loader from loading.io

Avoiding Plateau Pitfalls

Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

Release Date: 10/16/2024

Holiday Survival Guide Part 3: Treats Without Guilt show art Holiday Survival Guide Part 3: Treats Without Guilt

Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

Holiday treats everywhere? Feeling out of control?   In part three of the Thriving as a Physician Podcast holiday series, Dr. Siobhan Key dives into how to navigate holiday treats without guilt or frustration.   You’ll learn: How to enjoy your favorite treats while feeling in control. Why treating holiday food as scarce or forbidden leads to overeating—and how to stop. How stress (not the food itself) fuels cravings, and simple steps to manage it. The mindset shift that helps you stay aligned with your goals.   This episode is packed with insights and tools to help you...

info_outline
Holiday Survival Guide Part 2: Dealing with Food Pushers show art Holiday Survival Guide Part 2: Dealing with Food Pushers

Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

Have you ever felt trapped by holiday food pushers? In this episode of the Thriving as a Physician Podcast I'm sharing practical strategies to handle those well-meaning relatives or colleagues with confidence. You’ll learn how to enjoy holiday treats while staying true to your goals—without guilt or stress.     This is Part 2 of my *Holiday Survival Guide* series, designed specifically for women physicians navigating the challenges of holiday eating.    🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast player today and take control this holiday season.     🎁...

info_outline
Holiday Survival Series Pt 1: Recognizing Your Triggers show art Holiday Survival Series Pt 1: Recognizing Your Triggers

Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

Welcome to the Holiday Survival Guide for Physicians! This 4-part podcast series is designed to help you navigate the holiday season with confidence, calm, and control.  If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by breakroom cookies, family food pushers, or the all-or-nothing mindset, you’re in the right place. In this first episode, Recognizing Your Triggers, we’ll dive into why the holidays feel so challenging. From exhausting days at the clinic to family gatherings where everyone insists you “just try one more bite,” we’ll uncover what’s really behind those moments of overeating...

info_outline
Lasting Weight Loss As A Physician: What Does It Really Take? show art Lasting Weight Loss As A Physician: What Does It Really Take?

Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

Feel like weight loss is a battle you keep losing as a doctor?  In this episode of Thriving as a Physician, I’m sharing the four essential steps to achieving lasting weight loss, without the pressure of a “perfect” diet or the need to push yourself harder.  This is about finding a path that actually works for you and fits the reality of life as a busy physician.  We’ll cover the basics—consistency, patience, and belief—and show how these steps can help you reach your weight loss goals for good. *** Are you ready to go from “trying not to eat” to not...

info_outline
Stay on Track During the Chaotic Weeks show art Stay on Track During the Chaotic Weeks

Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

Let’s talk about those chaotic weeks—the ones that turn our eating plans upside down and leave us feeling like we’re always starting over.  As physicians, we know that these weeks come and go, and they’re just part of our reality.  But to reach your goals and stay there, you’ll need to learn how to stay on track during these super busy weeks. Which is what I'll teach you to do in this episode. Listen in to learn how to set yourself up for success, even when life feels like a whirlwind! *** Are you ready to go from “trying not to eat” to not being bothered by food after...

info_outline
GLP-1 Myths & Misconceptions: Interview with Dr. Sandra Cortina show art GLP-1 Myths & Misconceptions: Interview with Dr. Sandra Cortina

Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sandra Cortina, an internal medicine and obesity medicine physician, to unpack common myths and misconceptions about GLP-1 medications.    Whether you’re a physician considering GLP-1s for yourself or helping patients navigate their options, this episode will give you a clear, empowered understanding of how to make these medications work as an effective tool in weight management.    Listen in to explore the real story behind GLP-1s and what they could mean for your health journey.   *** Are you ready to go from “trying not to...

info_outline
Let Weight Loss Be Simple show art Let Weight Loss Be Simple

Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

In this special episode, I’m sharing a recording of a live session where we tackled a big question: Why is weight loss so hard, and how can we make it easier? If you’re a physician who’s tired of feeling guilty about every snack, of feeling out of control with food after a long day, or waking up worried about your eating, this episode is for you. I share practical ways to understand where these struggles come from and how to let go of the strict diet rules that set us up to feel defeated. From handling stressful moments when it feels impossible to “eat right,” to creating changes...

info_outline
The Biggest Lessons I’ve Learned in 300 Episodes show art The Biggest Lessons I’ve Learned in 300 Episodes

Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

Can you believe it? Thriving As A Physician has hit 300 episodes! In this special milestone, Dr. Siobhan Key reflects on the hard-won lessons she’s learned over the years of coaching, personal struggles, and conversations with fellow physicians. She shares five essential pieces of advice to help you shift your approach to eating, weight, and self-care: Be kinder to yourself about your eating. Stop waiting for someone else to start caring for you. Let go of the pressure to hurry—it’s not helping. Learn how to trust yourself around food again. Give yourself permission to take up...

info_outline
Avoiding Plateau Pitfalls show art Avoiding Plateau Pitfalls

Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

Weight loss plateaus are frustrating as a physician. Especially when you feel like you’re doing everything “right.” In this episode, I share the four common pitfalls that keep physicians stuck: Assuming everything needs to change Trying to give up the foods you love Getting impatient and giving up Relying solely on the scale to measure progress Listen to the episode to learn practical steps for overcoming these pitfalls and finding a way forward without turning your life upside down. *** Are you ready to go from “trying not to eat” to not being bothered by food after clinic? Even...

info_outline
Freedom Beyond the Scale show art Freedom Beyond the Scale

Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life

Tired of feeling like you're constantly battling the scale? In this episode, we flip the script on traditional weight loss by focusing on something more important than a number: how you want to feel.   I share my own experience of ditching daily weigh-ins and how it led to more freedom, control, and success. Instead of obsessing over the scale, you’ll learn how to make decisions that actually support your energy, mood, and overall well-being.   If you’ve been feeling stuck in the cycle of diets and weigh-ins, this episode is for you. Let’s take the pressure off and focus on...

info_outline
 
More Episodes

Weight loss plateaus are frustrating as a physician. Especially when you feel like you’re doing everything “right.” In this episode, I share the four common pitfalls that keep physicians stuck:

  • Assuming everything needs to change
  • Trying to give up the foods you love
  • Getting impatient and giving up
  • Relying solely on the scale to measure progress

Listen to the episode to learn practical steps for overcoming these pitfalls and finding a way forward without turning your life upside down.

***
Are you ready to go from “trying not to eat” to not being bothered by food after clinic? Even after your most exhausting days of caring for patients?
Feel in control around food and take back your evenings with INSTANT access to the video masterclass:
EVENING OVEREATING FOR PHYSICIANS: Common Myths & Practical Solutions.
Get access now at https://www.weightsolutionsforphysicians.ca/evening-overeating
****
Want more support staying focussed on applying everything you learn in the podcast?  Come join me in the FREE Thriving As A Physician Facebook Community.  You must be a physician to join. Join us at https://facebook.com/groups/thrivingasaphysician
****
Enjoying this podcast? Please share it with someone who would benefit.  And don’t forget to hit “follow” so you get all the new episodes as soon as they are released.
****
Come hang out with me on Facebook or Instagram.  Follow me @drsiobhankey to get more practical tools to thrive in your weight loss and your life.
****
Questions? Comments? Want to share how this podcast has helped you? Shoot me an email at [email protected].  I would love to hear from you.