Weight Loss Winformation

We all know how important it is to ditch unhealthy habits and to establish healthy habits in order to lose weight and keep it off. Yet, the reality of doing so can be really difficult! I’m joined today by Amy Burtt, a life coach who lost a significant amount of weight herself by creating and sticking with healthy habits. She has wonderful tips to share with you that can make it easier for you to create and sustain the healthy habits you need in order to move in the direction of better health – in all areas of your life!
The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? (get it? Pun intended… )?
Resources:
·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com
·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com
·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare
·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare
·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people
·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes)
·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)
·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)
·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)
·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton)
·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/
·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com
·      Amy Burtt: inspirewellness.info
o   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-burtt-941840404/

Most of us get tripped up by our own egos at times in life… we sabotage ourselves because we’re afraid to ask for help or we want our friends or co-workers to think we have it all together or we exaggerate our success just a teensy tiny bit… Some people eventually figure out… often after embarrassing themselves or falling on their face… that our EGO is NOT our Amigo. Listen in and see how your ego may be interfering in your weight loss or weight maintenance success!
The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? (get it? Pun intended… )?
Resources:
·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com
·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com
·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare
·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare
·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people
·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes)
·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)
·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)
·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)
·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton)
·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/
·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com

Dr. Glenn Livingston, a licensed psychologist and author of Defeat Your Cravings: The Back Door to Weight Loss joins me in this episode of Weight Loss Winformation. Dr. Livingston has extensive experience in the field of bariatrics, through his own experience with food obsession and obesity, as well as his work with thousands of patients, years of research and work as a consultant with his clients in the food industry. He and I discuss aspects of his approach with patients, agreeing on most topics and respectfully talking through those on which we have slightly different perspectives. Listen in and take in some helpful new ideas to incorporate into your process of creating a healthy lifestyle!
The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? (get it? Pun intended… )?
Resources:
·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com
·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com
·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare
·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare
·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people
·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes)
·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)
·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)
·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)
·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton)
·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/
·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com
·      Defeat Your Cravings: The Back Door to Weight Loss by Glenn Livingston, PhD https://www.amazon.com/Defeat-Your-Cravings-Back-Weight/dp/B0CN3RJ5V3
·      Glenn Livingston, PhD on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/drglennlivingston/

A very wise woman during one of the weekly online support groups on the BariAftercare Facebook page bravely shared a story about how she had rewarded herself with highly processed, non-nutritious food after a stressful day she’d had. She then courageously acknowledged that she had engaged in self-sabotaging behavior and had called it a reward. This opened up a great conversation that I thought would be helpful to podcast listeners! So listen and learn!
The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? (get it? Pun intended… )?
Resources:
·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com
·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com
·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare
·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare
·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people
·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes)
·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)
·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)
·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)
·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton)
·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/
·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com
·      Why We Self-Sabotage https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unlock-your-true-motivation/201911/why-we-self-sabotage
·      4 Signs of Self-Sabotaging Your Joy https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-instincts/202601/4-signs-youre-self-sabotaging-your-joy
·      Self-Sabotage https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/self-sabotage
·      Why Do We Self-Sabotage? The Psychology Behind Destructive Habits

I doubt anyone listening to this podcast would argue that weight stigma, also called weight bias, or more crudely known as fat shaming, is wrong. Inexcusable. Not okay – no matter what. We collectively feel outrage about fat shaming on social media, in boardrooms or in the classrooms. What then, do you think about, and how do you feel about the internalized weight stigma, weight bias, fat shaming that takes place in your own head – about yourself. This episode will get you thinking about how you likely shame yourself about having a disease … and how you may even participate in stigmatizing others who have the disease of obesity. You’ll want to listen to every bit of this episode!
The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction.
Resources:
·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com
·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com
·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare
·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare
·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people
·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes)
·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)
·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)
·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)
·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton)
·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/
·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com
·      Nutter S, Saunders JF, Waugh R. Current trends and future directions in internalized weight stigma research: a scoping review and synthesis of the literature. J Eat Disord. 2024 Jul 15;12(1):98. doi: 10.1186/s40337-024-01058-0. PMID: 39010124; PMCID: PMC11247756.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11247756/
·      The Stigma of Being Overweight: 7 Core Themes by Mehta, PhD https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/head-games/202303/the-stigma-of-being-overweight-7-core-themes
·      Internalized Weight Bias: Recognizing Its Impact by Melinda Watman , RN, BSN, MSN, CNM, MBA https://www.obesityaction.org/resources/internalized-weight-bias-recognizing-its-impacts/