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• It would be great to hear a bit about any impact/struggle you faced within your family day to day while losing weight and any tips you have to combat such.
• Can I ask you please when you were losing the bulk of your weight and trying to be at a deficit did you use an app? 
• What's the difference in the mindset between someone who is starting the weight loss journey and someone who has been on the journey a while?
•  Do you always do always do your nails those colors? I noticed they're always these colors in your videos.

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This is NOT a normal episode. I'm doing something very different this week. 

I've got a couple of things I need to talk about. I need to "pull back the curtain" and show you what's going on behind the scenes. 

There are aspects of what I do that I don't typically like talking about but this week we're diving into it. 

I've got some stuff from both my personal and professional life that I think you need to know. 

At the very least, I need to say them out loud.

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• Free Guide ‘Getting Started for the Last Time’
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This week we have 3 questions and one very pointed statement that needs a reply.

• On an extended weight loss journey a person will need to buy new clothes (underwear) as their body changes. How did you navigate this?
• You keep saying to "fix my relationship with food" but I don't think I really understand what you mean.
• What is a substitute for oil when cooking?
• No way she could have lost weight eating like that lol

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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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You know exactly what you need to be doing to get the weight off but for some reason you're just not doing it. What now?

I'm diving into what you need to do when you know what do but it's not happening.

Maybe it's burnout. Maybe it's bandwidth. Maybe you're bored. 

What do you do to get yourself back into the headspace you need to be in so you can keep getting the scale to go down? 

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• 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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Here are the questions I'm answering this week:

• I was wondering, on the TDEE calculator do I subtract 500 calories from the number/deficit it suggests I stay in daily? 
• Hi, what did you do to tighten your neck skin?
• I was able to lose 80 lbs just by doing keto but have gained 30 back. Is your weight loss total food changes or have you lost through medical intervention? I want to be real with myself if I can do this through diet alone.
• What is the longest plateau you have ever faced and how did you break out of it?

You can send in your question using the "Fan Mail" button above. If you'd like me to send you a written reply as well as answering in an upcoming episode send in your question on my website www.disruptingobesity.com

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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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This week is all about the single most important tool in my weight loss methodology: The 3A Way. 

Awareness, Acknowledgement, Accountability.

You hear me talk about them all the time so let's dig into what they mean and how you can use them to help you get your weight off and, more importantly, change your relationship with food. 

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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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Feeling stuck with calorie tracking? Bored of the journey? Wondering if it’s normal to feel awful at the beginning of weight loss? In this Weight Loss Q&A episode, I’m tackling four listener questions about consistency, burnout, mindset, and the emotional side of losing weight. We’re talking practical strategies, relationship-with-food work, and why making things easier for yourself is not cheating.

What I cover in this episode:

• Tips for getting more consistent with calorie tracking when life feels chaotic
 • Why planning ahead and pre-portioning food can make a huge difference
 • How to handle busy days without falling into self-sabotage
 • The mindset shifts that make calorie tracking easier long-term
 • Why you do not have to track forever
 • The return of Gladys and the “brownie debate”
 • Why convenience foods are not the enemy during weight loss
 • A conversation about “clean eating” and food guilt
 • How to stop adding unnecessary pressure to an already hard journey
 • What to do when weight loss starts feeling boring or repetitive
 • Ways to refresh your journey without getting sidetracked
 • Looking beyond calories at fibre, hydration, nutrition, and movement
 • Why I am not anti-exercise and what I actually mean when I talk about movement
 • Is it normal to feel horrible at the beginning of weight loss?
 • My honest experience with the emotional side of starting over
 • Why the beginning can feel overwhelming and why that feeling will not last
 • The role of confidence, persistence, and proving people wrong

Weight loss can get repetitive, frustrating, and emotionally exhausting. But boredom, discomfort, and even feeling awful at the beginning do not mean you are failing. Sometimes the best thing you can do is make things easier, quieter, and more manageable so you can keep showing up for yourself.

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 if one small piece of information completely changed the way you thought about hunger, fullness, and why losing weight has felt so difficult?

In this episode, I’m talking about something I call The 20 Minute Rule. It is the only true “rule” in my entire methodology, and understanding it changed the trajectory of my own 200+ pound weight loss journey.

The idea is simple: your stomach needs time to tell your brain that it’s full. Which means if you’re eating quickly, distracted, or have spent years ignoring fullness cues, there’s a good chance you’re eating past the point of fullness without even realizing it.

We’re unpacking the science behind satiety, how childhood experiences can shape your eating habits, and why understanding this concept can help release some of the guilt and shame many of us carry around food.

In this episode, we talk about:
• What the 20 Minute Rule is and why it matters
• Why fullness cues can be hard to recognize
• How childhood eating habits may still be affecting you today
• Physical hunger, emotional hunger, and food noise
• Simple strategies to slow down eating
• Safety nets that can help you feel more in control around food
• Why understanding the science can help shift guilt and self-blame

If you’ve ever felt frustrated that you “never feel full” or wondered why slowing down matters, this episode is for you.

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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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In this Q&A, I answer four questions that come up during weight loss and maintenance. I talk about whether I still track my calories, how to get the last stubborn pounds off, what to do when food disappoints you, and how I stopped obsessing over the foods I thought I could not have. 

In this episode I cover:
• Whether I still track my calories and why
• What to look at when the last 30 pounds refuse to budge
• How to handle food disappointment without spiraling
• How eat whatever you want just less of it changed everything for me
• Tracking is a tool you can use when and IF you need it
• The final stretch requires patience, accuracy, and sometimes a small calorie tweak
• Food disappointment is normal and you always have a choice
• Removing deprivation makes the calorie deficit easier
• Beating yourself up never works
• You can change your relationship with food by changing the way you talk to yourself

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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In this episode, I talk about one of the most powerful tools you can use to lose weight and change your relationship with food: safety nets. These simple boundaries help you stay in a calorie deficit, stop the mindless eating that sneaks in throughout the day, and rebuild trust with yourself while you work on long term change.

I share examples from my own 201 pound loss and from inside Flamingo Forum, including things like eating with the fridge door open, grabbing bites during meal prep, overeating after weigh in day, and why I used to eat hot dogs straight from the package. More importantly, I walk you through how to spot your own patterns and create safety nets that actually support you.

If you feel like you keep sabotaging yourself or you cannot trust yourself around food, this episode will help you understand what is going on and what to do next.

In this episode I cover:
• What safety nets are and why they work
• How they help you stay in a deficit without feeling deprived
• Why trust and time matter more than willpower
• How to use the 7 Pillars to build your own safety nets
• My favorite starter safety nets you can try today

Starter safety nets to try:
• Eat whatever you want, just less of it
• My hands are empty when I chew
• I do not eat standing up
• I do not eat in the car
• I do not eat from the packaging

If you want coaching, support, or a community that understands exactly what you are working on, you can join me inside Flamingo Forum. More info at disruptingobesity.com.

Let me know what safety nets you try this week and what you notice.

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?
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• 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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