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The Becoming Thin Podcast

The Becoming Thin Podcast

Chris Terrell 260 Episodes Aug 14, 2026

Weight loss stories, motivation, tips, and general conversation around the process of improving our bodies and our minds. The host shares his personal journey of losing 125 pounds over two years and is dedicated to helping others achieve their goals.

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You're a Brilliant Storyteller. You're Just Using It Against Yourself. - (260)
You're a Brilliant Storyteller. You're Just Using It Against Yourself. - (260) Aug 14, 2026 00:25:20 Join the Guildwww.theguildofchampions.com Two people can eat the same food, hit the same calorie target, and stand the same distance from their goal. One of them feels restricted. The other feels free.Same numbers. Same plate. Completely different life.The difference isn't discipline, metabolism, or willpower. It's the story running underneath — and most of us never notice we're the on
My Thoughts on GLP-1 - UPDATED July 2026 - (259)
My Thoughts on GLP-1 - UPDATED July 2026 - (259) Jul 31, 2026 00:37:47 Join the Guild - discount appliedwww.imnotquitting.com Chris hasn't weighed in on GLP-1s in a while, and his opinion keeps evolving — so this is his July 2026 update. Drawing on years of coaching people who use them, quit them, restart them, or never touch them, he lays out an honest, non-dogmatic take: a GLP-1 is a genuine shortcut for hunger, but it's not a cure for the reasons people ov
What 7 Years of Weight Loss Actually Taught Me - (258)
What 7 Years of Weight Loss Actually Taught Me - (258) Jun 26, 2026 00:25:30 Join the Guild - discount appliedwww.imnotquitting.com Use CODE 7years26 at checkout for a discount. (good through the end of the month)Seven years ago Chris started losing weight. 125 pounds down, five years maintained, and now coaching others through the same thing — here are the 10 lessons that actually held up.This episode marks the anniversary of Chris's weight loss journey. No theory, no
10 Reasons You're Not Changing (And Don't Want To) - 257
10 Reasons You're Not Changing (And Don't Want To) - 257 Jun 12, 2026 00:19:34 Join the Guildwww.imnotquitting.com ---Dieting isn't changing. Dieting is a temporary thing you do to make your body smaller. But your body got bigger for a reason — your lifestyle, your habits, your routines, your environment, your community, your belief systems. Change those, and the weight follows. Don't, and you'll lose it and gain it back like you always have.So why don't we c
The Missing Half of Every Diet You've Ever Done
The Missing Half of Every Diet You've Ever Done May 30, 2026 00:21:04 Join the Guildwww.imnotquitting.com You’ve lost the weight before. Maybe more than once. And every time, it comes back. You’ve decided the answer is a better diet, more discipline, or finally finding the right plan.I’m here to tell you it’s none of those things. You’ve been running the wrong number of plans.In this episode, I lay out the core philosophy behind my entire approach to sustainable wei
The Four Skills You Need Before You Diet
The Four Skills You Need Before You Diet May 16, 2026 00:17:58 Join the Guildwww.imnotquitting.com If you added up every pound you've ever lost across every attempt — for most people, the bigger number is still what they weighed at their heaviest. That tells you something. You've actually been pretty good at losing weight. What you've never been good at is stopping the regain.In this episode, Chris breaks down the single biggest mistake people mak
Stay in the Day You're In - 255
Stay in the Day You're In - 255 May 1, 2026 00:17:02 Join the Guildwww.imnotquitting.com The same principle that got Chris through 125 pounds of weight loss got him through 31 miles of trail running: you don't run a 50K by thinking about mile 31, you run it by running the mile you're in. Weight loss works the same way.After two weeks off the feed — between running the Ouachita 50K ultramarathon, leading a Tough Mudder workshop in Atlanta, an
Your Beliefs Aren't Yours — They're Borrowed
Your Beliefs Aren't Yours — They're Borrowed Apr 10, 2026 00:18:16 Join the Guildwww.imnotquitting.com Your thoughts aren't just yours. Some of them belong to the room you've been sitting in.In this episode, Chris digs into one of the most overlooked drivers of long-term weight loss: the people you surround yourself with. Not as a feel-good motivational concept — but as a real mechanism that shapes the beliefs you hold about yourself and what's possib
Heal on the way
Heal on the way Apr 4, 2026 00:19:48 Join the Guildwww.imnotquitting.com Weight Loss Won't Fix Everything (But This Will)The scale is not a therapist. Losing weight will make the middle seat more comfortable — but it won't heal the wounds that may have put you there in the first place.This week, Chris continues the Becoming Thin Philosophies series with an honest look at the emotional side of the weight loss journey — the par
Becoming Thin Philosophy: You are in your way - (252)
Becoming Thin Philosophy: You are in your way - (252) Mar 27, 2026 00:18:40 Join the Guildwww.imnotquitting.com Most people say they want to lose weight. But if you slow down and really look at it, that’s not the full truth. What you actually want is to feel different, to think differently about yourself, to finally approve of who you are when you look in the mirror. Weight loss is just the vehicle you’ve attached to that deeper desire. And until you’re willing to be hone
Becoming Thin Philosophy: Who are you? - (251)
Becoming Thin Philosophy: Who are you? - (251) Mar 20, 2026 00:26:00 Join the Guildwww.imnotquitting.com This episode goes deeper than weight loss. Chris shares the moment everything changed for him, when his father’s passing forced him to confront time, presence, and the reality that life is not waiting. What started as a desire to lose weight became something much bigger. A realization that he wasn’t just chasing a smaller body, he was chasing permission to feel
Becoming Thin Philosophy: Living in the Present - (250)
Becoming Thin Philosophy: Living in the Present - (250) Mar 13, 2026 00:23:48 Join the Guildwww.imnotquitting.com In this episode, Chris introduces the idea that lasting weight loss requires a shift in philosophy, not just changes in food choices. Drawing from his own journey of losing 125 pounds after years of yo yo dieting, he explains that real transformation came from changing how he viewed his lifestyle, habits, environment, community, and belief systems. When those un

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