Happy & Healthy with Amy

Avoid These 3 Goal-Setting Mistakes

• Amy Lang • Season 1 • Episode 269

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Are your goals setting you up for failure?

Join Amy as she reveals the top three goal-setting pitfalls that could derail your progress, and what to do instead.

What to Listen For:

  • [00:01:50] Why obesity is a significant risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease.
  • [00:03:44] How Amy’s personal journey shaped her understanding of goal-setting and self-worth.
  • [00:05:43] Why your internal "why" is the key to lasting motivation and sustainable goals.
  • [00:07:30] The impact of diet culture on goal-setting and brain health.
  • [00:09:08] Why focusing solely on outcomes (like weight loss) leads to frustration and failure.
  • [00:10:38] How shifting to process-based goals empowers sustainable change.
  • [00:12:08] The neuroscience behind why restricting foods makes them harder to resist.
  • [00:12:43] Why trying to change everything at once (a.k.a. “boiling the ocean”) sets you up to fail.
  • [00:13:48] The surprising ways small habits, like drinking water or mindful movement, transform your health.
  • [00:14:32] How aligning goals with brain health boosts long-term success.
  • [00:15:27] The role of supportive relationships in achieving your goals.

From uncovering your true “why” to focusing on small, sustainable changes, this is the ultimate guide to creating a lifestyle to support your health and wellbeing—you and your brain—deserve it! 

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