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

Holiday treats everywhere? Feeling out of control?   In part three of the Thriving as a Physician Podcast holiday series, Dr. Siobhan Key dives into how to navigate holiday treats without guilt or frustration.   You'll learn: How to enjoy your favorite treats while feeling in control. Why treating holiday food as scarce or forbidden leads to overeating—and how to stop. How stress (not the food its...

Have you ever felt trapped by holiday food pushers? In this episode of the Thriving as a Physician Podcast I'm sharing practical strategies to handle those well-meaning relatives or colleagues with confidence. You'll learn how to enjoy holiday treats while staying true to your goals—without guilt or stress.     This is Part 2 of my *Holiday Survival Guide* series, designed specifically for women p...

Welcome to the Holiday Survival Guide for Physicians! This 4-part podcast series is designed to help you navigate the holiday season with confidence, calm, and control.  If you've ever felt overwhelmed by breakroom cookies, family food pushers, or the all-or-nothing mindset, you're in the right place. In this first episode, Recognizing Your Triggers, we'll dive into why the holidays feel so challe...

Feel like weight loss is a battle you keep losing as a doctor?  In this episode of Thriving as a Physician, I'm sharing the four essential steps to achieving lasting weight loss, without the pressure of a "perfect" diet or the need to push yourself harder.  This is about finding a path that actually works for you and fits the reality of life as a busy physician.  We'll cover the basics—consistency...

Let's talk about those chaotic weeks—the ones that turn our eating plans upside down and leave us feeling like we're always starting over.  As physicians, we know that these weeks come and go, and they're just part of our reality.  But to reach your goals and stay there, you'll need to learn how to stay on track during these super busy weeks. Which is what I'll teach you to do in this episode. Lis...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sandra Cortina, an internal medicine and obesity medicine physician, to unpack common myths and misconceptions about GLP-1 medications.    Whether you're a physician considering GLP-1s for yourself or helping patients navigate their options, this episode will give you a clear, empowered understanding of how to make these medications work as an effective tool in...

In this special episode, I'm sharing a recording of a live session where we tackled a big question: Why is weight loss so hard, and how can we make it easier? If you're a physician who's tired of feeling guilty about every snack, of feeling out of control with food after a long day, or waking up worried about your eating, this episode is for you. I share practical ways to understand where these st...

Can you believe it? Thriving As A Physician has hit 300 episodes! In this special milestone, Dr. Siobhan Key reflects on the hard-won lessons she's learned over the years of coaching, personal struggles, and conversations with fellow physicians. She shares five essential pieces of advice to help you shift your approach to eating, weight, and self-care: Be kinder to yourself about your eating. Stop...

Weight loss plateaus are frustrating as a physician. Especially when you feel like you're doing everything "right." In this episode, I share the four common pitfalls that keep physicians stuck: Assuming everything needs to change Trying to give up the foods you love Getting impatient and giving up Relying solely on the scale to measure progress Listen to the episode to learn practical steps for ov...

Tired of feeling like you're constantly battling the scale? In this episode, we flip the script on traditional weight loss by focusing on something more important than a number: how you want to feel.   I share my own experience of ditching daily weigh-ins and how it led to more freedom, control, and success. Instead of obsessing over the scale, you'll learn how to make decisions that actually supp...

As physicians, we're conditioned to believe that the stress, exhaustion, and endless demands are just part of the job. And when it comes to weight loss, we often assume it has to be a constant struggle—battling cravings, stress eating, and long days.  But what if you could question those beliefs and create a life that feels lighter, more manageable, and less overwhelming? In this episode, I explor...

As physicians, we're used to setting high standards in every area of life, but when it comes to our bodies, we're often our harshest critics. In this episode, I dive into why we judge ourselves so harshly, where those negative thoughts come from, and how to shift your mindset. I share my own experience of feeling bloated after a special dinner and how one critical thought sparked anger about how s...

One bite of a treat always lead to eating the whole bag (and then keeping going?)   There's nothing wrong with you.  You can learn how to enjoy a little of the most tempting foods and move on.   And it doesn't have to involve heroic levels of willpower.   In this episode, I'll teach you why the "one bite slide" happens and how to build the skill of enjoying one cookie (or slice of cake) and moving...

Exercise & weight loss…. so many myths and misconceptions have been handed down to us from the diet industry. Let's clear them up and reclaim physical movement as something enjoyable that makes your life better. No more doing exercise you don't like hoping it will make up for the extra snacks you had last night. Listen to this episode to learn how to make being physically active enjoyable and how...

It's time to stop depending on restriction to lose weight. Restriction only works in the short term.  In the long term it actually makes you eat more and keeps you on the one again/off again train. Hard to believe? Then you need to have a listen to my interview with Dr. Megan Melo on this week's Thriving As A Physician Podcast episode. We are both Obesity Medicine Physicians and coaches so collect...

Ever find yourself trying to eat diet food while wishing you could just eat like a "normal person"?  We've been taught to accept bland food as a given for managing weight, but it's not fair or effective.  But that crappy diet food is part of the reason why it feels so hard to lose weight and keep it off.   It's time for a change. Eating food you love and losing weight isn't just possible – it's es...

What you focus on when you are trying to stop binge eating matters. Most weight loss tools will make the binging worse (even though you are working really hard) Learn better places to focus to get started stabilizing your binge eating on this episode. *** Are you ready to go from "trying not to eat" to not being bothered by food after clinic? Even after your most exhausting days of caring for pati...

Restriction sucks and it doesn't help you build sustainable change in your eating or weight. Especially when you factor in your busy physician schedule.  You don't have time to be restricted all the time. What works better? Abundance. Learning to create abundance in your weight loss will naturally make it easier to follow through and keep going through the (predictable) challenges. Wanna learn how...

Wanna know the right way to lose weight?   Sorry, but there is no "one right way" and as long as we are trying to find the "right way", it keeps you stuck in the cycle of feeling like a failure.   Instead, let's talk about finding the right way for YOU.   In this episode, I'll show how this small shift will make a huge difference to your weight and eating journey.  It's a game changer. **** Are yo...

If you are struggling, you need to listen to this episode.  I recorded this pep talk so you don't have to struggle alone. There are reasons why we struggle in our weight journeys as physicians .  When you understand them, you can get out of the struggle faster. Save this episode for the next time you feel like you are struggling too. **** Are you ready to go from "trying not to eat" to not being b...

Giving yourself permission to slow down and take care of yourself and your own well-being is a skill that I work on with Physicians inside the Thriving As A Physician program. This week on the podcast I share the importance of self-compassion and celebrating successes, as I share that I will be taking a break from recording consistent podcast episodes for personal reasons.  Tune in to hear how I a...

Tough times are a part of life.  And they also are one of the biggest reasons physicians gain or regain weight. This all hit close to home this week for me with some tough family news. Which is why I recorded this episode.  I'm sharing how to manage the tough times in life without feeling completely derailed (and while still being nice to yourself) Have a listen and mark it so you can come back to...

As a physician, you probably think you shouldn't struggle with eating or weight. I felt that way too (and spent a long time beating myself up about it) The reality is that there are very good reasons why food has such a strong pull for many of us as doctors. In this episode, I am sharing the top 5 reasons and how to start addressing them. If you want to change your relationship with food, start wi...

You know when you end up eating treats and don't realize it until after the food is gone? It can be lightning quick between seeing the food and reaching for it. So then how do you feel in control when there isn't even time to think? I cover that question and more in this episode.  Learn why mindless eating happens and what to do about it. **** Are you ready to go from "trying not to eat" to not be...

The third and final session of the Binge Freedom Bootcamp is here.  I packed these live sessions with support and tools you need to start feeling in control of your eating. Listen to this full podcast episode because you deserve to have this information now so you can start feeling better this week.   Having binge eating is not your fault.  It makes sense that you struggle with it.   But binge eat...