We Are Losing It

We often talk about how much we lean on each other for support. We both agree that there is no way we would have been successful in this journey without each leaning on each other and the weight loss community.When we went to the JBY award show last month, we met Nina & Pam and we instantly connected. This sparked a lot of conversation around the need for community and a support system. It doesn't matter if you're in the early stages of your journey or several years out, this episode is for everyone. A little bit about Nana & Pam...They are the dynamic duo behind Bari-Bestiez, a rapidly growing support community dedicated to empowering individuals on their bariatric journey. With a shared passion for wellness, sisterhood, and real talk, they've created a safe and uplifting space where members connect, share, and thrive. Through their engaging Bari-Chats series, Bari-Buddiez program and community-driven approach, Nina and Pam are redefining what support looks like—one bestie at a time. You can find them on Facebook at Bari-Bestiezhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/783531827132247/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBTInstagram & TikTok = @baribestiezYouTube = Bari-Bestiez Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

If you've been following us for a while you know that we take our goals very seriously. Every year, rather than making resolutions, we set attainable goals for ourselves. We know that when we don't check in on our goals, we tend to let them slide. So tune in and listen as we talk through the goals we set back in January.As always, we aren't hitting them all out of the park. And that's ok! We know we have plenty of time before the end of the year to get back on track. Have you followed up with your goals yet? Don't have any goals set yet? No biggie... just set aside 30 minutes to sit down and iron a few goals out for the rest of the year. Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

We loved having Rob on our show in the past, and knew it was definitely time to have him on again! Last time we discussed the "bers" and handling heading into the holiday season. This time, we're tackling a different season... SUMMER!Summer has it's challenges for all of us and sometimes for different reasons. Listen along as we discuss some of those reasons, and how we plan to handle it. Take it a step further and sign up for Rob's Summer School! Never heard of Rob before? Rob is a NASM and NLCA Certified CPT CNC with an MA in Education. A History teacher by profession, Rob had Bariatric surgery in June of 2020 when his weight topped out at 365 pounds. He has since maintained a 150 pound weight loss while traveling the country as a National Speaker and host of countless bariatric events. He founded Busy Bariatrics in 2023 and has since helped dozens of clients find attainable and sustainable success in their bariatric journeys at all stages from pre-op to honeymoon to decades in maintenance! Besides helping his clients build the habits that become sustainable lifestyles that can last a lifetime, Rob is a busy husband, father of two amazing daughters, and host of the “Busy Bariatric Podcast”! He's excited to help you find RESULTS at any stage of your bariatric journey.You can find him at @myweightishistory on Instagram, email him at rob@busybariatrics.com or check out his website www.busybariatrics.com where you can click the "work with us" tab to sign up for his program. Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

If you follow us on Instagram, you may have heard about the retreat we are hosting in October. If this is something you may be interested in, tune in to this episode!We are looking forward to a weekend of sisterhood, learning and fun! This health and wellness weekend will be exactly what is needed leading into the holiday season!Registration opens April 1st on a first come first serve basis. Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

After losing a lot of weight, you go through a lot of changes. Everything from your body, the excess skin, your mind and how you view your body. The way you think someone else may view your new body. While you were losing weight you were thinking of how great it will be once the weight is off. Except it doesn't always work that way. Whether you're single, married, or with a long-time partner... insecurities will likely pop up. You may even regret losing the weight because you feel less sexy or desirable. We've both been there! It's not fun! And there is a whole new round of head work that you have to do so you don't go down a rabbit hole of self-doubt. But remember, you are healthier now than you were with the excess weight. It's all just mind over matter! Maybe skin removal surgery is in your future? But maybe not? Listen in as we talk through ALL of this, and then some with the wonderful Dr. Victoria Panna (aka Dr. V). She is a PhD level clinical sexologist and licensed professional counselor who supports people losing weight to address emotional and sexual needs. She is also the clinical coordinator and Faculty member at a master's level counseling program and owner of Sex and Intimacy After Weight Loss Surgery, where she works as a personal development coach for pre- and post-bariatric and GLP-1 clients. In her spare time, she enjoys going to sporting events, spending time exploring new places with her friends, and going on jeep excursions with her 4-legged co-therapist/co-teacher, Parker. You can find Dr. V in her Facebook group "Sex and Intimacy After WLS".Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

We get a lot of questions about what we eat in a day. So, we thought we would record an episode to talk about what types of things we meal prep from week to week. We also talked a bit about how that has changed over the years and how we got to this maintenance stage, making small changes in what we eat daily. If you're feeling lost about what types of things you should prep, give this episode a listen. And if you don't already, follow us on instagram to see what we're prepping weekly!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

It's a new year, which means we should set new year resolutions, right? NOPE! But we should at least chart a path of how we want our year to go. So rather than setting an unrealistic resolution, look to your past and plan for your future. What went well for you in 2024, what would you like to see for yourself in 2025. And we're not just talking about the scale... but rather what do YOU want for yourself? If you've been following us for a while, you know that we are goal driven. Every year we set goals, and we check in on them quarterly. Well, this year is no different. We set individual goals in the beginning of 2024, checked in on them quarterly, pivoted as needed, and closed the year out feeling good about our choices. That's not to say that we smashed each goal, because we didn't! But had we not set a path to follow, we likely would have gone way off track. So that being said, we came up with some new goals for 2025. We each started thinking about what we wanted a month or so ago. But we finalized these goals as we talked through this episode. Our goals are usually along the same line, but definitely tailored to us each individually. Overall, we want to be healthy, happy and live our best life! These goals will help us do just that! Do you have goals for the new year? It's ok if you don't. Take a minute to think it through and write a couple of things down. Even if you're not listening to this in January... that's ok! It's never too late to set a goal for yourself. Also, make sure you join us each quarter of the year to check in and see where you stand. We promise you won't regret it! We both want to take a moment to THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR LISTENERS! It means the world to us that you are here and that we can share what we've learned over the years to help you on your path to a healthy lifestyle!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Most of you know that Steph had weight loss surgery and Justy didin't. But we both lost over 100 pounds. We took similar paths, had similar results, but just that one very big difference.You might be struggling with the thought of having bariatric surgery. Or may be you just wonder what makes people choose to do it? If so, this is the episode for you! We brought on Eric Hinkle to discuss what made him finally decide to have bariatric surgery after going through the program 3 times.A little about Eric... he is a recreation Consultant for a large playground design company that works with schools and municipalities in central OhioHe is 40 years old, and had surgery bariatric surgery in December of 2022. He is the father of 3 boys - 15, 14 and 9. He started his social media in April as a way to encourage and help others through their journey. You can find him on Instagram @eric.is.losingFollow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

When they say you learn something new everyday, they weren't kidding! We learned enough in this one episode to get us through the next month, at least!It was our pleasure to have Summer Maiden as a guest to talk about the importance of lymphatic massages. We learned so much about the process and why lymphatic massages aren't just for post surgery or folks with lipedema or lymphedema. Lymphatic massages are actually recommended for everybody as a way to help rid yourself of toxins that need to drain from your body. It was all very interesting, and we suggest you listen and take notes on some of the info Summer shares. A little background on Summer... She graduated from the American Institute of Alternative Medicine in 2005. and is multi-state licensed. She has been an active licensed massage therapist for almost two decades, working with many clients. Her extensive training includes specialties in Swedish, Neuromuscular, Cranial-Sacral Therapy, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Scar Tissue Release, Fertility and pre-/postnatal care, High-Risk Pregnancy care, Infant Massage Instructor, Neonatal Massage, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Breast Lymphatic Health, and MediCupping™. In addition to her clinical skills, she is an experienced Massage Therapy Educator, Anatomy and Physiology Instructor, and Business Coach. With a career that spans almost two decades, she has built a thriving private practice. She has worked in various settings, including physical therapy clinics, fitness centers, corporate wellness programs, doctor's offices, and hospitals. Upon transitioning to the Inpatient Massage Therapy Department within a local hospital, she specialized in Hematology/Oncology, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CTICU), Heart/Lung Transplant, Pulmonary Rehab, NICU, and Rehabilitation units, treating both adult and pediatric patients with diverse therapeutic needs. As a lymphatic drainage therapist, she provides massage to various post-surgical clients, those with autoimmune disorders, and those with general health issues for detoxification. Drawing on her experience working alongside physicians, she founded "My Kneads,” a practice focused on pain management, swelling/edema, inflammation, self-image, and confidence. She has released two new books called Flow & Thrive and Balanced Boobs.You can find Summer on Instagram @waze2wellness and @mykneads as well as her YouTube Podcast Waze2Wellness.Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

December is the month where we struggle the most with motivation. We know this after years of letting it sneak up on us. So this year we decided to get ahead of it.Justy is cleared to go back to the gym to workout as of December 1st, so what better way to send her off than with a challenge. This challenge will help keep us in line, with a goal in mind. If you want to hear more about the challenge, want to join us in the challenge or just want to hear our mindset around how we plan to get through December staying active, you will want to listen to this episode!Check us out on Instagram to join in the challenge! Our goal will be 25 days with 25 minutes of movement to prepare us for 2025! Why wait until January to get your butt in gear when you can join us for accountability to stay on track?!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

We had the pleasure of hosting Jamie Mills @thesleeveddietitian on Instagram & Tik Tok for a discussion on body composition. Honestly, that's the short version of the topic. In reality, we talked GLP-1 usage, baby weight, body scans, and tracking food (or not!). As most of you know, we struggle with knowing how much should we be eating to fuel our bodies properly for the changes we want to see. Neither of us plan to enter a body building contest, but we do want to lose a bit more fat while gaining muscle. We tracked food religiously only to maintain our weight, which became frustrating for us. Our frustration led to us going back to meal “planning”, vs. “tracking”. We didn't necessarily count calories, but rather we ate the same foods we usually do, but according to our hunger. To us, this feels easier. It doesn't feed our all or nothing thinking and it allows us to tune in to what our body really needs at that particular time. Come to find out, when Justy went in for a follow up body scan, she had lost fat and gained muscle… all while the scale hovered in a 10 pound range! So in the end, the strict calorie counting really wasn't necessary at all! THANK GOD!Tune in as we talk to Jamie about all of this and get her advice on how to handle our hatred for tracking food but still wanting to shed a few more pounds of fat and gain muscle. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you hear!If you're not familiar with Jamie, here is a little about her:Jamie, also known as The Sleeved Dietitian on social media, is an award winning registered dietitian nutritionist who also had weight loss surgery! After struggling with PCOS and her weight her whole life, she finally decided in 2017 she needed another tool. December 19, 2017 Jamie had VSG. With the help of VSG and GLP-1 medication, she has lost 135+ lbs and has gained a whole new life! After going through WLS herself, Jamie realized how little support there was available for bariatric patients. Since her surgery, she has helped thousands of women learn about nutrition and post op life so that they can be successful long term. Since 2020 she has been supporting people through her T.R.I.B.E. Membership Program, which is a virtual membership where members have access to dozens of nutrition materials as well as 45+ virtual support groups each month led by professionals who have also had surgery. She is also a #1 best-selling author. Her book "The Easy Way Out: Why Bariatrics Isn't Cheating Obesity, It's Treating It" and is making waves in the bariatric community! To learn more, be sure to follow Jamie on Instagram and Tik Tok @thesleeveddietitian and head to her website www.thesleeveddietitian.com for more resources and information on how to work with her. Here is a link to Jamie's Website and TRIBE membership, along with her blog: https://thesleeveddietitian.com/the-tribe-membershipStay tuned to Jamie on social media as she is launching a killer Black Friday sale! If you're listening to this beyond that sale, you can still use TRIBE10 to receive $10.00 off your first purchase of a TRIBE membership!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

It feels like just yesterday that Justy was approaching her first round of skin removal surgery! But in reality that was 1 1/2 years ago... and she just had her second round!Listen in as Justy tells it all. From what she was having done, and why to fantastic care she received all along the way as she straveled to Mexico and back for her second surgery.Medical tourism is quite contaversial. And we get it, there is good and bad out there! But the same can be said for right here in the USA. Justy also goes into detail about why she chose BC plastics in Tijuana, MX after having several quotes given from doctors around the US. If you are on the fence about skin removal after weight loss, or even where to have your procedure done, this is an episode you don't want to miss! We also suggest going back and tuning in to episodes 3 & 4 where we discussed her first round of surgery.Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

I swear we had the slowest January ever... then BAM! It's almost November! What the heck??Either way, we have goals! We set these goals at the beginning of the year and didn't want to "set it and forget it". Life is lifing for everyone, but it literally only takes a few minutes to take a look at what you set for yourself and see where you stand. But this isn't a time to beat yourself up if you're not smashing your goals. Listen in as we talk about what goals we are hitting, and where we are missing the mark. Some goals we've had to pivot and some we had to get real with ourselves and acknowledge we've not given them the attention they deserve. So. if you've set goals for this year, this is your friendly reminder to check in on them, reassess and start thinking about what 2025 might look like for you. Lord knows January is knocking on our door already!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

When we set out on our weight loss journey, the expectation was to lose weight. This was well before we knew enough to realize that it really was going to be a journey of so much more!Are there NSVs along the way, sure! We can wrap a hotel towel around ourselves. We no longer need seatbelt extenders. We can fit on amusement park rides... these are all GREAT benefits of weight loss. But we did not expect our lives to change in other ways. For our confidence to build the way it did. They say you recieve the energy that you put out into the world, and We can promise you that this is true. Once we started gain confidence and believe in ourselves, we grew in a way we could have never imagined!Listen as we talk about all the ways our lives have changed for the better in this journey to a healthy lifestyle. Let us know if you can relate? Or if you are looking forward to seeing these changes in your life as well?Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

We all know what it's like when "life is lifing"! It seems like there is always a bump in the road throwing us off our game. But what we found is how we navigate those bumps can make ALL the difference.Listen as we talk through the bumps we know are coming and the ones we don't. Both need to be handled, but may take a different approach. Even the bumps we plan for could pivot and take a turn. One thing we know for sure is that we can't let our old all or nothing mentality take over and derail our progress. And we also can't let 1 "bad day" turn into a month or more of us saying we will pick back up tomorrow or start again on Monday.It's just a bump. So pick yourself up and keep it moving!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

It's that time of year where we take a moment to pause and re-evaluate our goals for the year. At this point, we are more than halfway through the year! Can you believe it??If we didn't pause, evaluate and possibly pivot, we run the risk of derailing our progress. And we always say, we didn't come this far to only come this far! We worked our asses off (literally lol) to get to maintenance and a confident state in our life. That being said, we took a moment to reflect. If you haven't done this yet, this is your sign to see where you stand with your 2024 goals (or NY resolution). Are you on track? If not, do you need to pivot or up your game?Listen in as we talk about where we stand and where we want to be!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Let's face it, we all get busy and tend to lose ourselves a bit, especially women! We're mother's, wives, career driven, athletes, goal oriented... you name it! When you're trying to spin all of these plates in the air, it's easy to forget to fill your own cup!We just spent a week together primitive backpack camping in Virginia with wild ponies and mountains. We collected and filtered creek water, cut our own fire wood and got a fire going with damp wood. There was plenty of hammock relaxation, laughs and good conversation. We hiked about 15 miles over the course of 3 days. It was everything we needed to disconnect from the world and truly fill our own cup!After that, we spent 2 days together at Justy's house where we created some new content, went to the gym together and a lot more good conversation with lots of laughs... cause that's what besties do! Listen in as we talk about how we managed to sync our time up from Delaware to North Carolina with 2 busy work schedules and family schedules to work around. When you have other obligations, it's just a bit harder to coordinate. But it's totally worth it!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

It's funny how we can go our whole life as an obese person, hating our bodies. Thinking, if only I could lose this weight, I would be so happy and I would look great! Well, 100+ pounds gone for both of us, and even after skin removal... we still struggle with body image. For Steph, she has a lot of loose skin on her arms, and her belly apron causes rashes when she exercises. For Justy, she doesn't like her legs and has some back fat that appeared after some regain. So it looks as though our original though that all would be right in the world when we hit the magical number on the scale or the perfect size jeans... is a complete lie!Listen as we talk about our journey with the struggle and what we do to combat it!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

GLP-1 Medication has been all the rave over the last 2 years. Luckily Justy and I got our hands on some back in 2022. We both took Mounjaro and have been off of it for a year now. Listen in as we discuss what life was like on Mounjaro and how we've managed to maintain our weight since then. Has it been easy... NO! Are we giving itour best effort... ABSOLUTLEY! Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Hopefully by the time you listen to this episode you already listened to episode 36, "Why You're Not Feeling Motivated" as well as the follow up episode 38, "Overcoming Your Motivation Struggles". This should have given you some time to do the work that we need to do to close the motivation gap and prevent it from becoming a viscious cycle. In this episode we discuss how your thoughts become a feeling, the feeling then turns into an action, which then becomes a habit. Tune in as we turn all of that into a celebration of even our smallest wins. This is how we turn less favorable behaviors around and start building and loving incredible new habits. Trust me, if we can do it, so can you! 300 pound Justy & Steph did not learn this over night and you wont either... but just know that you will never regret taking that first step!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Most people that suffer from the disease of obesity struggle with over eating. Some of us can recall back to childhood when we weren't allowed up from the table until our dinner plate was clear. This is where the term "Clean Plate Club" came from. Somehow that mentality sticks with you. Whether it's a childhood behavior like this, or simply not wanting to waste food. We can easily come up with 10 reasons why we feel the need to clean our plate. And sometimes that reason may simply be that we love food and have become "volume eaters".Eaither way, these are all forms of over eating and all go against working toward a calorie deficit for weight loss or maintenance. Couple that with the mental work it takes to break these bad habits, and you are set up for failure. This is why we have to work hard to break the cycle and stop ignoring the over eats, one bite too many and the need to clear our plate... all while avoiding our hunger cues. Listen as we talk through our plan for getting back on track and breaking the cycle of eating past satisfied. Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Did you set goals or make a resolution in the beginning of the year? Have you taken time to reflect on those goals to see if you're making progress?Listen in as we review the goals we've set for ourselves in 2024. Some things we've learned while talking through this:It's ok to pivot a goal if it's not quite right for youWe are both on the edge of missing a goal that we need to tighten up onSome goals come easier than othersWe're so glad we have each other to work through these things togetherSomething else to keep in mind....If you haven't set goals for 2024, it's never too late! Jump in now and give some thought on how you would like to end 2024. Go back and listen to episode 34 where we wrote our goals live while recording. This can help you to see our train of thought and maybe stir up some ideas for you!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

We are excited to welcome back Jeannie Boyer, RD to the podcast! On this episode, we are talking about Stress & How It Affects Weightloss. This episode is pretty powerful, in that it makes you think much more deeply about what stress is actually doing to your body. Jeannie also uncovers how our brains have been trained to do certain things for YEARS, and that we need to take the time to retrain it to align with our goals.If you tuned int to Episode 18 you heard Jeannie discuss weight regain with us. She also joined us in episode 32 when we talked about Holiday Headwork & Nutrition Noel. For those not familiar with Jeannie, she has been a part of the incredible world of bariatrics for the past 20 years, connecting with real people all over the globe as they make huge changes in their health and life. She loves what she does, and she loves her patients and clients fiercely.Her goal is not just to help you lose weight but to help you define your own success through finding balance and joy in eating forever after surgery.In her new program she incorporates her nutrition expertise with powerful stress management tools and the science of neuroplasticity to help you make eating easy, forever after surgery. To sum it up, she helps people who've had bariatric surgery get the results they expected that they didn't get from the surgery itself. You can find her at: @barisuccessrd on Instagram or her website, www.bariatricsuccessrd.com In the podcast, Jeannie mentions an app that her clients use. You can only get it through the website, but if you want to check it out, you can find it at ebt.org.Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

In a recent podcast, we talked about what to do when you aren't "feeling" motivated. In that episode we broke down that motivation isn't a feeling, but rather the reason one has for acting in a particular way. You can't feel it, but you can certainly take action on a feeling, which can lead to motivation. Easier said than done though, right?!  Lack of motivation is where we are looking to change our behavior. We can want it all day long, but until you act on it, it's simply just a desire. In order to make your desire become a reality, you have to have a really strong reason to do so. This is why it's important to have your "why" in mind. In this episode we break this down for you into smaller, manageable pieces.   Once we've locked down our reason for wanting this change, we must identify where were struggling and what roadblocks are in our way. These 2 go hand in hand toward taking action and building sustainable healthy habits.  Tune in to this episode to hear us talk through what steps we've taken and how it's changed our lives.   Stay tuned over the next month where we will round out what we need to stay on path with these new healthy, sustainable habits so we can continue building a stronger future day by day.Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Meal prep can be scary if you've never done it before. It took both of us a long time to pick up the habit and stick with it. And this is coming from 2 restaurant girls! So we get it! But bottom line is, it can help you stay on track. Even if you choose 1 dish to make. Start small and build up to a full weekly prep, if you choose. And please don't think you have to make boiled chicken, steamed broccoli and sweet potatoes every week. That's not a thing!There are tons of options for easy meal out there that people don't always think of. You can buy some premade items and pair it with something homemade to save time. When you're really short on time you can order a family meal froma restaurant and divide it up into several portions. The possibilities are endless!And don't think that you have to go into meal prep making everything super healthy. Try leveling up 1 or 2 ingredients at a time to make a dish a bit healthier. For example swap fat free greek yogurt for sour cream in a recipe. That's it, 1 ingredient. Then next time try something else. Bottom line... don't over complicate it. If you make it too hard, you won't want to do it and you'll find every excuse to NOT do it in the coming weeks. Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

How many times have you said, "I'm just not feeling motivated" when it comes to your health and fitness journey? We've all been there! Especially in the colder months when all you want to do is hibernate like a bear and eat snacks. Listen as Justy and Steph break this down for you. Grab a pen and paper to take notes, because we promise you will find a few nuggets of wisdom that you will want to take away with you!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Happy New Year to all of our listeners! We hope that you feel as though our podcast has helped you with your weight loss journey to some degree! We are just 2 besties that have been through so much in our weight loss journeys and we've FINALLY REACHED MAINTENANCE!! We hope that you can learn from our trials and tribulations so we can all find success in our journey for health.   2023 was the first year that we wrote out personal goals AND ACTUALLY STUCK TO THEM! Can you believe that? After YEARS of working diligently at career goals, we thought it was a good idea to apply the same practice to our personal/health goals. By doing this together and checking in quarterly, we were able to achieve everything we set out for!  So we switched gears a bit for 2024. We decided to sit together via zoom and RECORD our goal writing as a podcast. Tune in to this episode to see Justy and I walk through our ideas and put pen to paper! Now keep in mind, we had been individually thinking through what goals we might like to accomplish for the new year. So we didn't just wing it... we actually put a lot of thought into it before we even recorded.   If you are looking to set your own goals, we suggest taking a few days to really think about where you want to see yourself at the end of the year. After you've given it some thought, sit down and make sense of it all. Write each one out, making sure they are SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound). If you have a friend or significant other that you can do this with, we find that extra helpful! You can help to hold each other accountable throughout the year!  Now, if you've decided to set some goals for 2024, we would LOVE to hear what you're up to! Please send us a DM or comment on our YouTube to let us know. And if you'd like us to help keep you accountable, let us know so we can do some check ins with you throughout the year.  Cheers to a successful 2024, friends!!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

As most of you know, Justy and Steph both lost over 100 pounds, but used different methods of getting there. They've both been on a weight loss journey for YEARS, losing and gaining weight. But around 2019/202 they each knew they had to get serious about it.Steph had weight loss surgery in 2020 and since then has dedicated herself to learning how to navigate through the mental side of weight loss/maintenance. Justy did not have weight loss surgery, and peope always ask her... how did she do it? What's her secret? She had always been good at losing little by little, but had some gains in there as well. In 2020 she really got a hold of her health and starting practicing what she calls her PIVOT Method. The PIVOT method is where she really began to see results. And learning from watching Justy practice this, Steph has adopted it too. At this point, it's becaom more of a habit for them both. But it took years to get here!Tune in and listen to the steps to PIVOT your shitty thoughts to make better choices.Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Staying true to finishing our year STRONG, we brought on 2 wonderful professionals in the bariatric community to talk about holiday headwork and nutrition. Tune in and listen as I get some live, on the spot coaching about my love & fear of cookies... especially over the holiday season! I had an "aha moment" during my coaching from Jeannie Boyer, RD and Lora Grabow, LMSW that I feel will steer me in the right direction this holiday season! I decided right then and there to join their 4 week program "Holiday Headwork + Nutrition Noel". This is a gift to myself to give me the tools I need to get through the next month without feeling shame, guilt and gaining unnecessary weight!If you are interested in this course, you can sign up here!  A little about Jeannie, if you don't already know her…She thought she would become a chef or a park ranger.Instead, she talks about food every day and has a tattoo of the mountains.For the past 20 years she has been a part of the incredible world of bariatrics, connecting with real people all over the globe as they make huge changes in their health and life. She loves what she does, and she loves her patients and clients fiercely. Her goal is not just to help you lose weight but to help you define your own success through finding balance and joy in eating forever after surgery. You can find her @barisuccessrd on Instagram or her website www.bariatricsuccessrd.comWe are BEYOND excited to welcome Lora Grabow, LMSW (licensed master social worker) to the podcast! Lora is a bariatric therapist, coach, and professional speaker with 20 years' experience working with bariatric patients. Lora helps patients discover the missing piece of bariatric treatment:  the mental and emotional factors that affect weight loss and well-being. Or as she calls it, Headwork™. Her expertise includes providing individual therapy and 1:1 coaching, facilitating bariatric support groups, and engaging patients in her  online course, Foundations in Headwork for Healthy Weight Loss. She is an active leader in the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. (ASMBS) She is a sought out podcast guest and speaker at national provider and patient bariatric conferences. You can find Lora @bariatric.therapist on Instagram or her website www.loragrabow.comFollow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

As we continue our journey to stay on track for the rest of 2023, we are excited to introduce Rob DiMedio, also know as @myweightishistory on Instagram!In this episode, Rob breaks down what he refers to as "The Bariatric Bers". But we all know, the head work around weight loss isn't JUST for bariatric folks, but honestly for anyone that struggles with their weight. We also talked more in depth about Rob's journey, specifically why he chose to have weight loss surgery, how his fitness journey has evolved, and what it's like to be a man in this community. Since surgery, Rob started his own coaching business called Busy Bariatrics. Check him out at www.busybariatrics.com! And if you sign up for his newsletter at https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/411886/86442864837395861/share you will receive his FREE "no cook cookbook"! Rob, a busy bariatric himself, put this book together sharing items you can pick up from the grocery store (without having to make an elaborate prepped meal) and still have it align with your goals. If that's not enough to convince you, at least sign up and follow him for the laughs! Rob is one of those good hearted people in the community that will always keep you on your toes with his fun loving, joking nature!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Last episode we talked about finishing the rest of 2023 STRONG! And we're going to spend the rest of the year helping you navigate HOW to do that. Once summer ends, we dive into Back To School and then almost immediately into Halloween, followed by Thanksgiving and then all of the Dec-Jan holidays. It can be really hard to navigate all of this. It's like a 1-2 punch followed by a KNOCK OUT by the new year.So let's head into this fall/winter holiday season prepared! Listen as we give first hand advice on how they deal with the holidays and the difficult situations that they bring. And stay tuned throughout the rest of the year to hear from us as well as some folks from the community to get some key takeaways for you to stay the course for the rest of the year!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Last episode we talked about finishing 2023 strong! Today we are following up to see where we stand on the goals we set for ourselves at the beginning of the year.A lot can happen in a year. You made need to pivot or even completely change a goal, if necessary. And that is ok! as long as we are staying focused and applying ourselves.It does up no good to set a goal in January and then never look back. Then when December hits, we start checking to see how we did for the year and beat ourselves up if we didn't have perfection. We are human! Give yourself some grace and ditch that perfectionist view! This is your sign to check in on your 2023 goals to see where you stand and adjust for the last 3 months, if needed!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

It is so important to close the year out with as much emphasis as we started the new year with! In this episode, we drill in on the handful of things you can do to finish the year strong!You've heard us talk about these things before. But we thought it would be even better have our thoughts backed up by a doctor!We brought on Dr. Bruce Seaton, a general practitioner, whose passion lies in helping and treating folks that struggle with the chronic disease of obesity.Listen as we discuss how to finish the year strong and why Dr. Seaton agrees to go after this "low hanging fruit" when you are looking for ways to gain control of your health and weight loss.Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

We both decided to call on Mounjaro to help us cross the finish line into maintenance on our weight loss journey. In May, Steph reached maintenance and stopped taking it. Justy did the same when she reached maintenance in July. Listen as we talk about our experience after both spending some time navigating maintenance without medical assistance. Spoiler alert... it's still not easy! We decided to game plan how to avoid major regain, on the spot, as we recorded this podcast! We leaned on all of the tools and advice we've been given over the years and each chose how we want to approach this individually as well as how we can support each other. Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

It took us a long time to realize that there is a difference between self care and self love. Weight loss requires self love, or you will continue to bounce around in the yoyo with the scale. Listen as we talk about how we started to truly LOVE ourselves and give us what we needed to be successful in our journeys. With that being said, where does self care fit in? We talk about where and how we fit that in our journeys too. And just like all habits, this one has to be built slow and steady as well. You won't learn to love yourself overnight, no matter how many mantras you repeat in the mirror.Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Call it what you want... hunger scale, intuitive eating, mindful eating... either way, it's the key to having a healthy relationship with food. If you struggle with over eating, this episode is for you!Listen as Justy & Steph talk about the hunger scale, what it means and how to use it. This is your first step to controlling when and how much you eat. Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Picture it: You've been crushing your day! Woke up early, worked out, stuck to your eating plan, met your water goal, took your vitamins... all the things! You come home from work. Sit down to your planned dinner and then begin to wind down for the night. All of a sudden, the urges kick in! Your brain starts telling you why you should enjoy a dish of ice cream or slice of cake. This wasn't part of your plan though. And your brain wont SHUT UP about it!If you can relate, this is the episode for you! Listen as we talk through how we experience urges, how to recognize them before they hit, how to handle when the creep in, and what to do after you've given in.Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Most of us can tell when someone is feeding us a line of BS. But oddly enough, we don't know when we are feeding ourselves the BS. Or maybe we just chose to ignore it? Either way, it's time to get real with ourselves and stay true to our goals. Listen as we discuss how we fought back to our own mind games. We had to stand up to ourselves and fight for what we really want. One thing we learned after years and years of fighting the good fight... we always came out on top and feeling better. FEELING PROUD! Is it time for you to give up the BS excuses? If so, this is the episode for you! Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Have you checked in on your goals that you set back in January? What good is it to set goals and then forget about them, and hope that you nail it come December 31st?This is your reminder to sit down and review where you stand with the goals you set 6 months ago. Where are you crushing it? Where are you falling behind? Listen as we discuss what we need to improve on, where we've called audibles and where we are KILLING it!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Summer of 2021 is where Steph Plateaued. Summer of 2022 is where the majority of her regain was put on. We decided this year, we should get ahead of the summer and put a plan in place! With that in mind, we just knew that many of you face similar struggles when it comes to staying on track for the summer. Has your routine changed with different summer schedules? Are the kids home and their snacks are calling you from the kitchen? Are you going to more social outings where food and alcohol are abundant? Yeah, us too! Listen and learn as we talk through our individual struggles and what we plan to do to stay ahead of it. Neither of us want to face any more regain, and I'm sure none of you do either!!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

We've all been there before! The dreaded stall! Even worse, a plateau! It's super frustrating and part of everyone's journey. Listen as we talk about the difference between stalls and plateaus, when to expect it and what you should do when it happens. Keep in mind it took us YEARS to figure this out, and we STILL struggle with it!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

In this episode, we cover the frequently asked questions that have landed in our DM so far in 2023. We figured if They've come up a few times in our inbox, there are likely other people out there wondering the same thing! So we compiled a list with topics covering Justy's skin removal, Steph's weight loss surgery, Mounjaro, supplements, food trackers and scales, our highest weight/size and what we ate to lose and maintain.Our philosophy is, if we help to guide just one person on their journey to a healthy lifestyle, than we know we're making a difference! You all have reassured us that you find our content inspirational, so we want to make sure we continue sharing what you all have found helpful! Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

REGAIN! It's an ugly word, but totally worth talking about! We've all been there, and it sucks! When we discussed covering the topic of regain, the first expert that came to mind was Jeannie Boyer, RD. Listen as we dive in and discuss everything from our personal experience, to the first steps you should take when you start to see regain. And for those of us in the bariatric community, we want to know where the binder is for how to handle regain. Am I right?!You should know that we are in good hands with the guidance of Jeannie! She has been a dietitian in the bariatric world for 20 years.  Over that time she has seen many patients disappear to follow up only to come back years later ashamed and feeling guilty about weight regain. She created a program to serve folks with kindness, encouragement, and comedy providing real life, personalized tools to help you reach and maintain a happy weight and return to your confident self!You can find her at: @barisuccessrd www.bariatricsuccessrd.com And you can sign up for her newest offering called RENEW at https://l.bttr.to/g90gtPS, we have a discount code to save you $25:  SANDJ (all caps important) Thank you, Jeannie, for your knowledge and for this generous offer to our listeners!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

One thing that has gotten both of us this far in our journey is keeping our eye on the prize! Our "Whys" are similar but different. And they've evolved! As we grew and changed, so did our "Why". Not only is it important to focus on your reason for losing weight, it's also important to picture your future self. This gives you clear direction on where you want to go in your journey. With all of this, we don't want to lose sight of our "before" self. We need to honor that person. That is the person that made the decision to change their life. And did the hard things to give you the results your future self will have. It all comes full circle! Listen as we discuss our whys and see which one of us had a clear vision of their future self and which one didn't. Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Most people focus on nutrition and movement for weight loss. But what about the other 2 pillars to a successful weight loss journey? Sleep & Hydration! It seems that as life gets busy, these 2 get put on the back burner. In this episode we talk about the importance of these 2 pillars as well as where we struggle and what our routines look like now.If sleep and hydration isn't a priority of yours, you definitely want to tune in to this episode!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Throughout your weight loss journey, there will be highs and lows. The lows can really suck you in and drag you down. This is why it's so important to celebrate your successes. The scale is a data point. It's an important piece to our success, but it's not the end all be all. Recognizing non scale victories (NSVs) is equally as important. In this episode, we talk about the importance of recognizing these victories and celebrating your success. What are some of your favorite NSVs? If we've missed any here, DM us on Instagram so we can shout you out on our page!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

In this episode, Justy & Steph talk about how they stay on track while traveling. Justy is going on a trip this week and we thought the timing would be perfect to share all of our travel tips with you. Whether it's for work or vacation, you can find some great takeaways in this episode to help you stay focused on your goals. With summer vacations right around the corner, what are you doing to prepare yourself?Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

We are very excited to have our first guest on the podcast! Steph has been taking Mounjaro for weight loss for the last 6 months and Justy recently started taking it. So we thought it would be great to bring a fellow Mounjaro friend on to give you all 3 different perspectives. The first person that came to mind was Dr. Whitney Adams, DNP, RN, CEN, NPD-BC. You may know her as @imperfectprogress on Instagram... everybody's favorite bariatric hype girl and all around good human! Steph had the pleasure of meeting Whitney (in real life!) at the Bariatric Retreat in Orlando last year and they are both creators/experts in BariNation, a paid membership community for bariatric patients. In this episode we each discuss the back story of our weight loss journey to set the table, so to speak. Then we dove into the details of our Mounjaro journeys, including what led us there, the benefits and the side effects. We understand obesity is a chronic disease that requires chronic treatment, so there will certainly be follow up episodes in the future as we continue on this journey.Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

Can you believe we are 1/4 of the way through the year already?! In this episode we talked about the goals we created at the beginning of 2023. We are crushing some goals, but missing the mark on others. We've had to make some changes and pivot to make our goals work for us. And that's ok! One thing we learned is that you don't have to stay married to an exact goal for 365 days.Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

One thing we always had going for us... even at 300+ pounds... we put in the work of exercise. This only goes to show that you can't "out exercise" a bad diet! From playing sports as kids, to joining gyms, trying different classes, personal trainers, home gyms, running, walking, hiking, OTF, bootcamp, cross fit... you name it, we've done it! We didn't LOVE it all. But we found what worked for us and kept showing up!Follow Justy & Steph on Instagram, where they share their weight loss journey and road to living a happy & healthy lifestyle.@we.are.losing.it If you prefer video to see us talk through our topics, you can watch us on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@wearelosingitShow your support by hitting download, like & subscribe! We truly appreciate each and every one of you!!