Translation of "그러하듯" in English

우리의 뇌가 자주 그러하듯 변명거리를 둘러대며

Calvin: You can maybe try to do what our brain often does,

다른 사람들이 그러하듯 체중을 줄이고 싶었습니다.

and like many people, I wanted to lose weight.