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Weight Loss for Successful Women

326 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 82 ratings

It’s time to get off the diet roller coaster. So many successful women are thriving in most areas of their lives - family, love, business, leadership - but continue to struggle with their weight. They feel hopeless and frustrated with diets and false promises.

There is a different way - one that doesn’t involve dieting, endless products, or counting every calorie.

Your host Shannan Christiansen is a Fortune 100 Executive and Weight Loss Coach. Five years ago she decided she’d never diet again, and found a way to lose eighty pounds while transforming her relationship with her body.

Each week, we’ll explore the thoughts and feelings that contribute to the struggles many successful women have with weight. If you’re tired of the typical approach to losing weight and are ready to try something new, you’re in the right place.

To learn more, visit bflycoaching.com.

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Episodes

Facebook Live 19: How to Know if You’re on the Diet Roller Coaster

October 16, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 30.6 MB

Listen in today as I highlight 8 of the biggest indicators that you’re on the diet roller coaster. After years of buffering with food and trying new “magical” diets, trusting ourselves can be challenging. But I want to show you how to start building that trust back in yourself so you can ultimately lose weight in a way that feels like love and the best work you’ll ever do. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live19

Ep #55: The Reality of Food

October 14, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 13.5 MB

Join me this week as I show you two ways to start reconnecting with your body. The reality of food is that it feels different to each and every one of us, and exploring how food fuels you and trying different foods will mean no longer subjecting yourself to restrictive diets and foods you don’t even like. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/55

Facebook Live 18: End Self-Sabotage

October 09, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MB

Listen in today as I show you why self-sabotage happens and how to end it for good. Most humans do this in various areas of our lives, whether it’s in our careers, relationships, or with our weight, and I’m shining a light on the missing piece so you can show up differently and get off the diet roller coaster. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live18

Ep #54: I’m So Scared I Won’t Follow Through

October 07, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes - 9.82 MB

Join me this week as I share 3 things that I’ve learned since getting off the diet roller coaster and began maintaining my weight loss. It’s so normal to lose all trust in yourself and struggle to keep commitments, but love, you do this for everyone else in your life, so it’s now time to do it for you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/54

Facebook Live 17: Planning for Weight Loss During the Holidays

October 02, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 21.2 MB

Join me on the podcast this week to discover how to finish 2020 strong. There are a little over 90 days left of this year, and time is precious. I’m sharing how I have struggled at this time of year in the past, and what you can do to avoid falling into old habits and dismissing the end of the year as unimportant. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live17

Ep #53: What You Feel Right Before You Give Up

September 30, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes - 9.34 MB

Listen in today as I show you why overwhelm so often derails us on our weight loss journeys, and how it’s a prelude to quitting. There are so many resources available to us when we start losing weight that it can be overwhelming. I’m sharing three things you can do when you feel yourself getting overwhelmed, so you can keep going without quitting or starting over. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/53

Facebook Live 16: Magical Food

September 25, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutes - 19.2 MB

Join me this week as I show you why the key to losing weight for good is all about reconnecting back to your mind and body. Even though having someone else tell us exactly what to do seems great, I’m showing you why that never works. Instead, I’m sharing 3 tips to help you investigate what fuels you and what doesn’t. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live16

Ep #52: Plateau

September 23, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 11.1 MB

Listen in this week if you’re ready to stop self-sabotaging your success when you hit a plateau. I know you ladies can all relate to plateaus on your weight loss journeys. I’m sharing my definition of what a plateau is, 3 reasons why they happen, and 3 things you can do when you’re on a plateau to keep losing weight. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/52

Facebook Live 15: Stop Starting Over

September 18, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutes - 19.3 MB

Join me today as I share three tips for you to stop giving up on yourself. We’ve spent our lives beating ourselves up when we make a mistake, and it’s time to reconfigure our lizard brain, Lizzy, to decide you’re never going to start over again. We tell ourselves we need to create a grand plan to start over, but I hope you’ll see that there is never a real need to do this. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live15

Ep #51: My Routine

September 16, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 12.4 MB

Join me on the podcast this week to discover how to set up your daily routine in a way that allows you to fully commit yourself to your weight loss journey. I’m sharing the mindset, as well as some practical tips for how to live as your future self right now and really enjoy the results you’ve been working towards. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/51

Facebook Live 14: Are You Putting Yourself on the Back Burner?

September 11, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 18.2 MB

In today's episode, I help you understand why putting yourself on the back burner isn’t doing anyone any good. You are worth this; you are worth living in a body that feels amazing and free. I’m showing you how to take the same 168 hours we’re all given each week to finally get off the back burner start losing weight.  Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live14

Ep #50: 3 Tips to Lead Your Time

September 09, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 12.1 MB

Join me this week as I share three of my biggest tips on leading your time, instead of letting it take over and drown you. These tips have been absolute lifesavers for me, and they help me ensure that I’m not letting anyone down, especially myself, so I can’t wait for you to try them out. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/50

Facebook Live 13: What is in the Transform Weight Loss Program?

September 04, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 30.1 MB

If you’ve been trying to lose weight for as long as you can remember but just aren’t seeing the progress you want, tune into this episode. So many of us have tried the exact same things with different results for each of us. And when this happens, we have serious doubts about whether losing weight is even possible. But I want to show you today how it is 100% possible for you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live13

Ep #49: How to Get Started

September 02, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 8.96 MB

Join me this week as I share my three tips for getting started on your weight loss journey. Your brain is going to want to do all the things at once, but I’m urging you to start slow and steady this week. Applying these tips consistently will start shifting your mindset, and you’ll be able to learn new ways to keep commitments and let go of old diet beliefs. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/49

Facebook Live 12: Is The Transform Weight Loss Program for You?

August 28, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 27.8 MB

I am so passionate about sustainable, long-lasting weight loss, which is why I created The Transform Weight Loss Program. If you’re on the diet roller coaster or on a plateau, Transform can help you, and I’m sharing all the details of this program here, plus all the bonus tools I’ve recently developed to address specific challenges you might be facing! Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live12

Ep #48: What is Weight Loss Coaching?

August 26, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 10.8 MB

Join me today as I show you what weight loss coaching is and how it has changed my life. My Transform bosses are constantly experiencing breakthroughs, and it’s a process of getting clarity to your long-held thoughts and beliefs. I believe coaching is the most powerful tool in changing anything you want in your life, and I hope this episode shows you just how amazing it is. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/48

Facebook Live 11: One Simple Thing to Start

August 21, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 18.1 MB

Join me this week to discover how this one simple step is the key to your success and in getting off the diet roller coaster for good. For so long, I perpetuated the cycle of deprivation and overeating, and I thought planning was suffocating. But I promise, this one tool is going to help you reconnect with your body, and you’ll soon start seeing a change. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live11

Ep #47: The Downfall of Comparison

August 19, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes - 9.63 MB

Listen in this week to discover how comparison is sabotaging your success. Every time it happens, your joy and happiness are being taken away by the thoughts that you should be farther along, but practicing the questions I’m laying out for you today will help you become a boss of your own weight loss journey. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/47

Facebook Live 10: Stop Hiding

August 14, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes - 16.5 MB

Tune in today as I show you the true reason you’re hiding your decision to lose weight, and why doing this is stunting your growth. The internal dialogue that swirls in your mind when you hide in shame prevents you from showing up for yourself. And loves, you are worth it, so stop hiding because that is when your transformation happens. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live10

Ep #46: How We Make it Hard and How We Can Make it Simple

August 12, 2020 07:00 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MB

Join me this week as I show you how we make weight loss harder and more complicated than it needs to be. We have to make it easy and simple, and I’m sharing how you can start to do this for yourself today. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/46

Facebook Live 9: Break the Diet Rules

August 07, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 13.9 MB

Listen in today as I show you why following the diet rules that someone else has created for how, why, or when we need to do or not do something is not an effective way to lose weight. I decided that there was a different way, and this week, I want to invite you ladies to make your own rules. The possibility of not having to feel frustrated and disappointed, or beating yourself up when you slip, it’s all available for you, and it all starts by busting diet rules that don’t serve you. Get f...

Ep #45: Why Busy Keeps Us From Losing Weight

August 05, 2020 07:00 - 7 minutes - 6.29 MB

Join me today as I show you why using the excuse of being busy is keeping you on the diet roller coaster and what is really happening when you find yourself coming up with excuses not to eat on plan or move your body. Not prioritizing your well-being only leads to an endless list of negative consequences, and so I’m showing you how to start showing up for yourself today. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/45

Facebook Live 8: Is Your Family Waiting?

July 31, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 13.2 MB

We sometimes think that our families are preventing or hindering our weight loss journey, but what I have learned is that they’re really just waiting for us to show them the way. So today, I ask all of you ladies to challenge the thoughts you might be holding onto about why you can’t do something. I want to remind you that just because you think it does not make it true. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live8

Ep #44: Life-Changing Transformations with Dawn, Sharon, and Tammy

July 29, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 23.1 MB

Join us today as I ask Dawn, Sharon, and Tammy about their weight loss transformations, their favorite tools that have provided them the biggest change, and what got them interested in joining The Transform Society. They’re also sharing amazing pieces of advice for any of you that might just be getting started, to give you the motivation and encouragement that you are on the right path. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/44

Ep #44: Life-Changing Transformations with Dawn, Sharon, and Tammie

July 29, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 23.1 MB

Join us today as I ask Dawn, Sharon, and Tammie about their weight loss transformations, their favorite tools that have provided them the biggest change, and what got them interested in joining The Transform Society. They’re also sharing amazing pieces of advice for any of you that might just be getting started, to give you the motivation and encouragement that you are on the right path. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/44

Facebook Live 7: 3 Simple Steps to Stop Gaining Weight

July 24, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes - 17.1 MB

Join me today as I give you three simple tips that will help you turn your weight loss journey around. Even with the presence of COVID, my ladies in The Transform Society have actually lost substantial amounts of weight, and it’s because they’ve learned how to show up for themselves, plan, and get support from a community of women. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live7

Ep #43: Questions I Get from My Ladies

July 22, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 11.6 MB

Tune in this week to discover the answers to some of the questions I receive on a regular basis. If you are finding yourself stuck, eating off-plan, or lacking motivation, you're not alone. Whether you’re struggling to stick with your realistic plan, finding the time to look after yourself, or even if you don’t even know where to start on your weight loss journey, this episode is for you, my love. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/43

Facebook Live 6: Do You Feel Lonely in Weight Loss?

July 17, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes - 17.3 MB

Today, I’m sharing a story of a time I felt incredibly lonely on my weight loss journey and why I desperately needed an understanding community who had been there. My ladies in The Transform Society can tell you that support and community are a big part of my programs. I believe in you, loves, and when you feel that support, you will believe in yourself too. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live6

Ep #42: Old Diet Rules That Are Slowing Your Weight Loss

July 15, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7 MB

Join me today as I encourage you to become the scientist of your own body. I urge you to stop taking on rules that the diet industry or society at large has told you are crucial for weight loss, and start asking questions to dig into what you want to believe and implement in your own life. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/42

Facebook Live 5: Magical Food Plans

July 10, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes - 15.7 MB

Join me today as I share how I found the real magic for permanent weight loss. I invite you to ditch the rules around cutting out food groups or how much exercise you should be doing that you’ve adopted from some article or fitness guru, and start implementing these tips I’m sharing with you today to design a plan that works for you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live5

Ep #41: What If You Were Curious?

July 08, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MB

Join me today as I show you the power of intentionally getting curious and asking questions that will help you long-term, instead of the judgment and internal beatdowns you might be serving yourself right now. You’ll find that once you shift your mindset, you’ll be able to get creative and feel empowered enough to find the right solutions. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/41

Facebook Live 4: Why Failure is Necessary

July 03, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutes - 19.4 MB

Ladies, we’ve all tried various plans and diets to lose weight for good, and we inevitably fail. While failure is extremely uncomfortable to sit with, I’ve learned that it is the arrow that points me to learning something different. So today, I’m showing you just why embracing failure is so necessary and how your failures can act as a guidepost to your success in the future. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live4

Ep #40: Emotional vs Physical Hunger

July 01, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.11 MB

Tune in this week as I show you how to identify the difference between emotional hunger and physical hunger, and I’ll be sharing a couple of tricks that I teach in The Transform Society. These solutions are all about coming back into your body and understanding what hunger feels like, and then from there, you’ll be able to pay closer attention because love, you are worth this work. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/40

Facebook Live 3: Are You Really Too Busy?

June 26, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutes - 20.3 MB

Join me today to discover the power that lies in owning your time and making decisions from this place. As women, we often do things out of obligation instead of love, and I’m here to remind you that making decisions from a place of love and intentionally investing your time there can be life-changing. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live3

Ep #39: Self-Care

June 24, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 8.75 MB

Tune in this week to discover what a self-care practice really entails and why it’s so crucial to make one for yourself. We cannot take care of others or create change in the world if we are exhausted and depleted. I’m giving you some simple action steps today that you can use as a guide to create your self-care plan. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/39

Facebook Live 2: Sleep and Water: The Antidote to Mental Exhaustion

June 19, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 21.5 MB

Switching into autopilot mode where you feel like a zombie doesn’t serve you, and it certainly isn’t going to help you create the change you want to see in the world. Mental exhaustion is a real detriment to us all, and so today, I’m sharing some ways for you to go inward and create space in your mind to show up as your best self. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/live2  

Ep #38: Overeating at Night

June 17, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 8.58 MB

Join me this week as I share the top five reasons I believe we overeat and some key strategies that you can try to break the cycle. Creating new habits at night is key, and you just have to start by recognizing that you’re overeating to do something different. Loves, getting conscious can be challenging, but it’s the first step to creating a body and life that you love. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/38

Facebook Live 1: Allowing Negative Emotion

June 12, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes - 16.3 MB

Listen in today as I share a couple of personal stories with you and remind you of the power of changing your thoughts and sitting in all of your emotions. Life is always 50/50, and doing this work, allowing for negative feelings without reaching for food will make you unstoppable. Make sure to tune in every Friday as I bring you my weekly Facebook Lives here on the podcast in addition to usual episodes on Wednesdays! Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/...

Ep #37: Loving the Process of Losing Weight

June 10, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 8.87 MB

Listen in this week as I show you how to love the process of weight loss now, and why learning to love it is what will get you started in transforming your weight. This not only makes you feel better about the journey, but you’ll find that you have more love and curiosity for yourself along the way too. Get full show notes and more here: https://bflycoaching.com/37

My Heart

June 03, 2020 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.45 MB

A message to my loves about this time and how I am deciding to act.

Ep #36: But I Want It

May 27, 2020 07:00 - 12 minutes - 10.5 MB

The simple thought, “But I want it,” is one that has kept many of us on the diet roller coaster and it makes us forget what we want long-term. Join me on the podcast today as I show you how to disrupt the hostage negotiations you have with your own brain in these moments, and how you get to choose to keep your commitments to yourself and be in integrity instead. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/36

Ep #35: The Number

May 20, 2020 07:00 - 12 minutes - 9.97 MB

This week I'm showing you why there is so much power in learning that the number on the scale doesn’t matter and that it doesn’t define you as a person. I’m also sharing what your natural weight means, why this is something I tell my clients to aim for, and how learning to love the process is what will help you love yourself and the life you create. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/35  

Ep #34: How Perfectionism Shows Up in Weight Loss

May 13, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes - 9.85 MB

Join me on the podcast this week as I show you why the lie we tell ourselves about being perfect keeps us stuck in any area of our lives. Learning that failure and mistakes are part of anything you do will help you take more courageous actions and get you on your way on your weight loss, and I’m laying it all out for you here today. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/34

Ep #33: When You Think You Can’t Lose Weight, You Don’t

May 06, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.01 MB

Join me on the podcast this week as I show you why telling yourself that you can’t lose weight leads to just that: not losing weight. Working on your mindset is so important, and it’s really the secret to your weight loss. It’s not some magic pill or secret food plan that you’re missing, and I’m sharing what I used to practice telling myself when my brain would tell me I couldn’t lose the weight. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/33

Ep #32: Accepting the Mess

April 29, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 8.64 MB

Tune in this week as I share why I have decided to accept the mess in whatever form it comes, and how believing things should be different keeps us stuck. I have seen amazing results since I started accepting the mess, and this might just be the missing piece of your weight loss puzzle. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/32

Ep #31: How Worry Keeps Us Stuck

April 22, 2020 07:00 - 9 minutes - 7.76 MB

Listen in today as I show you what you do have control over, and why staying in worry is keeping you stuck. We are never promised anything other than the moment we have right now, and letting go of worry will help you move forward. I’m sharing my own discoveries of my experience of worry this week to show you that you too can find control and peace in uncertain times. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/31

Ep #30: Fall in Love with Movement

April 15, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9 MB

Join me on the podcast this week to discover why finding a way to move your body that you love is way more important than just getting your steps in or trying the hot new workout. Especially now that we’re all stuck in the house, now is the best time to turn your focus towards your body and find out what works for you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/30

Ep #29: How to Create Meaningful Connections

April 08, 2020 07:00 - 9 minutes - 7.8 MB

Join me this week as I show you why connection is so important, and how you have to think if you want to have results you love three or six months down the line from here. We all have a choice right now to think thoughts on purpose that serve us, and connecting with your loves ones are going to help you lean on them for support. Get full show notes and more information here:https://bflycoaching.com/29

Ep #28: Feeling Your Feelings in a Crisis

April 01, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.09 MB

Listen in this week to discover how to actually feel all the emotions in your body, and what the difference is between feeling and indulging a negative feeling. One is going to help you process and release the thought causing it, and the other will lead to you buffering or taking actions that you don’t want. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/28

Ep #27: Solutions to Help You Manage Your Fears

March 25, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.32 MB

Join me this week as I remind you that this too shall pass, my love. It’s easy in times of fear to push that feeling down with food, but it will never work. I want different, better results for you, and these two simple life rafts I’m offering up today are going to help you feel the fear and take care of yourself and your loved ones regardless. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/27