Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

Feeling hungry and unsatisfied by food can be a big hurdle in your weight loss journey. n this podcast episode, I'm giving you all the reasons why hunger might be showing up in your life. Understanding the type of hunger you have and what is driving it will put you in the best seat to manage your weight.

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Mindfulness is a powerful tool in stress management. Learn how to apply mindfulness techniques to help cope with COVID related stress. This week's guests are Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang, Dr. Sara Dill and Dr. Jessie Mahoney who are all physicians and mindfulness based stress reduction teachers.

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Failure can really hold us back in our weight loss journey. But it isn't the failing itself that holds us back. It is our thoughts about failure and what we make it mean.

Listen to this week's episode to learn to turn your fails into your best success tool.

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Catastrophizing is thinking the worse case scenario. Assuming the worst possible outcome will happen. The problem with predicting future outcomes is that it can be exhausting and it can generate a lot of anxiety and other stress. If you are always thinking about the worst case scenario, then this episode is for you.

Dr. Melissa Kwak and Dr. Devon Gimble are joining me to give you tips on managing worst case thinking during the COVID pandemic.

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Self sabotaging or self defeating behaviours can play a big role in weight struggles. Learning about this topic and recognizing where it is showing up in your life is key. When it is unrecognized or thought of as being out of your control, it will keep interfering with your long term weight loss success.

Listen to the podcast episode below to hear about how to recognize it and what to do about self sabotage. It's a good one!

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COVID-19 has created change for everyone. Our daily routines and schedules have been turned upside down. This can generate stress and overwhelm. This bonus episode will help you find strategies to adjust to the changes in routine and keep your self care intact.

My guest is Dr. Silky Bagga who is an obesity medicine physician and life coach. She can be reached at [email protected].

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Have you ever spent time wondering how our food environment may impact our children. How did the food you eat as a child impact your food cravings and weight issues later on? I think this is a very interesting topic and one that needs more research.

Joining me this week is Dr. Joan Ifland who is a food addiction expert and author of the Processed Food Addiction textbook. I'm welcoming her back to the podcast to discuss her experience with food addiction in children.

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If you are struggling with fear around COVID, then this podcast episode is for you. This is a bonus episode where I interviewed fellow physician coaches, Dr. Sunny Smith and Dr. Krystal Sodaitis. We discuss approaches you can take to manage your fear, anxiety and other negative emotions during this pandemic.

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Managing your thoughts in an active manner is the most powerful thing you can do for yourself.

Do you have days where it feels like nothing is working and your weight loss efforts are doomed to fail? Don't despair- in this episode we are talking about one of the most important tools to help you re-focus and get back on track. And it is an easy one!

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