The Secret To Losing Weight And Feeling Great with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

Mar 31, 2021

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, a prominent UK physician and host of 'Feel Better, Live More', discusses the deeper reasons behind overeating, emphasizing emotional well-being and sleep quality. He explores how childhood trauma can impact weight management, advocating for a compassionate approach to health. The conversation includes strategies for mindful eating and the importance of creating a supportive environment for healthier choices. Listeners are encouraged to embrace cooking as an essential skill for improving nutrition and overall health.

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INSIGHT

Compassionate Weight Loss

Weight loss approaches often prioritize deprivation and restriction.
These methods might offer temporary success, but they rarely lead to lasting transformation.

INSIGHT

Why We Eat

We often eat to fill an emotional void, not just physical hunger.
Stress, loneliness, boredom, and disconnection can drive us to eat even when we're not truly hungry.

ANECDOTE

Sleep and Weight Loss

Dr. Chatterjee discusses a 44-year-old patient who struggled with yo-yo dieting.
He helped her achieve sustainable weight loss by addressing her sleep deprivation, not her diet directly.

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If you stop to look at the real reasons you’re eating certain foods, it’s not a lack of self-control like the stigma suggests. It is a lack of other things in your life, though. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, Dr. Chatterjee and I break down the factors that contribute to overeating and eating nutrient-poor foods and look at the best methods for healthy and lasting weight loss.

Dr. Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most influential medical doctors in the UK and wants

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Here are more of the details from our interview:

A personalized and compassionate approach to weight loss (7:39)

Why do we eat? (14:54)

Eliminating blame and shame around weight gain and weight loss (18:21)

Examining what we are hungry for (26:30)

Making your environment and home a “safe zone” (31:52)

Planning your nutritional week (40:48)

The cost, time, and skills needed to cook for yourself (42:33)

How close are you to feeling great? (54:49)

The role of exercise in weight loss (58:24)

The 3 daily habits that Dr. Chatterjee recommends (1:08:12)

Get Dr. Chatterjee’s new book, Feel Great, Lose Weight: Simple Habits for Lasting and Sustainable Weight Loss at https://drchatterjee.com/feel-great-lose-weight/

Learn more about Dr. Chatterjee at https://drchatterjee.com/ and follow him on Facebook @DrChatterjee, on Instagram @drchatterjee, and on Twitter @drchatterjeeuk.