In this episode, host Karli Burridge speaks with Dr. Sylvia Bollie about Sylvia's own journey to a healthy weight and lifestyle, their respective experiences with pregnancy weight gain (they both gained 60 pounds with each of their pregnancies), the importance of self-love and personalized science in weight management, and the flaws of BMI, especially for black women.Dr. Sylvia Bollie, M.D. is a double board certified body positive weight & wellness physician expert and bestselling author and creator & C.E.O. of Embrace You Weight & Wellness.  Dr. Bollie regularly speaks on the flaws of the B.M.I., Black women & wellness,  the need for personalized obesity evaluation,  PCOS, self-love and overcoming weight bias.  Her website is: https://www.embraceyouweightloss.com/Support the showThe Gaining Health Podcast will release a new episode every Wednesday, alternating between interviews with experts and "What's Up Wednesday" scientific updates.For a roadmap for developing an obesity program, editable forms and templates, patient education materials, and more, check out Gaining Health If you are loving this podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon