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This is part 1. In this episode, I sit down with British obesity medicine specialist Dr. Nadia Ahmad to discuss why treating obesity takes far more than simply prescribing medication. We talk about the importance of medical supervision, strength training, nutrition, mental health, and why obesity should be treated as the complex chronic disease it is. A thoughtful conversation about where obesity care is today—and where it's heading. This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is part 2. Nichole spent decades thinking about food. Not because she lacked discipline. Not because she wasn't trying hard enough. But because her biology was constantly fighting back. In this episode, she shares her journey from binge eating disorder and a peak weight of nearly 400 pounds to losing 110 pounds with tirzepatide. But the biggest change wasn't the weight. It was the silence. This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is part 1. Nichole spent decades thinking about food. Not because she lacked discipline. Not because she wasn't trying hard enough. But because her biology was constantly fighting back. In this episode, she shares her journey from binge eating disorder and a peak weight of nearly 400 pounds to losing 110 pounds with tirzepatide. But the biggest change wasn't the weight. It was the silence. This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is part 2. As a climate scientist, researcher, and lifelong problem-solver, Meighan spent years doing what she was told should work. She exercised. She learned about nutrition. She worked harder. Yet obesity continued to take up more and more space in her life—not just physically, but mentally. In this conversation, we explore the concept of capacity: the energy, focus, resilience, and mental bandwidth that obesity quietly consumes. Meighan shares how years of constant hunger, burnout, anxiety, weight stigma, and self-blame affected her ability to show up in her career, relationships, and everyday life. After discovering a B12 deficiency and starting Mounjaro, she experienced something unexpected. Not just weight loss, but the return of mental clarity, physical capability, and a sense of ease she hadn't felt in decades. Together, we discuss why society often treats suffering as proof of effort, why obesity deserves more empathy, and what becomes possible when managing your weight no longer requires all of your attention. This episode isn't really about losing weight. It's about what happens when you finally get some of your life back. Meighan's Instagram handle: @IronMeigh This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THIS IS PART ONE! As a climate scientist, researcher, and lifelong problem-solver, Meighan spent years doing what she was told should work. She exercised. She learned about nutrition. She worked harder. Yet obesity continued to take up more and more space in her life—not just physically, but mentally. In this conversation, we explore the concept of capacity: the energy, focus, resilience, and mental bandwidth that obesity quietly consumes. Meighan shares how years of constant hunger, burnout, anxiety, weight stigma, and self-blame affected her ability to show up in her career, relationships, and everyday life. After discovering a B12 deficiency and starting Mounjaro, she experienced something unexpected. Not just weight loss, but the return of mental clarity, physical capability, and a sense of ease she hadn't felt in decades. Together, we discuss why society often treats suffering as proof of effort, why obesity deserves more empathy, and what becomes possible when managing your weight no longer requires all of your attention. This episode isn't really about losing weight. It's about what happens when you finally get some of your life back. Meighan's Instagram handle: @IronMeigh This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Ian Ellis, a board-certified emergency medicine physician who believes we may be approaching GLP-1 dosing the wrong way. Instead of automatically escalating patients toward higher and higher doses, Dr. Ellis focuses on finding each person’s individual therapeutic window — enough medication to make weight loss possible, without suppressing appetite to the point where eating, exercising and getting adequate nutrition become difficult. We talk about why more medication doesn’t necessarily mean better results, side effects, muscle loss, semaglutide vs. tirzepatide, maintenance and whether everyone really needs to stay on GLP-1 medication for life. Ian also shares his own experience with obesity and semaglutide — and how that eventually led him to develop a mathematical approach to precision dosing and an app designed to help clinicians individualize treatment. A fascinating conversation about moving away from “What dose are you on?” and toward a much more important question: “What dose actually works for you?” This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

fter losing more than 100 pounds with tirzepatide, Shelbi joins The Weight Medicine Podcast to talk about what happens after the weight loss. From navigating maintenance and fear of regain to ADHD, exercise struggles, body image, and staying on GLP-1 medication long-term, this is an honest conversation about the realities people rarely talk about. We also discuss obesity as a chronic disease, the stigma around weight medicine, and learning to build a life that isn’t entirely centered around shrinking yourself. You can find Shelbi at @thethinnerside on Instagram. This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I’m talking to Dani, a PA who has spent the last decade working with GLP-1 medications and obesity treatment — long before most people had even heard of them. We talk about why obesity is still so misunderstood, the emotional side of weight loss treatment, and how explaining obesity as a chronic disease can completely change the way patients see themselves. Dani shares what she’s learned from years of working with people struggling with metabolic health, binge eating, shame, and the feeling that nothing works no matter how hard they try. We also dive into semaglutide, tirzepatide, dosing strategies, maintenance, compounded medications, and why sustainable treatment often matters more than rapid weight loss. Along the way, we discuss misinformation around GLP-1s, the future of obesity medicine, and why these medications may impact far more than just weight in the years ahead. A grounded, compassionate conversation about what real obesity care should actually look like — both medically and emotionally. This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, the last of season one, I’m talking to Samantha about her lifelong struggle with weight, binge eating disorder, and the constant mental load of food noise. Samantha shares how GLP-1 medication changed her life — not just through weight loss of nearly 100 pounds, but by giving her relief from obsessive food thoughts and improving her mental health. We talk about living with conditions like lipedema and lymphedema, the challenges of maintaining weight loss, and why full appetite suppression isn’t the goal. This is an honest conversation about sustainability, brain health, and why GLP-1s should be seen as real medical treatment — not a shortcut. This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Michelle Gordon is a board-certified obesity medicine physician — and she’s treated over 15,000 patients. In this episode, we talk about what obesity actually is. And what it isn’t. Not a lack of discipline. Not a simple equation of calories in and out. Not a moral failure. We talk about why weight regain is expected, not exceptional. Why GLP-1 is often a long-term treatment — not a quick fix. And why midlife women are often told to “try harder” when their biology is working against them. Dr. Gordon also shares her own experience with GLP-1 — and what changed when the constant fight with food finally quieted. This is a conversation about shifting the narrative from blame to biology. You can find Dr Gordon at www.drgordon.me or on Instagram: @drmichellegordon This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two years on GLP-1. Over 140 pounds lost. In this short follow-up (due to technical difficulties - sorry for the troubling sound at times), Shelbi shares what changed — not just on the scale, but in her life. This conversation is not about doing it "perfectly", nor is it our last one. Stay tuned for more from Shelbi in the near future! This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ana Reisdorf is a dietitian, GLP-1 user — and host of The GLP-1 Hub Podcast. In this episode, she shares her own journey with Ozempic, Mounjaro, and compounded tirzepatide — including losing weight, stopping, regaining, and starting again. We talk about what maintenance actually looks like. Why coming off medication isn’t always realistic. And how GLP-1 can shift your relationship with food — without restriction. This is an honest conversation about long-term use, cost, stigma, and what it really takes to sustain results. This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea is a dietitian. She understands nutrition. She knows what to do. And still — it felt like she was constantly fighting her own body. In this episode, we talk about what it means to not fit the stereotype of a GLP-1 user. Chelsea was never in the obese category. But the struggle was still there — the constant effort, the “white-knuckling” and the feeling that no matter how disciplined you are, your body doesn’t fully respond. She shares how she came into GLP-1 through her husband, and what changed when that constant internal fight finally quieted. This episode is about nuance. About who “deserves” help. And what it feels like when things finally get a little easier. This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jennie’s story begins long before GLP-1. She grew up in the shadow of divorce, bullying, and childhood abuse. Food became comfort. Protection. Control. By her teenage years, she was living with binge eating disorder and bulimia, while navigating the toxic diet culture of the 80s and 90s. For decades, she carried not just weight — but shame. In this conversation, Jennie speaks openly about trauma, depression, food addiction, and what it’s like to live in a body that society constantly judges. She talks about the professional and social consequences of weight stigma, and the quiet humiliation of eating in public when you already feel watched. GLP-1 helped her lose 30 pounds. But more importantly, it quieted the obsession. She’s clear about one thing: medication is not magic. It requires mental work, emotional honesty, and ongoing healing. This episode is about understanding obesity as a disease. About separating coping from character. About realizing that survival strategies aren’t moral failures. And about what happens when shame finally loosens its grip. This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mollee had only been on GLP-1 for six weeks when we recorded this episode. But this conversation isn’t about rapid weight loss. It’s about inflammation, chronic pain, ADHD, postpartum survival — and what happens when your body finally starts cooperating. Mollee shares her history with psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, lipedema, and years of trying to “discipline” herself into better health. She talks about growing up in diet culture, cycling between restriction and overeating, and later realizing how ADHD shaped her relationship with food. She didn’t start GLP-1 to be smaller. She started it to feel better. Within weeks, she experienced reduced inflammation, clearer thinking, less anxiety, more energy — and the ability to be more present with her children. She calls the medication a catalyst. Not a cure. Not magic. But a turning point. This episode is for anyone whose body story is layered. For anyone using GLP-1 for health, not headlines. And for anyone who just wants their life back. This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance. Run by: @lidellan Edited by: @literalcreations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.