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Are you looking for a SMART and sustainable approach to weight loss? One that rejects restrictive diet plans, self-blame and punishing protocols? Whether you’re taking weight loss medication, or working on weight loss through lifestyle modification alone, you’re in the right place! This show discusses how to lose weight and live healthier, longer by addressing nutrition, mindset, stress, sleep, healthy habit formation, medications, and all the latest weight-related science.
Your host, Lisa Oldson, MD is a board certified physician and a certified life & weight loss coach. She helps women reach and maintain their healthy weight by sharing the latest science and closing the door on unhelpful nutrition and fitness concepts. You will NEVER hear her utter the phrase, “Just eat less and move more.”
Most people know what they “should” do to lose weight and improve our health, but there’s something that blocks us from our goals. Each week, Dr. Lisa delivers fresh insights and effective techniques for shedding pounds. By incorporating mindset work, behavioral change and medical science, Dr. Lisa shares the SMART way to achieve & maintain weight loss. SMART weight loss focuses on health, wellness, quality of life and longevity.
Tune in for answers to questions like:
-How do I lose weight AND keep it off?
-What are the best foods for weight loss?
-What are the best exercises for weight loss and fitness?
-What’s the most successful medication for weight loss?
-And should I consider taking weight loss medication?
-Why am I not losing weight?
-How do I maintain weight loss?
-Is it possible to lose weight if I have Binge Eating Disorder?
-How can I live healthier longer and increase my healthspan?
-How do I create balance to increase my sense of wellness?
Learn more about working with Dr. Lisa at www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com.
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134. How To Avoid Overindulging, Holiday Weight Gain, and Food Drama (No Willpower Required!)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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133. Why Your Weight Doesn’t Determine Your Desirability. A Body-Positive Approach To Confidence & Love
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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132. Should Creatine Be Part Of Your Weight Loss, Wellness & Longevity Plan?
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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131. Boost Your Motivation Through Action: Nutrition, Habits, and Sports Psychology Tips For Weight Loss and Better Health
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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130. When You “Know What to Do,” But You’re Just Not Doing It (For Weight Loss, Health, and Longevity)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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129. Weight Loss for Women: The Power of Habits and Guilt-Free Self-Care
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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128. Behind The Scenes Interview With Lisa Oldson, MD, Weight Loss Specialist (Interviewed by Author and Marketing Expert Bridget Brennan)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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127. Weight Loss on the Road: How to Get Your Ducks in a Row Before You Travel
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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126. Avoid the Pumpkin Spice Trap: How To Stay On Track With Weight Loss This Fall
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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125. The Magic Secret To Sustainable Weight Loss Doesn’t Come In A Package
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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124. Compounded GLP-1 Medications For Weight Loss…Risks, Realities, and How To Make SMART Decisions For Your Health
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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123. Do the Easy Things First: A Weight Loss, Health and Longevity Framework That Works
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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122. Mindset Over Willpower: Using Psychology To Transform Weight Loss and Improve Your Healthspan
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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121. Breast Cancer Prevention: 5 Lifestyle Changes That Can Lower Your Risk
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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120. Weight Loss Without Willpower: How Healthy Habits Make Success Automatic
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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119. The Secret to Sustainable Weight Loss: Nail It, or SNAIL IT, In Five Easy Steps
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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118. Dr. Lisa Spills The Tea About Orforglipron, The Affordable Weight Loss Pill Option That’s Awaiting FDA Approval
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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117. Weight Loss, Health, and the Lie We’ve Been Fed- Why Ultra-Processed Foods Are the New Cigarettes
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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116. Chronic Stress In Women…How It Hijacks Our Hormones And Our Weight Loss Goals (And What We Can Do About It!)
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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115. The Truth About Calories: Why Exercise Isn’t the Key to Weight Loss
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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114. Longevity by Design: How Your Shoes, Your Home, and the Stairs You Take Affect Your Health and Weight (Part 2)
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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113. 35,000 Daily Decisions: How Small Choices Shape Your Health, Weight, and Longevity (Part 1)
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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112. Simple Pleasures vs. The Food Carnival: Rewriting the Vacation Narrative For Weight Loss and Wellness
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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111. When Creating New Healthy Habits Feels Impossible (Habit Change For Weight Loss, Longevity, and Wellness)
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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110. PCOS, Insulin Resistance, and Grandma Dot: Understanding Hormones, Weight & Metabolic Health
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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109. Retatrutide: Why This Next-Gen Weight Loss Med Has Everyone Talking
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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108. Pride, Pain, Weight Loss & Lemon Bars: Navigating Hate with Hope and Healing
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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107. Weight Loss Wisdom & Cookie Detours
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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106. Categorical Self Binding For Weight Loss, Longevity, and Even Cancer Prevention
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May 30, 2025 |
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105. Weight Loss With GLP-1 Agonist Medications, Sarcopenic Obesity, Muscle Loss, and Protein Intake
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May 23, 2025 |
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104. Coffee May Help You Live Longer, Healthier, Impact Your Weight, Heart Health, Brain Health & Risk For Diabetes, But HOW You Drink Your Coffee Matters
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May 16, 2025 |
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103. Take These Steps To Reduce Stress & Anxiety (For Weight Loss & Better Health!)
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May 09, 2025 |
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102. Dr. Lisa’s 3 Step Plan To Tame Food Desire When You’re Trying To Lose Weight & Improve Your Health
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May 02, 2025 |
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101. 4 Japanese Inspired Steps For Weight Loss, Better Metabolic Health, and Longevity
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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100. Special Episode - Dr. Lisa Peels Back The Curtain On Her Personal Life
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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99. Flaxseeds, Chia Seeds and All The Seeds For Better Health, Weight Loss and Longevity
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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98. Four EASY Spring Cleaning Actions For Your Health & Weight (aka How To Spring Clean Your FOOD, Your BODY, Your BRAIN, and Your HOME!)
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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97. Don’t Let Life’s 4th Quarter Catch You By Surprise! Metabolic Health, Weight Loss, & Longevity Planning In Your 3rd Quarter Of Life
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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96. I Was Fat Shamed While Making Lunch Plans With A New Friend!
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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95. There’s A Right Way (And A Wrong Way!) To Talk About Weight Loss For Better Health
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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94. Top FIVE Ways To Eat Healthy On The Road, In A Vegetable Desert, When You’re Trying To Lose Weight
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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93. How To Use Self Binding Techniques To Achieve Weight Loss & Better Health. (No, This Is Not An Episode About Corsets!)
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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92. Create Your Personal Protocol For Nutrition, Weight Loss And Better Health, Using Marshmallows For Inspiration
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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91. How Much Water Is Enough For Weight Loss, Optimal Health, and Kidney Stone Prevention?
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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90. Cut Your Risk Of Cancer (And Lose Weight) With New Research On Plants, Health, And Your Gut Microbiome
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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89. The No Fail Approach to Weight Loss and Better Health (With Help From Thomas Edison!)
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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88. Are “Gotcha Foods” Blocking Your Weight Loss And Putting Your Health At Risk?
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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87. How Dry January Can Help You Avoid Dying From Cancer (And Also Lose Weight and Live Healthier Longer!)
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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86. The Impact of Sleep On Weight Loss, Pre-Diabetes, Health, and Longevity
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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85. How To Create An Exercise HABIT To Manage Your Weight, Your Health, and Your Mood
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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84. Is Losing Weight With Zepbound (or Wegovy or Ozempic) Cheating? Dr. Lisa Has The Answer To This & Other Health & Wellness Conundrums
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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83. Can A Cluttered Home Cause Weight Gain Or Pre-Diabetes?
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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82. If You’re TOO BUSY To Eat Healthy Or Exercise, These 5 Steps Will Transform Your Approach To Weight Loss
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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81. 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 Year
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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80. When Thanksgiving Is Over, You Have To Throw Out Your Halloween Candy, And Other Weight Loss & Wellness Axioms
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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79. Exercise Is Not A Weight Loss Tool (But It's Amazing For Health, Longevity, Prevention & and Maintenance!)
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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78. Dr. Lisa’s 10 Weight Loss Personality Types And What They All Share In Common
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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77. Let It Be Messy: Why You Should Chill Out In Order To Achieve Weight Loss, Better Health, Wellness, and Longevity
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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76. 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 Longevity
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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75. Weight Loss Doesn’t Happen By Accident! How To Develop Unconscious Competence Around Nutrition, Movement, & Sleep For Better Health and Weight Loss
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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74. Pumpkin Palooza! Weight Loss, Planned Splurges, And The Unexpected Impact Of Seasonal Pumpkin Treats On Our Metabolic Health
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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73. Let's Talk About Soy And Its Impact On Weight Loss, Breast Cancer, Heart Disease & Longevity
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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72. If Exercise Is Not A Weight Loss Tool, How Can We Motivate Ourselves To Do It? Live Coaching Call With Lisa Oldson, MD
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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71. Willpower and Self Control Are NOT The Keys To Weight Loss
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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70. Can You Drink Coffee and Lose Weight? How Coffee Impacts Weight Loss, Longevity, and Optimal Health
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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69. 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 Healthspan
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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68. How To Manage Your Brain When You’re Working On Weight Loss And Feeling Deprived
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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67. 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
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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66. When You Feed Your Dog Better Than You Feed Yourself...How Women Sabotage Their Weight Loss (And Health) By People Pleasing & Helping Everyone But Themselves
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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65. Check Three Times! How Triple Checking Labels Raises Your Awareness For Weight Loss, Longevity, and Better Health
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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64. What A Rugby Olympian Can Teach Us About Weight Loss, Health, and Body Positivity For Women
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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63. What Does Vitamin D Have To Do With Cancer, Obesity, Diabetes & Heart Disease?
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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62. How To Lose Weight and Improve Your Health While Socializing In Your Backyard & Watching The Flowers Grow
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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61. It’s Hard To Lose Weight When You’re HANGRY
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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60. Women, Weight Loss, Smartphones and Sleep. What do 39% of Danish Women Have In Common With My Patient Who Lost 50#?
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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59. Dr. Lisa's Four Steps For Jump Starting Your Weight Loss When You're Feeling Stuck. Part 2
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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58. Dr. Lisa’s Four Steps For Jump Starting Your Weight Loss When You’re Feeling Stuck: Believe, Begin, Belong, and Be. Part One
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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57. Thought Interrupting For Weight Loss and Stress Management
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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56. Weight Loss, Nutrition, and Brain Health. How To Eat For Weight Loss, and Lower Your Risk For Dementia All At The Same Time
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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55. The Most Common Mistake Made By Healthy Eaters Trying To Lose Weight
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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54. Does It Feel Like Your Weight Loss Stalled Out, Your Metabolism Crashed & Your Scale Took A Detour? Welcome To Menopause!
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May 31, 2024 |
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53. The Sleep Fairy, Diabetes, Inflammation and Weight Loss
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May 24, 2024 |
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52. How To Manage Your Stress To Manage Your Weight & Increase Your Health Span
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May 10, 2024 |
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51. Don’t Let “Compare & Despair” Derail Your Weight Loss
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May 03, 2024 |
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50. Speed Eating Impacts Weight Loss and Metabolic Health
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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49. Don't Get Frazzled About Weight Loss
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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48. Recurrent Restrict & Overeat Cycles. Get Out From Under Your Rock (RROC) For Weight Loss
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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47. The Latest Research On Dairy For Health And Weight Loss
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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46. Don’t Miss The Bus Or Engage In These Four Behaviors That Cause Weight Gain
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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45. A Toast To SMART Weight Loss, And The Truth About The Health Impact Of Red Wine
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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44. How Do Food Emulsifiers Impact Weight Loss & Health?
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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43. Weight Loss And Forbidden Foods
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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42. The Absolute Best Way To Navigate Food Desire When You’re Trying To Lose Weight
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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41. If You're Passionate About Weight Loss, Don't Get Diagnosed With Z73.2
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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40. Dr. Lisa’s Top Five Foods That Block Weight Loss
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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39. Pre-Diabetes Impacts Over 98 Million U.S. Adults. Could You Be One Of Them?
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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38. Five Critical Steps To Maintain Weight Loss
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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37. Can Talking To Eli Lilly Help You Optimize Your Weight?
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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36. Reframe Your Vision For Weight Loss: Part 2
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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35. Reframe Your Vision For Weight Loss In The New Year. Part One
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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34. Intermittent Fasting For Weight Loss & Health
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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33. Don’t Give Away Your Power To The Scale (When It Comes To Weight Loss)
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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32. Mrs. Pike, Weight Loss, and “Caught You Being Good!”
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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31. Rip Van Winkle, Weight Loss, and Why You Shouldn’t Give Up When You Feel Exhausted and Stuck
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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30. Manage Your Weight Over The Holidays
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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29. Why Is It So Hard To Throw Away Food When We’re Trying To Lose Weight?
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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28. Your Brain Is Not As Stuck As You Think, When It Comes To Weight Loss
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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27. What’s The Deal With Protein For Weight Loss?
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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26. How Limiting Beliefs Impact Our Weight
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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25. How Decision Fatigue Impacts Weight Loss
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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24. Is Your Goal 100% Compliance?
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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23. We Can Predict Who Regains Their Lost Weight
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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22. BUSY-ness and The Minimum Baseline For Weight Loss
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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21. How Can Cranky Coupons Help With Weight Loss
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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20. Hidden Epidemic of Fatty Liver Disease
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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19. The Data On Tracking For Weight Loss. Is It Worth The Effort?
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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18. Weight Loss Phenotypes
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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17. How To Set A Weight Loss Goal
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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16. Binge Eating Disorder
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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15. Using Labels To Drive Weight Loss
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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14. Did Microwavable Frozen Meals Cause Me To Gain Weight?
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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13. Are You A Lumper Or A Splitter?
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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12. Demolishing A Common Weight Loss Myth
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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11. Honor Your Self Care Like It’s A Mammogram Appointment
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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10. Why Is Everyone Talking About Weight Loss Medications?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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9. I Ate Visible Garlic!
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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8. Pantry Roulette
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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7. Urge Surfing…Ride The Wave Of Food Cravings
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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6. Tap Your Brain Power To Manage Your Weight
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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5. Jump Off The Weight Loss Starting Line FEARLESSLY
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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4. Why Ultra Processed Foods Make Us HUNGRY
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May 26, 2023 |
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3. Exercise Is NOT A Weight Loss Tool
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May 19, 2023 |
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2. Which Diet Is Right For Me?
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May 19, 2023 |
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1. Welcome to The Smart Weight Loss Coaching Podcast!
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May 19, 2023 |
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Smart Weight Loss Coaching Trailer
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Apr 19, 2023 |