Weight Loss for Fertility: Recent Episodes
Stephanie Fein, MD
Struggling with infertility is hard enough on its own, but being told to lose weight also, with no clear idea of what to actually do next can feel particularly defeating.
Weight Loss for Fertility is the only podcast around that helps guide you when you're having a rough start to motherhood and have been told that weight loss could help with your fertility. On this podcast, your internist turned weight loss expert, Stephanie Fein MD, helps navigate the vulnerable world of infertility and weight loss with compassion and experience.
Insulin, inflammation, hormones, and diet mentality make weight loss tricky for those TTC. Understanding and improving each will clear the way for successful ovulation, IVF, or ICSI.
Listen in to find tools and resources that’ll help you along this path while being guided with love and compassion. Be sure to share the podcast with anyone who could benefit and follow so you don’t miss an episode!
Visit StephanieFeinMD.com to learn more
- The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you have regarding a medical condition, and before undertaking any diet, dietary supplement, exercise, or other health program.
We’ve talked about breakfast and dinner, now let’s dive into snacks ;)
Many of us love our snacks! But when we start using the Hunger Scale, it’s one of the first things we end up questioning. Especially because many snack foods are highly palatable, processed foods that don’t have a lot of staying power.
In this episode, I give you a list of my favorite protein-based snacks, sure to get you over the hump to your next meal so you don’t overeat from over-hunger.
Links & Resources:
Ep 2 - Hunger Scale: https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147828528
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
Staying motivated when we have a good amount of weight to lose can be a challenge. In today’s episode of the Weight Loss for Fertility podcast, we talk about how to create it when we feel a bit of a lull. Transitions are a perfect opportunity to do this.
I share a two-step process to help you create that motivation. By acknowledging, celebrating, and learning from one period – we move on to the next with newfound hope and energy.
Every long-term change needs a little reinvigoration every once in a while–if that’s you right now, this one's for you.
Links & Resources:
Ep 2 - Hunger Scale: https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147828528
Ep 3 - The Weight Loss Tool That's Hormone-Proof: https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147828532
Ep 9 - Weekly Food Plan:
https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147844768
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
Waiting during the fertility process can be incredibly challenging, especially when it comes to managing emotions and avoiding emotional eating. But, it’s possible to navigate this waiting period without gaining weight, and I’m going to tell you how in this episode.
The key is to anticipate and accept the emotions that are bound to come up during these waiting periods–feelings like worry, anxiety, and overwhelm. When we take the time to plan for these feelings, we can more easily prioritize self-care and offer ourselves grace and support during the entire process, all without judgment.
I’m also sharing an emergency strategy you can use when you feel anxiety and worry sneaking in. By using the methods shared in this episode, you can navigate the waiting period without turning to emotional eating.
You, my friend, are capable of handling difficult emotions without food.
Promise.
Links & Resources:
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
Overeating is the ONLY reason we gain weight.
If we stop overeating we lose weight. Every time.
We define overeating as any eating we do when we’re not physically hungry.
So grabbing that cookie from the breakroom when we’re bored or mindlessly munching on chips after dinner when we've had a hard day–that’s overeating.
It’s also emotional eating and it’s the number one reason we overeat.
Oftentimes, emotional eating is developed as a coping mechanism in childhood, and it served its purpose–it protected you long enough to get you here to adulthood.
But its usefulness has worn out if you’re looking to lose weight.
In this episode, learn how to anticipate your personal emotional eating patterns and transform them.
Weight loss is effortless after that.
Links & Resources:
Ep 10: Comfort Eating & How to Transform It - https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147849259
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
Weight loss depends on changing current behaviors. And in the beginning, we may find it easy to do.
Great!
But what happens if you hit a wall?
When you’re feeling stuck in weight loss, specifically, when you're having trouble with behavior you're wanting to change…like:
- Overeating at dinner
- Swapping your Starbucks run
- Giving up your post-meal snacking
Or maybe it’s a positive habit that you want to create, but can’t seem to make it stick like:
- Adding movement to your day
- Doing a morning meditation
Either way, when you’re just REALLY struggling with moving forward, unable to make these things you desire to happen, it can feel especially frustrating.
In this episode, I give you the answer to get you moving again.
It always works. In fact, it’s the place to start when you’re stuck with anything in your life.
It’s your brain.
Your thoughts.
The sentences running around in your head, often unnoticed. That’s the problem–we have to start noticing them.
First, we notice, then we get curious about the thoughts, and eventually, we get great at answering every question our brain offers up.
This skill is all you need to keep losing weight, creating habits, and feeling great.
Let me know what you discover! What thoughts are lurking around in there? Find me on instagram @stephaniefeinmd DM anytime 🙂
Links & Resources:
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
A question I get quite often is “How fast can I lose weight?” While that question may seem straightforward enough, it’s usually asked from a place of desperation, frustration, and panic– just wanting to get the weight off yesterday.
So when the answer isn’t “all of it by tomorrow” the bubble bursts and, perhaps reluctantly, there’s room for a new understanding. In this episode, I help you rephrase the question to better serve you, your weight loss, and your well-being long-term.
Remember, we want sustainable weight loss. A new ease in relationship with food.
Now that feels GOOD.
I help my clients lose fat forever, in a way that's healthy–a way that honors, respects, and works WITH their body and lifestyle.
I’m here to help you too.
Just go to my website stephaniefeinmd.com and click the Lose Weight With Me button.
It’s possible for you. Now.
Links & Resources:
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
Last week we talked about the shortcut to stopping overeating episode 37--if you haven't listened to it, be sure to check it out after listening to this one as that episode and this one relate to each other in important ways!
Today’s episode is about judgment. Specifically, self-judgment and self-criticism.
Judgment is what keeps us stuck. Both literally in weight loss plateaus and figuratively in feelings of frustration and confusion.
Even if we have the skills we need to lose weight, we can't use them effectively if we're judging ourselves and our attempts at progress.
Learning to recognize critical thoughts by observing them WITHOUT judgment is how we start. And the way we do that is explained in the previous episode (37).
Getting this concept and putting it into practice will get you where you want to go. Every time.
Links & Resources:
Ep 37: A Shortcut To Stopping Overeating - https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147993107
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
Today we talk about an important skill that’s needed in order to stop overeating.
We have to know why we overeat.
In order to get to the understanding of our why, we need to be able to observe ourselves, our thinking, and our behavior.
The way we get good at observing is through . . . MEDITATION 🙂
In this episode, I’m going to share with you exactly how you can develop a SHORT meditation practice. It will serve as an incredible tool to help you to get to the root cause of why you’re overeating.
Meditation is a shortcut to permanent weight loss.
It will help you stop overeating.
By allowing you to see your current thoughts, understand how they affect your current behavior and gently shift them to support your new way of eating–painlessly and permanently.
That’s my goal for you -- painless permanent weight loss
Start here.
Links & Resources:
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
It’s Lunch Day on the podcast!
Lunch seems to be the meal that feels trickiest, especially on a work day. Skipping breakfast for whatever reason can leave us OVER hungry and inevitably leads to OVER eating.
Getting a handle on our hunger in the morning and being able to anticipate our needs midday set us up for lunch success which leads to rest of the day success too.
Three important tips to remember for all meals:
- Eat when hungry
- Focus on protein
- Stop when you’re satisfied, NOT full
Tune in to this episode to learn how to easily incorporate these tips and start losing weight right away.
As always, I'd love to help you with this--go to StephanieFeinMD.com and hit the Lose Weight With Me button and we'll be connected :)
Links & Resources:
Ep 22: The Best Way to Breakfast - https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147915373
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
When we pay attention to the negative we feel bad. When we focus on what we can appreciate. We feel better. It's human nature.
Negative thoughts float in our minds all the time. It’s a habit most of us have gotten into.
But it doesn’t have to derail us. I’ll show you how in this episode of the Weight Loss for Fertility podcast.
We can train ourselves to look for the good that is already there. Then we feel better.
When we feel better we make better decisions easily.
This episode will teach you all about the two things you need to get better at for easy sustainable weight loss:
- allowing negative thoughts to be there without resisting or judging them
- looking for things to appreciate and feel good about
THIS is how we consistently make better decisions about our health and food.
This is exactly how to lose and maintain weight.
It starts and ends in our minds.
Links & Resources:
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
Today we're having a Hunger Scale Spotlight, we're examining +3 on the scale. If you haven’t already, go back and check out episode 2 where I tell you all about the hunger scale and how to use it, and then episode 21 where we highlight -1 on the hunger scale.
The hunger scale is such a useful tool for weight loss – It’s always with you and sets you up for long-term success with losing weight & keeping it off. All you have to do is figure out your own personal version of it.
Some of the places people run into trouble with the hunger scale include:
- Getting over hungry (when they’re used to ignoring their hunger cues)
- Deciphering the difference between satisfied and full --- +2 and +3
Most weight loss happens between these two numbers, so it’s important to remember that +3 is our teacher. When we've gone too far, we note it and examine how/why we got there--without judgment. Then we make a plan for next time.
Want some help? Reach out to me on my website (link below) – just click the Lose Weight With Me button and let's get started!
Links & Resources:
Ep 2 - Hunger Scale: https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147828528
Ep 21 - Hunger Scale Spotlight: (-1) https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147911958
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
Ozempic, Wegovy, and Tirzepatide are popular weight loss medications on the market today. And while they help people lose weight, those trying to conceive have important considerations to take into account.
Tune in to this episode where I break down the what, how, and when of these meds. One of the most important things to know is that none of these medications are recommended for use during pregnancy, and in fact, it’s recommended to stop taking them more than 2 months prior to conception.
If you were hopeful that these meds were the answer to your weight loss prayers, don’t despair. The good news is there are ways to lose weight safely while getting pregnant that don't feel terrible AND last forever – stick with me because I help you do just that.
I’m happy to answer any questions you have about this or anything else weight loss for fertility.
Just DM me @stephaniefeinMD on Instagram, or go to my website stephaniefeinmd.com and contact me there. I can help you lose weight and reach your goals.
Links & Resources:
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
This is the third and last episode of my mini-summer series! In Episode 30 we talked about looking at the summer as a whole, and in Episode 31 we dive into the concept of summer as environmental control, specifically how summer supports weight loss.
In this week’s episode, we are talking about summer vacation! Yay!
People tend to think that vacation means automatic weight gain…but I’m here to tell you it doesn’t have to.
In fact, it’s a decision you get to make.
There may be good reasons you want to gain weight on vacation or you can decide to continue losing weight and still have a blast.
It’s all possible. It just depends on what you want given the circumstances of your trip.
Tune in to hear why summer vacation doesn’t automatically mean weight gain, and my tip for making the best, kindest decision for you, your family, and the type of summer vacation you want to have.
Now, pass the sunscreen, and let’s dive in!
Links & Resources:
Ep 30: Lose Weight This Summer – Here’s How https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147955002
Ep 31:Summer is Good for Weight Loss https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147964175
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
This is the second episode of my mini-summer series! In episode 30 we talked about looking at the summer as a whole. In this episode, we are diving into the concept of summer as environmental control, specifically how summer supports weight loss.
Seasonal foods, the weather, and longer days can make a huge difference in supporting us on our weight loss journeys. In this episode, I break down exactly how they encourage and establish long-lasting behaviors that will make it easier to make the decisions you WANT to make around your health and weight loss.
This is a great time to establish habits that support your weight loss long-term, because remember, we're losing weight, but we're also keeping it off. So use this episode to put things in place to set you up for a lifetime.
Be sure to tune in next week where we’ll chat about Summer Vacations!
Links & Resources:
Ep 30: Lose Weight This Summer – Here’s How https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147955002
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
Summer is here! This season brings longer days with more time to play…and means your daily schedule for the next 3 months may look different than usual with travel plans, visiting friends, summer concerts, and more…
When it comes to weight loss and summer it might be tempting to throw your hands up and say, “I’ll just wait till summer’s over”.
But don’t do it.
Because believe it or not my friend, you can lose weight during the summer! I’m going to share with you exactly how in this episode.
Once you have this roadmap in hand, you’ll continue to hit your weight loss goals and fully enjoy your fun summer plans at the same time.
Listen in :)
Links & Resources:
Ep 9: Weekly Food Plan– https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/podcasts/weight-loss-for-fertility/episodes/2147844768
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
This is the third episode in the first grouping of foundational topics. These 3 things fit fabulously together and help you reach your goals of weight loss and improved fertility. These tools set you up with the best chance of reaching them in a way that feels good, without restriction or depletion.
Tune in to learn the RIGHT way to use a food log as a conscious-keeping tool, not another thing to beat yourself up over.
If you have questions, you can reach me at my website and hit the Lose Weight With Me button and ask me questions there or send me a DM on Instagram. I would love to chat and answer any questions you may have! Be sure to rate and review this podcast, and we’ll chat again next week!
Links & Resources:
instagram.com/stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
We know after last week's episode why weight loss can be important for your fertility journey, so this week is all about the HOW.
Join me as I share my favorite weight loss tool that I use myself, and more importantly, works beautifully for my clients. If I had to pick just one tool to use, this would be it. With this tool, you'll learn how to reconnect and get back in tune with your body, and on the right track toward weight loss and conception.
Tune in to learn all about the hunger scale, from how to use it, to why I think it’s such an incredible resource for not just those on a fertility journey, but everyone.
Links & Resources:
instagram.com/stephaniefeinmd
https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com
When we take the time to understand what’s happening within our bodies & set the proper groundwork, we’re able to do something extraordinary physiologically.
These shifts in our thinking and how we eat can happen WITHOUT deprivation. Join me as I dive into the science behind what’s going on in our bodies when we gain and lose weight. Then take a peek into the work I do with my clients to help them better their chances of success getting pregnant.
Every Tuesday I’ll be releasing a new episode! Be sure to join me by subscribing or following the podcast so you don’t miss an episode. I’m so glad you’re here. Supporting you along your journey to parenthood is my honor. This is just the beginning of what’s in store for you. I’m with you the whole way.
LET’S GO!
Links & Resources:
IG: @stephaniefeinmd
www.stephaniefeinmd.com
Weight Loss for Fertility is the only podcast around that helps guide you when you're having a rough start to motherhood and have been told that weight loss could help with your fertility. On this podcast, your internist turned weight loss expert, Stephanie Fein MD, helps navigate the vulnerable world of infertility and weight loss with compassion and experience.
Tune in every Tuesday to find tools and resources that’ll help you along this path while being guided with love and compassion. Be sure to share the podcast with anyone who could benefit and follow so you don’t miss an episode! Visit StephanieFeinMD.com to learn more
*The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you have regarding a medical condition, and before undertaking any diet, dietary supplement, exercise, or other health program.