Examples from Coaching
Inside the episode, I walk you through:
✨ A client who finally followed through on her morning yoga routine — not by trying harder, but by simplifying her first step
✨ My personal strength training system (garage gym, binder, schedule, cues — the whole setup 😄)
✨ How to reduce overeating by one time per week using a structured, data-driven approach
🍽 Applying This to Your Eating Habits
If your goal is to:
👉 Eat less
👉 Feel more in control around food
👉 Stop overeating as often
You’ll learn how to:
• Track your current overeating patterns
• Plan your week ahead of time
• Choose one easier day to practice not overeating
• Reverse-engineer your environment to support success
• Use awareness instead of willpower
🔁 Why This Works
Follow-through isn’t about being “better.”
It’s about:
✔ Building the right system
✔ Reducing friction
✔ Making decisions ahead of time
✔ Creating a clear first step
When those pieces are in place…
Execution becomes much easier.
🛠 Want Help Applying This?
This is exactly the kind of work I help my clients do inside:
👉 Private coaching
👉 Small group coaching
👉 And inside my Follow-Through Planner
The planner is designed to help you:
• Plan your week
• Track your habits
• Review your results
• And follow through consistently
You can learn more here:
🎁 Become a VIP Subscriber at HBeardsley.com/subscribe
Get two free gifts, subscriber-only tips, and an exclusive VIP discount on my digital Follow-Through Planner.
🛠️ This planner is the perfect tool to help you reach your weight goals & build the habits —and your future self—will thank you for.
Check it out here: HBeardsley.com/planner
📲 Connect with me on Instagram @ThriveInMidlife and join the conversation under this Episode's reel.
Audio engineering by Young Cub Audio.