The Skinny With Fat Doc and Malibu Macie: Recent Episodes
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If you've struggled to lose weight then Fat Doc (Dr. Greg Oliver) and Malibu Macie (Macie) will educate, motivate, and activate you on your journey to forever thin. Losing weight is work, but there are five areas, when optimized in your body, that will turn on the fat burning machine and drive you to thin. Obesity and Overweight Syndrome are medical diseases. These are not just willpower and discipline issues. When you understand how your body and mind work and can employ specific medical treatments, the battle can be won and you can put your weight problem into remission for life. Today is your day to join Fat Doc and Malibu Macie to LIve Lean, Live Long, and Live Life to the Fullest.
When you decide to lose weight, have made your plan, initiate the project, and stay focused, the weight comes off nicely. As you see the scale number improving, you feel more motivated and focused. You become even more intent on seeing this project through. You are excited and have a strong commitment level. This continues and you envision the day you will be at your ideal body weight.
Lately there has been a lot of talk and programs and TV Commercials that talk about Insulin Resistance. So, What is it and how does that affect my weight and ability to lose weight?. When you've finished reading this, you'll understand it. The hormone and metabolic functions of our body are very complex and certainly not totally understood at this time.
You ate a healthy diet and lower calories and carbs throughout the day. You had a very reasonable dinner. Later in the evening you settled down on the couch, turned on a favorite TV show and during a commercial break went to the kitchen and grabbed the cookies or chips. You didn't mean to load up on high carbohydrate calories, but before you could come to your senses, the deed was done.
If there was an enemy that killed hundreds of thousands of Americans each year and was the number one reason for a bad outcome like ICU admission or death from COVID 19, wouldn't we do everything possible to stop it, beat it, and go to War with it until we were victorious? Of course we would. But we're not.
We are all born with a brain that is a clean slate. Newborns only act on instinct. As humans, it doesn't take long for the neurons to start to connect and for patterns and memory to develop. Unless one has a brain disorder or neurological defect, we all have enough brain cells and brain power to learn, remember, and develop complex thinking abilities as we age.
How do we keep excited about losing weight? When a new patient comes to our Clinical Weight Loss practice, they are both excited and nervous. They have attempted many diet plans in the past with some success and many failed attempts. They are leary of a new "program". Is it possible to maintain this early excitement throughout the entire weight loss journey? The answer is Yes, but it's not easy. We must change our thinking and our perspective to keep the enthusiasm going. So How?
It's part of our human DNA to put things into a system to accomplish tasks more efficiently and more abundantly. We all use systems and don't even know it. When we get up in the morning, most people have a system about how they get started for the day. We like order and continuity. Our work operates with systems in place. School and education has systems in place.
The best diet in the world is the one you can stay on. All calorie restricted dietary regimens will cause weight loss, but not many can be turned into a lifetime eating plan. It's common for people to blame a dietary plan for failure to lose weight, but upon looking deeper it's almost always the fact that the plan was not adhered to. It's not that people don't want to stick to the eating plan, it's that they are up against very powerful internal forces that don't want us to reduce calories.
We have known about insulin resistance for a long time now. It has started to become a trendy marketing term to promote some supplements and eating plans. I'll discuss what it is, what it does, and how to reduce it or eliminate it. Insulin Resistance is not a disease, but a hormone abnormality that occurs due to genetics, diet, lack of exercise, smoking, and body fat percentage.
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convenience stores, big box stores, pharmacies, Dr’s Offices, online, and from your friend the
CBD distributor. This big trend begs a quick review of this plant-based supplement. What is it
and what is it used for?
Do we need to take supplements? Do we need vitamins and other plant based supplements in order to be healthy? I get these questions every day in my practice. I could answer with a yes or no, but the answer is much more complex than a simple answer.
Lately, Have you felt that there is a lot of negativity going on? If you watch any news report, read any newspaper, engage on twitter, or have discussions with friends or family you'll feel the negative vibe. Maybe it's the year long COVID event, maybe it's politics, or maybe we live in a time where we are getting less tolerant of anything we don't like or anyone who isn't like us. Whatever the cause, we must work to fight this feeling.
Have you ever listened to yourself and heard excuses for not accomplishing something coming out? Of course, although some people do this all the time and never actually hear excuses they are making. I was taught a long time ago that when someone says they will try, they are planning on not and typically never do. I'll try to make it to your party...Not showing up. I'll try to read that article...never read it. I'll try to get the project done on time...always gonna be late.
Everyone has problems. Sometimes our problems are large and sometimes they are small. Sometimes we can fix them and sometimes they are out of our control. Sometimes we have more than one problem facing us at a time. Then, there are short periods of time where all seems to be well. Beware, when all is going well, a problem is just around the corner.
The word Hero is tossed around a great deal lately. I pulled into my family medical practice recently and someone had erected a sign at our front entrance that said, "Heroes Work Here!" It seemed nice and special to be recognized, but I didn't feel like a Hero as my staff and I had been going to work, seeing sick patients throughout the pandemic and for years of our careers because it was the job we chose to do.
First of all, there is a misperception that success happens quickly or all at once. That is false. We just notice the fruits of someone's success all at once. Success is achieved slowly and over a lengthy period of time. No one notices the person working with their head down, or staying up late at night, or working on the weekend. In fact, most people who do notice them think they are strange and different.
We are all looking for motivation. You know, that thing that gets us out of bed each day to go to work, to school, or to get something we feel is important done. Where does motivation come from? Many people think that motivation comes from someone else. That we have to BE motivated. That is not correct. We can be inspired by someone else, we can be excited by someone else, but true motivation comes from within us.
Have you ever been on a dietary regimen and started losing weight, then after a few weeks the weight reduction slowed way down? Of course you have. Why does this happen? Treating overweight and obese patients for years have given my insight into this frustrating issue.
We are now tired of being overweight and have made the decision to lose excess body fat and get to a leaner place. Our clothes don't fit and we struggle to go up stairs. We avoid getting our photo taken and we spend way too much time thinking about our weight and why we aren't doing anything to get thinner.
We make weight loss and getting fit too complicated. Yes, I know I've said that this is a complex medical disorder having to do with our genetics, biochemical, metabolic, hormonal, and psychological functions, but the tasks that must be done to fight these underlying dysfunctions are simple. The trouble we run into is that our lives are also complicated and complex.
When we make the personal decision to start losing weight and get healthy, it's typically done in a quiet conversation inside our head. We don't trumpet this decision to the world. When starting out on the journey we don't tell anyone, as we don't want people to say something if we are unable to accomplish our goal. Our silent journey toward a difficult goal begins...alone.
We want to lose weight now and lots of it. We are disappointed if we only lose 8 pounds in a month. We go for any program that promises big and fast weight loss. We will fall for a diet that eliminates a macronutrient if we can eat all we want of another. We are lured and enticed by big things, big changes, and big results.
We all want to be at our best weight. We want to look good, feel good, and be full of energy. We all know that carrying less body fat and overall body weight will help us achieve these goals. We all know that eating smaller portions and less calorie dense foods can help us drop the unwanted pounds.
Many of my patients and people in general get fixated on the scales. I think the scales are important and tracking our body weight is a great measure of getting leaner. It however, is not the only measure. Tracking fitness and health can be done by looking at any of a myriad of markers and measurements.
Everybody knows that being significantly overweight can cause negative effects on our body. We all understand that rarely does an obese individual live into their 80's or 90's and if they do, they are typically disabled. If we understand that this is occurring to our body, why would we not work harder to lean out our body and reduce the potential negative effects?
Everyone loses weight differently and not at the same speed. You've probably been on a diet with your spouse or a friend and they start losing a lot of weight while you're struggling to knock off a few pounds. There are a myriad of reasons, but one new reason we are uncovering is that the microscopic organisms in our digestive tract play a major role in processing and helping us digest our food. If these are out of balance, then weight loss may be a problem and weight gain may be easy.
I'm a weight loss Dr. I treat people with the disease of Obesity and Overweight Syndrome. I treat the manageable factors associated with these disorders. We can't treat the underlying genetics of Obesity, but we can modify five key factors that can influence the expression of our genetics.
The disease of Diabetes is growing at epidemic proportions in America and around the world. When we say Diabetes, we are talking about two different disorders. Diabetes Type I and Diabetes Type II. Type I Diabetes is due to an autoimmune syndrome where our own body's immune system destroys the insulin producing cells of our pancreas. There is no longer any production of insulin and a person with this disorder must take insulin at varying times throughout the day to survive.
Losing weight and getting back a leaner healthier body is hard work. It is a full time job. But Dr. Oliver, I already have a full time job and since I am taking care of a family, I have two full time jobs. How can I possibly commit to another full time job like getting healthy? Good question. ing the performance goals needed to reach your healthy weight.
Most people think the ability to lose extra weight is all about our willpower and sticking to a rigid and disciplined schedule. The Truth...Not True. Certainly, being able to stick with a plan and move through a journey to completion is essential, but mustering up all our energy and grinding ourselves to our desired weight is not necessary and in fact is counterproductive.
Our lives are full of transitions. These are changes that occur as we move month to month through our lives.
When it comes to eating there are 3 things that are important if planning to keep the weight off. What we eat, How much we eat, and when we eat. There are some that say weight gain or loss is only about what we eat. Others will discuss food volume, and finally some pin the problem on meal timing.
Practice doesn't make perfect. Practice makes permanent. If we practice at the wrong things or at things that don't work, then we make permanent habits that don't help us. We must practice and repeat the things that move us in the direction of our desired outcome. With getting healthy, the things that work are eating a better diet, increasing our body movement, getting adequate rest and hydration, and working on keeping our mental health calm and focused.
We all have expectations of what we want or would like to happen. This begins to occur at a very young age. My young grandsons have an expectation that each time we visit, we will have something for them. They have developed this expectation because we have always given them something when we visit. If we now fail to do the same thing, we will create disappointment for them.
We have been released and the locked doors have been unlocked. Though we still are maintaining caution and utilizing our newly learned "distancing" techniques, we are feeling much more free. Pounds that were lost have returned for many. Some who didn't have extra pounds, now do.
"Why can't I lose weight?" "What's wrong with my body?" "Why don't I have any willpower?" We are constantly talking to ourselves. We ask our minds questions and we give it statements and our mind always responds. If I ask myself, "Why can't I lose weight?", it will reply, "Because you eat too much!". That's not the answer I want to hear, but it is true
To effectively lose weight and keep it off, there are Five aspects that must be treated. If only one or two are addressed then the attempt will only partially succeed and long term weight control is not possible. Almost everyone only uses Three of less of these factors. What are the Five Factors required to lose weight permanently? 1. Dietary Change 2. Physical Activity 3. Metabolic Balance 4. Hormone Balance 5. Psychological Adjustment
We're home. No place to go. Too much TV to watch. Lots of computer screen time. Kids are home from school. Husbands are under spouses' feet 24 hours a day. For many, the opposite is true. Life is certainly different than we've ever seen it. We could all manage this during a 1-week staycation and in fact, it would be wonderful. But as one week turns to another and now a month, this is tough stuff. This is Stress!
Focus is required to reach goals and achieve victories. Problem is...there are too many distractions that pull us away from our true desires. Figure out the distractions that keep saying "look over here, look over here, look over here," and we can master our dreams, our goals, and our lives. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
The best way to avoid sickness, illness, and attach by Covid 19 is to stay healthy. Studies show that people with 2 or more underlying health problems are at greatest risk from the virus. Losing weight and exercising can reduce the risk. Learn more now. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
People who do things faster tend to accomplish more. Losing weight happens to follow this same pattern. Studies actually demonstrate that losing weight faster at the beginning leads to longer maintenance of lower body weight. Dr. Oliver and Macie discuss speed and doing it now. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
It's hard to change old habits. To do so requires replacing them. Developing new routines requires a plan, commitment, and daily practice. Dr. Oliver and Macie discuss the why, how, and action behind developing long term routines. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
The world and life has thrown us a curveball. Somewhere behind the dark clouds is a silver lining. Where could there possibly be a silver lining here? Listen as Dr. Oliver and Macie review the possibilities to help you find your Silver Lining. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Most diseases are not curable but are treatable and manageable. Dr. Oliver and Macie go over the best way to approach the Disease of Overweight Syndrome and Obesity. When a patient fully grasps that this disorder is a lifetime disorder, then they are much more likely to learn and follow the proper treatment plan. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Many patients ask me, "What's the best way to keep from getting sick from Coronavirus?" The answer is to be as healthy as possible and keep a strong immune system. Learn in this episode the things we can do to keep our body strong and to fight off this disease. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Do you eat well during the day and then blow it at night with snacks and munchies? This is a common problem. Many of us are great dieters during the day while we're busy. We get home to our comfort zone and can't stop eating the remainder of the night. Dr. Oliver and Macie discuss this problem and have some help for you. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
We can't get to our thin weight by dabbling in the weight loss process. Dr. Oliver and Macie discuss Immersion and going all in when it comes to improving your body size and overall health. Dive in, the water's fine. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Our ability to achieve and be successful depends on how we feel about ourselves. Having self-confidence and becoming more self-confident is critical to getting the body we want and deserve. Take a look at how confident you are in yourself. Learn about this key skill from Dr. Oliver and Macie. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Everyone is searching for the best diet plan. In itself, that's short sited. It takes not only a controlled eating plan but a steady physical activity regimen, adjusting any abnormal hormone or metabolic dysfunction and changing our mindset. The best diet in the world is the one you can stay on. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
We can all do anything for a day or two. Most of us can do anything for a week or two. It's the long journey where many will fall to the roadside. Losing weight and keeping it off is a long game. We must continually keep our mindset focused on Going The Distance. What Distance? The entire Distance, to the end, the finish line. You can do it. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
What exactly is Ketosis? When is someone "in Ketosis"? Do different diets cause ketosis more than others? Dr. Oliver and Macie answer many questions about Ketosis in conjunction with dieting and losing weight. Get a simple and better understanding of Ketosis in this episode. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Grit, determination, and consistency can make a person unstoppable. The unstoppable attitude is needed to get to a goal weight and stay there. It doesn't mean there will be no obstacles, but unstoppable will find a way through, around, over, or under any obstacle. Be Unstoppable. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Most people think they have goals. If they are not specific, written, and with a deadline, they are not goals...they are dreams or wishes. Proper goal setting is powerful and can change you life. Listen to Dr. Oliver and Macie and learn how to change your life for good. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
We should be tolerant of people, opinions, ideas, and questions, but we should not be tolerant of excess body fat on our body. There appears to be trend that in order to not "fat shame" anyone, we will accept the notion of being overweight or even celebrating it. Never fat shame, but accepting excess body fat is accepting disease and early death. Sorry for being so intolerant. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
People are constantly searching for the latest, greatest, easiest diet in the world. There are many great dietary regimens to lose weight, maintain weight, and live healthfully. We must find a healthful dietary plan that we can enjoy, live with, and stay on indefinitely. That would be the best diet in the world. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Once a goal is established, it requires a high level of commitment to achieve it. Commitment is doing what we said we would do long after the emotion at the time we said it is gone. It's saying what you mean and meaning what you say and then having the rubber meet the road, walking the talk, and a hundred other platitudes to describe it. Basically set the goal and then get off the couch and get it done. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
To accomplish great things we must have a vision for our future. Once we can see where we are going, we must formulate an action plan to get there. Next comes persistence and daily work. This episode goes into establishing your vision for the coming year. Is your vision a healthy, fit, lean, wonderful body? Let's make it happen. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
We settle for too much in life. When it comes to health, we should never settle for mediocre health or especially poor health. If you carry excess body fat you are unhealthy. Don't settle for that. Dr. Oliver and Macie discuss the age old destroyer...settling for. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
The New Year is here. Will this be your year to accomplish great things and a great body? You can have the body you want, full of health and vitality. Dr. Oliver and Macie will give you insight into creating the future you desire. Start today to become the best you ever for the best year yet in your life. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Christmas is a time for giving and sharing, for family and friends. It's not the time for gaining weight. Dr. Oliver and Macie will give you some strategies and tactics for coming through the week of Christmas without putting on the extra pounds. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Lean Year. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
We all want to achieve. We want to achieve our best weight and fitness level. We want to achieve financial gain and status. We want to achieve at skills like a foreign language or a musical instrument. Achievement is a driving force for most of us humans. This episode focuses on achievement of health and other areas. Let's achieve.
Anybody who has attempted to lose weight or struggles with weight loss knows a lot about what we "should" eat and what we "should" do, but usually don't do it. I often say our chronic dieters could write a book about weight loss. Knowing is not enough. In fact with the internet, we may know too much...of the wrong thing. Dr. Oliver and Macie review this problem in this episode.
You've lost the weight. You look great, feel great, and are the picture of health. Now what? You are in remission from the disease of Overweight or Obesity. To stay in remission certain activities and behaviors must continue. Dr. Oliver and Macie discuss remission and staying in it. www.fastclinicalweightloss.comn
Do you have a relationship with food? Of course! We all do. Each of us has several relationships with food and it can keep us from reaching our goal weight. Learn about the various relationships we have with food and what to do about it. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
This is it. The end of the year is coming and are you at your desired weight and health level? If not Dr. Oliver and Macie will give you the needed push to get there. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Dr. Oliver and Macie discuss what keeps us from losing the weight we want to lose. It's usually One Thing. We often think that there are so many things getting in the way of our weight loss success. Nope, it's usually One Thing. Listen and find your One Thing. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Overweight and Obesity are medical diseases. OK, You get that, but what do you do about this disease? Dr. Oliver and Macie go through the medical treatment of this genetic disorder. Learn how to treat the disease, put it into remission, and live Lean for the rest of your life. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
We can blame a lot of things for our weight gain and our poor health, but we must come to an understanding that only we can change our life. Sure there are factors involved beyond our control. Great news! There are factors we can control. Learn about them. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
We live at a unique time in history. I think the best time to be alive. There is a major problem at this time. Three quarters of Americans are overweight and over one hundred million are at significant health risk due to obesity. Overweight Syndrome and Obesity have reached Epidemic proportions. Dr. Oliver and Macie discuss the problem and solutions. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
We love to Dabble. Never quite immersing ourselves in a process will lead to frustration and failed efforts. In this episode of "The Skinny", Dr. Oliver and Macie will confront the Dabbling mentality and how to find that One Thing that can help fulfill your life. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Stress is one of the most common psychological reasons people overeat and struggle to lose weight. It can lead to Overwhelm and Dr. Oliver and Macie discuss ideas to reduce or eliminate stress. The end result... Calmer and Thinner. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
We all love to vacation, but we return with regrets about the additional weight we put on while relaxing and enjoying our time away from work. Macie and Dr. Oliver attack the problem and give advice and tips on how to return from vacation without the weight gain, but still having had fun. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Want to lose that belly fat. This episode reveals 20 ways to lose your belly. Macie and Dr. Oliver spar over ways to lose belly fat. It seems like our belly fat is the last thing that wants to leave when we are dieting. Find out what you can do to get rid of the midsection and have a flatter more fit abdomen (belly). www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Dr. Oliver and Macie discuss what people should actually weigh. They give specific formulas to use and reveal the truth about BMI and our perceptions about our own weight. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Our daily habits are developed through routine. If we are living life like a pin ball being banged around all day, we never can successfully lose weight for the long term. Get good about establishing a daily routine of eating better, performing physical activity, getting motivation, and learning or improving. Over time our routines develop new habits and our habits develop our life. Bad habits are easy to form and hard to live with. Good habits are hard to form and easy to live with. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com
Our attitude toward weight loss, dieting, changing our habits, and improving our health is critical to our success. We also need motivation and motivation is an inside job. We can ignite motivation from external sources, but a daily brain scrubbing is needed. Dr. Oliver and Macie take you through an attitude change. www.fastclinicalweightloss.com