20260109 - Brian Thomas

Creating sustainable health habits

Starting fresh this year? George and Keith from Restore Wellness talk with Brian Thomas and share a powerful approach that flips conventional resolution wisdom on its head. Instead of fixating on specific targets, like the number on your scale, they suggest focusing on identity-based goals - becoming someone who can walk five miles without fatigue or climb stairs with ease.  

They challenge the old food pyramid and applaud the recent revisions, arguing that the old model was inverted due to commercial interests rather than nutrition science. Their recommendation? A protein-rich diet mirroring our ancestral past, with 1.2 to 1.6 grams per kilogram of body weight daily.

Listen to discover how taking personal responsibility for your health can transform your life.

#YouOwnYourHealth

Key Takeaways:

• Identity-based goals outperform numerical targets
  • Focusing on becoming "someone who walks five miles pain-free" creates lasting behavior change more effectively than tracking weight or calories.
• Continuous eating prevents healing
  • Constant snacking and eating perpetuates chronic inflammation, while periods without food allow the body to actually repair itself.
• Ancestral eating patterns trump modern diet trends
  • Protein-rich whole foods aligned with how humans traditionally ate deliver superior health outcomes compared to processed foods and conventional dietary guidelines.

>Bottom line:  You are the miracle cure your are looking for!
Diet, exercise, hydration, sleep and attitude bring wellness

This episode features George and Keith from Restore Wellness discussing a paradigm shift with Brian Thomas for the new year abandoning numerical goals in favor of identity-based objectives.

The Core Message: Stop chasing scale numbers. Start becoming someone who walks five miles without fatigue or climbs stairs effortlessly.

George and Keith challenge conventional wisdom across multiple dimensions:

• Nutrition Reality: The modern food pyramid is inverted due to commercial interests, not science. Protein, whole foods, and healthy fats outperform processed carbohydrates.
• Habit Over Motivation: Sugar elimination, intermittent fasting, and resistance training create lasting transformation—not temporary fixes.
• Deeper "Why": Exercise commitment requires meaningful reasons—being present for grandchildren, travel adventures—not fitting into clothes.
• Food Industry Truth: Shop the perimeter. Avoid processed alternatives. Choose grass-fed, quality ingredients as an investment in self-worth.
• Your Challenge: Define your compelling personal reason for health. Then list the substantial benefits of exercise across physical, spiritual, emotional, mental, and family dimensions.

The biggest mistake people make in January?  Setting goals based on numbers instead of identity.

Most of us start the year fixated on scale weight or clothing sizes. But here's what actually works: shifting focus to who you want to become.  Instead of "lose 20 pounds," ask yourself "what does someone who walks five miles without fatigue look like?" or "who do I need to be to climb stairs without getting winded?"  This identity-based approach creates lasting change because you're not chasing a number—you're becoming a different person.

The psychology is powerful. When your motivation runs deeper than appearance, you stay committed through the tough moments. Research consistently shows that people who exercise for meaningful reasons (being present for grandchildren, traveling adventures, better health) outperform those chasing shallow goals.

Here's what else matters: your habits compound over time. Poor dietary choices made at 25 create serious health consequences by 65. Quality decisions made today aren't just about this year—they're about decades of well being.

A practical exercise:
First, identify your compelling personal "why."
Then list the substantial benefits of your goal across physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and family dimensions. Put minimal cons against that list.
The gap becomes undeniable.

What identity are you building this year?