The Screw The Scale Podcast

In this bite-size episode, you’ll learn why it’s crucial that you track other indicators of progress outside the scale. The scale is a pesky, unreliable clunk of metal that’s bound to drive you insane and likely to lead to irrational, emotionally charged nutrition decisions. No Bueno. Understanding where to look for victories and positive change – outside the scale – will arm you with the feel-good emotions of success and progress you need and deserve to stay strong during a weight-maintenance pha

In this episode, you'll learn how your thoughts and mindset are impacted from your very first diet, as well as by every subsequent diet, and how these changes ultimately influence your ability to maintain your weight loss once and for all.

In this bite-size episode, you’ll learn why it may be beneficial to increase carbohydrates, fat, AND protein following completion of a diet. You’ll learn what advantages this offers, how long to keep protein elevated for, and how to transition back to your normal protein intake without gaining back a bunch of weight.

In this episode, you’ll learn just how much of an impact a calorie deficit has on your metabolism, and specifically your ability to expend energy and handle an influx of calories at the end of a diet. You’ll also better understand the vulnerable and challenging position you’re in at the end of a diet and how to best approach this period to maintain your hard-earned weight loss.

In this episode, I’ll convince you that your end of diet weight is a lie. And that by using this final weight (or, your lowest weight), as a reference point to judge success during a maintenance phase, you’re setting yourself up for failure. Instead, you’ll learn what a more accurate (and reliable) point of reference is to better use to define success during a maintenance phase and how to use the scale to track progress after a diet.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of having an ideal vision of what a successful weight maintenance phase looks like to you and how to cultivate it. How many nights per week will you dine out? How many times per week will you enjoy alcohol? How will you navigate office treats? Will you eat the food at each social occasion you attend? You need to have an answer to these questions before embarking on a weight-maintenance phase so that you set the right expectations.

In this episode, you’ll learn what a weight-maintenance phase really entails, why it’s the most important phase there is – yes, more important than a weight-loss, or, “dieting” phase – and be able to differentiate between two distinct types of weight-maintenance phases. Yup, there are two unique types, each of which has its own time, goal, and place, though, both are crucial to implement when striving to achieve long-term weight maintenance.

Hey there! My name is Paul Salter and I am a Registered Dietitian and host of The Screw The Scale Podcast! In this episode, you’ll learn why I started this podcast (HINT: we don’t have a weight-loss issue, but a weight-maintenance issue), and whom I hope to help, as well as what value I hope to provide (SPOILER: A LOT). If you’ve ever struggled to maintain weight loss or feel as if you’re trapped in a vicious yo-yo dieting cycle, you’re in the right place.