Disrupting Obesity

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Send us Fan Mail Continuing with the theme on lists of 9, I’m excited to bring you 9 of my favourite weight loss tips! Of course some of the answers in this lists and the lists to come can cross over into each other, but I hope this can provide you with a variety of areas to dive deeper into! From focusing on shifting your overall mindset and changing your relationship with food, to food substitut...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back your regular weekly scheduled podcast programming, as we enter into Autumn after our “Ask Whatever Summer!” Be sure to check out the last few episodes where I answer a ton of listener questions, in case you missed them! I know the last 4 months of the year can be the most difficult when it comes to losing weight, and I want to share as much encouragement and support a...

Send us Fan Mail Last episode we got into Part 1 of my special “Ask Whatever” Series featuring a super cut of all the Good For You Gladys Questions of the Week from my past episodes, along with 3 brand new GFYG questions- and because there were just so many, we are doing it again! So tune into this Happy Bottom Bonanza Part 2 for the last of our favourite Gladys questions and their “fun” comments!...

Send us Fan Mail This next episode in my “Ask Whatever” Series was a suggestion from you Flamingos! So we’ll be diving into a special 2 part episode series where I’ll be sharing a super cut of all the Good For You Gladys Questions of the Week from my past episodes, along with 3 brand new GFYG questions! So tune into this Happy Bottom Bonanza Part 1 for all the latest “fun” from your favourite Glad...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to our “Ask Whatever” Summer series where I answer real questions from listeners like you! If you send me a question, I do my best to get back to you as fast as I can, and then eventually expand on them in an episode! So keep them coming! Today I’ll be covering 6 questions- a few of them that really dive into some mindset pitfalls you are going to want to avoid and ho...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining me on another episode in my 'Ask Whatever’ series, where I answer real questions from listeners like you! These episodes are always fun for me to record, so don’t be afraid to send your own along through my instagram or website , even ones you think have been asked before! Today I’ll be doing a deeper dive into a handful of questions. I’ll share advice o...

Send us Fan Mail I don’t owe anyone my body and neither do you! With the weather getting hotter as we step into the full swing of summer here in Canada, the topic of people asking me if I’m hot in the clothes I’m wearing starts to get old and it happens every single year. So in this episode, I’ll be sharing why I usually like to stay covered up and my thoughts on the “wear the shorts” movement. Tu...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode in my 'Ask Whatever’ series, where I answer real listener questions that I’ve received! This week I’ll be diving into a few topics I’ve actually been avoiding for some time, so I’m excited to run through them! I would love to hear more questions from you on socials even if you think they’ve been asked before, as it signals that they are topics...

Send us Fan Mail Bringing you another jam packed episode in my 'Ask Whatever’ series, where I answer your very own questions! Nothing is off the table! Never hesitate to send me a question whether it be through instagram or my website, because I do in fact take down them all for future episodes just like this! Today we are covering everything from how you can get into intermittent fasting, ge...

Send us Fan Mail I’ve been trying to cover some of the more difficult topics on the podcast recently that are hard for me to talk about, but I know have a greater meaning behind them. This one is no different as I share my experience and the implications of being NPO, also known as “nothing by mouth”, for months on end when I was in the hospital and for someone who's been obese. I talk consta...

Send us Fan Mail Can a physiotherapist actually save your life? I’ve talked about my physio experiences before briefly on the podcast, but in this episode I wanted to continue to open up and share on things that are still uncomfortable and scary for me to talk about. In this case, I’ll be reflecting on an extremely difficult moment in my health journey, where I was facing a lot of holes in my memo...

Send us Fan Mail So glad to have you join me for another episode of my 'Ask Whatever’ series, where I answer your very own questions! I know we have had a few more than usual this month, but we have finally got through the main backlog of questions, and will be on a new topic next week! In the meantime, keep sending in those questions! I love to hear them! In this episode I’ll be sharing my h...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode in my most popular ‘Ask Whatever’ series, where I answer your own questions! I’m excited to continue to get through my backlog ranging from big questions to more simple ones- nothing is off the table! Join me as I dive into common topics that are often asked about, like what eating window to start with, to shifting negative mindsets surrounding food...

Send us Fan Mail One of the things I am most proud of throughout this whole journey and experience has been hearing messages from some of you that my story, coaching and wisdom has brought you an immense amount of hope, and I want to continue to do that. A part of that comes from sharing the hardest, scariest and most difficult moments of my health story and the consequences that can come from not...

Send us Fan Mail So happy to bring you another episode in my ‘Ask Whatever’ series, where I answer your very own questions! Answering nearly every question I receive whether it be on Instagram , Facebook or Youtube   is so important to me, so don’t ever hesitate to send them my way and don’t hold back! I’ll be sharing a few more of these episodes in the next few weeks so I can catch up! Join me in...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode in my monthly ‘Ask Whatever’ series, where I answer your very own questions! You can actually expect a few more than usual Ask Whatever episodes in the next coming weeks as I try to get through even more of your questions! Don’t hesitate to continue to send them my way! This week we will cover an array of topics from, calculating calories on very sp...

Send us Fan Mail Why do I love flamingos? I share my secret in this episode, and what flamingos, resiliency and weight loss all have in common. If you’ve been feeling discouraged in your weight loss journey recently, use this episode as the pep talk you need to get back on track and motivate yourself to keep going! I also share a little bit about my lowest point while being sick because I want to...

Send us Fan Mail This might be a hard topic for some to hear, but I say it knowing it would have been something I would have appreciated being told at different times in my weight loss and weight gain journey, even if I hated it at first! I want to continue to be honest and authentic on this podcast, and hope you will join me as I dive into the many layers that surround denial. We’ll talk about wh...

Send us Fan Mail I am excited to share with all of you something I don’t talk about on this podcast: I have a weight loss program! So in this episode I’ll be covering why I haven’t spoken about it until now, my heart behind the program, why I created it and everything you can expect from the program itself. The diet industry is toxic and unhelpful, and even though there are thousands of coaches an...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode in my monthly ‘Ask Whatever’ series, where I answer your very own questions! Keep them coming, because if you’re thinking it, someone else is probably thinking it too! I also can’t believe we have made it to episode 50 of this podcast! I am beyond grateful for every single one of you who takes the time to listen in pursuit of not only weight loss, b...

Send us Fan Mail Grief is such a personal and universal thing that so many of us deal with. Although it is never an easy thing to talk about, I felt it was important to share my experience with grief eating and my relationship with food during a particularly hard period of loss in my life. I’ll talk about how I got through it and what to be conscious and aware of if you are experiencing something...

Send us Fan Mail I swore to myself that I would never create a cookbook, because if you’re a regular to this podcast then you would know that I think telling people what to eat in order to lose weight can be counterproductive or  ineffective. However (surprise!) I do have a cookbook coming and in this episode I want to share with you the journey of how I did eventually warm up to the idea, why I c...

Send us Fan Mail What would I do if I woke up tomorrow 338 lbs again? In this episode I'll be sharing exactly how I would start and will be bringing you my perspective after doing this twice before! I feel pretty confident in the ways I got to where I am today and I’m excited to talk about my tips, strategies and mindset that I still use to this day! So have a listen as I get into these topic...

Send us Fan Mail It’s time for my favourite part of the month! Join me for another segment of my ‘Ask Whatever’ series, where I answer your very own questions! Don’t be afraid to send me any question on socials, even the ones you think someone has already asked! Today we’ll be getting into an array of topics, from how to deal with eating when you’re bored, to next steps for when you’re stuck in a...