Weight Management Episodes
Learn how to discuss weight, nutrition and obesity medication to help patient's achieve their weight loss goals.
Dec. 3, 2025
136 | Pork’s Role in Modern Obesity Treatment
GLP-1 medications are changing the game in obesity care. Patients are losing weight, feeling full faster… and often eating less overall. But less food can also mean less muscle, unless we guide them toward the right nutrition...
Nov. 19, 2025
135 | Nutrition for Menopause: Weight, Hormones & GLP-1s
Menopause nutrition and weight management aren’t as simple as “eat less, move more.” In this episode, menopause expert and RD Dr. Su-Nui Escobar breaks down what’s really driving midlife weight changes and what clinicians sho...
Nov. 12, 2025
134 | Weight Doesn’t Equal Worth, But It Still Impacts Health. Here’s How to Talk About It.
How To Address Weight In A Body Positive Culture In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Tzvi Doron, a board-certified Family and Obesity Medicine physician and lipidology expert, to unpack the middle ground between body neutrality and evidence-based obesity care. We talk about how to approach weight …
Oct. 8, 2025
128 | 3 Patients, 1 Goal: How an Obesity Specialist Personalizes Care
What happens when a woman in menopause, a man considering bariatric surgery, and a young adult on a GLP-1 all walk into clinic? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Leslie Golden, a dual board-certified physician in Obesity Med...
Oct. 1, 2025
128 | Silencing Food Noise By Finding Your Food Voice. Helping Patients Escape Diet Culture.
In this episode, I sit down with Julie Duffy Dillon, RDN, therapist, and author of Find Your Food Voice , to help clinicians replace diet-culture with practical, patient-centered coaching. We dig into what a “food voice” is, ...
Sept. 10, 2025
125 | Protein Shakes vs. Meal Replacements: Strategies for Obesity Care
Meal replacements are an excellent tool for weight management. But they aren't the same as protein shakes. Medical weight-loss dietitian Julia Axelbaum joins me to clear up the confusion, define the difference (they are not interchangeable), and map out exactly when to use each—on their own or alon…
July 30, 2025
123 | Carnivore. Omnivore… Nutrivore? How To Shift from Calorie Counting to Nutrient Density
Today’s episode will change how you think (and talk) about food. Instead of obsessing over calories or cutting carbs, what if we taught patients to focus on nutrient density ? I’m joined by Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, bestselling a...
July 23, 2025
122 | How to Support Patients on Obesity Medications: A Short Course on Side Effects, Satiety & Supplements
Join The Obesity Medicine Nutrition Course! Enter code POD15 at checkout for 15% off! Anti-obesity medications are everywhere—but they also come with new challenges. From rapid weight loss and side effects to TikTok-fueled supplement questions, patients on weight management medications need more th…
March 5, 2025
101 | “I’m Barely Eating—Why Can’t I Lose Weight?” The Hidden Factors at Play
It’s a struggle every clinician has heard: “I barely eat, but I can’t lose weight.” So, what’s really going on? In this episode, I sit down with registered dietitian Sarah Allison, RDN to unpack the hidden factors behind why ...
Jan. 22, 2025
94 | Two Patients, Two Approaches: How to Personalize Weight Loss and Get Results
Ever feel overwhelmed when a patient asks for weight loss advice? Whether it’s helping a perimenopausal mom with a packed schedule or guiding a retired man managing type 2 diabetes, personalized strategies make all the differ...
Nov. 20, 2024
81 | ‘No Sweets’ Isn’t the Solution: Smarter Strategies for Diabetes Education
Send Colleen a Text Message Providing diabetes education is tough. Doing it in a 15-minute consult? Even harder! In today’s episode, we’re unpacking a strategy that simplifies nutrition education for healthcare professionals ...
Aug. 28, 2024
69 | Saying Eat Less, Move More is Dumb!
Send Colleen a Text Message Did the title of this episode hurt a little? Are you guilty of telling your patients to just eat less and move more to lose weight? Don’t feel bad, we all are. Register for the free Motivational In...
Aug. 21, 2024
68 | The Right Way to Talk Weight: Simple Tips for Busy, Burned-Out Clinicians
Send Colleen a Text Message Do you feel awkward talking about a patients weight? You know you should talk about it, but aren’t really sure when and how? And you definitely don’t want to offend or shame the patient, but you kn...
April 26, 2024
51 | The 5-Minute Rule - A Provider's Guide to Helping Patients Lose Weight: Part 8
Send Colleen a Text Message Dealing with unmotivated patients can be one of the most challenging aspects of our work as healthcare providers. For today’s episode, I’m going to challenge this thought: are our patients unmotiva...
March 25, 2024
45 | A Mindset Shift for Overcoming Dieting Failures - A Provider's Guide to Helping Patient's Lose Weight: Part 7
Send Colleen a Text Message I believe that for every setback there is an opportunity for both our patients and us to grow stronger and be more capable in the future. In today’s episode, we'll explore why diets fail and how we...
March 8, 2024
42 | 7 Traps of Goal-Setting and How to Avoid Them - A Provider's Guide to Helping Patient's Lose Weight: Part 6
Send Colleen a Text Message Help me make this podcast better. If you've got 30 seconds to answer 5 questions , you could win a $10 Amazon gift card . According to James Clear, "bad habits repeat themselves again and again not...
Feb. 23, 2024
39 | What Diet Should I Go On? - A Provider's Guide to Helping Patients Lose Weight: Part 5
Send Colleen a Text Message What diet should I go on? Have your patients ever asked you this? As with most questions about nutrition, the answer, truly depends. Join me, Colleen Sloan, on the fifth episode of this 10-part ser...
Feb. 9, 2024
36 | How to Calculate and Count Macros - A Provider's Guide to Helping Patients Lose Weight: Part 4
Send Colleen a Text Message So what does it mean to count your macros? Is it necessary for fat loss? This week we’re unpacking what macronutrients are, their functions in the body and how to calculate them for your patient. ...
Jan. 26, 2024
33 | End Emotional Eating - A Provider's Guide to Helping Patients Lose Weight: Part 3
Send Colleen a Text Message It's not just about what your patient eats, but why. This week we’re unpacking ways you can help your patient navigate stress and emotional triggers that derail their health journey. Join me, Col...
Jan. 18, 2024
31 | Beyond BMI - A Provider's Guide to Helping Patients Lose Weight: Part 2
Send Colleen a Text Message Are you still relying on BMI as the end-all-be-all of health indicators? Let's unravel why it's time to break up with this outdated metric. Join me, Colleen Sloan, on the second episode of this 10-...
Jan. 12, 2024
29 | Ask This Before Going on a Diet - A Provider's Guide to Helping Patients Lose Weight: Part 1
Send Colleen a Text Message This is the first of a 10-part series in which Colleen will equip you with the tools you need to guide your patients to achieve their weight and health goals in 2024. If you're unsure how to help y...
Jan. 2, 2024
27 | Weight Loss Secrets: A Dietitian's Top Tips
Send Colleen a Text Message New Year, New You! There's no doubt your patients are seeking your advice on how to lose weight in 2024, so in today's episode we'll answer 5 of the most common questions around weight loss. Joinin...