Half Size Me
530 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsA weekly weight loss podcast. Half Size Me helps you achieve weight loss and maintenance in a sustainable way… that works best for you!
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139 – Half Size Me: Is Your Fitness Sustainable with Scott Rdella
October 06, 2014 07:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Scott about why the scale is misleading during fat loss why you should focus on exercise and fitness that is sustainable what to do when you are injured and want to keep working out and much more! About Scott: To read more about Scott, click here. Resources Rdella Training Podcast Try the Half Size Me Community today for only $1! About Half Size Me The Half Size Me Show is a weekly podcast meant to inspire you and motivate you no mat...
138 – Half Size Me: It’s Not About How Much You Weigh with Jex from Eat to Perform
September 29, 2014 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Jex about how Jex's relationship with food changed after following the advice of Eat To Perform and losing 6% body fat. why she feels women are better off focusing on gaining muscle and not just losing fat. why after spending a year getting to her goal weight she was never really happy with her body. how she realized it was not about how much she weighed, but instead how she looked and felt that mattered. and much more! About Jex: ...
137 – Half Size Me: How Karen Stopped Being a Victim and Fought for Her Health
September 22, 2014 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Karen about how a traumatic event led her to put on weight so she could be invisible to the world what made her stop being a victim and fight for her health how she began eating more and lifting weights making herself as strong as possible and much more! Resources Couch to 5k The Five Minute Journal: A Happier You in 5 Minutes a Day About Half Size Me The Half Size Me Show is a weekly podcast meant to inspire you and motivate you no ma...
Half Size Me Presents: Heather Weighs In 002
September 18, 2014 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB"What's right is what's left if you do everything else wrong." -- Robin Williams Episode Notes: In this episode of Heather Weighs In, Heather answers two listeners questions regarding meal planning and the importance of getting support along your weight loss journey. You'll also hear the rest of the interview with . Weekly challenge: Take a look at your protein intake for the day. If you are using MyFitnesPal it is easy to see what you are eating for protein. I leave my protein percentage ...
136 – Half Size Me: Sam from Tips of the Scale Shares His Love of Health with the World
September 15, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Sam about his favorite workout song, quotes and what he eats every day the reoccurring patterns he sees in weight loss success stories that could help you how the love he felt for his new son and his late father motivate him to share his love of health with the world and much more! To read more about Sam, click here. The Dani Ryan Holmes-Kirk 3rd Annual 30th Birthday 5k Run-Walk Ramble Donate to Tedy’s Team and help me #FightStroke in h...
135 – Half Size Me: Focusing on the Art of Happiness with Emily
September 08, 2014 07:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Emily about why finding her body composition set her free from focusing on scale weight. how she learned eating more was the key to health and losing weight. how she learned to focus on the art of finding happiness. and much more! Are you ready to get started on your health and wellness... for the LAST time? Then click here to learn more about the Half Size Me Community! About Emily: "My name is Emily, and I am 31 years old, Around ag...
Half Size Me Presents: Heather Weighs In 001
September 04, 2014 07:00 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MB"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." --Mahatma Gandhi Episode Notes: On a personal note, I am still working on the sitting while eating and staying mindful when eating. As a busy mom this has really been kicking my rear end :) I have to stay very focused and make sure to feed the kids when I sit down to eat so I am not on my feat floating between the kitchen and the table. I feel like my licks bites and tastes have really cut way back because now I am ...
134 – Half Size Me: Why the Pain of Change is FAR Better Than Staying the Same with Dani
September 01, 2014 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Dani about why the pain of change is far better than the pain of staying the same why she wanted to give a voice to all those who felt they could not discuss weight related issues what happened when she didn't lose what she had hoped for during her first weigh in and much more! To read more about Dani, click here. Resources Weight Watchers About Half Size Me The Half Size Me Show is a weekly podcast meant to inspire you and motivate yo...
133 – Half Size Me: Sustainable Health, Fitness, and Weight Loss with HSM Community Member Jennifer B.
August 25, 2014 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Jennifer about why she approaches her weight loss from the mindset of asking, "Is this sustainable?" why filling your mind with positive inspiration helps yield positive results how she learned to focus on small goals and what her body is capable of, rather than just focusing on the scale and much more! About Jennifer: "I am a 41 year old wife, mother of three, blogger, and a new Crossfitter. I have spent my entire adult life battli...
132 – Half Size Me: Why Strength Training Helps Women Lose Weight With Kellie Davis
August 18, 2014 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Kellie about how Kellie began to eat more and gained muscle for her first power lifting competition how Kellie changed her view of the scale what she recommends for people with a large amount of weight to lose and want to start strength training why eating well is important if you want to see your body transform and much more! To learn more about Kellie, click here. Resources GetGlutes.com MotherFitness.com Fitocracy.com About Half ...
131 – Half Size Me: Losing 225 Pounds in 15 Months with Tim
August 11, 2014 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Tim about how cutting out sugar, flour, and processed food was what him lose 225 pounds in 15 months why he sees failure as a good thing why it's important to view maintenance as not being that much different from losing weight and much more! To learn more about Tim, click here. Resources Fat Burning Man ChrisKresser.com RobbWolf.com Tips of the Scale Mark Bell's PowerCast Fitocracy.com About Half Size Me The Half Size Me Show is a ...
130 – Half Size Me: Ditching the “I can’t” from Your Life with HSM Community Member Denise
August 04, 2014 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather and Denise talk about how Denise ditched the "I can't" from her life she controls her eating during stressful times by surrounding herself with positive information her doctor takes Denise's concerns more seriously now that she's lost the weight and much more! About Denise: "I thought I was fat in jr high and high school. Now I realize I was more of a skinny fat. Wasn’t athletic at all, so had no way to gain muscle. Food growing up was hea...
129 – Half Size Me: Join Shauna for the Amazing Adventures of Diet Girl
July 28, 2014 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Shauna about how Shauna moved from losing weight out of self-loathing to losing weight out of self-love how sustainable weight loss became her focal point how she dealt with body image issues even after reaching her goal weight and much more! To read more about Shauna, click here. Resources DietGirl.org (book) About Half Size Me The Half Size Me Show is a weekly podcast meant to inspire you and motivate you no matter where you are in you...
128 – Half Size Me: Eating Food to Fuel Your Workouts with April Blackford from Eat to Perform
July 21, 2014 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to April about why women should not be constantly dieting why eating food to fuel your workouts leads to a leaner body and less body fat why women need to develop a healthier relationship with the scale and much more! April Blackford is a 36 year old long time fitness enthusiast. She is a married mother of 3 and full time administrator and private coach for the on line nutrition forum, Eat To Perform. She worked for 14 years as a paraleg...
127 – Half Size Me: How Chef Isaac, Surrounded By Food Every Day, Lost Over 123 Pounds!
July 14, 2014 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Isaac about what four areas, or buckets, he concentrated on for weight loss how he experimented with his eating and found what works and doesn't work for him how he still lost weight, even though he's a chef who is surrounded by food every day and much more! About Isaac: "Hello! My name is Isaac and I am 33 years old. I am a professional chef and have been in the food industry since I was 15 years old. That was also the time that I star...
126 – Half Size Me: Katie (still) Runs For Cookies and Keeps Crossing the Finish Line!
July 07, 2014 07:00 - 48 minutes - 45 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Katie about how she handled the grief of losing a close friend what it was like to be featured in the upcoming documentary Fat to the Finish Line why whatever you do to achieve your goal weight should be something you can live with forever and much more! About Katie (from her About page): "I am 31 years old, living in Michigan with my husband Jerry, and our two boys (Noah, 9, and Eli, 7). I started Runs for Cookies after losing 125 po...
125 – Half Size Me: The Importance of Body Acceptance with Jennifer (plus BIG news about the HSM app!)
June 30, 2014 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Jennifer about why modeling helped her learn to value her health over being thin what she did to become successful at losing the weight what she realized was more important than keeping toxic relationships and much more! About Jennifer: "I am married and a happy mother of two active boys. I have struggled with weight since my teens. I've been on every diet known to man and came to the conclusion that eating healthy doesn't mean depriva...
124 – Half Size Me: Focusing on maintenance not just weight loss with Cherry
June 23, 2014 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Cherry about how she learned to focus on maintenance and not just weight loss what she's not willing to give up on her journey to her goal weight how she started eating more, but also lost weight at the same time and much more! About Cherry: "My name is Cherry. I am 41 years old. I have dealt with weight issues for 20 years now. I always thought I was overweight as a child/teen, but looking back at pictures I realize that I was not....
Audio Blog 013: Are You Living Up To Your Own Definition of Success?
June 18, 2014 07:00 - 5 minutes - 4.98 MBby Geralt License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain I recently posted how happy I was to RSVP for my 20 year reunion. And if I had not lost the weight, I would have more than likely tried to lose it before the reunion, or just said no due to being ashamed of my body. I got a concerned email from a listener who said statements like that may not be sending the right message to women who are struggling with their weight or body acceptance. They may see my statement as a message that...
123 – Half Size Me: Unconventional Solutions for a Binge Free Life with Brain Over Binge Author Kathryn Hansen
June 16, 2014 09:45 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Kathryn about how she found an unconventional solution to begin her binge free life how your primal brain may be the cause of your binge eating how extreme dieting leads to binge eating and how to begin your recovery and much more! About Kathryn: "I'm Kathryn Hansen, and I was bulimic for 6 years - from 1999 until I recovered in 2005. At the end of 2010, I completed my book, Brain over Binge: Why I Was Bulimic, Why Conventional Therap...
122 – Half Size Me: How to Achieve Long Term Success with Kelly (who’s lost 106 pounds!)
June 09, 2014 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Kelly about how maintenance is different from weight loss increasing carbs helped get the scale moving for Kelly surrounding yourself with positive people is the way to long term success and much more! About Kelly : "I have struggled with my weight my whole life, and of course I still do. I have always been heavy. I still remember when my grandmother took my sister and I out to buy Easter dresses when we were in elementary school. ...
Audio Blog 012: Secrets about reaching your goal weight… what’s really behind the curtain
June 04, 2014 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.68 MBPhoto credit: Krista76 / Foter / Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) by Heather Robertson In this audio blog, I share with you what I've learned about what's really "behind the curtain" when you reach your goal weight. Click play to listen! Transcript: In the Wizard of Oz , Dorothy and her companions travel a long way. She meets friends along the trip. They have fun, sing songs together, and enjoy each others company. The goal for them ...
121 – Half Size Me: It’s Snack Girl to the Rescue!
June 02, 2014 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Lisa about why the BMI scale is a poor measure of your individual health why sneaking in healthy food is better then announcing a drastic change to your family what Snack Girl would yell over the intercom system at the grocery store to all shoppers and much more! About Lisa: Lisa Cain, Ph.D., is a mother of 2 and loves food! An evolutionary biologist by training, she has become obsessed with how food contributes to our overall health....
120 – Half Size Me: Never Giving Up with HSM Community Member Adrienne
May 26, 2014 03:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather interviews Half Size Me Community member Adrienne, who's been on her weight loss journey since 2010. After losing 50 pounds, she found it creeping back on. And then, about a year ago, she'd gained back 35 pounds. So she decided to join the Half Size Me Community. Since then she's lost between 25-30 pounds and has learned to not give up, no matter what the results on the scale are. In this episode, Adrienne shares with you how she realized ove...
119 – Half Size Me: How Slow Progress Leads to Success with Erika (who’s lost 80 pounds!)
May 19, 2014 03:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather talks to Erika about how the compliments from others made her face her guilt about not being true to herself. what misconceptions Erika had about weight loss and how she's changed her views. why Erika feels slow progression was what helped her succeed in losing weight and getting healthy. and much more! About Erika: "I have been overweight/obese the majority of my life. In 2012, there were several catalysts that resulted in the beginning of m...
118 – Half Size Me: Getting Beyond Plateaus with Hammond (who’s lost almost 60 pounds!)
May 12, 2014 03:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather interviews Hammond, a podcaster who's lost almost 60 pounds and maintained his weight loss for a year. Hammond shares how a terrifying health scare helped him finally take getting healthy serious. Click the player to listen or download the episode. About Hammond: "My name is Hammond Chamberlain. I am a husband of almost 14 years and father of two lovely little girls 5 and 9. When I was in high school I played all kinds of sports and was real...
117 – Half Size Me: Shedding Emotional and Physical Weight with Joshua (who lost 180 pounds!)
May 05, 2014 03:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather interviews Josh Hansen, who once weighed over 400 pounds. However, he learned that if he was going to shed the physical weight, he also needed to rid himself of the emotional weight too. About Joshua: On May 1st, 2009, Joshua Snow Hansen hit rock bottom. What was supposed to be one of the happiest days of his life as he graduated from college ... he felt miserable, depressed and directionless. Weighing over 400lbs. with no vision moving towards the f...
116 – Half Size Me: Doing What You Can When You Can With Roni
April 28, 2014 03:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather has another interview with Roni Noone of Roni's Weigh! In 2005 Roni started a blog to help her stay accountable while trying to lose weight. This wasn't the first time Roni dieted but it ended up being her last. In 2005 Roni started a blog to help her stay accountable while trying to lose weight. This wasn't the first time Roni dieted but it ended up being her last. Roni used her blog, Roni’s Weigh, to not only shed 70 pounds, but to start a ...
115 – Half Size Me: Pushing Past Depression, Diabetes and Debt to Lose 128 Pounds with Kathy
April 21, 2014 03:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather interviews Half Size Me Community member, Kathy, who overcame depression, diabetes, and debt to lose 128 pounds! Here's what a member of the Half Size Me Community recently posted on our private Facebook page: "On January 21, 2013 I was standing in the bathroom ( sorry but it's true) absolutely miserable because I had to step out of the shower to rest and catch my breath. I was 400 pounds. I remember standing there thinking, 'Gosh , if I could only l...
114 – Half Size Me: Enjoying Life While Losing Weight with Kari (who’s lost over 103 pounds so far!)
April 14, 2014 03:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode of Half Size Me, Heather interviews Kari, a 37-year-old wife, mother, and blogger whose starting weight was 402.2 pounds. She's lost over 103 pounds so far and is on her way to achieving her goal of losing 247 pounds total. You're going to love hearing more about her ongoing journey to live a healthier more fulfilling life! CLICK HERE to give the Half Size Me Community a try for ONLY $1! Kari's Bio: "I am a 37 year old wife and mother. I have struggled my entire life with...