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Smart Weight Loss Coaching | Nutrition, Mindset and Fitness Tips for Women Who Want To Level Up Their Health, Wellness and Longevity

Lisa Oldson, MD | Weight Loss Coach

Are you looking for a SMART and sustainable approach to weight loss? One that rejects restrictive diet plans, self-blame and punishing protocols? Whether you’re taking weight loss medication, or working on weight loss through lifestyle modification alone, you’re in the right place! This show discusses how to lose weight and live healthier, longer by addressing nutrition, mindset, stress, sleep, healthy habit formation, medications, and all the latest weight-related science.Your host, Lisa Oldson, MD

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118. Dr. Lisa Spills The Tea About Orforglipron, The...

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2025/08/22

If injectable weight loss drugs like Zepbound can help people lose 20% of their weight, what about a once-a-day pill that achieves 12% weight loss, without the needles and sky-high cost? In this episode, Lisa Oldson, MD shares Andrea’s journey through the maze of weight loss medications and introduces the promising new drug orforglipron. You’ll hear how this oral GLP-1 agonist compares to popular injectables, why it could be a game-changer for millions, and the top five reasons to consider me...

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21:04

117. Weight Loss, Health, and the Lie We’ve Been Fed-...

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2025/08/15

In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Lisa calls out the real culprit sabotaging your weight loss and health: ultra-processed foods. What if we told you that quitting them is as hard, and as necessary, as quitting smoking? For those of you who are caretakers of any sort, this is critical for you, and for those you love. The food industry doesn’t want you to hear this, but it’s time to expose the addictive nature and dangerous health consequences of these “foods.” Dr. Lisa breaks down the science, ...

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15:54

116. Chronic Stress In Women…How It Hijacks Our...

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2025/08/08

In today's episode of the SWLC Podcast, Lisa Oldson, MD opens up about an intensely personal period of acute stress, and uses that story to jump into the science behind chronic stress, hormonal shifts, and weight gain in women. If you've ever wondered why it's harder to lose weight when you're overwhelmed, burned out, or constantly caring for everyone else first, this episode is your roadmap. Dr. Lisa breaks down how long-term stress disrupts hormones like cortisol, ghrelin, insulin, and lept...

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115. The Truth About Calories: Why Exercise Isn’t the...

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2025/08/01

Is your desk job really to blame for stubborn weight gain? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Lisa Oldson breaks down a groundbreaking global study led by Duke University researchers that challenges everything we’ve been told about calories, movement, and weight loss. Discover why total daily calorie burn is nearly the same in goat herders and office workers, and what that means for your personal health journey. You’ll learn about the Constrained Energy Expenditure Model, the truth behind ultra...

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11:35

114. Longevity by Design: How Your Shoes, Your Home,...

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2025/07/25

In Part 2 of this two-part series, Dr. Lisa shifts gears from short-term food choices to the daily habits and decisions that shape your long-term health, weight, and mobility. This episode explores how seemingly simple choices, like buying slip-on shoes or living in a one-story ranch, can quietly influence your strength, stability, and even your lifespan. From an eye-opening conversation about Sketchers to compelling data on stair climbing and cardiovascular health, you’ll learn how to spot a...

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16:17

113. 35,000 Daily Decisions: How Small Choices Shape...

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2025/07/18

What do slip-on Skechers, ranch-style homes, and marshmallow fluff have to do with wellness and weight loss? A lot more than you’d think. In this first part of a two-part series, Dr. Lisa takes you inside the 35,000 micro-decisions we make each day, and how many of them, if repeated, quietly shape our health, metabolism, and even how long we live. Through a relatable dessert dilemma from a summer BBQ (yes, there’s fluff involved), you’ll learn how to reduce exposure to ultra-processed “non-nu...

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16:18

112. Simple Pleasures vs. The Food Carnival:...

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2025/07/11

Can you really enjoy vacation or host friends without overindulging in junk food? YES. YOU. CAN. In this episode, Dr. Lisa shares highlights from the best weekend ever...A trip to rural Michigan filled with simple pleasures, intentional meals, and meaningful reconnection with old friends. She'll talk about the common “vacation = food carnival” thought error and how to break free from it. Plus, you’ll walk away with real-life examples of how to host, travel, and reconnect without the foo...

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13:24

111. When Creating New Healthy Habits Feels...

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2025/07/04

Ever feel like your new habits are stuck in “I’ll start Monday” mode? In this episode, Dr. Lisa shares a story about her client’s husband, and her own six-month delay in starting a shuffle dance class, to explore why habit change feels so hard. You’ll learn how perfectionism, time expectations, and lack of reward can stall progress, and how to use the Tiny Habits method by Dr. BJ Fogg to finally build momentum. Whether your goal is daily exercise, better sleep, or cooking more at home, this e...

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18:32

110. PCOS, Insulin Resistance, and Grandma Dot:...

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2025/06/27

In this episode, Dr. Lisa takes a deep dive into PCOS, insulin resistance, and their link to weight gain and metabolic health, using a story about her quirky Grandma Dot to explain how insulin works. Learn how hormones like insulin, leptin, cortisol, ghrelin, and GLP-1 interact in women with PCOS, and why this condition persists beyond menopause. Dr. Oldson also reviews dietary and lifestyle strategies, from fiber-rich meals to movement and medications, that can improve outcomes for women wit...

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109. Retatrutide: Why This Next-Gen Weight Loss Med...

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2025/06/20

Today’s episode dives into Retatrutide—the upcoming “Triple G” weight loss medication creating major buzz. Dr. Lisa shares the science behind this powerful GLP-1 / GIP / glucagon receptor agonist, explains why it’s being called the “Taylor Swift of meds,” and answers common questions from a recent women’s summer event. From dramatic weight loss results to calming relentless food noise, we explore why Retatrutide may redefine obesity treatment—and why support, not just medication, is key for l...

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16:19

108. Pride, Pain, Weight Loss & Lemon Bars:...

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2025/06/13

In this deeply personal and emotional episode, Dr. Lisa recounts a harrowing experience of verbal assault while en route to a local Pride parade. Through humor, vulnerability, and education, she explores the connection between hormones, stress, and emotional eating, especially in the face of trauma. Along the way, moments of unexpected kindness offer hope, and remind us of the power of allyship, self-compassion, and community. This episode offers a powerful blend of storytelling, science, and...

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107. Weight Loss Wisdom & Cookie Detours

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2025/06/06

What do a weird car noise, two insanely good cookies, and your weight loss journey have in common? Way more than you think. In this episode, Dr. Lisa shares a personal (and oddly delicious) story about a recurring thunking noise in her car and how it led her to rethink her approach to treats, cravings, and using planning to create freedom around food. Spoiler: It all revolves around Carol’s Cookies, a local bakery legend in Northbrook, IL. If you're trying to lose weight without giving up you...

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106. Categorical Self Binding For Weight Loss,...

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2025/05/30

Today, Dr. Lisa explores categorical self binding, a strategy where you intentionally avoid entire categories of food (like sugary drinks or ultra-processed snacks) to support weight loss, metabolic health, and potentially even cancer prevention. Unlike relying on willpower, binding creates systems that make healthier choices easier and more automatic over time. Dr. Lisa compares food addiction to substance addiction, highlighting that some of us may need firmer boundaries with hyperpalatable...

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105. Weight Loss With GLP-1 Agonist Medications,...

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2025/05/23

Sarcopenic obesity is when we have an imbalance in our body composition with too much fat tissue and not enough muscle tissue. Not everyone who carries excess weight has this, but for those who do, the health and functional impact is tremendous. It changes everything from how long you live, to your risk of diabetes, heart attacks, and ability to climb the stairs. Of course Dr. Lisa swoops in with the science and the good news that it's never too late, nor is it too hard, to make changes to su...

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104. Coffee May Help You Live Longer, Healthier,...

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2025/05/16

There is an abundance of data on the impact of coffee drinking on health. Dr. Lisa shares the data on the way coffee impacts our risk for premature death, diabetes, depression, heart disease, stroke, Parkinson's disease, dementia, and other health conditions. She also dives in to the impact of coffee on weight loss, of course. And for those taking GLP1 agonists like Wegovy or Ozempic (or GLP/GIP meds like Zepbound or Mounjaro), she reviews the data on coffee and sarcopenia, which is mus...

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17:22

103. Take These Steps To Reduce Stress & Anxiety (For...

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2025/05/09

Life throws us massive stress at times, but what about the daily worries that impact our stress hormones, and through that, impact our weight, our longevity, and our metabolic health? Sometimes we inadvertently choose thoughts that create undue anxiety, but we don't have to go there. Today, Dr. Lisa walks us through some ways to stop over-activating our sympathetic nervous system and stop flying into fight or flight mode when we don't need to be there! Save the massive adrenaline surge for th...

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102. Dr. Lisa’s 3 Step Plan To Tame Food Desire When...

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2025/05/02

If you find healthy eating and weight loss challenging because you struggle with desire for certain foods, Dr. Lisa's 3 step plan to tame food desire is exactly what you need. There's nothing wrong with wanting treats, and for having them at times, but we'll show you how to stay in charge of that decision, rather than feeling like food desire is in charge of YOU! Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss & health focused journey, sign up for our ...

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13:27

101. 4 Japanese Inspired Steps For Weight Loss,...

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2025/04/25

While some people may be familiar with kaizen as a business philosophy used by Toyota, it's also an approach we can tap into for continuous self improvement and behavioral change. In today's episode, Dr. Lisa walks you through 4 simple steps to use kaizen for weight loss, to improve your blood sugar & cholesterol, or to tackle any health goal you may have. Sometimes all it takes is one small step to make a project as vast as weight loss seem manageable. Thanks for listening! If you'...

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100. Special Episode - Dr. Lisa Peels Back The...

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2025/04/18

In today’s episode, Bridget Brennan interviews Lisa Oldson, not about health, longevity, or weight loss, but about her life. If you’ve listened to all 100 episodes of the Smart Weight Loss Coaching Podcast, you surely feel you know Dr. Lisa, but after this episode, that knowing will go far deeper. To start, take a listen to the amusing way Lisa & Bridget first became friends, about 25 years ago. Today’s episode will be divided into two parts. We’ll share Part 2 of Episode 100 later ...

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99. Flaxseeds, Chia Seeds and All The Seeds For...

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2025/04/11

Do you feel like the only one intimidated by all the talk about seeds, omega 3 fatty acids, and antioxidants? It's not just you! Any food can seem unapproachable until you get familiar with it, which is why Dr. Lisa is doing a deep dive into seeds today. If you're interested in losing weight, as well as protecting your metabolic, heart, and gut health, you're going to love this episode. Thanks for listening! If you'd like more support during your SMART weight loss & health focused j...

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