Real Weight Loss

Motivation: Motivation is a key factor in any weight loss journey. Reality: Face the reality of how well you're following your weight loss program. Recipe: Brown rice pilaf.

Plateaus -- what they are, why they happen, and what we can do about them.

Something a little harder to discuss than normal – discrimination against overweight and obese people, and how this affects our lives. Recipe: Homemade french fries.

This is one of the big secrets of weight loss: making a change to your lifestyle instead of going on a diet. Recipe: blueberry-banana smoothie!

Hungry? You don't have to be, and you shouldn't be! In this episode, we discover the best ways to eat healthily and stay full while losing weight.

The last step of weight loss: Sticking To Your Plan. Discussion about common issues that cause people problems with their weight loss – the fact that the scale lies, setbacks, slow weight loss, and quitting altogether. Hopefully this episode will help a little with some thoughts about how to deal with these things and move past them.

How to transition from a sedentary lifestyle to a lifestyle that includes exercise and activity. Topics covered: walking, workout DVDs, easing into the gym, and how to lose weight by playing video games!

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Weight loss is a big project. If you want it to work, you have to make it a priority in life. In this episode, we discuss some common situations that arise in our lives in which we can choose to make weight loss the priority. Also, listener questions from the first two episodes.

Following a weight loss plan is important so that you have some help and direction. But which plan to choose? In this episode, I go over what to look for and what to avoid. Included: a hint about which plan actually works.

In Episode 1, I give a short introduction to this podcast, and then I get into the first step of weight loss, which is Making the Decision.

This is the first podcast I've ever put together, and I'd really appreciate any feedback that you'd like to share. You are also very welcome to post any questions you have about what I talk about in this episode, and I'll either respond via the comments or I will answer your question in the next episode.

Thanks for listening!