Big Fat Facts Podcast

Losing weight and keeping it off is hard AF because the CEO part of your body is lazy. In this episode, we focus on expectations and what sustainable weight management, weight loss, and wellness actually look like. I guide you through how you can change your mindset and understand the importance of consistency. We also review basic principles around nutrition and activity. We put a spotlight on what is most important – You and Your Health. Join our conversation and email us if you want to know more.

People don’t educate themselves enough about obesity and why it’s a disease. There’s more than just that one reason- you’re eating too much. In today’s episode of the Big Fat Facts podcast, Dan and Kelly are joined by Lisa Schaffer- the chair of Obesity Canada’s public engagement committee- to talk about the values and body positivity. Accepting ourselves as the person we are and learn more about how to approach the topic of obesity generally. Join our conversation now.

Edward Deci and Richard Ryan expanded on the early work differentiating between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and proposed three main intrinsic needs involved in self-determination- relatedness, competence, and autonomy. In the third episode of the self-determination theory series, Dan and Kelly focus on the third need- autonomy- one that constitutes a feeling of overall psychological liberty and freedom of internal will. 

In June 2020, we had the pleasure to speak to Olly Pegg from the UK. Olly was going through healing from addiction and moving on in life thanks to exercise. His journey has been inspirational and in today’s episode, we’re back for a chat about sobriety, admitting the addictions, and getting help and support from the right sources. 

Your self-determination is the driving force of getting close to the exercise of mastery. If you want to succeed, you need to push yourself to go for it. In today’s episode of the Big Fat Facts podcast, Dan and Kelly talk about self-competence and determination to chase the dreams and goals you want to set for yourself. Mastery carries the set of tools and skills that help us build more confidence. Tune in now for part two.

Dr. Steve Danylchuk is a clinical pharmacist in the emergency department at the Red Deer Regional Hospital in Red Deer, Alberta. He also completed the PharmD bridging program in 2017. In January 2020, Steve decided to take part in the physique competition but after it got canceled, he went through a breakdown and fell off the wagon. How to develop the mindset that will move you forward despite hectic situations and what should we bring to the plate when our goals are ruined by outside factors? Tune in now.

Since the start of the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic, laboratories have been actively working on creating a vaccine for the virus. It has been over 10 months since the majority of the countries went into lockdown and now in January, we can start vaccinating the population. How does the Covid vaccine work and what will the mRNA/protein do when it reaches our system with the vaccine? There’s a lot of questions and let’s discuss everything in fine detail with Dr. Jessica Sacher.

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We are stuck in the mindset that obesity is our own fault. Discrimination and body image hate will cause more eating disorder problems than anything else. We endure shame, hate, and displeasure and it may drive you to binge-eating. How to move past that discrimination and get out of the box people put you in? Is losing weight the only way to feel better again and getting back the self-worth you have handed away? Let’s talk about it. Tune in now

Obesity management starts with three pillars: lifestyle management and readjustments, medication options, and perhaps even pediatric surgery.  Three pillars we need to apply to start managing your body weight, your mental health, and overall well being. In today’s episode with Kelly, Dr. Dan introduces different types of surgeries for obesity management, medication prescribed for the patients, and how mastering your habits and developing skills can help everyone change their environment. Tune in now 

What’s perfection? We poison our own thoughts and think there are all the factors against us which leads you to think that we’re not good enough, you’re not perfect and we reflect self-blame and shame on us. Falling off the wagon and trying to get back on it is a challenge itself. We’re on the journey of losing weight but not achieving perfection. How to break free from the perfection mindset? How to achieve mastery? Listen now to another inspiring episode of Big Fat Facts podcast with Dr. Dan and Kelly Moen.