Weight Loss for Successful Women
326 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsIt’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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Ep #26: Pain Vs. Suffering
March 18, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.53 MBJoin me this week to see how suffering might be a choice you’re making in your life. Showing up as your best self makes you unstoppable, and once you start the process of rewriting your past, you’ll see transformation not only in your weight loss journey, but everywhere else in your life too. Get full show notes and more information here:https://bflycoaching.com/26
Ep #25: Our Expectations and Manuals
March 11, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 11.9 MBJoin me this week to gain a better understanding of how you can make your relationships healthier and happier. Practicing this concept is going to free you of unnecessary drama and it has helped me in so many ways, so I’m excited for you to start seeing how you can apply this in your own life too. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/25
Ep #24: Why Diets Don't Work
March 04, 2020 08:00 - 9 minutes - 7.85 MBJoin me this week as I show you why diets don’t work, and instead, what you can begin focusing on to start losing weight long-term, without the fluctuations and binging and restricting. Losing weight doesn’t have to make you feel crazy or frustrated all the time. You don’t even have to white-knuckle your way through it, and I’m showing you how. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/24
Ep #23: Why Weight Loss Is Lonely
February 26, 2020 08:00 - 9 minutes - 8.15 MBJoin me this week to learn how you can fall back in love with yourself to end the struggle and free yourself of shame and judgment. Freedom from all of this negativity is possible for you just by making different choices, and I’m giving you a couple of ways you can start doing this today. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/23
Ep #22: Stop Overeating on Weekends
February 19, 2020 08:00 - 10 minutes - 9.11 MBJoin me this week as I show you how it’s completely possible for you to stop overeating on the weekends, to not go into a full-on binge and beat yourself up over not following your realistic plan. If pleasure and joy is what you’re seeking at the end of a busy week, I’m sharing some tips on how you can incorporate more of it into your day-to-day and end this struggle once and for all. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/22
Ep #21: How Confirmation Bias Is Keeping You Stuck
February 12, 2020 08:00 - 10 minutes - 8.87 MBJoin me this week to discover how your confirmation biases might be keeping you stuck and how to start asking different questions so the process starts working for you, instead of against you. I love using this process in all aspects of my life, including business, which has never been easier, so trust me on this one. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/21
Ep #20: How to Stay Clear of Indulgent Emotions
February 05, 2020 08:00 - 9 minutes - 8.12 MBDiscover what indulgent emotions are most common when coming up with your realistic eating plan, and how you can see these emotions for what they are, so you can stay clear of them when they come up instead of getting trapped in inaction. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/20
Ep #19: Stop Journaling and Start Reflecting
January 29, 2020 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.28 MBReflection work is an incredibly powerful tool to gain some insight into what’s going on in your brain and how you are doing in terms of eating to your realistic plan. Recording just three types of data every day is so much more sustainable than journaling everything in your life, and the revelations you’ll have when you look back over the data are huge. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/19
Ep #18: Why Drastic Action is Stopping You from Losing Weight
January 22, 2020 08:00 - 10 minutes - 8.99 MBJoin me on the podcast this week for some insight into why your lizard brain loves the idea of taking drastic action, and why you’re way more likely to see the results you want if you slow down and take small manageable action every single day instead. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/18
Ep #17: 50-50: How to Embrace the Positive and Accept the Negative
January 15, 2020 08:00 - 11 minutes - 9.8 MBTune in this week as I share why, even though we want it, nothing in life is ever 100% positive for long, and how accepting the inevitability that we will experience negative emotion will help you avoid reaching for that cupcake when things do get stressful. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/17
Ep #16: 4 Beliefs that Are Stopping You from Losing Weight
January 08, 2020 08:00 - 11 minutes - 9.52 MBTune in this week as I discuss the four most common limiting-beliefs when it comes to weight loss and how to become the watcher of these unhelpful thoughts so that you can catch them as they come up for you and look at what you can believe instead. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/16
Ep #15: New Year’s Resolutions Busted
January 01, 2020 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.4 MBWe are officially in 2020 and I’m thinking deeply about what I want to accomplish, so I’m coming at you with a short and sweet demonstration of my process for setting goals for the next year. Join me this week for a guide to setting simple, realistic goals, and most importantly, sticking to them. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/15
Ep #14: Your Future Self
December 25, 2019 08:00 - 12 minutes - 10.2 MBJoin me on the podcast this week as I introduce a concept called Future Self. This work has propelled everything that I do today. Everything I do, even the small stuff, takes who I want to be in the future into consideration, and this practice is changing my whole world. The future starts today, not tomorrow. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/14
Ep #13: How Wanting to Be "Normal" Leads to Deprivation
December 18, 2019 08:00 - 13 minutes - 10.9 MBListen in this week, love, and discover the truth about what it means to really be normal, why our perception of normal is not grounded in reality, and how chasing this idea of eating whatever you want and being comfortable is always available to you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/13
Ep #12: Diet Beliefs Busted
December 11, 2019 08:00 - 19 minutes - 15.9 MBJoin me this week, loves, as I crack eight diet beliefs - of which I’m sure there are hundreds of others out there - to give you a new perspective on how to start losing weight for good. Some of these will be hard to let go of, but I hope this work helps you see that you’ll be better off without them. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/12
Ep #11: 2 Simple Tools for Weight Loss that We Overlook
December 04, 2019 08:00 - 15 minutes - 13 MBJoin me this week to learn more about these two really simple, free tools that will keep your weight loss journey going. They aren’t necessarily the sexiest things, but I can assure you, they are super effective and will give you other incredible benefits too, besides the weight loss. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/11
Ep #10: Why Fear Keeps Us Stuck
November 27, 2019 08:00 - 16 minutes - 13.8 MBOur lizard brains feed off of our fears. They tell us things are scary because they don’t know any better, but there is no room for fear when we’re losing weight for good. So listen in this week as I discuss the 3 types of fear that keep us stuck and how you can work past them once and for all. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/10
Ep #9: Become the Scientist of Your Body
November 20, 2019 08:00 - 15 minutes - 13.2 MBDifferent foods feel different to each of us, and one thing that works for one person won’t necessarily work for you too. Becoming the scientist of your body and tuning into your body signals is key, and I’ve got some tips for you on how you can start doing this. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/9
Ep #8: Stop the Beatings
November 13, 2019 08:00 - 14 minutes - 11.9 MBJoin me this week as I show you how loving yourself can transform everything for you. Self-love can be difficult to practice when we see so much we don’t like about ourselves, but beating yourself up is not the way forward. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/8
Ep #7: Feelings
November 06, 2019 08:00 - 16 minutes - 14 MBWe’re diving into feelings this week, loves. Understanding how feelings play a role in your journey is really important so that you keep to your realistic plan and reflection work. There are various ways we handle our feelings, and I’m showing you how they result in the actions you take from there. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/7
Ep #6: The Power of Planning
October 30, 2019 07:00 - 16 minutes - 13.4 MBToday I'm talking about the power of planning and why impulsive eating is more likely to happen when we don't know what to expect from the day. You'll learn why it's so important that this plan be realistic (read: NOT a diet in disguise!), and how to keep it simple. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/6
Ep #5: Stop Quitting On Yourself
October 23, 2019 07:00 - 18 minutes - 15.4 MBToday we're talking about how to stop quitting on yourself. We'll chat about why failure has to be an option and is part of the process. I'll also share what quitting used to look like for me, and how I eventually created new pathways in my brain and stopped quitting on myself. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/5
Ep #4: Self-Sabotage
October 16, 2019 07:00 - 17 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode, we're talking all about self-sabotage and how you can start to shift this behavior. I'll share how this came up for me during my time on the diet roller coaster, why it was so frustrating, and how I learned to pause my negative thoughts in action. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/4
Ep #3: Overdesire and Urges
October 09, 2019 07:01 - 22 minutes - 23.8 MBToday we're talking about how to handle overdesire for food and the urges that come up around eating. I'll share some of my experiences with these feelings and how I've slowly but surely reprogrammed my brain so that I no longer overdesire food. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/3
Ep #2: Your Compelling Reason and Commitment to Lose Weight
October 09, 2019 07:00 - 19 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this episode, I'm introducing two concepts to you - compelling reason and commitment - and talking about why they are so important. I'll tell you about what a compelling reason looks like in action and share stories about how I've stayed committed to my goals. We'll also talk about practical ways you can start to rebuild your trust in yourself. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/2
Ep #1: Welcome to Weight Loss for Successful Women!
October 02, 2019 15:07 - 15 minutes - 12.8 MBIn today's episode, you'll learn about me and my backstory, including some of my struggles with the diet rollercoaster. I'll tell you what led me to finally seek out a new way to lose weight and keep it off. I will also share an important concept with you about perfectionism, and we'll wrap things up with two transformational questions. Get full show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/1