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The Disrupting Obesity podcast is for anyone who’s looking to lose an extreme amount of weight and change their relationship with food so they can keep the pounds off. If you’re tired of feeling judged for being fat, of excluding yourself or being left out, and using food to comfort, reward, and cope with your emotions and the day to day, don’t waste time beating yourself up. You absolutely have what it takes to lose a significant amount of weight naturally in a way that you can sustain and that will ensure you keep the weight off too.
Hosted by Charlotte Skanes, a weight loss coach who lost and is keeping off over two hundred pounds, this show will give you the strategies and mindset you need to drop the weight. It’s going to encourage you and motivate you so that you can build the confidence and self-belief to find the healthiest version of yourself. It’s not about the food. It’s about your relationship with food. Once you start to change that relationship you can start disrupting obesity.
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Send us Fan Mail This week, I’m doing something a little different. I’m sharing part of a presentation I created for the Flamingo Forum because this is one of the most important pieces of the weight loss process, and it’s not something we talk about nearly enough. We’re talking about goals and expectations. Most people focus on their goal Very few people stop to think about their expectations And that’s where things start to fall apart Because you can have a perfectly reasonable goal, but if ...
Send us Fan Mail Weight loss questions are back, and this one covers everything from calorie deficits to carbs to managing hunger during the day. We’re talking about what actually matters (and what really doesn’t), how to make changes without burning yourself out, and why doing “less” might actually be the thing that helps you keep going. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re eating too little, whether macros matter, or how to stop thinking about food all day… this one’s for you. What I cove...
Send us Fan Mail Last week, I talked about the most important weight loss truth. This week, we’re starting at the beginning. Weight Loss Truth number one is simple, but it matters more than most people realise. Weight loss is hard. This episode is about pushing back against the idea that it should be easy, quick, or effortless. Because when you expect it to be easy and it’s not, that’s when self-blame creeps in. And that’s where people get stuck. There is nothing wrong with you for finding th...
Send a text Weight loss isn’t one big decision. It’s a series of small choices made over and over again. And sometimes, those choices feel like a full-on internal battle. In this Weight Loss Q&A, I’m answering questions about going over calories without guilt, whether you actually need exercise to lose weight, how to handle a plateau, and the grief that can come with changing your relationship with food. If you’ve ever felt conflicted, stuck, or emotional during your journey, you’re...
Send a text Last summer I released my list of 101 Weight Loss Truths, and ever since then I’ve been asked the same question over and over again: Which one is the most important? It’s a fair question, but it took me a long time to answer it. My favourite truths are not necessarily the most important ones. Some of them matter to me personally because of how I discovered them. Others matter because they are absolutely critical if you want to lose weight and keep it off. After thinking about it f...
Send us Fan Mail It’s time for another Weight Loss Q&A, and in this episode I’m answering several listener questions about emotional eating, food substitutions, calorie tracking, and what happens when the excitement of new habits starts to fade. We talk about how emotional eating is not always obvious. It is not just the big dramatic moments people tend to imagine. Sometimes it looks a lot quieter. Boredom, burnout, or simply eating because the food is there can all fall into that categor...
Send us Fan Mail The word deserve sounds positive. Encouraging, even. But when it comes to weight loss and your relationship with food, it can quietly become one of the most dangerous words you use with yourself. In this episode, I’m talking about the language of deserving and how it can work both for you and against you. Feeling like you deserve better health, more mobility, and a body that supports the life you want can be incredibly powerful. But the same word can also become a justificati...
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another Weight Loss Q&A. This is number 25, and we’re covering metabolism myths, early weight loss expectations, TDEE confusion, food scales, and the question I still get almost daily: how I lost 201 pounds. There’s science in here. There’s myth-busting. There’s practical advice. And there’s a reminder that consistency will always beat extremes. If you’ve ever wondered whether you “ruined” your metabolism… or felt like a failure because you didn’t drop h...
Send us Fan Mail At the beginning of this year, I found myself unexpectedly thrown by something simple, the “where I was 10 years ago” trend. And it surprised me. Not because I’m unhappy with where I am. Not because I’m disappointed in my trajectory. But because somewhere in there was this quiet voice asking: “Shouldn’t you be over it by now?” This episode is about that voice. It’s about the fear of being seen as whining. The fear of being seen as bragging. The fear of being “too much....
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Weight Loss Wednesday Q&A number 24! In this episode, I’m answering your questions about appetite fatigue, emotional eating patterns, calorie targets, clean vs. non-clean eating, and the ongoing confusion around TDEE vs. BMR. We cover a lot of ground in this one: practical strategy, mindset work, and a little myth-busting. • What to do when it’s “time to eat” but nothing sounds appealing • How to build a list of neutral, reliable go-to foods • The differ...
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Part 3 of the “101 Weight Loss Truths That Made Gladys Mad” series. This week we’re covering truths #46–49 and they’re all in the same spicy little category: Carbs aren’t evil. Fruit isn’t evil. Sweeteners aren’t evil. Processed foods aren’t evil. If you’ve ever felt judged for eating bread, questioned for eating grapes, side-eyed for drinking Diet Coke, or feel guilty for microwaving dinner, this episode is for you. We’re unpacking where the fear came from, wh...
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Weight Loss Wednesday. In episode 160, I’m answering your questions about consistency with accountability, calorie perspective, low TDEE fears, sweeteners, managing sweets and chips as a diabetic, and flavour drops for water. This episode is practical, direct, and a reminder that weight loss works best when you build it in a way that actually fits your real life. What I cover in this episode: • Why accountability starts with awareness and acknowledgement, no...
Send us Fan Mail Last week we started digging into the weight loss truths that made people the most upset. Today, we’re continuing that conversation. Some of these didn’t surprise me. Some absolutely did. But if something makes people angry, that usually means it’s worth talking about. So let’s keep going. In this episode, I tackle four more weight loss truths that stirred up strong reactions: Emotional hunger is realCarbs and fat don’t make you fatProtein is not a magic weight loss bulletYou...
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Weight Loss Wednesday. In episode 158, I’m answering your questions on motivation, calorie adjustments, intuitive eating, exercise, comparison, and a very real conversation about loose skin and visibility. This episode is honest, practical, and a reminder that you do not need expensive tools, perfect circumstances, or anyone’s approval to lose weight. What I cover in this episode: • How to stay motivated when you’re comparing yourself to people with personal...
Send us Fan Mail Last summer, I released the 101 Weight Loss Truths series and a lot of you found it helpful, but some of those truths made people very angry. So today, I’m starting a new series where I revisit the weight loss truths that caused the most controversy and explain why I still stand by them. In this episode, I break down the first group of truths that triggered the strongest reactions and some very intense emails. We’re going through them in order and unpacking why these ideas m...
Send us Fan Mail Weight Loss Wednesday is back with another round of your questions! In this episode, I’m answering questions about maintenance calories, loose skin, stubborn body fat, mayonnaise swaps, calorie tracking for family meals, and how to balance weight loss while feeding your kids and partner. We talk about: ✔️ What maintenance calories actually look like in real life ✔️ Why calories matter more than carbs ✔️ Easy food swaps that don’t feel like punishment ✔️ The truth about loos...
Send us Fan Mail You really can do this and today I'm going to tell you how I know that. I spent years genuinely trying to lose weight without understanding calories, food density, or what actually puts you into a deficit. It was the little things that added up for me, what I call “spread, sprinkle, pour”. Condiments, dressings, and extras were quietly doing more damage than the meals themselves. They were quietly pushing me into massive calorie overload without me realizing it. We di...
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s Weight Loss Wednesday, I’m answering a mix of very practical food questions and much bigger mindset struggles that so many of us deal with during weight loss and maintenance. We talk about food benders and what to do when you’re already in the middle of one, why guilt and shame keep us stuck, and how the way you talk to yourself while eating can either help you slow down or send things completely off the rails. I also answer questions about hunger, calorie ti...
Send us Fan Mail In this Weight Loss Wednesday, I answer your questions about food addiction, mindset struggles, calorie adjustments, water intake, body image changes, and what happens when you regain. We talk about the thoughts that get in the way of weight loss and how to challenge them, why labeling food as an addiction can sometimes make things harder, and how to work with your body instead of fighting it. Topics I'm covering include: Food addiction vs emotional attachment to food How t...
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s Weight Loss Wednesday, I’m answering another round of listener questions covering intermittent fasting, tracking progress when you’re building muscle, calorie tracking apps, compression garments, macro myths, before and after photos, and whether weighing food in grams actually matters. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by conflicting weight loss advice or worried you’re making things harder than they need to be, this episode will help you reset and refocus. In this...
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