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Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity114. Longevity by Design: How Your Shoes, Your Home, and the Stairs You Take Affect Your Health and Weight (Part 2)In Part 2 of this two-part series, Dr. Lisa shifts gears from short-term food choices to the daily habits and decisions that shape your long-term health, weight, and mobility. This episode explores how seemingly simple choices, like buying slip-on shoes or living in a one-story ranch, can quietly influence your strength, stability, and even your lifespan.From an eye-opening conversation about Sketchers to compelling data on stair climbing and cardiovascular health, you’ll learn how to spot and reverse the sneaky habits that can accelerate aging and make it harder to stay active and independent.In th...2025-07-2511 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity110. PCOS, Insulin Resistance, and Grandma Dot: Understanding Hormones, Weight & Metabolic HealthIn this episode, Dr. Lisa takes a deep dive into PCOS, insulin resistance, and their link to weight gain and metabolic health, using a story about her quirky Grandma Dot to explain how insulin works. Learn how hormones like insulin, leptin, cortisol, ghrelin, and GLP-1 interact in women with PCOS, and why this condition persists beyond menopause. Dr. Oldson also reviews dietary and lifestyle strategies, from fiber-rich meals to movement and medications, that can improve outcomes for women with PCOS, pre-diabetes, or excess weight. Whether you're newly diagnosed or just curious, you’ll walk away with one doable “Next Best...2025-06-2718 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity106. Categorical Self Binding For Weight Loss, Longevity, and Even Cancer PreventionToday, Dr. Lisa explores categorical self binding, a strategy where you intentionally avoid entire categories of food (like sugary drinks or ultra-processed snacks) to support weight loss, metabolic health, and potentially even cancer prevention. Unlike relying on willpower, binding creates systems that make healthier choices easier and more automatic over time.Dr. Lisa compares food addiction to substance addiction, highlighting that some of us may need firmer boundaries with hyperpalatable foods, not because there's something wrong with us, but because many foods have been engineered to hook us. While no foods are truly forbidden, experimenting...2025-05-3017 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity104. Coffee May Help You Live Longer, Healthier, Impact Your Weight, Heart Health, Brain Health & Risk For Diabetes, But HOW You Drink Your Coffee MattersThere is an abundance of data on the impact of coffee drinking on health. Dr. Lisa shares the data on the way coffee impacts our risk for premature death, diabetes, depression, heart disease, stroke, Parkinson's disease, dementia, and other health conditions. She also dives in to the impact of coffee on weight loss, of course. And for those taking GLP1 agonists like Wegovy or Ozempic (or GLP/GIP meds like Zepbound or Mounjaro), she reviews the data on coffee and sarcopenia, which is muscle loss.This episode is filled with myth busting surprises about coffee a...2025-05-1616 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity103. Take These Steps To Reduce Stress & Anxiety (For Weight Loss & Better Health!)Life throws us massive stress at times, but what about the daily worries that impact our stress hormones, and through that, impact our weight, our longevity, and our metabolic health? Sometimes we inadvertently choose thoughts that create undue anxiety, but we don't have to go there. Today, Dr. Lisa walks us through some ways to stop over-activating our sympathetic nervous system and stop flying into fight or flight mode when we don't need to be there! Save the massive adrenaline surge for the actual emergencies, and not for ruminating over things that may not ever be a problem. 2025-05-0917 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity102. Dr. Lisa’s 3 Step Plan To Tame Food Desire When You’re Trying To Lose Weight & Improve Your HealthIf you find healthy eating and weight loss challenging because you struggle with desire for certain foods, Dr. Lisa's 3 step plan to tame food desire is exactly what you need. There's nothing wrong with wanting treats, and for having them at times, but we'll show you how to stay in charge of that decision, rather than feeling like food desire is in charge of YOU! Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss & health focused journey, sign up for our FREE newsletter, or check out our program at: www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com. 2025-05-0213 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity101. 4 Japanese Inspired Steps For Weight Loss, Better Metabolic Health, and LongevityWhile some people may be familiar with kaizen as a business philosophy used by Toyota, it's also an approach we can tap into for continuous self improvement and behavioral change. In today's episode, Dr. Lisa walks you through 4 simple steps to use kaizen for weight loss, to improve your blood sugar & cholesterol, or to tackle any health goal you may have. Sometimes all it takes is one small step to make a project as vast as weight loss seem manageable. Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss & health focused journey, sign u...2025-04-2513 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity100. Special Episode - Dr. Lisa Peels Back The Curtain On Her Personal LifeIn today’s episode, Bridget Brennan interviews Lisa Oldson, not about health, longevity, or weight loss, but about her life. If you’ve listened to all 100 episodes of the Smart Weight Loss Coaching Podcast, you surely feel you know Dr. Lisa, but after this episode, that knowing will go far deeper. To start, take a listen to the amusing way Lisa & Bridget first became friends, about 25 years ago. Today’s episode will be divided into two parts. We’ll share Part 2 of Episode 100 later this year. Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMAR...2025-04-1839 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity99. Flaxseeds, Chia Seeds and All The Seeds For Better Health, Weight Loss and LongevityDo you feel like the only one intimidated by all the talk about seeds, omega 3 fatty acids, and antioxidants? It's not just you! Any food can seem unapproachable until you get familiar with it, which is why Dr. Lisa is doing a deep dive into seeds today. If you're interested in losing weight, as well as protecting your metabolic, heart, and gut health, you're going to love this episode. Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss & health focused journey, check out our program at: www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com. We would lo...2025-04-1114 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity98. Four EASY Spring Cleaning Actions For Your Health & Weight (aka How To Spring Clean Your FOOD, Your BODY, Your BRAIN, and Your HOME!)It's SPRING! If you're the kind of person who loves spring cleaning, or is at least WILLING to entertain a spring spruce up, Dr. Lisa has 4 EASY spring cleaning tips that will have an impact on your weight loss and your health. Whether it's tackling nutrition, exercise space, your home, or YOUR BRAIN, we've got 4 actions you can take to spring clean & jump start your weight loss. Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss & health focused journey, check out our program at: www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com. We would lov...2025-04-0413 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity97. Don’t Let Life’s 4th Quarter Catch You By Surprise! Metabolic Health, Weight Loss, & Longevity Planning In Your 3rd Quarter Of LifeIf you want to be one of those superagers, a person who is healthy and sharp as a tack later in life, then it's time to do some planning, followed by taking ACTION. Whether you're in your 2nd, 3rd, or 4th quarter of life, it's not too late to make some changes! Dr. Lisa walks you through some habit changes you might consider that will help with weight loss as a byproduct of investing in your health. Whether you want to let go of counting calories (since it's typically NOT helpful for weight loss), lower your risk o...2025-03-2815 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity96. I Was Fat Shamed While Making Lunch Plans With A New Friend!Why is it that people feel free to comment on other people's bodies and on what other people eat? Today, Dr. Lisa shares an experience being on the receiving end of an unflattering comment, and how reframing her thoughts about it reduced her stress. The ability to reframe things is a critical skill when it comes to managing stress, and it's therefore indirectly important for weight loss too. If you want to reduce your stress in order to improve your health or your weight, this is a critical episode for you! Thanks for listening! If you'd like m...2025-03-2115 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity95. There’s A Right Way (And A Wrong Way!) To Talk About Weight Loss For Better HealthDid your doctor ever blow it with you by bringing up your weight when you didn't want to talk about it? You're certainly not alone! Today, Dr. Lisa talks about the right way for health care providers to bring up weight, and the right way to graciously allow YOU to decide whether or not you're interested in discussing it. There are many health care providers (including many therapists) who enroll in the Smart Weight Loss Coaching Program as part of their own weight and health journey, and many of them are interested in learning how to help their own...2025-03-1420 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity94. Top FIVE Ways To Eat Healthy On The Road, In A Vegetable Desert, When You’re Trying To Lose WeightToday, Dr. Lisa walks through FIVE TIPS for eating healthy for weight loss (or for better health or maintenance of weight loss), whether you're traveling for work, or facing a long day in the office, followed by a long commute home. When you find yourself in an environment without a lot of healthy options, channel your inner Marie Forleo and remember that "everything is figure-out-able!" Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss & health focused journey, check out our program at: www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com. We would love to meet you!A...2025-03-0716 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity93. How To Use Self Binding Techniques To Achieve Weight Loss & Better Health. (No, This Is Not An Episode About Corsets!)In today's episode, Dr. Lisa shares her experience using a technique called self binding to help both her clients and herself. Whether it's physical self binding or chronological self binding, these two approaches can help you to create obstacles between you and certain things you might be consuming that aren't aligned with your health or weight loss goals. If you want to lose weight, and live longer, healthier, these techniques are helpful to have in your toolbox when food (or wine!) desire starts to bubble up. Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART w...2025-02-2813 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity92. Create Your Personal Protocol For Nutrition, Weight Loss And Better Health, Using Marshmallows For InspirationIf you want to lose weight, play the long game and practice the skill of delaying gratification. If you're looking for the scale to give you a short term reward, you'll probably be disappointed. Weight loss happens over months, not days or weeks. Dr. Lisa will walk you through a few tricks of the trade to start slowly transforming your nutritional protocol in a healthy way that doesn't feel too diet-y or restrictive. Sometimes, it even feels EASY. What's not easy for most of us is being patient, but YOU CAN DO THIS! Thanks for listening! If y...2025-02-2115 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity91. How Much Water Is Enough For Weight Loss, Optimal Health, and Kidney Stone Prevention?In today's data driven episode, Dr. Lisa explores the research on water intake. Is it true that there's a benefit to drinking 8 glasses of water every day? What about drinking 2 glasses before each meal? Does drinking more water help with weight loss, migraine headaches, urinary tract infections, diabetes, or kidney stones? Is there any downside to drinking a lot of water? Take a listen because Dr. Lisa has the answers to your questions about water, your health and your weight. Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss & health focused journey, check o...2025-02-1414 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity90. Cut Your Risk Of Cancer (And Lose Weight) With New Research On Plants, Health, And Your Gut MicrobiomeSo many of the things we want to do for our health are HARD, but today's episode offers you an EASY approach to weight loss that also lowers your risk of cancer and diabetes. The best part? It's something you can do gradually. No need to flip a switch and make a massive change overnight. As Dr. Lisa is fond of saying, "Do the easy things with a big impact first." Today, she'll walk you through one of those things! Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss & health focused journey, check o...2025-02-0714 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity89. The No Fail Approach to Weight Loss and Better Health (With Help From Thomas Edison!)Dr. Lisa borrows heavily from Thomas Edison's playbook when working with the women in her Smart Weight Loss Coaching program. Today, she shares how lessons from the inventor of the light bulb can shed light on weight loss and better health!(It's okay to groan, that was a total mom joke.)Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss & health focused journey, check out our program at: www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com. We would love to meet you!Also…We’d be grateful if you'd follow us and share our podc...2025-01-3115 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity88. Are “Gotcha Foods” Blocking Your Weight Loss And Putting Your Health At Risk?Today, Dr. Lisa reviews 3 steps to simplify healthy eating for weight loss, longevity, and better health. The first step requires learning to identify "Gotcha Foods," which have become ubiquitous in our society and are fueling the obesity epidemic. As always, the goal is to make changes without beating yourself up. Excess weight is not your fault. There are genetic, environmental, hormonal, and other external factors that contribute to weight gain, but the good news is that you probably have more agency than you realize. Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss...2025-01-2419 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity87. How Dry January Can Help You Avoid Dying From Cancer (And Also Lose Weight and Live Healthier Longer!)Dr. Vivek Murthy, in one of his last acts as Surgeon General of the U.S., issued an advisory highlighting alcohol use as a leading preventable cause of cancer, behind tobacco and obesity. Did you know that alcohol increases the risk for breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and at least 5 other types of cancer? The key takeaway from his advisory is that alcohol related cancer is PREVENTABLE.Today, Dr. Lisa walks through how to approach a month of cutting out (or down) alcohol, whether for Dry January, Sober October, or any 30 day stretch you'd like to tackle. This...2025-01-1724 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity86. The Impact of Sleep On Weight Loss, Pre-Diabetes, Health, and LongevityIn today's episode, Dr. Lisa gets vulnerable and shares a personal health story. She'll walk you through her reaction to getting some disappointing news, her discovery of how shifting to a more empowered mindset changed her attitude & helped her to take action. She'll share a way to create daily motivation that's helped her, and will help you too! Get ready for some interesting data about how easy it is to use SLEEP to impact your weight, blood sugar, longevity, and health. It all starts with a thought, "Maybe I CAN take charge of my weight and my health..."2025-01-1012 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity85. How To Create An Exercise HABIT To Manage Your Weight, Your Health, and Your MoodYou might be curious to know what's involved in losing 84# and keeping it off. Science tells us that EXERCISE is a key component to maintenance of weight loss, but how can someone create an exercise habit if they've never been successful before? Today, Dr. Lisa reviews some research from the National Weight Control Registry and shares some secrets to making exercise as automatic as getting up and making your coffee in the morning.Having AUTOMATICITY around exercise means not having to negotiate with yourself when you're not in the mood. You won't need to tap into self...2025-01-0320 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity84. Is Losing Weight With Zepbound (or Wegovy or Ozempic) Cheating? Dr. Lisa Has The Answer To This & Other Health & Wellness ConundrumsToday, Dr. Lisa muses on topics that came up this week during her online coaching program. She shares some thoughts about the effectiveness of weight loss medication, about how much weight a person can expect to lose with lifestyle modification alone (according to the latest research)...And she discusses why we should stop treating medication for weight loss (like Wegovy, Zepbound, or Ozempic) as cheating, when it's far and away the most effective treatment we have to lower weight and reduce the risk of weight related health problems. Dr. Lisa also talks about making New Year's Resolutions fun, if...2024-12-2721 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity83. Can A Cluttered Home Cause Weight Gain Or Pre-Diabetes?There is fascinating research about how a cluttered office or home can impact our metabolic health. If you're interested in losing weight, improving your health, and especially if you're concerned about your risk of developing diabetes, this episode is for you. Dr. Lisa shares some of the latest science about the hormones involved in the link between clutter and health. Dr. Lisa and the team at Smart Weight Loss Coaching want to wish you a very healthy and happy holiday season! We deeply appreciate you taking the time to listen to our podcast.This episode...2024-12-2011 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity82. If You’re TOO BUSY To Eat Healthy Or Exercise, These 5 Steps Will Transform Your Approach To Weight LossThere's no award for being the busiest person, nor is there an award for being so busy and self sacrificing that we ignore the things that would help us lose weight or improve our health. Today, Dr. Lisa goes over 5 steps to transform your approach to weight loss if you've been feeling entirely too busy to take care of yourself. If you're feeling pulled in too many directions to take time for self care, this is the episode for YOU. We appreciate you listening and hope you find the podcast helpful! If you do, please...2024-12-1315 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity81. Are You Sure You Want To Indulge In Food Drama For The Holidays? Lean In & Listen Up If You’re Trying To Lose Weight Between Now And The New YearFood drama is a ruminating thought pattern that many people have, which is often amplified this time of year. Between Halloween and the New Year, most of us are gaining weight that we never lose, despite the fact that the majority of us are concerned about our weight. Dr. Lisa is the ANTI-diet weight loss doctor, and in today's episode, she'll invite you to CHILL OUT when it comes to holiday treats. It's okay to invite yourself to step back, and simply focus on maintaining your weight for a while. Using her 5 step process, you can avoid weight gain...2024-12-0618 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity80. When Thanksgiving Is Over, You Have To Throw Out Your Halloween Candy, And Other Weight Loss & Wellness AxiomsWe know, we know...Dr. Lisa gave you the first of her 10 personality types for weight loss a couple of weeks ago, and she's been meaning to get back to the 2nd type. But believe us when we say...something more pressing came up this week! If you've still got leftover Halloween candy sitting in your home, or any treat that's causing you food drama, Dr. Lisa has a few things to say about it. First of all, you're not alone. It seems to be a universal problem that we all feel conflicted about throwing away food...2024-11-2908 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity79. Exercise Is Not A Weight Loss Tool (But It's Amazing For Health, Longevity, Prevention & and Maintenance!)We decided to replay our most popular episode for you today! Enjoy!If exercise was a pill, it would be the most widely prescribed medication in the world because of its tremendous power to impact our health. But it's actually overrated for weight loss. In today's episode, Dr. Lisa discusses why you should work towards incorporating exercise into your routine, even though it won't help you lose weight. Find it hard to believe that exercise doesn't lead to weight loss? We get that! We were skeptical too, until we followed the science...If you'd like...2024-11-2221 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity78. Dr. Lisa’s 10 Weight Loss Personality Types And What They All Share In CommonIn today's episode, take our quiz and let Dr. Lisa walk you through which personality type you have when it comes to weight loss. You might find you have a mix of several types. Whatever you discover, weight loss will be easier when you learn how to manage your BRAIN in order to manage your weight. The same principles that Dr. Lisa reviews can be applied to habit change for better health, longevity, and wellness, as well as weight loss. Thanks for listening! We're so grateful that you're spending time with us, and making time for YOURSELF...2024-11-1515 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity77. Let It Be Messy: Why You Should Chill Out In Order To Achieve Weight Loss, Better Health, Wellness, and LongevityIt's so common for working moms (and some dads too, of course!) to take on way too much responsibility for things at home. There's nothing wrong with asking others to help out too! If you're thinking there's no time to exercise, prep healthy meals, get a good night's sleep, and juggle your job and kids, we get it. Everyone feels that way at times because there is so much invisible work involved in being a working mother. (And YES, I agree that all mothers work, whether you're doing it in or out of the home!) But there might just...2024-11-0810 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity76. It’s Time To Snuggle Up To Strawberries and Cozy Up To Carrots! Dr. Lisa’s Three Tips To Improve Your Relationship With Produce, In Order To Drive Weight Loss, Better Health, and LongevityIf you're eager to increase your fruits & vegetables, in order to lose weight, improve your health, and live longer, healthier, this episode is for you! Dr. Lisa shares 3 practical tips for making produce the easy thing to grab. We all know what would help us lose weight, but sometimes there's a disconnect between what we'd like to do and what we actually do. Nothing has gone wrong! That's very human of you. We're just going to help you work around that normal human tendency. Stay tuned to the end, when Dr. Lisa will give you details about...2024-11-0113 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity75. Weight Loss Doesn’t Happen By Accident! How To Develop Unconscious Competence Around Nutrition, Movement, & Sleep For Better Health and Weight LossWhy is it that so many people who are working on weight loss tell us, "I know what to do, but I'm just not DOING it"? It's often because they are stuck in Stage 2 of the Stages of Competence. This stage can be frustrating, and hard to escape, but with some guidance, you can move beyond it to reach Stages 3 & 4. Habit change always takes work, but with a willingness to practice, anyone can reach a level of competency where the healthy choice is the default. Where it feels effortless. Whether you want to create an exercise habit, a healthy...2024-10-2516 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity74. Pumpkin Palooza! Weight Loss, Planned Splurges, And The Unexpected Impact Of Seasonal Pumpkin Treats On Our Metabolic HealthIt's PUMPKIN season, and we're curious...what comes to mind for you? Is it a Pumpkin Palooza with pumpkin spiced lattes, apple cider donuts, candy, and pumpkin muffins? Or is it bobbing for apples, fall leaves, and walks in the forest, breathing crisp fall air? When you're working on weight loss and improving your metabolic health, treats are not forbidden (!), but Dr. Lisa wants to help you dissect which treats make the most sense, and which treats are ultra-processed chemical bombs, that will make you hungrier, cause weight gain, and worsen your metabolic health. When you curate your special...2024-10-1812 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity73. Let's Talk About Soy And Its Impact On Weight Loss, Breast Cancer, Heart Disease & LongevitySoy, including tofu, edamame, miso, and soy milk, has been highly researched for its impact on health. The influence of soy on breast cancer risk and outcomes is one of the most frequently discussed issues among women impacted by this disease. But did you know that soy impacts men at risk for prostate cancer too? Actually, soy intake can influence rates of heart disease, diabetes, bone health, and longevity. What about weight? Take a listen as Dr. Lisa guides you through the surprising data on SOY and health.And while we have you here, please head over...2024-10-1114 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity72. If Exercise Is Not A Weight Loss Tool, How Can We Motivate Ourselves To Do It? Live Coaching Call With Lisa Oldson, MDThe research is clear that exercise is not a weight loss tool, and yet we know that it's critical to maintain weight loss, to prevent weight gain, and for better health and longevity. Today, Dr. Lisa talks with one of her clients live on the podcast, unscripted, so you can hear one approach to navigating insecurities about going to a health club. Of course it's NOT necessary to go to a health club to lose weight or improve your health, but some of the same reframing and mindset work that you'll hear today can be used in other situations...2024-10-0419 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity71. Willpower and Self Control Are NOT The Keys To Weight LossIf you think people who are thin have more willpower than those struggling to lose weight, think again. Our food decisions are influenced more by our external environment than our internal self regulation. We all have self control, but we also all have limits. When we tap into our willpower, we're going to deplete it, leaving ourselves vulnerable when the next food decision comes along.Today, Dr. Lisa shares the findings from a clever study involving radishes, chocolate chip cookies, and willpower. If you're trying to lose weight, improve your health, and live healthier longer, it's critical...2024-09-2712 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity70. Can You Drink Coffee and Lose Weight? How Coffee Impacts Weight Loss, Longevity, and Optimal HealthYou might think the jury is out on the health implications of coffee, but in fact the research is quite clear. Coffee does have certain health benefits, but Dr. Lisa explains that if you're drinking the wrong kind of coffee, you're putting your brain health, your weight, and your longevity at risk. Be sure to listen all the way to the end, to learn more about our upcoming annual Women's Wellness Retreat in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. And also, find out how you can enter our raffle to win a free 12 week membership to our health focused, online...2024-09-2013 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity69. Are You ALL IN for Weight Loss & Better Health? 5 Ways to Know If You're On Track With The Right Mindset To Improve Your BMI, As Well As Your HealthspanYou might think that being ALL IN for weight loss means being super restrictive, giving up sugar, and going to the gym every day, but actually none of these hit Dr. Lisa's top 5 signs that you're ALL IN for weight loss. Having a growth mindset is a reliable predictor of who will lose weight and transform their health. Those who stay on the struggle bus, and never get past feeling frustrated and stuck, are often blocked more by how they think than what they do. If you've ever played an instrument or learned a foreign...2024-09-1312 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity68. How To Manage Your Brain When You’re Working On Weight Loss And Feeling DeprivedWomen in Dr. Lisa's program often share the inner thoughts that keep them stuck when they're trying to lose weight. Thoughts similar to those we may have had as toddlers...It's not fair! I want that! If you have thoughts like that, you're not broken in any way, you're simply HUMAN. We can normalize these thoughts, while gently redirecting ourselves towards thoughts that reduce our suffering and create options. Sometimes a mindset shift is all it takes to stop the micro-quits that derail us from our wellness goals. If you'd like to take a deeper...2024-09-0612 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity67. Stop Having “Snaccidents” If You’re Working On Weight Loss. Dr. Lisa’s Top 5 Tips To Reduce Snacking For Weight Management, Better Health, and Improving Your Healthspan"Big Food" has a big marketing budget to sweet talk us into snacking. They normalized the 100 calorie snack packs that were enormously popular for decades, until they were finally shut down in 2022. We've been groomed to snack, and it's hurting our health and our waistlines, but we all have the power to retrain our brains. Tune in and swap out old snacking habits for new healthier routines. Dr. Lisa has a 5 step process to help you knock off the night time snacking once and for all! And after the podcast, be sure to pop over to www...2024-08-3017 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity66. When You Feed Your Dog Better Than You Feed Yourself...How Women Sabotage Their Weight Loss (And Health) By People Pleasing & Helping Everyone But ThemselvesAre you a people pleaser or a helper, who always puts the needs of others over your own? Do you defer to others on food so often that you can't make progress on your weight loss or health goals? So many women put their desires on the back burner when they accommodate everyone around them. Today, Dr. Lisa shares some examples and ideas about the intersection of weight loss and people pleasing. Don't forget to head over to our website, www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com, if you want to learn about our Women's Wellness Retreat or our online program. W...2024-08-2310 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity65. Check Three Times! How Triple Checking Labels Raises Your Awareness For Weight Loss, Longevity, and Better HealthIf you want to lose weight and improve your health, or if you're aiming to increase your health span by living healthier longer, tune in to learn a system for triple checking ingredient labels. This triple check system was born out of a tragedy, but it might just save your life if it transforms the way you eat, reduces your weight, and lowers your risk of chronic disease. Sending gratitude and love to the family of (Red Shoes For) Oakley, for sharing their story and their system of triple checking food labels. Oakley's story has been acutely...2024-08-1613 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity64. What A Rugby Olympian Can Teach Us About Weight Loss, Health, and Body Positivity For WomenIf you tuned into the Paris Olympics, perhaps you started following the Rugby athlete and social media phenomenon, Ilona Maher. She has a lot of thoughts about her own body, and yours. Take a listen as Dr. Lisa walks you through all the ways we can embrace our inner Olympic athlete when we're trying to lose weight, improve our health span & longevity, and get stronger. The skills and strategies that women need to lose & maintain weight, require practice. Just like Simone Biles doesn't give up if she falls off the balance beam, why would you...2024-08-0910 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity63. What Does Vitamin D Have To Do With Cancer, Obesity, Diabetes & Heart Disease?These days, many of us have our Vitamin D levels checked, and if they're low, we supplement with Vitamin D. But is that the right thing to do? Guidelines on Vitamin D screening and supplements have changed, so tune in as Dr. Lisa explains what's new in Vitamin D research. Both too much or too little Vitamin D can cause problems in our body, and increase our risk for certain health problems including osteoporosis, diabetes and cancer. Even obesity and weight loss can be impacted by Vitamin D. Heart disease is the #1 killer of both men and...2024-08-0217 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity62. How To Lose Weight and Improve Your Health While Socializing In Your Backyard & Watching The Flowers GrowWe all know which foods support our health and weight goals and which foods don't. Why is it hard to make the healthier choice when we're fully aware of what's at stake? Today, Dr. Lisa walks us through some of the mindset work involved in making the leap to healthier habits, when you both want to make the healthy choice, and sometimes (when offered ice cream!) you don't! The good news is that you can interrupt routines and change your habits, one step at a time. Personal development is possible, at any age, even if...2024-07-2612 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity61. It’s Hard To Lose Weight When You’re HANGRYWhat is going on with us when we're trying to lose weight, but find ourselves eating too much, too fast, after sliding into that dreaded combo of HUNGRY + ANGRY. If you've caught yourself being impatient, or snipping at your significant other lately, that crankiness is exactly what we'd expect when your day was frustrating and you haven't had a chance to eat! But don't resign yourself to being HANGRY. Let Dr. Lisa walk you through some research on what's going on in our brains when we get this way, and what we can do about it.If...2024-07-1913 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity60. Women, Weight Loss, Smartphones and Sleep. What do 39% of Danish Women Have In Common With My Patient Who Lost 50#?Listen, we all know that we spend too much time on our phones and we don't get enough sleep. That's not a newsflash. But Dr. Lisa has a fascinating new angle to share about weight loss, particularly in women, as it relates to smartphone use. Stick around until the end to identify an easy "NBA" to support your health and weight goals, based on a recent study. And remember, as Dr. Lisa always says, "When it comes to weight loss, do the easy things first!"If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check...2024-07-1215 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity59. Dr. Lisa's Four Steps For Jump Starting Your Weight Loss When You're Feeling Stuck. Part 2If you're looking to lose weight and get healthier, you're probably searching for ways to create habit change. Look no further! Dr. Lisa takes us through the second part of her four steps that will put you in the right mindset to make meaningful & lasting change. Whether your focus is on nutrition, exercise, managing your stress, cutting down your alcohol, or getting enough sleep, your brain will benefit from the four B's!If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our coaching program at www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.comThis episode was...2024-07-0510 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity58. Dr. Lisa’s Four Steps For Jump Starting Your Weight Loss When You’re Feeling Stuck: Believe, Begin, Belong, and Be. Part OneAre you contemplating a change in your routine to drive your weight loss or improve your health? Dr. Lisa has a four step plan to get you on the right track. In part one of this series, she does a deep dive into what it looks like to BELIEVE that weight loss is possible. She also shares what it sounds like when someone doesn't believe. If you don't believe weight loss is possible for you, take a listen. You might just find that grain of belief that's all you need to climb the ladder, and start changing things up...2024-06-2808 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity57. Thought Interrupting For Weight Loss and Stress ManagementWe ALL have moments when we ruminate and spin in negative thoughts. Often that happens at night, preventing us from sleeping well. And the more we spin, the more that negativity impacts our feelings, leaving us disempowered, angry, frustrated, or defeated. Of course when we feel defeated, we rarely focus on our self care. Who wants to eat broccoli, get some exercise, and work on weight loss when they feel defeated? Often, we prefer chocolate, wine, or pizza when we're trying to self soothe after ruminating. Today, Dr. Lisa reviews a technique called thought interrupting. It's a way to...2024-06-2111 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity56. Weight Loss, Nutrition, and Brain Health. How To Eat For Weight Loss, and Lower Your Risk For Dementia All At The Same TimeDid you know there are ways to tackle brain health and weight loss at the same time? Dr. Lisa walks us through some recent research about the impact of certain foods and behaviors that can impact our brains. It's a major bonus for women that we can reduce our dementia risk at the same time we work on our weight, by following the 5 simple strategies mentioned in this episode. If you want to learn more about weight loss, brain health, and how to increase balance and connection in your life, head over to Smart Weight Loss Coaching...2024-06-1411 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity55. The Most Common Mistake Made By Healthy Eaters Trying To Lose WeightIf you're a woman who is eating healthy, yet feeling stuck with your weight loss, Dr. Lisa has a treasure hunt for you! Join us to learn about common "ONE OFF" moments that derail even the healthiest of eaters. If your every day eating is terrific, but your scale won't budge, take a listen to Dr. Lisa's 5 step plan for catching and stopping those "one off" moments in their tracks. And...If you'd like to learn more about our Women's Wellness Retreat in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, please be sure to listen all the way to the end...2024-06-0714 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity54. Does It Feel Like Your Weight Loss Stalled Out, Your Metabolism Crashed & Your Scale Took A Detour? Welcome To Menopause!So many women find their weight is up, their waist is expanding, and they struggle to lose an ounce, around the time of menopause. The science about menopause, hormones, and aging has a few surprises in store, but not to worry! Dr. Lisa walks you through steps you can take to prevent and address weight issues around the time of menopause and beyond. If you're a woman of ANY age, this is important information for YOU. Before you leave, just a reminder to head over to www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com to tap into a summer discount for our...2024-05-3112 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity53. The Sleep Fairy, Diabetes, Inflammation and Weight LossIf you think you're one of those high achieving people who can power through life with 5 - 6 hours of sleep, think again. Sleep deprivation increases your risk for diabetes and obesity. Dr. Lisa shares some of the science around sleep, and gives you 5 quick ways to invite yourself to level up your bedtime routine. Be sure you head over to www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com if you want to register for our annual Women's Wellness Retreat, happening in November. Our early bird discount is about to expire!This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.2024-05-2410 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity52. How To Manage Your Stress To Manage Your Weight & Increase Your Health SpanWe all have stress, half of which comes from life events, and half of which results from the daily grind & its inherent aggravations. Stress drives up cortisol, impacts our weight, and can even lead to an increased risk of heart problems. The good news? Dr. Lisa's got some science backed actions you can take to reduce stress, manage your weight, and live longer, healthier. If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program at www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.comThis episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.2024-05-1010 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity50. Speed Eating Impacts Weight Loss and Metabolic HealthThis week, Dr. Lisa walks us through an easy intervention that may help you with weight loss and improving your metabolic health. Can eating slower reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, improve your blood sugar, and help you lose weight? Take a listen to find out! Also, please be sure to head over to www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com to get an early bird discount for our Women's Wellness Retreat. We'd be honored to have you join us! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program at www...2024-04-2611 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity49. Don't Get Frazzled About Weight LossDr. Lisa shares a real life example of a simple thought that made her client feel frazzled and stuck with her weight. She'll walk you through the process of recognizing those unintentional, but negative thoughts that block your progress. She'll also show you how to CURATE an intentional thought to get yourself back on track. Whether you want to lose 50#, live healthy to 100, or simply start packing your own lunch on Tuesdays, this process of catching the thoughts that block you is sure to help you reset. After listening to the podcast, be sure to head over...2024-04-1916 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity48. Recurrent Restrict & Overeat Cycles. Get Out From Under Your Rock (RROC) For Weight LossToday, Dr. Lisa shows us how restricting after a splurge can lead to an unhealthy cycle of restricting, then overeating. If you find yourself stuck under a ROCK (RROC or Recurrent Restrict & Overeat Cycle), her 5 step process will help you get out from under that toxic diet culture way of thinking, so you can reset the healthy way for successful weight loss. And, if you’d like to take advantage of our early bird discount for our Women’s Wellness Retreat in November, here's the link.https://www.smartweightlosscoaching.com/womens-wellness-retreatYou can also find...2024-04-1214 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity47. The Latest Research On Dairy For Health And Weight LossToday, Dr. Lisa takes us on a tour of the latest consensus about dairy for weight loss and other health outcomes, including type 2 diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease, stroke, and premature death. If you're not sure if you should be eating yogurt & cheese, or drinking milk, this episode will clear up the confusion. And, if you’d like to take advantage of our early bird discount for our Women’s Wellness Retreat in November, here's the link. https://www.smartweightlosscoaching.com/womens-wellness-retreatYou can also find us on Instagram or Facebook at lisaoldsonmd or on T...2024-04-0516 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity46. Don’t Miss The Bus Or Engage In These Four Behaviors That Cause Weight GainToday Dr. Lisa reviews an article that identifies four specific sedentary behaviors that contribute to excess weight. Armed with this information, you'll create unique ways to achieve weight loss that aren't directly related to diet or exercise. The original article link can be found below. Also, be sure to check out Lisa Oldson MD on social media, if you'd like to learn more about our 2024 Women's Wellness Retreat. Early bird registration is now open! Article: Sedentary behavior, physical activity, sleep duration and obesity risk: Mendelian randomization studyIf you'd like more support during...2024-03-2907 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity45. A Toast To SMART Weight Loss, And The Truth About The Health Impact Of Red WineDid you know that the World Health Organization says that there's no safe amount of alcohol? What about the heart healthy benefits of red wine that we've been hearing about for decades? Today, Dr. Lisa walks us through the science behind red wine, and shares hints for how to cut back if it's blocking your weight loss or impacting your health. If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program at www.smartweightlosscoaching.comThis episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.2024-03-2214 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity44. How Do Food Emulsifiers Impact Weight Loss & Health?If someone gave you a protein shake that contained less than 2% arsenic, would you drink it? What about the emulsifiers in our food supply that are typically listed as being less than 2% of the ingredient list? And what if they caused weight gain or cancer? Dr. Lisa has a few thoughts about emulsifiers that keep her up at night. Listen to today's podcast episode because once you know, you can't unknow this stuff, and it just might save your life. If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program...2024-03-1512 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity43. Weight Loss And Forbidden FoodsIf you're in the habit of considering certain foods forbidden because you're working on weight loss, you might like to know that Dr. Lisa disagrees with you! If something is important to you, it's NOT forbidden. In today's episode, Dr. Lisa helps us to reframe our relationship with forbidden foods. If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program at www.smartweightlosscoaching.comThis episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.2024-03-0817 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity42. The Absolute Best Way To Navigate Food Desire When You’re Trying To Lose WeightWe've all tried using willpower and RESISTANCE to stay away from certain foods when we're trying to lose weight, but that simply doesn't work well enough for the long term. A more effective strategy involves learning to SIT with food desire without acting on it. This is a talent you already have, though you may be surprised to hear Dr. Lisa's take on how you practice this skill in your day to day life. If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program at www.smartweightlosscoaching.com...2024-03-0110 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity41. If You're Passionate About Weight Loss, Don't Get Diagnosed With Z73.2Much of what we know about physical activity, weight, and health comes from studying Amish populations. The general U.S. population has 10 times the rate of obesity seen in the Amish. Could it be that they've found a fountain of youth in NEAT? In today's episode, Dr. Lisa walks us through some research on longevity, health, weight loss, and how to avoid the dreaded diagnosis code of Z73.2 when you're trying to lose weight!If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program at www.smartweightlosscoaching.com...2024-02-2311 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity40. Dr. Lisa’s Top Five Foods That Block Weight LossWorking with clients over the years, Dr. Lisa has become an expert on which foods shock her clients when they find out they're weight gain foods. We're talking about some of the most common, and sneaky, ultra-processed (also called NOVA 4) foods. NOVA 4 foods not only cause weight gain, but they also increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia, and even cancer. If you're interested in weight loss, or you're here to focus on improving your health to increase longevity, you'll want to listen in. Be sure you stay tuned for the last minute of the podcast because...2024-02-1615 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity39. Pre-Diabetes Impacts Over 98 Million U.S. Adults. Could You Be One Of Them?Given that one in three adults in the U.S. has pre-diabetes, chances are you may be one of them. Catching pre-diabetes early is your best shot at REVERSING the progression to diabetes. Dr. Lisa is here to tell you exactly how to do just that! Be sure you stick around for the entire podcast because we're giving away one free membership to our Smart Weight Loss Coaching, webinar based, 12 week program. If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program at www.smartweightlosscoaching.comThis episode w...2024-02-0918 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity38. Five Critical Steps To Maintain Weight LossWeight loss is hard, we all know that, but maintenance of weight loss is an entirely different process. Dr. Lisa walks us through five of the critical actions her clients take when they successfully keep their weight off for the long term. Be sure to check out Episode 23 for more tips on maintenance of weight loss. AND...We'd love to see you join our 12 week interactive online weight loss program, where we do a deep dive into maintenance as well. If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program...2024-02-0212 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity36. Reframe Your Vision For Weight Loss: Part 2Are you serious about SMART weight loss in 2024? Dr. Lisa picks up where we left off last week, with 6 more monthly themes to improve your health span, longevity and weight. If you'd like to do a deeper dive into these and other topics, head over to SmartWeightLossCoaching.com and use our coupon code HAPPY2024 to tap into our program's SMART approach to weight loss. Also, stick around at the end for a few words about the extension of our Smart Weight Loss Coaching holiday discount. Head over to our website at www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com to register before i...2024-01-1914 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity35. Reframe Your Vision For Weight Loss In The New Year. Part OneIn part one of this episode, Dr. Lisa invites us to reframe our approach to New Year's resolutions. Let go of your inner critic and create some gentle inspiration focused more around effort and progress than about a perfectionist finish line for your resolutions. Ready to create a theme for the next six months? Then, let's GO! Also, stick around at the end for a few words about the extension of our Smart Weight Loss Coaching holiday discount. Head over to our website at www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com to register before it expires. Use t...2024-01-1215 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity34. Intermittent Fasting For Weight Loss & HealthThere's so much buzz about intermittent fasting and time restricted feeding. Today Dr. Lisa walks us through the data on these eating styles to explore whether or not they make sense for you. Whether you're interested in weight loss or improving your metabolic health, this episode has plenty of practical hints. Be sure to head over to our website at www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com to register for our weight loss program before the last day of our big holiday discount. Use the code HAPPYHOLIDAYS2023 to save $350! We'd love to help you increase your health span, lose weight, and...2024-01-0513 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity33. Don’t Give Away Your Power To The Scale (When It Comes To Weight Loss)We have all sorts of rituals when it comes to weighing in. Some of us weigh in only in the morning, others only when naked, still others of us avoid the scale entirely. Stop giving away your power. YOU are in charge of what you make it mean when you step on the scale. Weight loss requires some monitoring, so Dr. Lisa helps us to flip our punishing thoughts about weighing in. Also, be sure you check out the Smart Weight Loss Coaching program's Holiday Coupon Code, mentioned in today's episode. You don't want to miss this...2023-12-2214 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity32. Mrs. Pike, Weight Loss, and “Caught You Being Good!”What puts us in the best frame of mind to make food decisions for weight loss? And how do we create that healthy motivation we so deeply desire? Dr. Lisa shares some motivational secrets from Mrs. Pike, a second grade teacher. If you want the right mindset for weight loss, it's time to catch yourself being good! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program at www.smartweightlosscoaching.comThis episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.2023-12-1511 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity31. Rip Van Winkle, Weight Loss, and Why You Shouldn’t Give Up When You Feel Exhausted and StuckIt's not unusual for people to feel lousy, fatigued, and foggy when their weight and their health aren't optimized. Often people will say they not only don't look like themselves, but they don't feel like themselves anymore either. In today's podcast, Dr. Lisa shares the inspirational story of Chris, who believed it was possible to change his life by changing his health. Join us to find out what happened, and how Chris emerged from his fog.If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program at www.smartweightlosscoaching.com 2023-12-0814 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity30. Manage Your Weight Over The HolidaysToday, Dr. Lisa shares her six step process for managing your weight over the holidays. It doesn't involve special diets, restricting specific foods or entire food groups. Nor does it involve measuring your food or calculating how many grams of protein you need. As always, Dr. Lisa keeps it simple and focuses on tapping into our brain power to regulate our weight. If you've got a holiday party coming up, whether or not you're trying to lose weight, now is the perfect time to take a listen and create your holiday food plan!If you'd like more...2023-12-0113 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity29. Why Is It So Hard To Throw Away Food When We’re Trying To Lose Weight?Did you ever have that feeling that you both WANT the cookies and you DON'T WANT the cookies? That's so normal and completely relatable! Today, Dr. Lisa talks us through how to jump over our own shadows to throw away food that we don't even want. It's not as hard to toss the chips or the ice cream as you might think. Managing your weight means being in charge of when you have a treat and what that treat is. If you want to lose weight, you don't need anyone's permission to throw out the food you've decided not...2023-11-2417 min

Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity28. Your Brain Is Not As Stuck As You Think, When It Comes To Weight LossToday, Dr. Lisa takes us on a deep dive into creating habits. Developing new neural pathways is similar to creating a path through a forest. It takes intention, a thoughtfully curated plan, patience, and repetition. She'll show you a system that works for exercise, meditation, reading, going to sleep on time, or any habit you'd like to create to help you on your weight loss and wellness journey. If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss journey, check out our group coaching program at www.smartweightlosscoaching.comThis episode was produced by The...2023-11-1711 min