At Risk and Overweight
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Do you struggle with your weight and overall health? Have you almost hit the point of desperation, but not quite? My name is Joshua Rivers and this is the At Risk and Overweight podcast. I’m not a doctor, fitness instructor, or nutritionist - I’m just a guy that is, well, at risk and overweight, and this is basically an audio journal of my own journey to lose almost 100 pounds and get back to better health. Learn more and check out the resources on the website OverweightPodcast.com.
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Episodes
How to Manage Your Stress
October 16, 2020 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBFeeling stressed? Know you’re not alone. We all inevitably have stress in our lives, and we need to manage stress in healthy ways while also staying productive. On today’s podcast, Daria Tsvenger joins us. Daria is a mindset coach and has also studied cognitive neuroscience at Stanford University. Daria has a unique program called The Dream Sprint, a personal growth challenge that people gain clarity and pursue their dreams. Next Steps Wherever you are today, I want to challenge you ...
Overcoming Stress and Anxiety in Your Weight Loss Journey
October 09, 2020 12:22 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBStep into your greatness by taking action with intention and purpose. Ryan Stanley, a Certified Personal Coach, dives into the driving force behind living life without fear and on your terms. He talks about the impact of stress and anxiety on the mind, the body, and life. Taking steps toward change will make you the creator of your dreams. Ryan delves into the importance of shifting your mindset, pushing through negative self-talk, and utilizing your time intentionally. He talks about bu...
Getting Back Up
September 15, 2020 13:05 - 13 minutes - 9.19 MBI've been absent here for a while, and part of that is because I "fell off the wagon." It started as a planned cheat day that turned into a cheat 3-week period. I had gained 8-9 pounds of the 18 I lost, and it felt defeating. But I have since lost 4, so I have 5 pounds to get back to my weight a month or so ago.
Myth? Eat Less, Move More
July 21, 2020 12:51 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBWe've all heard the mantra for weight loss: "Eat less, move more." While this does play some role, what really affects weight loss is insulin. When I started my current weight loss journey, my doctor recommended the book "Delay, Don't Deny" to help me better understand intermittent fasting. In that book, the author, Gin Stephens, refers and recommends many other books and studies. One of these is "The Obesity Code" by Dr. Jason Fung. Dr. Fung proves (over and over) that insulin is wh...
Layering Accountability to Reach Your Health Goals
July 10, 2020 14:32 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBIt can get easy to struggle, get frustrated, or give up if you don't have accountability with your goals. This is true for health goals as much as with anything. Today I want to share a conversation I had with my mastermind group last week. All three of us are podcast editors and we started our mastermind group back in March to help each other primarily with our businesses. We talk through our goals and tentative plans, looking for feedback from the others. There’s also a level of accoun...
Begin a Fitness 66-day Challenge
June 17, 2020 16:04 - 11 minutes - 8.03 MBTravel (and many other things) can disrupt our schedules and routines. If we don't have good habits around our health, these changes can cause us to derail our health goals. "The One Thing" (great book!) shares the study that it takes an average of 66 days to establish a habit. As a result, they created a free 66-day challenge calendar to help you (and me) track our progress. Download the 66-day calendar here. How you can join me While this podcast is about my journey (or at leas...
Implementing a Keto Diet
June 02, 2020 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBKeto is short for Ketogenic diet. It is a low-carb, high-fat diet that allows ketones to be produced. So, you are basically drastically reducing the amount of carbs that to take in, neglecting your body the direct sugar it’s looking for. When you do this, your body doesn’t create insulin to process the food, so the body creates ketones from your fat cells to produce the energy it needs. Hence, the ability to burn fat and lose weight. Just so we’re on the same page, carbs come from things...
My Struggles with Intermittent Fasting (IF)
May 29, 2020 12:28 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn February, I went to the doctor, and, for the first time ever, I talked with him about getting my weight under control. One diet I had tried before, and had good success while I was on the diet, was the Keto diet. I’m planning on talking about this in a future episode, but it’s basically a low carb diet. My doctor said that it was a good idea to follow that diet, but also for me to try intermittent fasting. He recommended a book for me to read as I get started: Delay, Don’t Deny: Livi...
What is At Risk and Overweight?
May 19, 2020 02:51 - 10 minutes - 7.25 MBWhat this podcast is As I just mentioned in the introduction, my name is Joshua Rivers, and this podcast is basically an audio journal of my journey back to better health. To be truthful, though, I’ve never really been healthy - I just had a high metabolism until my mid-twenties that caught up to me. I went from 190 pounds in early 2008 to 294 pounds in early 2020. As we go through the podcast, I’ll probably be sharing more about my history. But, I’m basically on a journey to lose almo...