PODCAST · health
Off the Scale Unfiltered
by Shana & Bridget
We are Shana and Bridget! We are two women on a health journey that we want to continue to build on and sustain. Our goal is to help other people who have lost weight or are in the process and are now looking for guidance on how to maintain it long-term. We bring a light-hearted and relatable conversation to the table, filter-free and real. We want to share what we are learning about keeping a healthy mindset beyond the numbers, finding consistency and balance with all of the curveballs life can throw and how to celebrate the journey with one another.
Episodes
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One of the Reasons that Maintenance Feels Harder
Aside from our usual squirreling, today we chat about one of the reasons maintenance feels so much harder than being in a deficit. We also chat about our in person get together in Buffalo and once again go off on a tangent about food! Check out this video by @kaylee.bennett.coaching...
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Are you giving what you say you want the value it deserves?
How much value do we place on what we SAY we want? Are we taking actionable steps to create that life or have we not given it the value that it deserves in lieu of doing other stuff? https://www.youtube.com/@madelainerascan
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Shana's Solo Squirrel Session
Shana shares her journey over the last year in "maintenance" and how she feels about where she is at vs where she wants to be.
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Does your routine affect your mental health?
Bridget is back from vacation and Shana has started her new DLB challenge. We discuss how breaking a routine can be both good and bad in terms of mental health and we chat more about our new Blueprint program. Oxana Bogdan: https://www.facebook.com/share/1E1Kisspg5/?mibextid=wwXIfr Cheryl…
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What's Up With Eating When We Aren't Even Hungry?
Today we talk about an issue we both have and most likely many of you...eating when you aren't hungry. Bored? Let's eat! Sad? Let's eat! Happy? Let's eat!This will be something we will be working on over the next few months.We also discuss our new 6 week Blueprint program!!
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Sometimes you just need a break!
Today Shana is on vacay at the beach and we are discussing the importance of taking breaks when you need them. Bridget took a break from logging this week and Shana may or may not be taking a break from any workouts but certainly from her "normal" routine. We talk about why we sometimes need to…
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It's Habit Time
Today on our 51st episode...yep our 51st episode...we discuss habits..the good the bad and the necessary. Habit change is key in reaching our goals. What habits are keeping you from reaching yours?
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Success Stories: Kerrie
Today we welcomed our BFFM Inner Circle buddy Kerrie (aka Kerbi) to the podcast. She shares her story and how she has lost close to 80 pounds over the years. She also shares how she is learning to be patient with the process and celebrate the wins whether they are via the scale or off the scale.…
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Change is not linear...you have to be patient!
The scale is only one part of the overall picture. What are you doing consistently to become the person you want to be?As we get older the changes are fast and furious...you stop moving even for a minute and next thing you know you are in a downward spiral that is nearly impossible to come out...
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Seeing the Change
Sometimes you don't see the changes that are happening on a weekly basis but other people often do....and other times you look in the mirror and say "where did THAT muscle come from?" Seeing these changes can really keep you on track and make maintenance feel less boring and mundane. As usual we...
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Happy One Year Anniversary to US!
Off the Scale Unfiltered celebrates one year today! Join us for a short little chat about our favorite lessons this year. Thank you for being a part of our journey!
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Vacation Mode & Being Brutally Honest About Caloric Intake
The good, the bad and the MEH ...the choices we make on vacation about food and movement. Also, Shana discusses those BLT's that we tend not to count and how those calories add up to pounds gained or halts in our progress. Are you REALLY in a deficit or are you full of shit?
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Body Fat Obsession in Maintenance
You finally get to maintenance but you are still letting an app or scale tell you that you are or are not at your "ideal" body fat. What is that anyway? If we are in maintenance, chances are that we are at that healthy body fat but why do we continue to obsess and feel like we need to do more or…
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Are we too ate up with this? Pun Intended!
Today we chat about making good decisions when guests are staying with you or when you are dining with others, trying not to be the overly zealous fitness friend, and tweaking our current deficit to go a little lower to move the needle faster over the next few weeks.
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What Are We Really Chasing?
This week we are talking about calories and goals. Are we really eating in maintenance or a slight deficit? What happens when we try to create too much of a deficit? What the hell is going on with this be skinny don't lift weights idea and has the pendulum swung too far in the opposite direction…
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Patience, Consistency & More Patience
Why do we expect things to happen/change overnight? We obsess about the number on the scale and are impatient waiting for the changes in the mirror. But if we give it the time it deserves and we are doing all of the things to help us get there...the change will come and it will be damn worth the...
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Resistance Training for Change
How often have we been working towards a health/fitness goal only to feel like we are treading water? Resistance training is the key that unlocks the way. There is no getting around it. If you want to see body composition change then you MUST do resistance training. #fitover50 #resistancetraining...
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The Magic When It Finally "Clicks"
You know that moment when something in your life finally comes together? We talk about that today along with revisiting the importance of weighing/logging food if what you are doing isn't working. Movement, activity, and resistance training are the true game changers that along with a caloric...
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Success Stories: Laura
Today we chat with Laura who has been a member of the Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle Inner Circle. She shares with us some of the successes and struggles she's had with making the decision to pursue a healthier lifestyle.
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Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day! Let's chat mom's, strength training, taking time for ourselves, setting an example, goals for the next challenge and of course we talk about food! #weightlossmaintenance #strengthtraining #momswholift #reverseaging #burnthefatfeedthemuscle
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Weigh it, Measure It, Log it to Lose or Maintain It!
Eye balling, guestimating and flat out lying to yourself can lead you down a path that you don't want to go. We talk about the importance of tracking and unfortunately that includes weighing & measuring your food. For some, this is a non-negotiable part of their life and for others it is a chore...
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What will the future YOU thank you for?
Per usual we are all over the place today but we do discuss metabolic adaptations, what we want to aim for in 5-10 years and why reaching and maintaining good health is so important. #offthescale #stayinghealthy #thereadystatepodcast #themovementpodcast #avoidthenursinghome #liftingover50...
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Riding the fine line that is maintenance
Today we discuss the difficulties faced when the scale says one thing but what we see in the mirror says another. We also tackle the challenges we face riding that fine line between staying in a deficit and going over. #weightlossmaintenance #weightlosssuccess #burnthefatfeedthemuscle #healthyliving
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Squirrel Session...
We are chatting it up about maintenance calories, setting boundaries, more fit bit frustrations and astrology charts...yep we squirreled big time.
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Give me my popcorn in a trough please
Ending a "diet", challenge, program can result in a multitude of feelings....but avoiding the regain and the perilous all or nothing mindset can be difficult. So we gab about it this week. #afterthediet #afterthechallenge #allornothing #beyondthescale #burnthefatfeedthemuscle #habitchange...
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Fitbit, Farts, Frustrations & Food
We do a lot of laughing and commiserating in this episode. Stuff we think but don't always say out loud...let it roar.
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Beyond the Stage ~ Michelle
This week we chat with Michelle who has been in the competitive realm of fitness for the last 30 years. She shares her story and how even at her level she has some of the same struggles that well do. It is a great listen.
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A Potpourri of Chaos
We are literally all over the place today with a potpourri of topics. It's cawfee tawk...we are verklempt...talk amongst yourselves...
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Overthinking Much?
Phew...something that most of us do on the regular...overthink. This week we chat about how we both are doing this and how we need to embrace the wins and acknowledge that we are already there and just need to ride it out.
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Success Stories: Samantha
Today we chat with Sam who has experienced a 140 pound weight loss pairing GLP-1's with hard work in the gym and equally rewarding work on her mindset. This is a candid and heartfelt conversation that sheds a more positive light on GLP-1's as well as reminding us that while our journey's may...
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Valentine's Day Special: Getting Healthier Together
This week we welcome Shana's husband John and Bridget's husband Brian to the podcast. They share what has been working for them and where their journey has landed them. Forgive the bit of technical difficulty with Bridget's sound and some confusion with the script...otherwise it is a great episode!
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Success Stories: Leo
This week we sit down and chat with Leo who has successfully lost over 235 pounds and maintained it. His story is truly moving and this episode will leave you inspired to start to make true change in your life for the better. Please be sure to subscribe to our channel and share on your social...
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All About Strength Training
Why should we strength/resistance train? How many reps/sets? It's all so overwhelming. We dive in a bit this week and share what we do. See below for some additional recommended insight.... Bret Contreras at home glute workout: https://youtu.be/rguEilBV5mk?si=IeEECLXwQuvx_1AV Jaime Haines...
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Success Stories: Ursula
This week we are joined by a fellow member of the Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle Inner Circle. Ursula shares her story with us and is an inspiration especially for women over 50 as proof that change of both body and mind can happen!
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Stop with the B.S.
How often are we making excuses for quitting or never even starting at all? We hold ourselves back with negative reinforcing self-talk. Sometimes it takes some harshness to get us to wake up and see the light.
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Mindset & Organization
Unlock your potential by organizing your mind and space! 🧠✨ Sharing our thoughts on getting rid of mental and physical clutter and removing unwanted and unneeded chronic stress wherever possible. Please subscribe, download and like our podcast to help us grow!! We appreciate you!...
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It's the End of the Program/Diet...Now What?
We are entering the last week of the Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle Summer 2025 challenge..now what??? Eat all the food you haven't eaten in the past 12 weeks?? Heck, No! We give you some tips on how to get back into a non-diet mode. You know, the lifestyles changes you created during the 12…
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Let's Do This: Our Introduction
Welcome to Off the Scale Unfiltered Podcast! We are Bridget and Shana and we want to share our story about how we lost weight as well as navigate these unchartered waters of maintenance! And as the title implies, it is unfiltered!
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Kicking off 2026
We are talking about our goals for 2026, starting the January Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle Challenge, and a myriad of other things that we do to help us on our journey.
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Our Favorite Experts
We share who we are listening to on our own journeys! Both: @tomvenuto, @thereadystate, @drlaynenortonpodcast, @bretcontreras1, @athleanx, @rpstrength, @drmikeisraetel, @xtinecardenas, @dgy.mtl, @bradschoenfeldphd, @drgabriellelyon Shana: @leanminded, @tom.morrison.training, @fyndafit or...
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Is it Falling or Jumping off the Wagon?
Oh boy..the holidays sure do take their toll on our consistency and resilience but it doesn't have to be a permanent issue. We discuss some strategies that we can all implement to make the next few weeks less destructive. #burnthefatfeedthemuscle #tomvenuto https://www.burnthefatinnercircle.com/
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Something is Better Than Nothing
This week we talk about the importance of consistency. We discuss appreciation for the baby steps that lead us towards our goals. The importance of logging if you want to truly be honest with yourself and how to make it through the next few weeks without gaining another 5 lbs.
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Success Stories: Mark B
Today we are joined by another friend by the name of Mark from the Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle Inner Circle. Mark has spent his life honing his mental and physical wellness. He now teaches what he has learned to others through coaching and today he shares with us some of his secrets to living…
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Success Stories: Mark
Today we talk to Mark who is a previous 1st place winner in the Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle Challenge. Mark shares his journey and how he has continued to recomp his body and how he has changed his life for the better. https://www.burnthefatinnercircle.com/
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Success Stories: Sarah
This week we are joined by Sarah who shares her journey with Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle and how she has finally figured out how to be the healthiest version of herself.
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Success Stories: Crystal
This week we are joined by Crystal who shares her journey and how it led her to winning the 3rd place Women's title in the Summer 2025 Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle Challenge. She shares what she is currently doing to maintain and stay moving in a healthy direction.
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Success Stories: Janice
This week we are joined by Janice who successfully lost 90 lbs over 12 years ago and has maintained as well as changed her life path in a multitude of ways. Listen to find out what she does to continue in a positive way on her wellness journey.
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Maintenance Musings
This week we discuss our celebrations as well as some unexpected events that we had to work around. Bridget shares her excitement over a recipe she found and Shana gives mad props to The Griffin in Lewiston, NY and Bridget for Oakstone in Winchester, VA. Shana also talks about the program she is...
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Progress and Finding Consistency
We just chat it up today and discuss the changes we have made to keep us moving in the right direction.
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Is it body dysmorphia or unrealistic expectations?
We are discussing how it often feels that we are never happy with our success or achievements because we are looking for "perfection". Perfection is elusive so at what point can we appreciate where we are and how we look while continuing to hone and change. Why don't we see ourselves in our mind...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We are Shana and Bridget! We are two women on a health journey that we want to continue to build on and sustain. Our goal is to help other people who have lost weight or are in the process and are now looking for guidance on how to maintain it long-term. We bring a light-hearted and relatable conversation to the table, filter-free and real. We want to share what we are learning about keeping a healthy mindset beyond the numbers, finding consistency and balance with all of the curveballs life can throw and how to celebrate the journey with one another.
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Shana & Bridget
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