Weight Loss Winformation

I often hear from patients who have lost a significant amount of weight that they no longer know who they are! They don’t recognize their bodies, for one thing, understanding that their head hasn’t kept pace with the amount of physical weight they have lost. They also talk about not knowing how to live at this weight, noting their relationships are different, people treat them differently, and they feel uncertain about how and where they fit in! This is identity disruption and it is common after major life changes… and significant weight loss is a major life change! Listen in and learn more about identity, identity disruption and identity re-creation.
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
·      Identity Gain After Disruption by Ryan C. Warner Ph.D. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/leadership-diversity-and-wellness/202605/identity-gain-after-disruption
·      The Identity Crisis So Many of Us Face by Aigerim Alpysbekova MPH, PhD https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/trauma-growth-and-the-search-for-meaning/202512/who-am-i-the-quiet-identity-crisis-almost
·      Gash, A. (2026). Don't bounce back, rebuild forward: How to reclaim your power when life breaks the script. Niche Press

I hear many of my patients say, in relation to losing weight and maybe especially when it comes to maintaining weight loss, “IT NEVER ENDS!” What they are referring to are the behaviors, the mindset, the necessary skills and tools one needs to develop in order to get rid of excess weight and just as importantly, to maintain the weight loss. I have a fun discussion with one of the women I recently heard utter these words! You’ll likely get a chuckle listening to this episode while realizing the truth of the message… and how worth it all it is!
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

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/