Weight Loss Winformation

Connie Stapleton, Ph.D.
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Welcome to Weight Loss Winformation: The Podcast, where weight loss surgery patients learn healthy coping skills for dealing with the emotional and psychological issues related to living an amazing post-op life. Learn to avoid regain and how to lose post-op regain! Hosted by Dr. Connie Stapleton, a licensed psychologist with many years of experience sharing practical skills for improving your post-op relationships: with food, with other people and most importantly, the relationship you have with yourself! Be sure to check out the entire BariAftercare program for successful post-op living at www.bariaftercare.com.

  1. 3H AGO

    Episode 268: Dr. Vera Tarman, author of Food Junkies talks about Food Addiction

    I literally recommend Dr. Vera Tarman’s book, Food Junkies, second edition to everyone for whom I complete a pre-surgical evaluation. She has a 3rd edition coming out soon that will include information about food addiction and the use of GLP-1 medications. Food Junkies is a book anyone even remotely thinks they may have an addiction to food… whether it’s sugar, carbs, highly processed foods… take a listen. And here’s a little clue… if your life is being negatively impacted because of your relationship with food – regardless of your weight – think health, relationships, depression… any way food or weight is causing problems in your life… please read this book! The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? (get it? Pun intended… )? Resources: ·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com ·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com ·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare ·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare ·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people ·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes) ·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson) ·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell) ·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston) ·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton) ·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/ ·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com ·      Dr. Tarman’s Facebook group: Sugar Free For Life Support Group: I’m Sweet Enough. https://www.facebook.com/groups/SugarFreeForLife ·      Food Junkies, Second Edition https://www.amazon.com/Food-Junkies-Recovery-Addiction/dp/1459741978

    1h 5m

  2. FEB 11

    Episode 267: Have You Tried These Therapies?

    Dr. Joelle, a doctor of nursing practice, has created an incredible program called the Empower Method,™ in which she combines functional medicine, lifestyle, medical hypnosis, energy healing techniques and emotional release to help people heal in body, mind and spirit. Dr. Joelle overcame her own struggle with weight issues and went on to learn through experience and education that healing often requires more than the use of traditional medicine. In this episode you’ll learn some of the other techniques she uses that you can use to help yourself on your adventure to becoming your best, healthiest self! The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? (get it? Pun intended… )? Resources: ·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com ·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com ·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare ·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare ·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people ·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes) ·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson) ·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell) ·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston) ·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton) ·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/ ·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com ·      Dr. Joelle Chateauneuf https://empowerhealthandwellness.org/meet-joelle/

    1h 11m

  3. FEB 4

    Episode 266: Eat Your Feelings: An Interview with Author Cristina P. Simmons

    The Amazon description of Eat Your Feelings by Cristina Simmons says the book “is a story of heartbreak and restoration.” Let me tell you… that is an amazingly true description! I could not stop reading this book and had to read it straight through! I’m not going to be a spoiler, so you’ll have to read the book yourself, but I can share my interview with the truly amazing author, Cristina Simmons! Cristina’s story is about so much more than how she was eating her feelings, but the message that food will not fix your problems is abundantly clear throughout. What is also clear is how Cristina’s faith and family love, along with some healthy doses of therapy, helped Cristina and her family through some gut-wrenching life circumstances. So many lessons in the interview and in the book! Enjoy both! The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? (get it? Pun intended… )? Resources: ·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com ·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com ·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare ·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare ·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people ·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes) ·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson) ·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell) ·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston) ·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton) ·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/ ·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com ·      Dr. Susan Mitchell https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMitchell https://www.facebook.com/bariatricsurgerystrategies ·      Eat Your Feelings How to Devour, Digest, and Detox Pain From Your Life by Cristina P. Simmons https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Your-Feelings-Devour-Digest/dp/1967424918

    58 min

  4. JAN 28

    Episode 265: Why’s Everybody Always Picking On Me?

    It’s pretty easy for us to recognize when someone else is behaving in a defensive manner. Seeing defensiveness in ourselves can be as difficult as figuring out where in the world Waldo is at any given time. Defensiveness helps protect us from uncomfortable truths about ourselves, but it also causes rifts in relationships. Defensive behavior most often sounds like the title of this episode: Why is everybody always picking on me? Listen in as we explore this behavior that does not serve us well as adults. The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? (get it? Pun intended… )? Resources: ·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com ·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com ·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare ·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare ·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people ·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes) ·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson) ·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell) ·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston) ·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton) ·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/ ·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com ·      Dr. Susan Mitchell https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMitchell https://www.facebook.com/bariatricsurgerystrategies ·      Garber, Leon. Addressing Chronic Defensiveness. ·      Levoy, Gregg. The Surprising—and Transformative—Truth About Defensiveness. ·      Miller, Rachel. Defeating Defensiveness. ·      Grant Halvorson, Heidi. Stop Being So Defensive! ·      Kim, John. How to Stop Getting Defensive About Everything.

    1h 15m

  5. JAN 21

    Episode 264: Healthy Ways to Handle Trauma Responses

    In episode 251 of the Weight Loss Winformation Podcast I introduced the topic of Big T and Little T trauma to you and shared how the effects of trauma are long-lasting and can interfere with people’s ability to follow through with goals for weight loss (and many other things). I was asked to do a follow-up episode giving suggestions for how to deal with trauma responses when they occur in daily life… in part so that you don’t resort to the familiar but unhealthy coping skill of using food to feel better! This episode is the follow-up in which I share tools for using when your trauma responses like anxiety, anger, and defensiveness threaten to get the best of you! The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? (get it? Pun intended… )? Resources: ·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com ·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com ·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare ·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare ·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people ·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes) ·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson) ·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell) ·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston) ·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton) ·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/ ·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com ·      Dr. Susan Mitchell https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMitchell https://www.facebook.com/bariatricsurgerystrategies ·      The Secret to Healing Trauma  by Michelle P. Maidenberg Ph.D., https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/being-your-best-self/202408/the-secret-to-healing-trauma

    1h 6m

  6. JAN 14

    Episode 263: The Sweet Tooth Dilemma

    I had the most pleasant conversation with Dr. Andrea Grayson for this podcast episode. Dr. Grayson is the author of the book The Sweet Tooth Dilemma, which I wholeheartedly recommend that you read! In the book and in our interview, Dr. Grayson talks about why sugar is so bad for us and the reasons it is so difficult for us to quit consuming it! Dr. Grayson, like so many people, learned from personal experience about being addicted to sugar. She very awesomely chose to use her experience to educate and help treat other people who struggle with the dilemma of loving sugar, knowing how bad it is for you, and wanting to stop consuming it but having a heck of a difficult time doing so! Get ready to learn from Dr. Grayson! Learn even more from her by reading The Sweet Tooth Dilemma! The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? (get it? Pun intended… )? Resources: ·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com ·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com ·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare ·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare ·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people ·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes) ·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson) ·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell) ·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston) ·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton) ·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/ ·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com ·      Dr. Susan Mitchell https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMitchell https://www.facebook.com/bariatricsurgerystrategies ·      The Sweet Tooth Dilemma by Andrea Grayson https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Tooth-Dilemma-seductive-dangerous/dp/B0C63VZSBD

    1h 5m

  7. JAN 7

    Episode 262: Courage in Your Weight Loss Process

    I’m guessing you do not give yourself enough credit when it comes to demonstrating courage in your weight loss process. The entire process, from chooseing to making changes in your lifestyle, to sharing this information with family and friends, to picking yourself after setbacks all require a tremendous amount of courage. There are other areas in the weight loss process where you might need to increase your willingness to take courageous risks... like setting healthy boundaries, asking for help, or trying new activities. In this episode, we’ll look at what courage is and how to increase it to help you throughout the weight loss process! The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? (get it? Pun intended… )?” Resources: ·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com ·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com ·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare ·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare ·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people ·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes) ·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson) ·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell) ·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston) ·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton) ·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/ ·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com ·      Dr. Susan Mitchell https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMitchell https://www.facebook.com/bariatricsurgerystrategies ·      Courage Is a Pivotal State That Can Change Everything by Robert Wilson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-main-ingredient/202504/courage-is-a-pivotal-state-that-can-change-everything ·      Courage Is the Key to Living Authentically https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/robert-evans-wilson-jr ·      10 Sources of a Courageous Mindset by Shahram Heshmat, PhD https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-of-choice/202207/10-sources-of-a-courageous-mindset ·      The Guide to Being Courageous by Susanna Newsonen https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-path-to-passionate-happiness/202501/the-guide-to-being-courageous

    1h 13m

  8. 12/31/2025

    Episode 261: Just in Time for Getting Back on Track: Meet our amazing new WLS Registered Dietician, Morgan Schaack

    Yep! You heard it right! Weight Loss Winformation and our online bariatric community, BariAftercare now have a resident dietician, which makes ours a truly comprehensive support neighborhood! And just in time, too! The holidays may have derailed many of us … a little or perhaps… more than a little. Morgan will talk about bariatric basics, whether you’re a surgical weight loss person, are using a GLP-1 or working to lose weight another way! Let’s get right into this so you can start your new year right when it comes to living your health goals and creating a life you love living! The Weight Loss Winformation Podcast gives you essential psychological information to help you lose weight and more importantly, to help keep you at a healthy weight for your body! No matter how you are working to lose weight and no matter how much weight you want to lose, Weight Loss Winformation will keep you moving in a positive direction. Let’s get started because well… Why Weight? Resources: ·      BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com ·      Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com ·      BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare ·      BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare ·      Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy   https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people ·      Instagram: @ (Caleshia Haynes) ·      Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson) ·      Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell) ·      Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston) ·      ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton) ·      Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/ ·      Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com ·      Dr. Susan Mitchell: ·      https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMitchell ·      https://www.facebook.com/bariatricsurgerystrategies

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Welcome to Weight Loss Winformation: The Podcast, where weight loss surgery patients learn healthy coping skills for dealing with the emotional and psychological issues related to living an amazing post-op life. Learn to avoid regain and how to lose post-op regain! Hosted by Dr. Connie Stapleton, a licensed psychologist with many years of experience sharing practical skills for improving your post-op relationships: with food, with other people and most importantly, the relationship you have with yourself! Be sure to check out the entire BariAftercare program for successful post-op living at www.bariaftercare.com.

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  • Creator
    Connie Stapleton, Ph.D.
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    268
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Weight Loss Winformation
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