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Keep It Off

Keep It Off

著者： Mel Harris
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AT LONG LAST - a podcast where you will find the unfiltered truth about what happens after losing a huge amount of weight, and how to deal with the challenges we all face in keeping that weight off no matter how you did it. A podcast created for anyone that’s lost a significant amount of weight whether with surgery, GLP-1s, meds, or any other method and that is now dealing with the real challenge: keeping their weight off for life. Crucial episodes including – Weight regain | Alcohol | Fake GLP-1’s – and so much more. Look out for our regular monthly episodes with special guest Mr Shaw Somers – Leading weight loss surgeon and GPL-1 specialist – host of The Fat Doctor and Medical Director/Founder of Streamline Weight Loss Clinics nationwide. Everything bariatric, Everything weight loss drugs and Everything to help you keep your weight off for life. 100% facts, 100% experience and 0% bullshit. We get real about weight regain, mindset shifts, and everything nobody tells you after the scales move. No fluff, no judgment, just honest conversations that actually help. If you’ve ever thought, “Why is this still so hard?” — you’re not alone. This is the place for that. 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • Facing the Inner Mirror: Shifting Your Weight Loss Mindset

    Facing the Inner Mirror: Shifting Your Weight Loss Mindset
    2026/06/15
    Dropping multiple stones and fitting into a size ten or twelve is an incredible achievement, but what happens when you look into the mirror and your brain still insists on seeing the old, heavy version of you? It is an uncomfortable reality that losing physical weight does not instantly erase decades of deeply ingrained emotional patterns and self-doubt. Delve honestly into the concept of the 'inner mirror' and the lingering struggles of body dysmorphia that haunt so many major weight loss transformations. From the nightmare of shopping for a wedding dress to feeling like a heffalump clumping down the stairs, explore why our internal self-image lags so far behind our physical reality. Learn practical ways to actively challenge the critical rhetoric, accept compliments gracefully, and master the art of catching negative thoughts before they steal your joy. You have done the hard work—now it is time to let yourself enjoy it. KEY TAKEAWAYS The Weight Delusion: Obesity is often falsely blamed for all of life's unhappiness, leading to the misconception that shedding pounds will magically fix every underlying emotional problem. The Internal Mirror: Decades of telling yourself you are heavy creates deep neurological pathways, meaning the brain will continue to serve up old, negative dialogues even after a body changes shape. The Model Myth: True self-acceptance requires letting go of unrealistic expectations, such as achieving a catwalk model's physique or a size zero, when your natural bone structure simply is not built that way. Kindness as a Metric: Most people speak to themselves with a level of harshness, self-dislike, and cruelty that they would never dream of directing toward their best friend. Catching Your Thoughts: Embracing the 'CYT' (Catch Yourself Thinking) methodology is essential to halt negative loops, redirect focus, and allow energy to flow into positivity and celebration. QUOTES "I genuinely thought that my weight was the reason for all the unhappiness in my life... I genuinely thought that if I lost weight, everything was going to be great." "Intellectually, I know how much I weigh... But I’m always shocked when I get into a size ten or a size twelve." "Our view of ourselves is never, ever the reality that anybody else sees... Our view of ourselves is never the view that other people have of us." "I guess what I'm saying really is I'm a work in progress. It's something I say all the time. I will always be a work on progress." "Where your focus goes, your energy flows... You've come on a great journey. You've lost a lot of weight. Don't screw it up by not enjoying it." 🔗 Follow & Connect with KIO Method 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://www.kiomethod.com/fmo ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📺⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💼⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HOST BIO Mel Harris is a weight loss mentor, podcast host, and founder of KIO Method Ltd, specialising in long-term weight loss maintenance after bariatric surgery and weight loss injections. After losing nearly 15 stone (90kg) following weight loss surgery in 2004, Mel has spent over 20 years navigating the realities of keeping weight off. With lived experience of bariatric surgery, weight regain, GLP-1 medications, and metabolic health challenges, Mel is on a mission to close the gap between losing weight and keeping it off for life. Through honest, compassionate conversations, she cuts through misinformation, diet culture, and shame — offering real support, insight, and zero judgement. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
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    17 分
  • Do You Really Need a Special Diet After Gallbladder Surgery? Expert Truths

    Do You Really Need a Special Diet After Gallbladder Surgery? Expert Truths
    2026/06/08
    Ever wondered what actually happens to your body when you take the gallbladder out, or why you’re suddenly dealing with weird tummy issues years after the surgery? We’re lifting the lid on gallbladder health to clear up the massive web of misinformation out there about post-surgery diets, phantom pains, and chronic bathroom runs. From why chugging water is your best defence against stones to the real reason some people struggle with post-op weight gain, this conversation breaks down complex digestive science into simple, actionable reality. Whether you're currently dealing with stone pain, navigating life after a cholecystectomy, or just trying to understand how your gut microbiome handles bile, this expert deep-dive gives you the raw facts without the jargon. KEY TAKEAWAYS No Special Diet Needed: There is no medically specified diet post-surgery because the liver still constantly secretes the same bile directly into the small intestine. Dehydration Drives Stones: Saturated, concentrated bile caused by chronic dehydration is the number one driver behind the formation of painful gallstones. Size Matters Differently: While large stones hurt, tiny stones and sludge are often far more dangerous because they can slip into the pipework, causing jaundice or acute pancreatitis. Unmasking Hidden Issues: Post-op issues like chronic diarrhoea or IBS are rarely caused by the surgery itself; removing the gallbladder simply unmasks sub-clinical conditions that were already there. Scar Tissue is Real: Chronic post-surgery aches are often caused by internal scar tissue stretching against the liver during normal digestion, not the phantom gallbladder itself. QUOTES "We just don't drink enough as humans. Two litres a day... dehydration is probably the number one chronic cause of developing gallstones." "The worst possible stones are the tiny small ones, because they go down the pipework and get stuck and cause pancreatitis." "Short answer is no, there's no recommended or specified diet after having a gallbladder removed. The bile is still getting through to the right place." "Removing the gallbladder has unmasked a separate illness that has actually come to the fore since the gallbladder was removed." "The world of medicine is littered with treatments that seemed like a good idea at the time, but actually not." The Episode That Started The Conversation https://youtu.be/VsyaUJZUeyU Dr Shaw Somers Information https://www.instagram.com/mrshawsomers/ https://www.shawsomers.com/ 🔗 Follow & Connect with KIO Method 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://www.kiomethod.com/fmo ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📺⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💼⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HOST BIO Mel Harris is a weight loss mentor, podcast host, and founder of KIO Method Ltd, specialising in long-term weight loss maintenance after bariatric surgery and weight loss injections. After losing nearly 15 stone (90kg) following weight loss surgery in 2004, Mel has spent over 20 years navigating the realities of keeping weight off. With lived experience of bariatric surgery, weight regain, GLP-1 medications, and metabolic health challenges, Mel is on a mission to close the gap between losing weight and keeping it off for life. Through honest, compassionate conversations, she cuts through misinformation, diet culture, and shame — offering real support, insight, and zero judgement. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
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    52 分
  • The Truth About Adhesions: What Your Scar Tissue Is Doing Right Now

    The Truth About Adhesions: What Your Scar Tissue Is Doing Right Now
    2026/06/01
    Adhesions after bariatric surgery are invisible, silent, and can become life-threatening — and most patients are never told they exist. Mel Harris was. She still ended up in an ambulance screaming in pain, three weeks after major spinal surgery, because of scar tissue that had been quietly building inside her body since 2004. This episode is the second in a series following on from Why Your Post-Surgery Recovery May Not Be Over: The Truth About Adhesions — the episode that explored how scar tissue took the life of Lisa Marie Presley, and came within hours of taking Mel's own in 2017. Here, Mel goes deeper. She walks through exactly how internal adhesions form after abdominal surgery, why they compound with every subsequent procedure including her circumferential abdominoplasty performed by Dr David Ross from Plastic Surgery W1 at The London Clinic. Mel shares what happened in April 2026 when her L4/L5/S1 spinal fusion, three opioid pain medications, reduced mobility, and a decade of pre-existing bariatric surgery adhesions all converged into a bowel crisis that required an emergency ambulance. She is recording this episode from her wheelchair, still on antibiotics, still recovering — because she believes this information is too important to wait. In this episode: What internal adhesions actually are, and why they are nothing like the scars you can see on your skin Why bariatric surgery patients face a compounded, underexplained adhesion risk — and why skin removal surgery after significant weight loss adds to that picture in ways almost nobody discusses How opioid pain medication slows bowel motility and why this becomes dangerous when combined with pre-existing adhesions Why adhesions are completely undetectable on CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds — and what that means for how you manage your health long-term The exact symptoms that mean you call 999 immediately — not 111, not your GP in the morning The cruel paradox at the heart of adhesion treatment: surgery to remove scar tissue creates new scar tissue Practical steps you can take right now, including one simple document that could save your life in an emergency QUOTES "Knowing something intellectually and having your body remind you of it violently, painfully, via an ambulance at 11:30 in the morning — those are very different things." "Scar tissue is silent. It grows without announcing itself. It builds in the dark. But knowledge is not silent. Knowledge is loud. And loud is what I intend to be." "I hadn't passed a bowel movement in three weeks. My colon was severely impacted. The pressure on my rectum was causing a partial bowel obstruction. And at 11:30 on the morning of Thursday the 16th of April 2026, I was screaming in pain in an ambulance." DR DAVID ROSS INFORMATION https://www.thelondonclinic.co.uk/experts/mr-david-ross https://www.plasticsurgeryw1.com/ 🔗 Follow & Connect with KIO Method 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://www.kiomethod.com/fmo ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📺⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💼⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kiomethod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HOST BIO Mel Harris is a weight loss mentor, podcast host, and founder of KIO Method Ltd, specialising in long-term weight loss maintenance after bariatric surgery and weight loss injections. After losing nearly 15 stone (90kg) following weight loss surgery in 2004, Mel has spent over 20 years navigating the realities of keeping weight off. With lived experience of bariatric surgery, weight regain, GLP-1 medications, and metabolic health challenges, Mel is on a mission to close the gap between losing weight and keeping it off for life. Through honest, compassionate conversations, she cuts through misinformation, diet culture, and shame — offering real support, insight, and zero judgement. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
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    32 分
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