Reverse The Rebound Weight Gain Podcast
by Georgie Beames, Psychologist Weight Loss Surgery & Weight Loss Medications
Reverse The Rebound is for women who have either had a Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve or a Lapband in the past, or who have used GLP1 Medications, who are now seeking support, strategies and tools to avoid self sabotage and weight re-gain after weight loss surgery or weight loss medications. Georgie is a Psychologist who has over 10 years experience only working in the area of food cravings, eating and weight. She digs deep about the eating sabotage patterns that are so common after Weight Loss Surgery, or Weight Loss Medications to help you to gain natural control over your cravings, natural weight loss and reduce that food noise and feel free!
Episodes
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Cravings and Childhood: Understanding the Root of Your Eating Behaviours
In this episode, we explore the complex relationship between our inner child, adult self, and how they influence our eating behaviors. We delve into the psychological concept that we are a sum of many parts, each playing a distinct role in how we navigate life, emotions, and food. The Concept of...
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Survival Mode & Cravings
Do you feel constantly stressed, exhausted, or stuck in a cycle of cravings and low energy? You might be in survival mode. In this episode, we uncover: ✅ What survival mode is and why it happens ✅ How a dysregulated nervous system impacts your metabolism, digestion, and cravings ✅ Practical ways…
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Are you using food to numb out or are you relaxing?
In today's episode, we're exploring the difference between numbing out and true relaxation. Have you ever found yourself mindlessly snacking while scrolling your phone or zoning out in front of the TV after a long day? It might feel like relaxation, but often, it's something else—numbing out.…
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Food, Stress, and Safety: Breaking Free from Mindless & Habitual Eating Patterns
Episode Summary: Have you ever noticed that your cravings seem to hit hardest during stressful or exhausting moments? In this episode, we're exploring the nervous system hierarchy—a powerful framework that explains why our feelings of safety or stress influence our eating habits. You'll learn: ✅...
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The Stress-Cravings Connection: Mastering Your Nervous System for Reduced Cravings
Show Notes: Season 3, Episode 2 – The Stress-Cravings Connection Title: Mastering Your Nervous System for Reduced Cravings Welcome back to Reverse the Rebound Weight Gain! I'm your host, Georgie, and in today's episode, we're exploring the powerful connection between your stress levels, nervous...
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Healing Your Relationship with Food - Post-Bariatric Weight Regain & GLP-1 Medications.
Show Notes: Season 3, Episode 1 – Reverse the Rebound Weight Gain Title: Healing Your Relationship with Food - Post-Bariatric Weight Regain & GLP-1 Medications. Welcome back to Reverse the Rebound Weight Gain! Season 3 is here, and I'm thrilled to dive into some exciting new themes, personal...
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How Self Sabotage Is Misguided Self Care
I once heard a quote which is self sabotage is simply self care misguided. So let's unpack this together. I am in Bali this week with Margaret Hays organising our Bariatric Babes Luxe Bali Retreat in August 2024. Please check it out here. Spots are filling....
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A Simple Hack That Can Change Your Eating.
Let me share the hack, but it's probably not what you think. It's not about control it's not about food itself but it's more about shifting your identity towards V2.0, it's not what you're doing it's more about the person you are BE-ING. It's something that I have personally been working on, and...
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3 Steps To Start Priortising Yourself Today
I've seen a theme of WLS patient's not priortising themselves after surgery. This might be staying up too late and not getting enough sleep, not doing all the things they know will help them such as meal planning, prepping. Or continuing with their V1.0 old eating habits. They're caught up in a...
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How Your Inner Mean Girl Might Be Keeping You Fat
We all have an Inner Mean Girl. It's the part of us that is judgemental, critical harsh. Nothing is every good enough. She might come out when you see your reflection in the mirror. Or when you are getting dressed each morning. Or maybe comes out in a work meeting or a parenting moment, or maybe...
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Weight Loss Medications: Tool or Fix?
Have you noticed EVERYONE is talking about weight loss medications? This prompted Bariatric Dietitian Margaret Hays and myself to unpack this and provide some food for thought (pardon the pun). In this episode we unpack what you might wish to consider before meds and if you are currently on…
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Are You REALLY Relaxing Or Just Numbing Out With Food?
So many women tell themselves the narrative that they are relaxing and eating…maybe the whole day has been about everyone else. Then it;s night time, the tv on and the chocolate or chips come out. You tell yourself you're relaxing but you are really numbing out. The main difference is that...
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Why You Shouldn't Ask For Before And After Photos
Many of us are guilty of asking for other weight loss surgery patient's before and after photos. I get the positive intention behind them. Let's dig deeper because maybe this can help you and you can help others… What is underneath the before and after photos? When you think about it, it is…
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Which Eating Saboteur Is Derailing You?
After thousands and thousands of hours working with Weight Loss Surgery Patients, I have identified 6 key Eating Saboteurs: Rebel Inner Mean Girl Numbing Defeatist Rewarder Avoider We all have these Saboteurs, but there will probably be 1 preomindate saboteur that comes out to play everytime you...
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Avoidance
We all have a part of us that avoids things. But how might it play out specifically with your eating and weight? Avoidng gives us short term relief, but leads to longer term pain. I see the avoidance part playing out in 1 of 3 ways for women who struggle with their eating and weight: Avoiding...
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Formulite Meal Replacement: Tools For Busy Women After Surgery
In this episide I chat with Glennis Winnet, the creator and CEO of Formulite. I believe in her mission to provide superior products for WLS after surgery, especially busy women on the go to prioritise their health. Feel free to check out the formulite products here. https://formulite.com.au/…
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Change your eating? Change your story.
Today's episode is something that's been on my mind and something that I have bene working on personally and I thought it's always good to share it and we can work on this together! It's about what your story or internal narrative iis? Where is your focus? Does it really support where you truly...
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Your Identity Can Be Your Destiny - Part 2
Have you heard the saying, your identity is your destiny? In this 2 part episode, my guest Mary Lou Rodriguez unpack your subconscious identity and what this means for you after weight loss surgery. In this episode we are diving deeper around why change is so hard! Enjoy!! Mary Lou is a Brain...
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Your Identity Can Be Your Destiny - Part 1
Have you heard the saying, your identity is your destiny? What is our subsconscious identity? How was it formed and how does it impact how we feel, our food choices and our weight? In this 2 part episode, my guest Mary Lou Rodriguez unpack your subconscious identity and what this means for you...
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WLS Retreat: Are You Coming To Thailand?
I'm so exctied to announce that Bariatric Dietitian Margaret Hays, and myself are hosting a WLS Retreat in Thailand from July 9th - 16th. This unique experience will give you all of the benefits from an overseas retreat, plus the knowledge, expertise and insights from 2 WLS professionals to help...
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How To Fix Your Eating & Weight
Do you tell yourself this narrative "I just need to FIX my eating". I did. I used to be so consumed about "fixing' my eating and weight. It became a personal quest. I didn't realise that it was a trap as we can't THINK our way out of this. I believe we need to feel our way out of it and focus on...
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Is Your Partner Sabotaging Your Success?
I've heard so many client stories and sabotage themes over the years. Partner's: Bringing in V1.0 snacks when specifically asked not to. Ordering the favourite take away, even though they can't eat it. Pilling up the plates, after being told that it's too much and they can't eat it all. The thing...
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How My Participation In Febfast Can Help You With Your Cravings
I'm doing Febfast right now, where you do not consume any alcoholic beverage for the month of February. In this episode I share my personal strategies that I am using, which are a mix of practical, conscious mind strategies as well as subconscious strategies to support me to break the habit…
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Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss Surgery
I have a special guest, Dr Marion Chan, who is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. In this episode Marion provides a very real account of everything you need to know about getting plastic surgery after WLS. We cover off questions such as: What drives people to get plastics after surgery? When…
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What Is Your Word For 2023?
Happy new year!! I'm SO excited for 2023. I'm so grateful that you are here. What's your word for 2023? Having a word can really help set an intention for 2023 and to help form your identity around who are you being? Listen to this episode and hear my word and what it means to me. Come and share...
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Holiday Eating Tips With Bariatric Dietitian, Jane Stoltz
It's that time of year!! It can be a challenging time of year as well as a triggering time of year. We have a lot on, we are out of our routine and structure plus we all have the new year, new you messages heading our way! Bariatric Dietitian, Jane Stoltz shares her top tips to help keep you on...
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Feelings and Food - Part 2
Do you connect deeply with your feelings? Might this send you to the fridge? This is what we talk about in today's episode. If you are a sensitive soul and are looking for a way to navigate this without heading to the food every time, take a listen.
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Feelings and food part 1
It's our feelings that lead us to the food. I've found that many women are either numbed out from their feelings, or they feel their feelings very deeply. Both of these situations can lead to more eating. Today we explore what to do when you are numbed out from your feelings. I include some tips…
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When We DON'T Want To Change
So many people think it's so easy and simple. Just eat less and exercise more. But I'm unsure if you know this or not, but we all have a part of us that DOESN'T want to change. I used to think that there was something wrong with me. It was my fault and it was a control issue and everyone had...
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A Part of Me Wants Eat Less & A Part of Me Wants To Eat EVERYTHING!
If you are struggling with your eating habits, I have a new way to think about it. I have started to explore the area of working with our different parts. I have a free workshop about this next week that I wanted to invite you to if this resonates. We are the sum of many parts. We have a part of…
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What To Do When My Old Habits Have Snuck Back In After WLS?
In this episdoe, we talk about what to do when you notice any changes or backslides with your eating. This could happen after the honey moon wears off after WLS, or it could be when all was going well, you were eating well, feeling good, and then it feels like out of the blue, your eating…
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Meal Planning After Surgery With Margaret Hays, Bariatric Dietitian
In this eposide we talk through some tips on how to meal plan after weight loss surgery, without getting back into counting and control! Listen for some really helpful tips and resources to help you. Want to help re-wire your brain around your #1 problematic eating habit? Join my next 3 day...
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How The Part Of You That's Eating Is Trying To Help You
We all have a part of us that wants to change - the part of you that decided to get WLS, the part of you that exercises, the part of you that's here listening to this podcast. And then we have a part of us that doesn't want to change. It's the part of us that eats in the moment, is consumed by...
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Intermittent Fasting After Surgery. Yay or Nay?
My guest, Bariatric Dietitian Margaret Hayes and I get asked this question a lot. Should you try Intermittent Fasting after WLS? Listen as Margaret provides a response from her dietitic perspective, and I provide a response from a psychological perspective. Enjoy!! If you want to start to re-wire...
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What I Learnt Around My Recent Binge
The last night that we were in Tasmania for school holidays, I started to have this bingey feeling. I just wanted to get food in. I had about 5 chocolates, 2 glasses of wine that I guzzled and half an icecream over a short period of time. I recognised that old feeling of just wanting to shovell...
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How To Start Accepting And Appreciating Your Body Right Now, Even When You Don't Like It.
You can't hate your way skinny! Trust me, I tried it and gained more and more weight. How can I accept something that I hate? If I accept my body now, does it mean I've resigned myself to being like this forever? Here's where to start and a powerful exercise to stop using your body as a scapegoat...
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Is It Fear Or Control That's Holding You Back?
When things are predictable you feel like you have some control right? This is where it got me thinking, this perhaps might just be more of a control issue than a fear issue. I used to think this block was more about the fear of the unknown. Rather than the issue being fear…..I feel like this…
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Are You In A Comfort Cycle?
Are you stuck in a comfort cycle that is preventing you from stepping into your V2.0 self. Let's talk about comfort levels. Women say _ I want to change. I want peace, I want freedom. I want to trust myself around food, I want to thrive. But they get stuck in a comfort cycle. Maybe this might be...
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V2.0 Anchors That Can Positively Influence Your Eathing
Psychology 101 tells us our thoughts leads to our feelings, our feelings lead to our behaviour. We have a thought that we are a failure with our eating/weight > this leads to a feeling of feeling helpless, ashamed or disappointed > behav - lead to more eating. We get stuck in a v1.0 cycle. Same...
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Part 2: A Dietitians Weight Loss Surgery Journey
Ella like most of the women I work with, struggled with her eating since a young age. She had WLS approx 4 years ago, released weight, regained weight and identified a reoccuring trigger for weight gain which was the feeling of loss of control. The main difference with this guest today is that…
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Part 1: A Dietitians Weight Loss Surgery Journey
Ella like most of the women I work with, struggled with her eating since a young age. She had WLS approx 4 years ago, released weight, regained weight and identified a reoccuring trigger for weight gain which was the feeling of loss of control. The main difference with this guest today is that…
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What Are The Most Common Bad Habits For WLS Patients And How To Retrain Your Brain To Avoid Them Or Relearn A Better Way
Join Bariatric Margaret Hays and myself as we unpack this big question from a dietetic perspective, and I answer the question from a Psychological perspective - because nothing is in isolation! Learn some new strategies and ideas in this insightful episode.
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Why Can't My Eating And Weight be Easy?
Have you asked yourself this question? Often, we are prepared to put in work in other areas of our life, but we secretly want the area of eating and weight to be easy (and to not work at it). This is a perfectionsim block. Listen to learn more and what to start doing each day to shift it.
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How Control Can Lead To Weight Gain
Most of us have a default mode of doing. We are very proficient at doing. Doing mode is about being busy, to do lists, the strategy is to control. We know we are doing when our awareness is in our head. We are either doing, or being. They are mutually exclusive. We can not be and do at the same...
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The Number 1 Question To Ask Yourself Multiple Times A Day
I see so many WLS patients who still have the old, pre-surgery self worth - the surgery itself does not upgrade your self worth. Then many WLS patients have their self worth tied up in their weight and appearance. "If I get to goal weight, then I'll feel good about myself. If I am not losing…
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How To Lose The Weight When It Comes Back On & Doesn't Want To Budge
I have teamed up with Bariatric Dietitian Margaret Hays as she unpacks this question from a dietitic perspective, and I unpack this question from a Psychological perspective - because nothing is in isolation! I hope you enjoy listening to our different but complementary slants on this question....
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Reflections From My Car Accident
I was involved in a bad car accident recently that almost wrote off my car and left me with concussion and a week in bed. In this very personal episode, I share my refections, learnings and commitments moving forward to continue to really embed my Version 2.0 self.
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Decluttering
Would it serve you to release some V1.0 clutter? In this episode I encourage you to perform an internal and external audit. To what extent is your environment, social media and interactions serving you at the V2.0 level? What internal stories and old feelings might you be holding onto that would...
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What Are You Committing To?
Are you waiting for your circumstances to change before you change? Have you ever said to yourself that you'll start again tomorrow? This is a version 1.0 strategy. Change really comes from commitments, not circumstances. Listen to learn more....
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New Year, New You BS
It's that time of year!!! You will probably be bombarded with ALL of the messages around New Year, New You, such as get this bikini body in 4 weeks, and all of the promises that this will be the next thing. Here's the thing to remind you of. Anytime you need to outsource your control externally -...
About this show
Reverse The Rebound is for women who have either had a Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve or a Lapband in the past, or who have used GLP1 Medications, who are now seeking support, strategies and tools to avoid self sabotage and weight re-gain after weight loss surgery or weight loss medications. Georgie is a Psychologist who has over 10 years experience only working in the area of food cravings, eating and weight. She digs deep about the eating sabotage patterns that are so common after Weight Loss Surgery, or Weight Loss Medications to help you to gain natural control over your cravings, natural weight loss and reduce that food noise and feel free!
Hosted by
Georgie Beames, Psychologist Weight Loss Surgery & Weight Loss Medications