Weight Loss Winformation

We outlined how to develop the first two parts of your Personal Protection Plan for staying on course with your healthy lifestyle goals during the last BariAftercare podcast. In today’s episode, I’ll talk you through Parts 3 and 4 so you can complete your plan. It’s only helpful, however, if you actually create it, place it somewhere accessible to you (like on your phone) and then use it! The tools are available! It’s 100% your choice to make your weight loss a lifelong success! All four parts of the Personal Protection Plan are available for you to download if you are a part of the BariAftercare program. Go to www.bariaftercare.com or to my web page at conniestapletonphd.com to download them and get started now! Also, be sure to share this information with others to help them be better able to take care of their health. This Day! And Every Day! Please subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

The holiday food-fest season kicks off with Halloween this month and seems to continue straight through the new year. Be prepared this year to stay on track with your goals to maintain a healthy weight for your body after bariatric surgery. Work through the four part Personal Protection Plan I have created for you so that you can pat yourself on the back when New Year’s Eve rolls around and proudly proclaim, “I celebrate myself for maintaining my weight loss throughout the holiday season!” You CAN indeed claim this victory by being prepared for emotionally triggering foods and situations that are abundant throughout the year, but especially at holiday time. Listen in as I share, step by step, the process for creating your customized Personal Protection Plan. Let’s get started! Please subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

Exercise physiologist Julia Karlstad has written two books about exercise specifically for bariatric patients! The titles of her books are Rx Fitness for Weight Loss and Bariatric Fitness for Your New Life. In her first of her monthly videos for BariAftercare, Julia talks about how to exercise to burn more fat after you have bariatric surgery. Julia refers to exercise as the “fountain of youth” and shares great information specific to bariatric patients. After surgery, you want to maintain your muscle tone and lose fat. You accomplish this by using both moderate cardio exercises (walking, swimming, elliptical) and strength training. You also want to improve your range of motion using mobility exercises! Listen in and learn how to lose fat pounds!Rx Fitness for Weight LossBariatric Fitness for Your New LifePlease subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

In the iconic book, titled The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, the author Don Miguel Ruiz shares ancient wisdom related to the source of our self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. The Four Agreements are: 1) Be impeccable with your word, 2) Don’t take anything personally, 3) Don’t make assumptions, and 4) Always do your best. In today’s podcast, I share these words of wisdom and discuss how the four agreements apply to your journey through weight loss… as well as every other area of your life. The book The Four Agreements was on the New York Times best seller list for over a decade. Let’s get started with the Four Agreements and Your Weight!The Four AgreementsPlease subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

Have you ever thought that an obsession with food may have saved your sanity to some degree? I know that doesn’t sound logical, but for those who have been there… they get it! Believe it or not, obsessing about food, calories, weight, grams, recipes, and food shows may be a way YOU protect yourself! Struggling with the frustration of food obsession may be less painful than addressing emotions related to troubles in your current relationship, trauma from issues in your parents’ relationship, sadness about unresolved feelings about the loss of a loved one, anger related to previous abuse, fear about the amount of credit card debt you have accumulated over the past few years, or feeling overwhelmed with the combined stress of caring for ailing parents, the demands of a career, and the number of activities you need to get your children to every week. Food can be a “red herring,” something used to take your attention from something else, says Dr. Anita Johnston. Listen as I share remarkable information about this topic from Dr. Johnston’s incredible book titled “Eating in the Light of the Moon.” Think about how this may relate to YOU and your obsession with food … More importantly, learn what to do about it! Please subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

When people opt to have bariatric surgery, they are asked several times in the process of preparing for surgery what their “goal weight” is. I find people’s responses very interesting. Some people say they are not overly interested in a particular number, stating instead they are more interested in being off medications, being able to travel, and living longer. Others appear to be very attached to a specific number. My only interest in a person’s goal weight is to determine whether or not it is realistic… based on medical facts. Listen in and find out what those medical facts are when it comes to having a realistic goal weight.Please subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

Did you know that there are some critical questions you can ask yourself that can help you to make better decisions in your life – about everything, actually. But the ones you are likely super interested in are decisions related to food, eating, exercise!  Better decisions do lead to fewer regrets!  You opted to have bariatric surgery in order to live in better health. Therefore, it would be a great idea to learn important questions to ask yourself when making decisions so that YOU will have fewer regrets in life. In relation to your weight loss and weight maintenance, this will translate into living life at a healthier weight for your body and living fully in every area of your life! The information this week is based on the book by the same title, Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets by Andy Stanley.Please subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

Any time we can work smarter and not harder is a win in my book. It’s interesting to really think about the many ways we complicate our own lives, but that’s a story for another day. Today, I want to share some ways we can simplify incorporating the many behavior changes required after surgery into your life as a bariatric patient. Keep in mind, that simple does not mean easy! While most of the behaviors recommended for post ops are “simple” in and of themselves, trying to incorporate them all into your life at one time is certainly not easy. Listen in as I share some tips that can help make your life a bit more simple. Life … simple? Well, that’s a stretch, but hey – anything we can do to make it even a tinch more simple helps! (Exactly how much is a tinch, anyway?)Please subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

Meet Taylor Rizzo! Taylor is a registered dietician who works exclusively with bariatric patients, both before and after their surgical procedures. And her patients love her! Which is the reason I have asked Taylor to be a regular presence on BariAftercare! On this, her first episode for BariAftercare, Taylor answers a number of questions frequently asked by patients: What is eating frequency? How frequently should you be eating as a bariatric patient? What’s so important about eating on a regular schedule? Can you engage in intermittent fasting or other fad diets as a bariatric patient? How does eating frequency affect blood sugar levels and cravings? Taylor teaches us that your body has to TRUST you to take care of it by giving it the nutrition it needs to protect it’s vital organs! If you aren’t doing that, you won’t see weight loss because your body is self-protective! By the way … that’s a good thing. Did you catch the use of the word TRUST a sentence or two ago? Help your body TRUST you by HONORING (another great word Taylor used)… honoring your body! Learn what it means to honor your body with healthy eating frequency as a bariatric patient! Your body will then be able to trust you to do what’s best for it! You AND your body will benefit!Please subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

Many people who have bariatric surgery carry a fear of failure into the procedure with them. This fear of failure may be readily acknowledged or could be a subconscious thought lingering from past experiences with weight regain.  Here’s a truth if ever there was a truth: human beings are not failures so if you’ve ever said, “I’m such a failure,” please reconsider! A human being may have setbacks or make mistakes in life. Setbacks and mistakes are events surrounding situations. Human beings are incredibly resilient, miraculous beings! As such, we can reframe what we label as a “failure” into ways to learn and grow! Sure… it makes sense, if you’ve experienced weight regain following previous times when you’ve lost weight that there would be some fear of regain… Regain does NOT equal failure! Listen in and learn more about how to avoid thinking of yourself or weight regain as a failure! And learn to set yourself up to continue putting forth effort even when you experience a setback!Please subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.