In this podcast episode, we’re delighted to be joined by special guest Summer Brooks, who is a member of The School of Sustainable Weight Loss. Summer came into the program having lost an incredible 90 lbs. Her goal? To keep it off.

Before she joined, Summer was a strong emotional eater, and had a horrible relationship with her body and food. While she’d worked hard to identify some of those issues, she didn't know how to pick those feelings apart in a way that was doable and sustainable. 

Summer shares with us how the thought work in the program helped her to move away from calorie counting, how she conquered ‘scale anxiety’, and how she fixed her relationship with food. She also gives us 5 pieces of advice for sustainable weight loss.

Listen now to hear her remarkable journey of progress and self-development.

To read the full show notes for this episode, visit http://www.thewlcc.com/100

Quotes

01:40 - “Until I found the program, I really didn’t know how to pick those feelings apart in a way that was doable and sustainable.”

13:15 - “Even though I was able to get 90+ pounds off, I knew that the way I did it was not able to be done long term.”

13:26 - “This is for life and I need to be able to live a real life and enjoy eating with friends and family and not living in that diet mindset that ‘I can’t do that’ or ‘I can’t have that’.”

14:55 - “It is not the norm for people to be able to maintain weight loss.”

17:34 - “If you want to lose weight and keep it off for the long term, you just cannot be in a hurry. It’s gonna take a while.” 

23:11 - “If you feel like you have made a mistake, or you’re beating yourself up because you think, ‘I shouldn’t have eaten that’, forgive yourself and move on. Just make the next best decision that will support you.”

29:16 - “Motivation is fleeting. You just have to stay the course. You’re not always gonna feel motivated to do it.”

Time Stamps

01:02 - We find out about what Summer’s relationship with food was like before she became a member. 

02:12 - Summer explains why losing weight wasn’t the main goal for her when she joined the program.

03:29 - We discover what made Summer realize there was more to it than just counting calories.

04:30 - Summer describes what her eating patterns were like on her worst days.

06:40 - We gain an insight into how she managed to lose the 90 lbs before joining the program.

08:12 - We learn how Summer figured out which foods were not making her feel good.

10:05 - Summer shares the main things that were problematic in terms of her relationship with food.

12:57 - We find out if Summer has continued to lose weight since being on the program.

16:34 - Keri asks what the biggest thing was that helped her conquer ‘scale anxiety’.

19:38 - We compare what a ‘bad day’ looks like for her nowadays.

23:07 - Summer shares one tip she would give to women in a similar situation to hers that will help move them forward.

24:47 - Summer reveals what she would say to someone who still feels restricted and has a negative relationship with food.

25:47 - We learn how she remained engaged and ‘on track’ throughout her time in the program.

27:44 - Summer gives advice to members who are at the start of their journey on the program.

30:21 - Dr Matthea asks her to share one final tip for a woman who might feel desperate, has tried everything and feels stuck on the diet hamster wheel.