Hello everyone, and welcome to one more episode of Own Your Health! 

Today I will be talking with Dr. Miguel Damas who will be sharing his journey on becoming "ex-obese".

Dr. Damas stresses on the importance of having a realistic but ambitious goal to keep motivation high, weighing yourself every day on a digital scale, intermittent fasting, and much more. 

If you'd like to skip to certain bits of this episode, please take a look at the time stamps below:

- Journey of Dr Miguel Damas toward becoming ex-obese (02:29)

- What plan Dr Miguel Damas designed for himself and what rules he established to ensure that he successfully followed the plan (12:12)

 - How the strategies to lose weight differ for people who are obese and people who are overweight (24:23)    

 - What is the most frequent type of cell in fat tissue? And what that means… (28:44)

 - It’s not about eating less, it’s about eating right (34:34)

 - The type of diet that worked for Dr. Miguel Damas (37:53)

 - Briefly discussing what insulin is and how its management is important for weight loss (40:10)

 - Losing weight is a lot about motivation. To feel motivated you must set a measurable and reasonable objective. Learn how (46:46)

 - What is insulin resistance and how it is associated to weight gain (52:20)

 - Fructose also increases insulin resistance, and is associated to non-fatty liver disease (58:00) 

 - In the “Becoming Ex-obese” program, Dr Miguel Damas introduces intermittent fasting to his patients (01:00:10)

 - Fat loss is not just about diet, but also other things such as sleep, among others (01:10:00)

 - More about Dr. Miguel Damas’ “Becoming Ex-Obese” program (01:15:00)


If you would like to join the "Becoming Ex-Obese" program designed by Dr. Miguel Damas, you can reach out to his team at www.cristinasales.pt or directly to him on Instagram (@miguel.damas).