Weight Loss Winformation

Yep! You heard it right! Weight Loss Winformation and our online bariatric community, BariAftercare now have a resident dietician, which makes ours a truly comprehensive support neighborhood! And just in time, too! The holidays may have derailed many of us … a little or perhaps… more than a little. Morgan will talk about bariatric basics, whether you’re a surgical weight loss person, are using a GLP-1 or working to lose weight anot...

The Gift! A beautiful Christmas song… Alas… the song is not the topic of this episode, but the gift and the gratitude for the gift IS the topic of this episode. AND YOU are the gift! The GIFT is you! And in this episode I’m going to share some phenomenal information I heard from the mouths of pastors Andy Stanley and Steven Cuss about becoming an even better you by refraining from CATCHING the reactivity that may be floating around...

Visual persuasion… a very fancy term to describe a phenomena that trips us all up on practically a daily basis! Visual persuasion is especially dangerous when it comes to maintaining weight loss. In this episode, Dr. Angela Nastasee Carder, a professor of speech and communication, will explain the phenomenon of visual persuasion and help us understand how we can use our coping skills to ward off this …. I dunno… diabolical marketin...

Dr. Garth Davis is a well-known and very well-respected bariatric surgeon, currently working in the great state of Texas. Gig ‘em, Aggies! Yes… I went to Texas A&M for my PhD education! Dr. Davis has authored two books for patients – the links are in the show notes. In this episode, we explore a number of topics and Dr. Davis shares the reasons a plant based diet is a great idea for anyone!

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Meet Adella! One of the most honest women on the planet – like it or not!  She is my kinda woman! Adella had gastric bypass surgery over 20 years and, like many post-ops, she has goe through several stages of… growth… or, stated differently – learning the hard way! Adella shares some of the less than healthy times she has gone through – focusing on the insights she gained and how she has applied what she has learned to creating a ...

I’ve worked with many bariatric surgeons over the years. Some are incredible in their thinking about the disease of obesity from a whole-person perspective… others seem only interested in the surgical procedure itself. When I was recently introduced to Dr. Jorge, I knew immediately that he is a rare breed of physician in the most incredible ways. Dr. Jorge works with patients who are interested in losing weight with tools such as s...

This episode could also be called how relationships between significant others change following weight loss. This topic is linked to Episode 244 called Alone and Depressed. A podcast listener had emailed me and in the original “Alone and Depressed” episode, I used her direct quotations focusing on the many ways she felt alone and depressed. In her initital email to me, she asked about changes in people’s primary, intimate relations...

To my knowledge, few therapists have worked in the bariatric community for as long as I have. Anisa Grantham IS one of those therapists! Anisa and I have a very similar background, both starting our careers as Addictions therapists. We have both brought so much of our philosophy from the 12-Step recovery world into our work in the bariatric community. In this episode, Anisa and I talk about the critical need to provide weight loss ...

I hate math and numbers and all things even remotely related to such things! But boy, do I have an equation for you that could maybe cast shame on Albert Einstein’s c=mc2. Well… I honestly know nothing about that so I’m probably exaggerating. STILL… my equation, which, by the way, has no numbers in it, can help you achieve any goal you set out to accomplish in life, including the goal to lose weight and maintain that weight loss. Y...

There is SO MUCH to know about nutrition! Where in the world do you start? In this episode, super smart Registered Dietician Katie Chapmon tells us about the basics of what goes into a nutritional evaluation. We ALL need to know about nutrition and Katie provides us with the information everyone needs to ask themselves and she makes it super simple for us! This episode is for everyone! Listen, learn and share!

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Many of us think we escaped life without having experienced trauma. I say, “Guess again!” because as it turns out, many – if not most people – do experience the internal pain that is trauma, related to either big T or little t traumatic events. Trauma impacts how we react to stress in life… and our reactions to stress are often what lead us directly to the things that steer us away from maintaining weight loss or refraining from al...

We see and hear from so many fewer males in the bariatric sommunity than we do females. Today’s guest, an incredible male post-op, teaches us all a great lesson: If what you need to help ensure your success in maintaining your weight loss isn’t available, create it! Aaron Goodman, who had bariatric surgery shortly before the COVID pandemic, took some courageous steps to get what he needed and in doing so, provided an amazing resour...

As you go about your life after having a surgical bariatric procedure, or while taking a GLP-1 for weight loss, you are going to encounter situations in which you are faced with stress… as in every day… you are dealing with stressful situations. You are going to be in situations requiring you to deal with conflict (do you know how to do so?). You’ll find yourself needing to set boundaries with people (are you able to do this?). You...

Is a higher power part of your healing journey? Obesity is a disease and like recovery from many diseases, a lot of patients incorporate a spiritual component into their recovery process. In today’s episode, post-op and therapist/coach Tabitha Johnson and I talk about how having a higher power can be beneficial for some people. The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weigh...

I’ve talked about this before but today I have BariAftercare’s very own Shea Quinn joining me to discuss a common topic … a topic that is often misrepresented in the bariatric community… related to body image! Word on the street is that a lot of people who lose a significant amout of weight refer to themselves as have Body Dysmorphia. That is likely not the case as you’ll learn as you listen to the critical information people need ...

We all care about our face and how our skin looks and feels! Double board certified dermatologist, Dr. Mina, who hosts the SkinReal Podcast joins us today to talk about caring for our skin, focusing on how our skin changes through the weight loss process and as we age! The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight...

My friend Bill Streetman, who I have known for many years, wrote a book about his bariatric journey. The book is called Simple... not Easy!: Escaping the Prison of Obesity. Bill has been super active in the bariatric community, inspiring hundreds of people who have also been dealing with obesity. During our conversation, Bill and I talk about how weight loss is about so much more than pounds lost, but is a path to living life fully...

“Welcome to Weight Loss Winformation -  I’m your host, Dr. Connie Stapleton. This is episode 244.  Today’s episode is at the direct request from a listener who emailed me because she is feeling, and I quote, “alone and depressed” following her 120-pound weight loss. She shared a lot of information that I KNOW many of you are also experiencing in your post weight-loss process. Get ready to connect with this listener! The Weight Loss...

“Welcome to Weight Loss Winformation -  I’m your host, Dr. Connie Stapleton. This is episode 243.  Today’s discussion with plastic surgeon Dr. Daniel Kaufman isn’t directly related to GLP-1 medications. Yet significant weight loss by any means sometimes leads to body reconstruction. To that end, this episode wraps up our series on GLP-1 agonists! Much to many a person’s chagrin, when they lose a significant amount of weight in a sh...