Ever wondered what life is like after bariatric surgery?

In today’s podcast, I interview my client Hailey, who is 1-year out from gastric bypass surgery.

Hailey is 31-years old and works in the tech sector. She lives in small town Ontario with her fiancé and is planning on getting married this summer. She describes herself as “always a chubby kid who struggled with weight and tried every diet possible”. Her decision to undergo gastric bypass was one of her best decisions ever and has significantly changed her life for the better.

Hailey shares how and why she arrived at the decision to undergo surgery, some surprising differences in her life now that she has lost so much weight, and her plan to maintain the weight loss longterm through support, support, support!

Please share if you have a friend or family member who may be considering bariatric surgery.

Perfectionism, or all-or-nothing, keeps you in inaction.

In today’s episode, I break down how perfectionism is getting in the way of weight loss success and how to move forward with 1% increments of growth to yield a longterm compounding return.

Small investments into your health, reap longterm great benefit. So what’s getting in the way?

We discuss 3 signs of perfectionism:

I share some practical and thoughtful steps to drop perfectionism, and move forward with incremental action to achieve the life and weight loss results you want.

Have a listen to the episode to start implementing in your life today. xo

If you’ve ever overeaten – this episode is for you!

I teach you 4 practical steps to recover from an overeating episode so you can kick yourself out of the beating yourself up afterward and the restriction that too often follows a binge.

By applying these 4 steps, you’ll learn to catch yourself and recover quickly to avoid the downward spiral. You’ll develop a relationship with yourself that’s peaceful and supportive, where you know you’ve got your own back.

If you want help to stop overeating, lose weight for the last time and not have to do another diet for the rest of your life – you need to get in touch with us today at www.highmetabolicclinic.com.

In today’s episode of the High on Life podcast, I interview Kelly Barrett, a client who has been working with our team for the past year. Kelly is a 56-year old manager and law clerk for a mid-sized law firm. She loves to golf, ski, hike and travel. She describes her history of growing up as an overweight child and learning to self-soothe with food in the midst of a turbulent home environment. She tried diet after diet, sometimes losing up to 75 lbs, only to regain it back again.

Kelly found our program after considering bariatric surgery and going through the entire consultation process – only to back out of surgery at the last minute when she realized that she what she really needed was to deal with the underlying emotional drivers that were causing her to overeat.

Over the past year, Kelly has successfully healed her relationship with herself, so that she is no longer beating herself up and riddled with guilt about “falling off the wagon”. She has found peace with her body and with food. Instead of turning to food for emotional comfort, she has discovered the power of journaling and compassionate self-reflection. Kelly has discovered new confidence in herself, healed her self-concept and lost over 52 lbs and counting.

We hope that this episode provides hope for women who might find themselves in the position where Kelly was a year ago – having been failed by diet after diet.

Peace with your body and with food is completely possible. If you are a woman in Ontario, Nova Scotia or Newfoundland who is ready to quit dieting and lose weight for good, come join us at www.highmetabolicclinic.com/bwp. We look forward to seeing you thrive!

Quotes from Kelly:

"I feel confident. I've taken the power back. Food no longer controls me."

"I've been tracking my food, I've been tracking my thoughts. If my mood isn't really great, I've been very present, in the moment... I'm not hung up on weighing myself either, I used to be neurotic about that."

In this episode of the High on Life Podcast, I give you a rundown of the Best Weight Program and what really happens on the inside. This episode is for anyone who is thinking of joining the Best Weight program. This episode will answer most of your questions and help you make an informed decision before joining our community of empowered women.

I breakdown the program into 6 components and how we deliver on our mission statement to empower you with the medicine and the mindset to stop stress and emotional eating, lose weight for the last time, and thrive in your life. You will see that this is the best place for you to be if you want to lose weight without punishment, and achieve peace with your body and with food.

I’ll take you behind the scene to talk about:
- Weekly coaching calls
- Professional dietary guidance
- Medical supervision and management
- Community and accountability
- Education through our Members Only Portal
- Fitness and movement

If you are done with dieting and you need helping losing weight for good, you need to join our Best Weight Program. Listen to this episode for an appreciation gift and link to join now!

In today’s episode I walk you through my evolution as an internist, turned obesity medicine physician, turned weight loss coach and how my growth has allowed me to deliver the highest level of care to our clients now.

I explain why I believe coaching is integral in helping women with compulsive overeating tendencies and achieve longterm weight loss, when combined with medical supervision and dietary support.

In 2022, I identify equally as a Weight Loss Coach and as an Obesity Physician. But it is most definitely my coaching skills that make me an excellent obesity physician. In this evolution, our Best Weight Program has come to the point where we confidently deliver on our promise to empower you with the Medicine and the Mindset to stop stress and emotional eating, lose weight for the last time, and thrive in your life.

If you’re not a client yet, but you know you need to be, you know it’s your turn to get off the diet train and the beating yourself up for not following the plan perfectly, and feelings of guilt and deprivation and all of that… if you want to work with me to put an end to all of the AND learn to love yourself, AND actually lose weight, AND join an empowering community of women – you need to go over to my website and book a call with us to get started www.highmetabolicclinic.com.

Talk to you soon!

On today’s episode I am joined by Dr. Alicia Shelly, who is a Board Certified Internal Medicine/Obesity Medicine physician based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the the host of a weekly podcast & Youtube channel entitled Back on Track: Overcoming Weight Regain.

Dr. Shelly has personally walked the walk. She had bariatric surgery in 2015 and had significant weight loss, only to regain over 40 lbs in a short time span. She talks about her experience and how she got herself back on track.

We discussed:

You can follow Dr. Shelly’s marathon and triathlon training on Instagram @drshellymd.

Have you ever wondered if bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) is for you?

 Or maybe you know someone who had bariatric surgery and you secretly think “that’s cheating”.

 There are so many misconceptions about bariatric surgery:

 I wanted to clear up those misconceptions and help you understand the role of bariatric surgery in the effective management of obesity in today’s podcast episode.

 We’ll cover:

 Remember – if you have more questions or want more information about bariatric surgery options, be sure to speak to your own healthcare provider.

Have you “fallen off the wagon”? Are you having trouble getting back on?

What if I told you there was no wagon. Just life – messy, imperfect, full of ups and downs life.

The idea that there is a wagon that you’re either on or off stems from perfectionistic, all-or-nothing thinking, and it isn’t serving you.

In today’s episode of the High on Life podcast, I share 4 steps that you can take when you’ve “fallen off” the imaginary wagon, to keep you moving forward in your weight loss and wellness journey.

We cover:

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If you’re in Ontario, Nova Scotia or Newfoundland, contact us now to set up your free consultation to achieve your best weight, best health and best life.