#369 Chris Powell - Navigating Significant Weight Loss

Chris Powell is a lot more than just the host of the ABC Series Extreme Weight Loss (Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition). Chris is a highly educated, evidence based, and deeply empathic coach who works with people struggling with significant weight loss.

Chris shares:

-The biggest mistakes people make when trying to lose weight

-Helping people change their beliefs about what they can accomplish

-Could a show like his even be made in today’s landscape?

-What conditions and behaviours were necessary for people to keep the weight off that they lost

-The risks vs the rewards of significant fat loss

-Some of the negative aspects of social media attention and if he would go back and keep the genie in the bottle of the fame from his show

-How the show and his work has positively changed lives, told stories, and inspired people to change

-The importance of keeping promises to yourself

-Some dangers of social media attention, the people who don’t understand boundaries, and problems with sharing kids on your social media

-And much more

00:26 Mainstream Media and Fitness Industry

04:20 Biggest Mistakes in Weight Loss

10:27 Psychological Barriers to Weight Loss

12:38 The Role of Identity in Transformation

18:15 Extreme Weight Loss Shows: Could They Exist Today?

23:46 Maintaining Weight Loss: Key Factors

32:02 Risks of Rapid Weight Loss

34:01 The Importance of Muscle Maintenance

34:24 Guest Introductions and Upcoming Episodes

35:21 Concerns with Rapid Weight Loss

37:21 Psychological Aspects of Weight Loss

39:12 The Role of Accountability in Weight Loss

43:27 Navigating Public Attention and Social Media

53:52 Parental Influence on Children's Body Image

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