Disrupting Obesity

Send us Fan Mail Our conversation about Food Noise continues with 11 more questions: What can I do when food noise is really intense?  Are there foods that make food noise better or worse?  Does eating more protein actually help?  Will drinking more water reduce food noise?  How do I stop thinking about the biscuits in my cupboard all afternoon?  Is distraction really enough when the thoughts feel...

Send us Fan Mail Our four questions this week are: When you were getting started did you weigh and track everything by oz/gram or by cup tbsp etc? What are your tips for vacations, like eating at buffets at an all inclusive, or having a lot of hotel meals?  Can you be more specific about changing one's relationship to food? Did you have health problems from the obesity? Support the show Pleas...

Send us Fan Mail After I published Episode 193 - which was all about Food Noise - you had questions. Lots of them. More than 70 unique questions have come in so far, with more being added to the list every day. (And that's not counting the repeat questions...) They're too important to ignore so we're going to spend our Monday's this summer diving into them and talking about foo...

Send us Fan Mail This week we've got 3 new questions and I'm addressing an issue that just won't go away: Can you talk more about to deal with your loved ones sabotaging your efforts? It's so hurtful and so surprising. Can you suggest a shopping list of swaps? Or what you have in your kitchen as staples currently? One of the things I'm struggling with the most with calorie...

Send us Fan Mail After episode 191 came out you had questions. Lots of encouragement but also lots of questions and there were so many similar or repeat questions that I had to do this episode.  You wanted to know things like: Are you okay?  Is the workload sustainable for you long‑term?  Do you have a plan to get help or build a team eventually?  What's going to change with the podcast or th...

Send us Fan Mail 4 more brand new questions!! I love your pineapple cheesecake fluff but on your journey have you ever been concerned with sugar? What would you recommend is the easiest most sustainable thing to do as far as measuring everything and tracking in the beginning? And how do you determine "how much" to have, for example 3oz 4oz of protein at a meal? this is exactly how I over...

Send us Fan Mail It's time to talk about food noise. You're not broken and you don't need to be cured.  You need to learn how to turn down the volume.  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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 fro...

Send us Fan Mail 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 wa...

Send us Fan Mail 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 kee...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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.  Support the show Please consider heading to b...

Send us Fan Mail 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 yo...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 th...

Send us Fan Mail 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 i...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Weight Loss Q&A. In episode 182, I’m answering four new questions on TDEE confusion, food judgment, hair loss during weight loss, and fasting rules.  If you’ve ever second-guessed your calorie numbers, worried about things like “chemicals,” or wondered if you’re doing fasting “wrong,” this episode will help you cut through the noise and focus on what actually w...

Send us Fan Mail Weight loss takes time. You already know that. But knowing it and actually living it are two very different things. In this episode, I’m getting real about what “this takes time” actually looks like when you’re in it. The boredom, the frustration, the weeks where nothing happens, and the mental work required to keep going anyway. We’re talking about expectations, patience, and why...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another Q&A episode. In this one, I’m answering your questions about calorie deficits, emotional eating, tracking tricky foods, and a more personal question about inspiration. This episode gets into the nuance of doing this in a way that actually lasts, without burning out, spiralling, or trying to be perfect. In this episode, we cover:  Whether you need to hit...

Send us Fan Mail You lost the weight. What now? In this episode, I’m diving into maintenance mode. The part no one really prepares you for, but the part that actually matters the most long-term. Because here’s the reality. Most people regain the weight. Not because they’re lazy or broken, but because they never learned how to maintain it. So today, I’m breaking down what maintenance mode actually...

Send us Fan Mail In this Q&A episode, I’m answering your questions about weight loss expectations, getting back on track after a setback, alcohol and fat loss, and navigating vacation without losing progress. We talk about why big drops at the beginning aren’t the goal, how to stop a binge spiral without going all-or-nothing, and how to approach situations like travel in a way that actually su...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever said “I’m doing everything right and the scale isn’t moving” this episode is for you. This week, I’m building on our conversation about accuracy and diving deeper into one of my core tools: Spread, Sprinkle, Pour. This is one of the simplest and most effective ways to create a calorie deficit without blowing up your life, cutting out your favourite foods, or white-k...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another Weight Loss Q&A. This one digs into 5 more listener questions.  What's your calorie limit count? But how do you actually change your relationship with food? I hear it all the time and I don't understand HOW. With all the weight loss what did you do about excess skin? If you didn't exercise, did you need to have surgery to remove it? Is it...

Send us Fan Mail If you feel like you’re doing everything right and the scale still isn’t moving this episode is for you. This is one of the hardest conversations to have in weight loss, and it’s one that brings up a lot of feelings. Frustration, denial, anger, shame, all of it is completely normal. But it’s also one of the most important things to understand if you want to keep going. Because mos...