Disrupting Obesity

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This episode is going to be a bit different than usual. If you follow me on instagram, you’ll know I was recently hospitalized and had to undergo emergency surgery, with another one scheduled.

In this episode I’ll be sharing a life update about:
• What happened and my current headspace while recovering.
• Why I think it’s important to share my journey in hopes of encouraging your own.
• How weight loss has helped me prepare for this moment and given me the perseverance to keep going.
• Learning how to embrace and celebrate the small wins through your weight loss.

A BIG thank you to everyone for all of your support and kind messages!

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

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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 back to the 2nd episode in my Monthly Questions series, where I answer your questions and share advice on anything weight loss related! So tune in to hear learn more about:

• Changing your mindset on treating yourself and food as a reward.
• Reasons why people will tell you you’re too thin once you start losing weight and how to handle it.
• Regaining weight fast after coming off “diabetes turned weight loss” medications and what to do next.
• An introduction to ​​intermittent fasting and ratios if you’re looking to start.

I’ll be doing the 3rd episode in this series in 1 month, so if you’ve got questions you’d like me to answer, submit them on my website here, send me DM on Instagram @Charlotteskanes or email to  [email protected]. Nothing is off the table, ask away!

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”
•Get Started For The Last Time LIVE Webinar Replay Sign-Up - free Spread Sprinkle Pour worksheets

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I don't like rules, especially when it comes to losing an extreme amount of weight. I prefer safety nets - something to keep you from giving up and motivate you to stay on track until you get to that healthy body.

In this episode, I talk about the safety nets you need for extreme weight loss. We'll cover why I believe I'm lucky to be alive, the mindset you need to lose a lot of weight, and why no one deserves to be shamed because of their size.

What You'll Learn:

• Why I don't like weight loss rules
• What safety nets for extreme weight loss are
• The experience of being obese and terribly sick
• Why restrictions don't work in weight loss
• How to use your trauma to help others
• How to talk about obesity in a helpful way
• Why no one deserves to be shamed because of their size
• The problem with encouraging super-obesity
• How to deal with obesity-related depression
• The mindset you need to lose a ton of weight and keep it off

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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Does anybody else Miss Richard Simmons? Because I sure do. I miss how he made me feel with the 'Sweatin to The Oldies' workout videos. Now, I don't exercise and I don't teach it, but I still miss him and in this episode I’ll explain why. 

You’ll hear how Richard Simmons created a space for people dealing with extreme weight loss when it wasn't a thing like it is now. I'll also share why I believe making overweight people feel worse about themselves when they already feel bad enough is counterproductive and cruel.

What Is Covered:

• Why I miss Richard Simmons
• The harmful effects of fat shaming
• How to set realistic expectations for weight loss
• The war between bariatric surgeries and natural weight loss
• The tough love approach to losing weight 
• Why making fat people feel bad about their weight is counterproductive and cruel
• Compassion for weight loss success
• The challenges overweight people face daily
• Losing weight when you're a picky eater

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 all have food maps. These are pathways in our brains based on all the food experiences we've had since we were kids. It's how you're wired and how you've programmed your brain to eat and enjoy food. 

In this episode, I talk about food maps and what you can do to rewire yours. Because if you're going to change your relationship with food, you must work on your food map and change the path to food in your brain.

What You'll Learn:

• What is a food map?
• Factors that influence your food choices
• How to reshape your beliefs around food
• Why you keep making the same mistakes with food
• Food choices and why we eat the way we eat
• The 3A way to fix your relationship with food
• The importance of accountability for weight loss
• Why shame does not motivate people to lose weight 
• How to build a new food map in your brain

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 get asked a lot of questions regarding weight loss. I also tend to get asked the same questions repeatedly, so I thought I'd dedicate a monthly series to your nagging weight-related questions. 

In this episode, I'll try to answer some of your questions and offer insights based on my personal experience. We'll cover topics like the dos and don'ts of calorie tracking, what to do when you cannot exercise, the best way to manage your carb and sugar intake, and much more.

What You'll Learn:

• How to calculate your daily calorie needs
• The diet rules you must break to lose an extreme amount of weight 
• The do's and don'ts of using a calorie tracking app
• Ways to build awareness around what you eat
• Mental and emotional reasons for dropping calories
• What to do when you cannot exercise
• Ditch the unsustainable meal plan and try this instead
• Should you cut out carbs & sugar to lose weight?

If you have questions that you'd like answered, send them in through the podcast page on my website, social media DMs, or reply to any of the stories on Instagram. 

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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Spread, sprinkle, and pour - the three low-hanging fruits for extreme weight loss. If you want to sustainably lose a ton of weight, these are the first food groups you should concentrate on. Forget the traditional macros; I want you to look at things you spread, sprinkle or pour. 

In this episode, I'll discuss the easiest way to cut a lot of calories from your diet with little to no disruption to your satisfaction. We'll also cover how to lose weight healthily and sustainably - and keep off the lost weight with good habits. 

What You'll Learn:

• The low-hanging fruit of extreme weight loss
• How to make small, incremental changes to what you eat
• The best route to sustainable weight-loss
• The main driver of weight loss recidivism
• Why you'll never lose weight without self-awareness
• How to cut some serious calories from your diet
• Ways to shift your mindset for healthier weight loss

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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So you have been consistent with your weight loss regime. You're doing everything right, and it even feels like you're losing weight. But what do you do when the scale stops moving? Or worse, when it starts moving in the wrong direction?

In today's episode, I'll share a much better way to track your progress when the scale seems to turn its back on you. We'll also discuss how to keep yourself motivated without falling back into your old habits and patterns. 

What You'll Learn:

• What to do when the scale stalls
• The pros and cons of weighing yourself daily
• Why you should ditch your weighing scale
• The best way to measure weight loss success 
• Weight loss signs to look out for
• The benefits of taking before/after weight loss pictures
• The mindset you need to lose an extreme amount of weight
• How to keep yourself from falling into old habits and patterns
• How to use a yarn to track your weight loss progress
• The frustrations that come with non-linear weight loss

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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Do you need an accountability partner to lose an extreme amount of weight? I already know the pushback I'll get on this, but I believe you don’t. Losing weight is a personal thing. It’s not a team sport, and there's definitely no group work. Yes, everybody wants support, but thinking you're going to bring somebody along with you on your weight loss journey is just another form of self sabotage. 

In today’s episode, I’ll be explaining why there’s no plus one in extreme weight loss. I’ll also share the type of support you need to lose weight, as well as how to keep going when everything seems impossible.  

What You’ll Learn:

• Understand that weight loss is a personal thing
• Is support a necesity for weight loss?
• Lessons I learned from my weight loss journey
• Effective weight loss strategies
• Accountability and weight loss
• Psychological and physical reasons you don’t want to lose weight
• Why losing weight is not a team sport
• The stressful part of losing a lot of weight 
• Ways to start fixing your relationship with food
• How to keep going even when things seem impossible

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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What other people think of you is none of your business. People will have opinions about your weight loss, just like they have opinions about your weight. And for some reason, the more you reveal about your journey, the more people will have something to say about it - and not all of them will be polite or pleasant. 

In this episode, I'll discuss why you need to disregard what people think about your weight loss. I’ll also share how you can learn to lose an extreme amount of weight the best way you know how, regardless of what other people think. 

What You'll Learn:

• How to learn to disregard other people's opinions
• Why losing a lot of weight does not have to be a miserable experience
• Mental shifts to stop worrying about other people's opinions
• The ever-growing obesity crisis
• Pros and cons of weight-loss surgery
• Why single-food diets are unsustainable
• Better ways to fix your relationship with food
• How to claim the healthy body you deserve
• Why you need to stop oversharing your weight-loss journey
• Things you should never share about your journey

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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