“My Dr Told Me To Lose Weight” How To Navigate These Conversations | Ep 280

What's Eating You Podcast with Clinical Psychologist Stephanie Georgiou · Jul 29, 2025 · 18m

That gut-punch moment when you finally make peace with your body…

And then your doctor says: “You need to lose weight.”

Pause. Let that land.

Because I know how common — and how harmful — this experience is for so many women I work with.

In today’s episode, I want to walk you through:

@Why this kind of advice can do more harm than good

@What the research actually says about weight and health

@How you can respond (with evidence-based, respectful language)

@And how to stay focused on your actual health goals — not the number on the scale

👉 Want to dive deeper into behavioural patterns…