The Obesity Doctor Podcast

In today's episode of the High on Life podcast, I'm speaking with our client Dearbhla who recently completed our Recover Strong treatment program for Binge Eating Disorder. Like so many women, Dearbhla didn't even know she had an eating disorder before coming to us. She just wanted to lose weight. She knew she struggled with bingeing every evening, but she thought it was just her fault. That she h...

“I know what to eat.. why can’t I stick to it!”   Most people understand what healthy food is. Many of our clients extensive knowledge on what to eat (they’ve done alllll the diets!), the problem is that they’re just not sticking with their plan. In today’s episode, Tedi shares the top 3 mistakes people make that can derail you from losing weight for good. These patterns are very engraved by...

Large social events make me super anxious. Can you relate? I get a knot in my chest, my heart pounds... in the past, I used to avoid social events. But this also meant missing out on opportunities for connection and networking. So I've been actively working on processing my social anxiety and today I'm sharing that process with you. If you've held yourself back because of insecurity, or struggled...

How to handle eating out... so that you don't feel deprived. In today's episode, Tedi and I talk about some strategies for eating out and socializing with friends/family. We discuss managing your mind to avoid deprivation, indulging when it's worth it, and how to handle food pushers. Guess what? Being healthy doesn’t mean you have to eat dry chicken breast and steamed broccoli all the time. Health...

I’m going through a process of major life transition right now as I reconsider everything in my life and re-decide on purpose what I want my life to look like. It’s uncomfortable. It’s terrifying. And it’s crazy exciting. In this episode, I share my process for thriving in a major life transition and how to move from Lots of transition in the past 5 years Left hospital Started HMC Pivoted to virtu...

The question that everyone is wondering: what diet is best for weight loss? We discuss the fact that the best eating plan for you is the one that is going to be sustainable for the rest of your life. That’s going to require learning some behavioural tools, like flexible restraint, planning in advance, knowing your high risk time, urge surfing…. But if you’re still trying to figure out whether it’s...

So many people approach weight loss from a place of self-shaming and berating. Stop it! It doesn’t work. In today’s episode I teach you how to move away from shame and punishment, toward self-love and wellness. There’s a bible verse that says it’s God’s kindness that leads to repentance. It’s the same with habit change – it’s love that motivates change, not hate. Love compels, and sounds like: com...

Urges and cravings are one of the most bothersome parts of weight loss. An urge is a strong desire or impulse. In today’s episode I’m going to teach you how to allow an urge, how to feel it all the way through, without needing to give in to it by eating. If you’ve ever felt powerless in the face of urges or cravings, then this episode is for you. If not giving in to an urge feels tense and anxiety...

Weight bias in Medicine. It’s far more common than it should be. I believe that as a medical community we need to be better and do better for our patients when it comes to conversations around weight, wellness and the medical condition called obesity.   In this panel discussion, I am joined by 3 lovely clients of mine who share their experiences of bias from their doctors. We talk about the i...

We disempower ourselves by indulging in thoughts that rob of us control in our lives and relinquish our power to our circumstances. It all start at the level of our internal narrative. In today’s episode of the High on Life podcast, I share four disempowering little phrases that you’re likely so accustomed to hearing, you don’t even recognize their impact. I don’t know (What if you DID know?) I’m...

Ever wondered what life is like after bariatric surgery? In today’s podcast, I interview my client Hailey, who is 1-year out from gastric bypass surgery. Hailey is 31-years old and works in the tech sector. She lives in small town Ontario with her fiancé and is planning on getting married this summer. She describes herself as “ always a chubby kid who struggled with weight and tried every diet pos...

Perfectionism, or all-or-nothing, keeps you in inaction. In today’s episode, I break down how perfectionism is getting in the way of weight loss success and how to move forward with 1% increments of growth to yield a longterm compounding return. Small investments into your health, reap longterm great benefit. So what’s getting in the way? We discuss 3 signs of perfectionism: “I should” statements...

If you’ve ever overeaten – this episode is for you! I teach you 4 practical steps to recover from an overeating episode so you can kick yourself out of the beating yourself up afterward and the restriction that too often follows a binge. Notice the story Resist the urge to restrict Focus on self-care Re-write your story moving forward By applying these 4 steps, you’ll learn to catch yourself and r...

In today’s episode of the High on Life podcast, I interview Kelly Barrett, a client who has been working with our team for the past year. Kelly is a 56-year old manager and law clerk for a mid-sized law firm. She loves to golf, ski, hike and travel. She describes her history of growing up as an overweight child and learning to self-soothe with food in the midst of a turbulent home environment. She...

In this episode of the High on Life Podcast, I give you a rundown of the Best Weight Program and what really happens on the inside. This episode is for anyone who is thinking of joining the Best Weight program. This episode will answer most of your questions and help you make an informed decision before joining our community of empowered women. I breakdown the program into 6 components and how we...

In today’s episode I walk you through my evolution as an internist, turned obesity medicine physician, turned weight loss coach and how my growth has allowed me to deliver the highest level of care to our clients now. I explain why I believe coaching is integral in helping women with compulsive overeating tendencies and achieve longterm weight loss, when combined with medical supervision and dieta...

On today’s episode I am joined by Dr. Alicia Shelly, who is a Board Certified Internal Medicine/Obesity Medicine physician based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the the host of a weekly podcast & Youtube channel entitled Back on Track: Overcoming Weight Regain. Dr. Shelly has personally walked the walk. She had bariatric surgery in 2015 and had significant weight loss, only to regain over 40 lbs i...

Have you ever wondered if bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) is for you?  Or maybe you know someone who had bariatric surgery and you secretly think “that’s cheating”.  There are so many misconceptions about bariatric surgery: It’s cheating You only do that if you’ve “failed” It’s really dangerous It just gives you a smaller stomach  I wanted to clear up those misconceptions an...

Have you “fallen off the wagon”? Are you having trouble getting back on? What if I told you there was no wagon. Just life – messy, imperfect, full of ups and downs life. The idea that there is a wagon that you’re either on or off stems from perfectionistic, all-or-nothing thinking, and it isn’t serving you. In today’s episode of the High on Life podcast, I share 4 steps that you can take when you’...

Today’s episode of the podcast is Part 2 of my two-part series called Creating Your Breakthrough Year in 2022.  Together, we create your new identity and action steps to have your best year yet! I again want to invite you to grab a pen and paper and write down your own goals, beliefs and reflections. You can download the Workbook here. “Goals that are not written down are just wishes.” Settin...

Today’s episode is part 1 of a 2-part series about Creating Your Breakthrough Year in 2022. You get to create – that means you get to intentionally craft and design what you want your life to look like. Do you believe that? Some of you who have already disqualified yourselves. Perhaps you’re thinking: “I’m too old”, “I don’t have enough money”, “I’m too busy”, “I can’t because…” Whatever your reas...

In this week’s episode of the podcast, we hear from Jennifer N. An inspirational client who has been with the High Metabolic Clinic for over 2 years, has lost over 100 lbs and maintained it, and overcome binge eating.   We talk about: Her initial reluctance to accept that her weight issues were not about the food or finding the right diet It was about getting to the root of why she was overea...

We all know we should sleep more… But somehow it just doesn’t seem all thaaaaat important at 10pm when you have emails to catch up on, Instagram Reels to peruse, or Netflix to binge.  What’s the deal? Why is sleep important and how can we get better at it?  In this week’s episode of the High on Life podcast, I interview Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown, assistant professor of pediatrics, board-ce...

Listen in to my interview with Dr. Ali Zentner, Obesity Medicine Physician and Medical Director of the Revolution Medical Clinic in Vancouver. In this episode, we talk about: The history of obesity medicine in Canada The origins of weight bias and fat shaming The need to come up with new language around obesity, “adiposity”, “weight loss” What we can do to recognize our own bias Dr. Zentner is one...