Disrupting Obesity
The Disrupting Obesity podcast is for anyone who’s looking to lose an extreme amount of weight and change their relationship with food so they can keep the pounds off. If you’re tired of feeling judged for being fat, of excluding yourself or being left out, and using food to comfort, reward, and cope with your emotions and the day to day, don’t waste time beating yourself up. You absolutely have what it takes to lose a significant amount of weight naturally in a way that you can sustain and that will ensure you keep the weight off too.
Hosted by Charlotte Skanes, a weight loss coach who lost and is keeping off over two hundred pounds, this show will give you the strategies and mindset you need to drop the weight. It’s going to encourage you and motivate you so that you can build the confidence and self-belief to find the healthiest version of yourself. It’s not about the food. It’s about your relationship with food. Once you start to change that relationship you can start disrupting obesity.
Episodes
179 episodes
179 ~ Maintenance Mode
You lost the weight. What now?In this episode, I’m diving into maintenance mode. The part no one really prepares you for, but the part that actually matters the most long-term.Because here’s the reality. Most people regain the wei...
178 ~ Weight Loss Q&A XXXII
In this Q&A episode, I’m answering your questions about weight loss expectations, getting back on track after a setback, alcohol and fat loss, and navigating vacation without losing progress.We talk about why big drops at the beginni...
177 ~ More Spread Sprinkle Pour
If you’ve ever said “I’m doing everything right and the scale isn’t moving” this episode is for you.This week, I’m building on our conversation about accuracy and diving deeper into one of my core tools: Spread, Sprinkle, Pour.T...
176 ~ Weight Loss Q&A XXXI
Welcome back to another Weight Loss Q&A. This one digs into 5 more listener questions. What's your calorie limit count?But how do you actually change your relationship with food? I hear it all the time and I don't ...
175 ~ Accuracy Issues
If you feel like you’re doing everything right and the scale still isn’t moving this episode is for you.This is one of the hardest conversations to have in weight loss, and it’s one that brings up a lot of feelings. Frustration,...
174 ~ Weight Loss Q&A XXX
In this Weight Loss Q&A, I’m answering your questions about staying focused, tracking your food, navigating social situations, and figuring out recipe calories without losing your mind.We talk about why it’s so hard to follow through...
173 ~ Comforting, Rewarding, Coping
Emotional eating gets talked about a lot but not in a way that actually helps you understand or manage it.In this episode, I’m breaking emotional eating down into three core drivers: comfort, reward, and cope and once you see it through...
172 ~ Weight Loss Q&A XXIX
I’m answering your questions on balancing weight loss with a busy life, managing physical and emotional challenges, and what it really looks like to stay consistent long enough for things to feel easier.We talk about the reality of star...
171 ~ Goals and Expectations
This week, I’m doing something a little different.I’m sharing part of a presentation I created for the Flamingo Forum because this is one of the most important pieces of the weight loss process, and it’s not something we talk about nearl...
170 ~ Weight Loss Q&A XXVIII
Weight loss questions are back, and this one covers everything from calorie deficits to carbs to managing hunger during the day.We’re talking about what actually matters (and what really doesn’t), how to make changes without burning your...
169 ~ Weight Loss Is Hard
Last week, I talked about the most important weight loss truth. This week, we’re starting at the beginning.Weight Loss Truth number one is simple, but it matters more than most people realise.Weight loss is hard.This episod...
168 ~ Weight Loss Q&A XXVII
Weight loss isn’t one big decision. It’s a series of small choices made over and over again. And sometimes, those choices feel like a full-on internal battle.In this Weight Loss Q&A, I’m answering questions about going over calories ...
167 ~ The Most Important Weight Loss Truth
Last summer I released my list of 101 Weight Loss Truths, and ever since then I’ve been asked the same question over and over again:Which one is the most important?It’s a fair question, but it took me a long time t...
166 ~ Weight Loss Q&A XXVI
It’s time for another Weight Loss Q&A, and in this episode I’m answering several listener questions about emotional eating, food substitutions, calorie tracking, and what happens when the excitement of new habits starts to fade.We ta...
165 ~ The Dangers of Deserving
The word deserve sounds positive. Encouraging, even. But when it comes to weight loss and your relationship with food, it can quietly become one of the most dangerous words you use with yourself.In this episode, I’m talking abou...
Weight Loss Q&A XXV
Welcome back to another Weight Loss Q&A. This is number 25, and we’re covering metabolism myths, early weight loss expectations, TDEE confusion, food scales, and the question I still get almost daily: how I lost 201 pounds.There’s s...
163 ~ Building and Grinding
At the beginning of this year, I found myself unexpectedly thrown by something simple, the “where I was 10 years ago” trend. And it surprised me. Not because I’m unhappy with where I am. Not because I’m disappointed in my trajectory. But b...
162 ~ Weight Loss Wednesday XXIV
Welcome back to Weight Loss Wednesday Q&A number 24! In this episode, I’m answering your questions about appetite fatigue, emotional eating patterns, calorie targets, clean vs. non-clean eating, and the ongoing confusion around TDEE vs. BMR...
161 ~ Controversy Part 3
Welcome to Part 3 of the “101 Weight Loss Truths That Made Gladys Mad” series.This week we’re covering truths #46–49 and they’re all in the same spicy little category:Carbs aren’t evil.Fruit isn’t evil.Sweeteners aren’t ...
160 ~ Weight Loss Wednesday Q&A XXIII
Welcome back to Weight Loss Wednesday. In episode 160, I’m answering your questions about consistency with accountability, calorie perspective, low TDEE fears, sweeteners, managing sweets and chips as a diabetic, and flavour drops for water. Th...
159 ~ Controversy Part 2
Last week we started digging into the weight loss truths that made people the most upset. Today, we’re continuing that conversation.Some of these didn’t surprise me. Some absolutely did. But if something makes people angry, that usually ...
158 ~ Weight Loss Wednesday Q&A XXII
Welcome back to Weight Loss Wednesday. In episode 158, I’m answering your questions on motivation, calorie adjustments, intuitive eating, exercise, comparison, and a very real conversation about loose skin and visibility. This episode is honest...
157 ~ Controversy Part I
Last summer, I released the 101 Weight Loss Truths series and a lot of you found it helpful, but some of those truths made people very angry. So today, I’m starting a new series where I revisit the weight loss truths that caused the most contro...