Podcasts Health SISTERHOOD OF SWEAT - Motivation, Inspiration, Health, Wealth, Fitness, Authenticity, Confidence and Ep 358 - Does The Number On The Scale Determine Your Worth with Dr. Sylvia Bollie

Ep 358 - Does The Number On The Scale Determine Your Worth with Dr. Sylvia Bollie

Published: Dec. 22, 2021, 8 a.m.

Are you interested in weight loss? \xa0Have you been worried about BMI? \xa0In this episode we\u2019re diving in sustainable weight loss. In this episode I talk with Dr. Sylvia Bollie. She is the C.E.O. and Medical Director of EmbraceYOU Weight & Wellness, is a dual Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician and Obesity Medicine Specialist with a passion for promoting health through honesty and hope. Today, she joins us to discuss how she found her successful weight loss. We discuss the tools for sustainable weight loss, and how our stress plays a role in happy weight loss. We\u2019re figuring out why the number is so important to you.

Questions I asked:

  • Do the bright colors make you feel alive?
  • When we\u2019re looking at the scale, what do we think it\u2019s going to do for us?
  • How do we cultivate that confidence?
  • How do we know if we\u2019re a healthy weight?
  • How do you focus on get active?
  • Why is it hard to lose weight?
  • Why is it important to eat real food?
  • How can we tell if we\u2019re emotional eating?
  • How do we break the reward cycle with food?
  • Is weight loss all willpower?
  • What would you like to tell people?

Topics Discussed:

  • The power of the scale.
  • Self-confidence.
  • Sustainable weight loss.
  • Healthy weight
  • Looking good.
  • BMI

Quotes from the show:

  • \u201cThe reason we obsess over the number on the scale is because we\u2019ve been trained to do that\u201d Dr Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie @SisterhoodSweat
  • \u201cWe\u2019re playing the scale game.\u201d Dr Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie @SisterhoodSweat
  • \u201cIt\u2019s not all about this number that I\u2019m chasing, but it\u2019s not going to last if I don\u2019t build those habits.\u201d Dr Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie @SisterhoodSweat
  • \u201cThe way we\u2019re looking at healthy weight is not helpful.\u201d Dr Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie @SisterhoodSweat
  • \u201cHow you feel about yourself is happy weight.\u201d Dr Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie @SisterhoodSweat

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