Dr Alexis Conason is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City. She is also a researcher, author, and speaker. One of her particular areas of interest includes helping people along their bariatric surgery journey. In this episode we discuss: How she became interested in working with people who are undergoing bariatric […]

Jeff Newell had RYGB on December 1, 2014. This is our second podcast episode together. In this episode Jeff takes us along on his journey from just before to just after bariatric surgery. He shares his thoughts on Thanksgiving day just a few days before his surgery. Then he picks up his recorder and tells […]

  Jeff Newell is about to have bariatric surgery (early December, 2014). This episode is the start of a new, semi-regular series following Jeff as he transitions from life before bariatric surgery to different points in time after bariatric surgery . In This Episode We Discuss:  How Jeff came to decide on Roux-en-Y gastric bypass […]

Nanette Wilson Adams, M.Ed is both a receiver of bariatric care and a provider of bariatric care as a licensed professional counselor. In this interview she shares her personal and professional journey’s including: Her childhood and the conflicts she felt about gaining weight The point at which she became more interested in nutrition and fitness […]

In this episode I talk with Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA about obesity medications. Ted is a pharmacist who has now moved on to his second career as the founder of ConscienHealth which “exists to help experts and organizations work for sound approaches to health and obesity.” Ted blogs daily and is very knowledgeable on many […]

At his heaviest, Jeff Butts weighed 643 pounds. Every day was a profound struggle against exhaustion, pain, fear, and shame. 1999 he almost had bariatric surgery, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, but in his words, he “chickened out” because he was not yet ready to make the changes he knew he would need to make. Then, in […]

Lea Crosetti Andes is the founder and creator of BariAthletes™. Lea is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Lea has many years of experience specializing in not only nutrition and exercise, but specifically nutrition and exercise for a person who has undergone bariatric surgery, hence the term she coined, BariAthletes™. Lea created her […]

In 2008, at his heaviest, Rob Portinga weighed over 380 pounds. After years of trying various ways to lose weight on his own, he came to the decision that he needed some help. He had Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery in April of 2009. Since then he has lost over 150 pounds Rob is now a […]

Dr Michelle May is a recovered yo-yo dieter and founder of Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training. Am I Hungry? helps people resolve mindless and emotional eating so they can live the vibrant life they crave! She is also the award-winning author of the book, “Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat.” […]

  In this episode, I am happy to bring you my interview with Dr Randy Seeley. Dr Seeley is a PhD scientist who studies obesity from the perspective of hormones in the central nervous system that serve to regulate food intake, body weight, and energy balance. He has published over 260 peer-reviewed articles including articles […]

  I don’t consider myself a boat rocker. Traditionally, I’ve been happiest when the waters are calm and everyone rows together; when feathers lay flat, not ruffled; and when panties stay put, not all tied in a knot. You know, business as usual.  But recently, for reasons I am still working out, I became professionally […]

In this episode I bring you the wonderful Denise London, also known as the Bariatric Beauty Queen. By early 2010 Denise was on pills and insulin to control her type 2 diabetes. She had sleep apnea, worsening asthma, chronic knee pain, and chronic calf pain that was so vexing she saw 22 different medical specialists. […]

  Dr Thomas Clark has been a bariatric surgeon for 21 years. His practice is the Center for Weight Loss Success in Newport News, Virginia. In addition to being a board certified bariatric surgeon, he is also a board certified bariatrician (a medical doctor specializing in medical weight management). In this episode Dr Clark shares: […]

Robanne Robin had Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on 8/4/2009. At the time she had surgery she weighed 300 pounds. She was pre-diabetic, had bad knees, was depressed, and had two episodes of a very elevated heart rate that landed her in the emergency room each time. Now, almost 5 years later she is beyond healthy in all […]

In this episode I discuss the metaphor of moving into the Quiver Zone of your life. But before I go into that, I want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of you! Today, June 14th, is the one year anniversary of the launch of my podcast. I can’t believe one year has gone […]

Wendy became BandedWendy on 3/23/2009 when she had Lap-Band surgery. In this episode Wendy takes us on her journey from being a successful person in all areas of her life, except her weight, to now living the life of her wildest dreams, which includes successfully losing weight and keeping her excess weight off through healthy nutrition, […]

In this episode I do a deep dive into what we believe and how those beliefs can either hold us back or propel us forward.Topics Discussed:  The problem with connecting beliefs to conditions or goals. The story of one of my biggest life struggles. STOP moving the goal post. You are enough. Why being enough […]

In this episode, John Bukenas and I talk about weight loss surgery from the perspective of someone who is considering surgery. John is a fellow podcaster and is the creator of the podcast, Let’s Reverse Obesity, where he talks about his own struggles with the disease of obesity. It’s a great podcast and I totally […]

IN HER 44 YEARS ON THIS PLANET, KIM ELZAIBAK HAS FACED SOME CHALLENGES. Where many might be defeated, Kim has overcome. LISTEN TO HER TELL HER STORY OF: A childhood caught in the cycle of abuse. Her 20’s struggling with eating disorders, obesity, depression. Her 30’s struggling with one gastric band, then having that one […]

FARNOOSH BROCK is a former corporate employee, turned blogger and creator of ProlificLiving.com. She is an entrepreneur, an author, a podcaster (of 101 episodes), a world traveler, a Yogini    (which if anyone is unfamiliar with that term is a female practitioner of yoga), and a life and health coach IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: […]

Abby Lentz, 66 years old, has been practicing Yoga for over 42 years. In 2004 Abby took her personal Yoga practice to a whole new level when she became a Kripalu trained Yoga instructor. It was during this training and early on in her instructing that she realized the critical importance of creating a Yoga […]

Interview with Maria Caprigno. At Maria’s heaviest weight, she weighed 443 pounds. Her story is very similar to many people I see in the clinic every day. During her life she had been on numerous diets with little to no success. At her heaviest weight, her quality of life was seriously suffering, and she was […]

An Interview with Antonia Namnath, CEO and founder of the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America Antonia, aka Toni, underwent RYGB in 2009 after a life-long struggle with obesity and being oxygen dependent due to Pickwickian Syndrome. As Toni relates in this episode, she was fortunate enough to have the ability to fund her own […]

TRANSFORMING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FEAR OFFICE THEMES OF FEAR: There seems to be a theme recently in the patients I have been taking care of, the theme is fear: Fear of Change, Fear of Failure, Fear of Success, Fear of Letting Go of what is familiar (even if what is familiar is unhealthy, or harmful, or […]

Your Questions Answered. Elizabeth: Questions about vitamins after WLS. She knows a number of people who have had different types of WLS. Her question is regarding the vitamins they are taking because they seem to be on very different vitamin regimes. Now, I can’t speak to those individuals and you know the rules and regs, I […]

Why Diets Fail: An interview with Nicole M. Avena, PhD Dr Nicole Avena is a world-renowned neuroscientist and expert in diet, nutrition, and addiction. She received her doctorate in neuroscience and psychology from Princeton University and did her postdoctoral fellowship at the Rockefeller University in New York. She is currently a faculty member at the […]

All of Me: A Story of Love, Loss, and Last Resorts. Alexandra Lescaze: Producer and Director, An Interview All of Me is a new documentary about a group of female friends in Austin, Texas. The women are morbidly obese. “The Girls” as they refer to themselves, initially met via the National Association to Advance Fat […]

IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA Do you know your ferritin level? Anemia is a catch-all term for low red blood cells and/or low hemoglobin levels on the red blood cells What is hemoglobin? It is protein on our red blood cells that binds and carries Iron.  Iron in turn binds and carries oxygen. Iron is the reason […]