Angela Zechmann, MD

Keep The Weight Off

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What’s the best way to lose weight? How do I get rid of belly fat? How do I stick to my plan? What if I’m an emotional eater? Is it possible to lose weight during menopause? And the biggest question of all… Once I’ve lost the weight, how do I keep the weight off? Welcome to the Keep the Weight Off Podcast, where we answer ALL of these questions, and so much more! Week after week, host Dr. Angela Zechmann, a medical doctor and specialist in Obesity Medicine, brings you the science, the psychology and the wisdom you need to achieve one of the most challenging goals out there -- LASTING weight lo...

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Angela Zechmann, MD

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How the Food Industry Quietly Manipulates Children (and Their Parents!) 10.03.2021 24:58

Episode 6: Today's episode discusses how the food industry targets children, and the tools they use to hook them into using their products. This is the second in a series about how the food industry has many tools at their disposal to get you to purchase and consume their products. In this episode, we explore their methods to hook children on their products at a very early age through testing, ing...

How the Food Industry Hooks Us - Part 1: Craving 03.03.2021 17:26

Today is the first in a series about how the food industry has many tools at their disposal to get you to purchase and consume their products. These weapons have been developed to gain an advantage for them to get you to spend your hard earned dollars on their products. In this episode, we explore their use of "Craving". Future episodes will discuss the other general categories of Convenience and...

Marchelle's Story 12.02.2021 32:33

Today, I welcome my awesome medical assistant Marchelle who will be joining in on occasion to share her experience in the world of weight loss. We talk about her experience - her struggles with food, with dieting, and what just did not work for her, as well as the transformation once she understood the correct science. How a clear understanding of these principles helped her lose weight, and how i...

The (not so sweet) Truth About Sugar 11.02.2021 19:51

In this episode, I talk about the highly addictive nature of sugar. Like many of us, I'm a sugar junkie too! In order to break the addiction, it's helpful to know the neuroscience behind this addiction. The cravings and the withdrawal process that happens. 0:55 My Story 4:21 Neuroscience: Sugar is an addictive drug! 5:07 Flour is addictive too! 9:24 Here are some of the telltale signs of addiction...

The Trouble With Diets 11.02.2021 16:14

Our bodies were designed for survival. When you "end" a diet (famine), food becomes plentiful again. When the diet is finished, the body will react by storing every possible bit of calorie as fat to protect it from the next 'famine', and the cycle begins again. We need to break the traditional view of dieting and update our understanding of how our bodies work. 1:05 What is a "diet"? 2:34 Damage t...

Why Lasting Weight Loss is Such a Struggle 10.02.2021 28:26

On this premier episode of my podcast I'm going to bust through a whole bunch of dieting myths and get you set on the right foot, so you can lose the weight and more importantly, keep it off! I'll share my struggle with foods that I loved, as well as some key issues others have shared. We'll discuss how the typical ""diets"" don't work - and may be making things worse, and how obesity needs to be...