Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity
Are you looking for a SMART and sustainable approach to weight loss? One that rejects restrictive diet plans, self-blame and punishing protocols? Whether you’re taking weight loss medication, or working on weight loss through lifestyle modification alone, you’re in the right place! This show discusses how to lose weight and live healthier, longer by addressing nutrition, mindset, stress, sleep, healthy habit formation, medications, and all the latest weight-related science.
Your host, Lisa Oldson, MD is a board certified physician and a certified life & weight loss coach. She helps women reach and maintain their healthy weight by sharing the latest science and closing the door on unhelpful nutrition and fitness concepts. You will NEVER hear her utter the phrase, “Just eat less and move more.”
Most people know what they “should” do to lose weight and improve our health, but there’s something that blocks us from our goals. Each week, Dr. Lisa delivers fresh insights and effective techniques for shedding pounds. By incorporating mindset work, behavioral change and medical science, Dr. Lisa shares the SMART way to achieve & maintain weight loss. SMART weight loss focuses on health, wellness, quality of life and longevity.
Tune in for answers to questions like:
-How do I lose weight AND keep it off?
-What are the best foods for weight loss?
-What are the best exercises for weight loss and fitness?
-What’s the most successful medication for weight loss?
-And should I consider taking weight loss medication?
-Why am I not losing weight?
-How do I maintain weight loss?
-Is it possible to lose weight if I have Binge Eating Disorder?
-How can I live healthier longer and increase my healthspan?
-How do I create balance to increase my sense of wellness?
Learn more about working with Dr. Lisa at www.SmartWeightLossCoaching.com.
Episodes
131 episodes
130. When You “Know What to Do,” But You’re Just Not Doing It (For Weight Loss, Health, and Longevity)
If you’ve ever thought, “I know what I should do, I’m just not doing it," this episode is for you. Lisa Oldson, M.D. shares why it’s completely normal to struggle with follow through, even when you know what works for your health, weig...
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129. Weight Loss for Women: The Power of Habits and Guilt-Free Self-Care
In today's episode, Lisa Oldson, MD, talks about the guilt that so many women feel when taking time for self-care, and how that guilt can sabotage even our best intentions around weight loss and wellness. Using insights from habit science, Dr. ...
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128. Behind The Scenes Interview With Lisa Oldson, MD, Weight Loss Specialist (Interviewed by Author and Marketing Expert Bridget Brennan)
Earlier this year, we released an episode with author and marketing guru Bridget Brennan, who happens to also be a dear friend of Dr. Lisa. Bridget interviewed Dr. Lisa for
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127. Weight Loss on the Road: How to Get Your Ducks in a Row Before You Travel
When life gets busy with travel, weddings, or family events, healthy eating can feel impossible. In this practical episode, Lisa Oldson, MD, shares a story about her client Carol, her son Avi, and what it really means to “get your ducks in a ro...
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126. Avoid the Pumpkin Spice Trap: How To Stay On Track With Weight Loss This Fall
This week, Lisa Oldson, MD explores the pumpkin spice craze and how small seasonal habits can quietly sabotage your health goals. Learn what’s really in your favorite pumpkin spice creamer and how to enjoy fall treats mindfully, without guilt, ...
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125. The Magic Secret To Sustainable Weight Loss Doesn’t Come In A Package
Tired of fad diets, trendy supplements, or “quick-fix” weight loss hacks? Lisa Oldson, MD shares her five secrets to sustainable weight loss, from sitting with cravings to reading ingredient labels and staying actively engaged in ...
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124. Compounded GLP-1 Medications For Weight Loss…Risks, Realities, and How To Make SMART Decisions For Your Health
Are compounded GLP-1 meds like semaglutide and tirzepatide a smart shortcut or a risky gamble? In this episode, Dr. Lisa breaks down the real risks, pros & cons, and expert recommendations around using compounded versions of Wegovy, ...
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123. Do the Easy Things First: A Weight Loss, Health and Longevity Framework That Works
Do you really need to "eat the frog" and start with the hardest changes to lose weight and improve your health? Not at all. In this episode, Dr. Lisa shares her four-part framework for deciding which habits are worth your time and energy. You’l...
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122. Mindset Over Willpower: Using Psychology To Transform Weight Loss and Improve Your Healthspan
If you’ve ever felt like you just don’t have enough willpower to lose weight, this episode is for you. Dr. Lisa shares research from psychologists Dr. Traci Mann, Dr. Wendy Wood, and Dr. Ellen Langer to show why willpower isn’t the answer , and...
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121. Breast Cancer Prevention: 5 Lifestyle Changes That Can Lower Your Risk
One in eight women will face a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime, but research shows that up to 70% of cases may be preventable through lifestyle choices. In this episode, Dr. Lisa Oldson explores the most powerful, science-backed ways to...
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120. Weight Loss Without Willpower: How Healthy Habits Make Success Automatic
Think thin people have more willpower? Think again. In this episode, Dr. Lisa explains why sustainable weight loss has nothing to do with superhuman discipline and everything to do with building SMART, automatic habits. From skipping the cookie...
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119. The Secret to Sustainable Weight Loss: Nail It, or SNAIL IT, In Five Easy Steps
If you’ve ever felt frustrated because your weight loss feels too slow, this episode is for you. Dr. Lisa talks about why so many people quit on themselves when the scale doesn’t move fast enough, and why that’s often a mistake. You’ll hear abo...
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118. Dr. Lisa Spills The Tea About Orforglipron, The Affordable Weight Loss Pill Option That’s Awaiting FDA Approval
If injectable weight loss drugs like Zepbound can help people lose 20% of their weight, what about a once-a-day pill that achieves 12% weight loss, without the needles and sky-high cost? In this episode, Lisa Oldson, MD shares Andrea’s journey ...
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117. Weight Loss, Health, and the Lie We’ve Been Fed- Why Ultra-Processed Foods Are the New Cigarettes
In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Lisa calls out the real culprit sabotaging your weight loss and health: ultra-processed foods. What if we told you that quitting them is as hard, and as necessary, as quitting smoking? For those of you who are c...
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116. Chronic Stress In Women…How It Hijacks Our Hormones And Our Weight Loss Goals (And What We Can Do About It!)
In today's episode of the SWLC Podcast, Lisa Oldson, MD opens up about an intensely personal period of acute stress, and uses that story to jump into the science behind chronic stress, hormonal shifts, and weight gain in women.If ...
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115. The Truth About Calories: Why Exercise Isn’t the Key to Weight Loss
Is your desk job really to blame for stubborn weight gain? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Lisa Oldson breaks down a groundbreaking global study led by Duke University researchers that challenges everything we’ve been told about calories, move...
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114. Longevity by Design: How Your Shoes, Your Home, and the Stairs You Take Affect Your Health and Weight (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this two-part series, Dr. Lisa shifts gears from short-term food choices to the daily habits and decisions that shape your long-term health, weight, and mobility. This episode explores how seemingly simple choices, like buying slip...
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113. 35,000 Daily Decisions: How Small Choices Shape Your Health, Weight, and Longevity (Part 1)
What do slip-on Skechers, ranch-style homes, and marshmallow fluff have to do with wellness and weight loss? A lot more than you’d think. In this first part of a two-part series, Dr. Lisa takes you inside the 35,000 micro-decisions we make each...
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112. Simple Pleasures vs. The Food Carnival: Rewriting the Vacation Narrative For Weight Loss and Wellness
Can you really enjoy vacation or host friends without overindulging in junk food? YES. YOU. CAN.In this episode, Dr. Lisa shares highlights from the best weekend ever...A trip to rural Michigan filled with simple ple...
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111. When Creating New Healthy Habits Feels Impossible (Habit Change For Weight Loss, Longevity, and Wellness)
Ever feel like your new habits are stuck in “I’ll start Monday” mode? In this episode, Dr. Lisa shares a story about her client’s husband, and her own six-month delay in starting a shuffle dance class, to explore why habit change feels so hard....
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110. PCOS, Insulin Resistance, and Grandma Dot: Understanding Hormones, Weight & Metabolic Health
In this episode, Dr. Lisa takes a deep dive into PCOS, insulin resistance, and their link to weight gain and metabolic health, using a story about her quirky Grandma Dot to explain how insulin works. Learn how hormones like insulin, leptin, cor...
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109. Retatrutide: Why This Next-Gen Weight Loss Med Has Everyone Talking
Today’s episode dives into Retatrutide—the upcoming “Triple G” weight loss medication creating major buzz. Dr. Lisa shares the science behind this powerful GLP-1 / GIP / glucagon receptor agonist, explains why it’s being called the “Ta...
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108. Pride, Pain, Weight Loss & Lemon Bars: Navigating Hate with Hope and Healing
In this deeply personal and emotional episode, Dr. Lisa recounts a harrowing experience of verbal assault while en route to a local Pride parade. Through humor, vulnerability, and education, she explores the connection between hormones, stress,...
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107. Weight Loss Wisdom & Cookie Detours
What do a weird car noise, two insanely good cookies, and your weight loss journey have in common? Way more than you think.In this episode, Dr. Lisa shares a personal (and oddly delicious) story about a recurring thunking noise in her ca...
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106. Categorical Self Binding For Weight Loss, Longevity, and Even Cancer Prevention
Today, Dr. Lisa explores categorical self binding, a strategy where you intentionally avoid entire categories of food (like sugary drinks or ultra-processed snacks) to support weight loss, metabolic health, and potentially even cancer pr...
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