Dr Gily's Weight Loss Sauce: Recent Episodes
Dr Gily
Hi, I'm Dr. Gily. I created this podcast to help all of you who feel lost, confused and misled by the multitude of weight loss diets, plans, supplements and gurus out there. My mission here is to help you make sense of what works and what doesn't work for weight loss. You will finally understand why ALL diets eventually fail, and what the real LONG-TERM solution for weight loss and maintenance is. I am an Internal Medicine physician and I also hold a Master's in Human Nutrition degree, and I have been passionate about weight loss and healthy living for over 3 decades now.
In this episode, I post my answrs to a nubmer of questions that I have ben asked during a recent Live TikTok session.
From best low calorie foods for weight loss to why we are seeing so much viral respiratory infections this season, I cover a lot of territory in this episode.
I hope you'll enjoy listening to it!
In this episode, I discuss seven tips to deal with food cravings when trying to lose weight, one tip for each leter of the word "craving". The acronym is as follows:
Consequences
Run the clock
Activity
Visulaize it
Insulate it
Normalize it
God
In today's episode, I discuss the rest of the ingredients of my weight loss "sauce": meal rules, proper water intake, how to shop for food, how much and what type of exercise to do, screen time, tracking your progress, and a few others.
In this episode, I discuss the ingredients that make up my weight loss sauce.
- A LONG-TERM commitment is crucial. The lack of this ingredient is a major reason why most weight loss efforts fail.
- I start with diet, and make the case why a plant-based diet is the only way to go for LONG-TERM success for loss of excessive weight and maintenance of results. Such a diet has the right mix of ingredients, is rich in fiber, has a ton of phytochemicals and other protective nutraceuticals that reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer, is echo-friendly, animal-friendly, tasty, and allows for a tremendous amount of variety.
- Minimal or no added sugars is my next ingredient. I am talking about sweet drinks, candy, cakes, cookies, ice-cream, and other similar food items. Naturally occurring sugar (such as in fruit) is OK.
- Minimal or no added fats. Here I am talking about fried foods, lard, butter, margarine, mayonnaise, salad dressings, and other similar items. These are often the reason people fail, despite putting in good effort in other areas of diet.
- Minimal or no refined foods. These are food items that are stripped of fiber or other naturally occurring ingredients in order to increase their palatability or shelf-life. Thinks like white bread or white rice, pasta, breakfast cereals, bagels, yogurt, etc.
- Avoid alcohol. Alcohol not only has calories (and I'm sure you've heard of or seen beer bellies before), but it takes away our inhibitions, and with that our ability to stick to our weight loss plan usually goes out the window.
In part 2, I will continue to review the list of ingredients that make my weight loss sauce successful. Please subscribe and share this episode if you found it helpful.
Dr. Gily
Welcome to my Weight Loss Sauce podcast series! In this introductory podcast, I introduce myself and discuss how we can go about determining what a normal body weight is. I review well known measures such as the body mass index (BMI), the waist circumference, the waist to hip ration and the percentage of body fat. For each of these tools, I present their strengths and weaknesses. As part of my overall approach, I strive to take a balanced, evidence-based approach, with all the important nuances that you need to be aware of.
Dr. Gily MD, MS.