Transform Your Life with Teresa and Tonya
Transform Your Life with Teresa & Tonya is a heartfelt and inspiring podcast that chronicles the personal journeys of two friends, Teresa and Tonya, who have dramatically changed their lives through bariatric surgery. With a focus on weight loss, wellness, and the ups and downs of life before and after surgery, this podcast offers a unique blend of personal stories, expert advice, and supportive tips for those considering or navigating the path of weight transformation.
Each episode features discussions on topics ranging from the emotional aspects of weight loss and the importance of mental health to practical advice on nutrition, exercise, and navigating social situations.
This podcast is more than just a weight loss podcast; it's a community where listeners can find motivation, encouragement, and understanding. Whether you're curious about bariatric surgery, in the midst of your own weight loss journey, or looking for ways to support a loved one, Teresa and Tonya invite you to join them in transforming your life, one episode at a time.
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Transform Your Life with Teresa and Tonya
Why Mindset Is Everything: Mental Health, Food Addiction & Long-Term Weight Loss
In this powerful episode of Transform Your Life, Teresa and Tonya open up about the mental and emotional side of weight loss—a side too often overlooked. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, they reflect on the mindset shifts that changed their lives and reveal how unaddressed emotional wounds, food addiction, and binge eating sabotaged their health for decades.
With unfiltered honesty, they explore how trauma, denial, and toxic environments led them to use food as comfort and escape. They share how therapy, self-reflection, and cognitive behavioral tools helped them break negative thought patterns, stop blaming the world, and start showing up for themselves. Whether you’re on GLP-1s, post-bariatric surgery, or just starting your journey, this conversation is packed with insights that prove transformation starts in the mind—not the kitchen.
Key Topics Covered:
- How trauma and toxic thinking patterns drive emotional eating
- The shocking connection between obesity, anxiety, and depression
- Why mental health work is the foundation for sustainable weight loss
- How to recognize binge triggers and use redirection techniques
- What “slider foods” are and why they can sabotage bariatric success
- Why comparison kills progress—and how to protect your mindset
- How cognitive behavioral therapy tools help change food habits for good
Products & Obsessions Mentioned:
- Devotion Nutrition Protein Powders & Skinny Syrups
- American Dream Nut Butter – Use code TONYA10 or TransformingTeresaMarie to save
- Dr. Smith’s Protein Water, Nüri Shakes, Zero Sugar Sunkist
- Ulta Duo Lip Liner in “Showdown,” Laura Geller, and Polite Society makeup
📲 Follow & Connect:
Follow Transform Your Life Podcast on Instagram: @transformyourlifepodcast
Follow Tonya: @takingmylifebackat42
Follow Teresa: @transformingteresamarie | TikTok: @transformingteresamarie
