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This is a tough time of year! The space between Thanksgiving and Christmas, where everything seems like it’s geared towards indulgent eating, can feel like a month-long binge. Additionally with the new year on the way, it can also start to feel just as hopeful as it is hopeless, when you might be choosing between depriving yourself completely or letting yourself off the hook. In this episode, I want to touch on how this is a crucial season in changing your mindset and setting yourself up for success for the next 4 quarters to come. Listen to this episode to hear more on:

• The “grief panic” that sets in and why it’s unproductive to say goodbye to foods you enjoy.
• You’re not the problem, the plan you have set for the new year is the problem. 
• Mindset shifts with how you feel about eating, and deciding what kind of headspace you want to go into holidays with.
• Depriving yourself vs. indulging in everything over Christmas.
• The last quarter, not the first, sets the tone for the rest of the year. 

It’s hard to work towards your goals when it feels like that ship has already sailed and it’s even more difficult to get things under control when you feel like you already blew it, so don’t overcomplicate things and meet yourself where you are currently! 

In the meantime, keep trying, keep tracking, don’t be intimidated and don’t give up. You’ve totally got this!

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• My Immersive Weight Loss Experience: Sustainable 7
• My Cookbook 'Disruptor'
• Free Guide ‘Getting Started for the Last Time’
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Welcome to this bonus episode of my Monthly Questions series! There has been a backlog of questions I’ve been wanting to answer so I’m covering a lot in this episode! However, if there is a topic you’d like more clarity on, send me a message about it and I’ll consider returning to it more indepthly in the future! Here’s a look into what I’ll be discussing today with a bunch more added throughout:

• Irrational Carb Fear and what starches you should eat.
• Can you eat fast food while trying to lose weight?
• How many calories you should be eating a day and TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure).
• If you feel the need to clear your plate every time.
• Do you have to exercise in order to lose weight?
• What if you’ve lost weight and no one has noticed?
• How to introduce fruits and vegetables into your diet.

I continue this series once a month, so if you’ve got any questions you’d like me answer on the show, submit them on my website here, send me DM on Instagram @Charlotteskanes or email them to [email protected]. Love hearing from all of you!

Past Episode Mentioned:
019 Food Maps
009 Don't Exercise to Lose Weight

In the meantime, keep trying, keep tracking, don’t be intimidated and don’t give up. You’ve totally got this!

Support the show

Please consider heading to buymeacoffee.com/CharlotteSkanes to show your support. It helps me keep the podcast going. 

Looking for help on your weight loss journey?
• My Membership Community Flamingo Forum! Join HERE
• My Immersive Weight Loss Experience: Sustainable 7
• My Cookbook 'Disruptor'
• Free Guide ‘Getting Started for the Last Time’
• Weight Loss Workbook Disruptor, find anywhere in the world on Amazon by searching “Disruptor Charlotte Skanes”
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Goals and expectations are not even close to being the same thing. Join me on today’s episode to talk about how we can separate the two in order to avoid unrealistic standards and motivate ourselves to achieve incremental changes each day! So tune in to hear and learn more about:

• Little goals vs big goals and how they influence each other. You need smaller goals to move the needle!
• The grass isn’t greener on the other side! Don’t lust after the circumstances of others on this journey.
• Expectation management and not setting yourself up to fail. Unrealistic goals are only motivating when they are met.
• The reality of the toxic dieting industry.
• Tracking  your progress with more than just the scale.

Goals and expectations can not just be possible, they also need to be probable if you are serious about achieving them. This can be done through smaller goals that are measured by more than just numbers on a scale!

Past Episode Mentioned:
030 Your Questions IV: (Unrealistic Goals)

As always, keep trying, keep tracking, don’t be intimidated and don’t give up. You’ve totally got this!

Support the show

Please consider heading to buymeacoffee.com/CharlotteSkanes to show your support. It helps me keep the podcast going. 

Looking for help on your weight loss journey?
• My Membership Community Flamingo Forum! Join HERE
• My Immersive Weight Loss Experience: Sustainable 7
• My Cookbook 'Disruptor'
• Free Guide ‘Getting Started for the Last Time’
• Weight Loss Workbook Disruptor, find anywhere in the world on Amazon by searching “Disruptor Charlotte Skanes”
•Get Started For The Last Time LIVE Webinar Replay Sign-Up - free Spread Sprinkle Pour worksheets

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In the fourth installment of my Monthly Questions series, I answer your questions and share advice on anything weight loss related. Nothing is off the table, even when it gets personal!  Tune in to hear answers on the topics:

• Is clear alcohol low calorie or calorie free?
• What to prioritize when you start to gain back the weight that you were trying to lose.
•"I’ve only lost X amount of pounds in X amount of time and I had higher goals, is something wrong with me?"
•What keeps you full when you feel like you're hungry all the time?
•Why do I do what I do? What motivates me to share my advice and experiences?

I continue this series once a month, so if you’ve got any questions you’d like me answer on the show, submit them on my website here, send me DM on Instagram @Charlotteskanes or email them to  [email protected].  Ask away!

Past Episodes Mentioned:
017 Spread Sprinkle Pour
016 When the Scale Stalls
022 Your Questions II: (Intermittent Fasting)

Don’t forget to keep trying, keep tracking, don’t be intimidated and don’t give up. You’ve totally got this!

Support the show

Please consider heading to buymeacoffee.com/CharlotteSkanes to show your support. It helps me keep the podcast going. 

Looking for help on your weight loss journey?
• My Membership Community Flamingo Forum! Join HERE
• My Immersive Weight Loss Experience: Sustainable 7
• My Cookbook 'Disruptor'
• Free Guide ‘Getting Started for the Last Time’
• Weight Loss Workbook Disruptor, find anywhere in the world on Amazon by searching “Disruptor Charlotte Skanes”
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Welcome to the 3rd and final episode of our “Saboteurs and Enablers” series. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to come back and listen to part one and part two. In part one I talked about recognizing and coping with Saboteurs, the people who do things to throw off your weight loss game. In part two I did the same thing with Enablers, the people who help you throw off your own game. Today I’ll be talking about what to do if that person is you and you're the one sabotaging and enabling yourself. It’s not bad to admit that this is most of us the majority of the time, so tune in to here more about:

• Eating alone isn’t the problem, it’s the reasons why you’re doing it that can be problematic.
• Making yourself aware of your habits, so you can make a plan of action.
• How you can use the 3A way (full episode on the topic here) to really see and change how you interact with food. 
• Taking a good look at the way you talk to yourself about food and limiting statements or internal dialogues. 

Confronting yourself about your eating behaviors and patterns is hard, but it’s necessary if you want to get a handle on your obesity. Remember to start with small incremental changes where you can! 

As always, keep trying, keep tracking, don’t be intimidated and don’t give up. You’ve totally got this!

Support the show

Please consider heading to buymeacoffee.com/CharlotteSkanes to show your support. It helps me keep the podcast going. 

Looking for help on your weight loss journey?
• My Membership Community Flamingo Forum! Join HERE
• My Immersive Weight Loss Experience: Sustainable 7
• My Cookbook 'Disruptor'
• Free Guide ‘Getting Started for the Last Time’
• Weight Loss Workbook Disruptor, find anywhere in the world on Amazon by searching “Disruptor Charlotte Skanes”
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Welcome to the 2nd episode of our 3 part series on “Saboteurs and Enablers”. Last week we looked at saboteurs, and if you missed that episode I’d definitely encourage you to go back and listen to it here. Saboteurs are the people who do things to derail your weight loss, while today we’ll be talking about enablers, the people who help YOU derail your weight loss journey on your own. Enablers can be tricky because of how they feel supportive at times when you need it most, so listen in to hear more on:

• How enablers give the permission we’re searching for to take a break and give us someone else to blame.
• The myth and trap that saboteurs are negative while enablers are positive.
• How to deal and approach enablers.
• Taking a look at your role in this and reflecting on your behavior.

If you are interested in learning more about The 3A Way tool that I mentioned, check out my past episode 12 on the topic here!

Tune in next week for the last part in the series! 

In the meantime, keep trying, keep tracking, don’t be intimidated and don’t give up. You’ve totally got this!

Support the show

Please consider heading to buymeacoffee.com/CharlotteSkanes to show your support. It helps me keep the podcast going. 

Looking for help on your weight loss journey?
• My Membership Community Flamingo Forum! Join HERE
• My Immersive Weight Loss Experience: Sustainable 7
• My Cookbook 'Disruptor'
• Free Guide ‘Getting Started for the Last Time’
• Weight Loss Workbook Disruptor, find anywhere in the world on Amazon by searching “Disruptor Charlotte Skanes”
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Weight loss is already incredibly difficult on your own until you calculate the other people in your life into the mix. This is the first episode in a 3 part series where I’ll be talking about saboteurs and enablers. Today we’ll be focusing on saboteurs, the people who try to throw you off track in this journey. So listen in to hear more on:

• What a saboteur is and how understanding their possible motivations can help how you feel about them.
• Reminding yourself what they are doing is about them, not you.
• Knowing you have choices in how you respond and what you do about it.
• 3 big things your response might be dependent on, and questions you can ask yourself.

At the end of the day, you can only control your own choices in these situations, so taking the time to think about it and have a plan can make all the difference.

If you are interested in learning more about The 3A Way tool that I mentioned, check out my past episode 12 here!

So keep trying, keep tracking, don’t be intimidated and don’t give up. You’ve totally got this!

Support the show

Please consider heading to buymeacoffee.com/CharlotteSkanes to show your support. It helps me keep the podcast going. 

Looking for help on your weight loss journey?
• My Membership Community Flamingo Forum! Join HERE
• My Immersive Weight Loss Experience: Sustainable 7
• My Cookbook 'Disruptor'
• Free Guide ‘Getting Started for the Last Time’
• Weight Loss Workbook Disruptor, find anywhere in the world on Amazon by searching “Disruptor Charlotte Skanes”
•Get Started For The Last Time LIVE Webinar Replay Sign-Up - free Spread Sprinkle Pour worksheets

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We are back with the 3rd installment of my Monthly Questions series, where I answer your questions and share advice on anything weight loss related. Nothing is off the table, even the questions I hate to see like a few of the ones below!  Tune in to hear answers on the topics:

• If the calories on food packaging is just estimates, what’s the point in tracking?
• What do I do when the scale is stuck and I’m not losing any weight?
• What if I don’t care about becoming healthy and only want to lose weight to be “skinny”?
• How to cope with experiencing jealousy of other people who are losing weight faster than yourself..
• Is there a way to live off meal replacement shakes alone?

I continue this series once a month, so if you’ve got any questions you’d like me to tackle on the show, submit them on my website here, send me DM on Instagram @Charlotteskanes or email them to  [email protected]. Ask away!

Don’t forget to keep trying, keep tracking, don’t be intimidated and don’t give up. You’ve totally got this!

Support the show

Please consider heading to buymeacoffee.com/CharlotteSkanes to show your support. It helps me keep the podcast going. 

Looking for help on your weight loss journey?
• My Membership Community Flamingo Forum! Join HERE
• My Immersive Weight Loss Experience: Sustainable 7
• My Cookbook 'Disruptor'
• Free Guide ‘Getting Started for the Last Time’
• Weight Loss Workbook Disruptor, find anywhere in the world on Amazon by searching “Disruptor Charlotte Skanes”
•Get Started For The Last Time LIVE Webinar Replay Sign-Up - free Spread Sprinkle Pour worksheets

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I cannot tell you how important it is to establish the different concepts between present and mindful eating , but also how they go hand and hand together. When you want to lose weight, it’s not about the food, but changing your whole thought-pattern, interaction and relationship with it, which is what I’ll be covering in today's episode. Being present and mindful now so you can feel more satisfied later! So let’s get into it as we chat about:

• What present vs. mindful eating is and what the major differences are.
• Forming memories for your brain so you can eat less of what you enjoy.
• Biggest tips surrounding the five senses to become present when eating.
• How multitasking while eating can hurt you.
• Paying attention to the conversations with yourself before, during and after you eat.

It will take time, but if you can grasp these concepts in a way that works for you,, you will notice a change!

As always, keep trying, keep tracking, don’t be intimidated and don’t give up. You’ve totally got this!

Support the show

Please consider heading to buymeacoffee.com/CharlotteSkanes to show your support. It helps me keep the podcast going. 

Looking for help on your weight loss journey?
• My Membership Community Flamingo Forum! Join HERE
• My Immersive Weight Loss Experience: Sustainable 7
• My Cookbook 'Disruptor'
• Free Guide ‘Getting Started for the Last Time’
• Weight Loss Workbook Disruptor, find anywhere in the world on Amazon by searching “Disruptor Charlotte Skanes”
•Get Started For The Last Time LIVE Webinar Replay Sign-Up - free Spread Sprinkle Pour worksheets

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Wherever you are in your weight loss journey, you are going to have days where you gain weight. I wanted to talk about this in today’s episode because I believe that it needs to be normalized in the weight loss community. We need to talk about the hard feelings and the things that scare us!

Give it a listen to hear more on:
• Changing your negative self-talk and mindset.
• How to accept this fact in order to take away its power.
• My personal story with pregnancy loss and gaining back half my initial weight loss in a short time.
• Not making a decision is making a decision about your obesity- starting small is a win!

So grateful you're here and thank you to everyone who has sent me support over the past month. Recovering and excited to get back on social media! 

Keep trying, keep tracking, don’t be intimidated and don’t give up. You’ve totally got this!

Support the show

Please consider heading to buymeacoffee.com/CharlotteSkanes to show your support. It helps me keep the podcast going. 

Looking for help on your weight loss journey?
• My Membership Community Flamingo Forum! Join HERE
• My Immersive Weight Loss Experience: Sustainable 7
• My Cookbook 'Disruptor'
• Free Guide ‘Getting Started for the Last Time’
• Weight Loss Workbook Disruptor, find anywhere in the world on Amazon by searching “Disruptor Charlotte Skanes”
•Get Started For The Last Time LIVE Webinar Replay Sign-Up - free Spread Sprinkle Pour worksheets

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