Avoiding Plateau Pitfalls
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
Release Date: 10/16/2024
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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What if it doesn’t have to be this way?
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
As physicians, we’re conditioned to believe that the stress, exhaustion, and endless demands are just part of the job. And when it comes to weight loss, we often assume it has to be a constant struggle—battling cravings, stress eating, and long days. But what if you could question those beliefs and create a life that feels lighter, more manageable, and less overwhelming? In this episode, I explore how questioning the "this is just how it is" mindset can lead to real change. You’ll discover how small shifts in your thinking can make both your day-to-day life and your weight...
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Body Image Pep Talk: Why You Need to Stop Judging Your Body
Thriving As A Physician: How to Lose Weight & Love Your Life
As physicians, we’re used to setting high standards in every area of life, but when it comes to our bodies, we’re often our harshest critics. In this episode, I dive into why we judge ourselves so harshly, where those negative thoughts come from, and how to shift your mindset. I share my own experience of feeling bloated after a special dinner and how one critical thought sparked anger about how society has programmed us to see our bodies. This isn’t just about “loving yourself”—it’s about rejecting those outside voices and reclaiming your self-worth. *** Are you ready to go from...
info_outlineWeight 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.
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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?
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