The Weight Medicine Podcast

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 sil...

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...

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 ment...

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 wh...

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...

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...

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 conditi...

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....

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 i...

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 — wit...

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 ar...

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,...

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 t...

In this episode, I’m joined by therapist Laura Grabow, who has worked in obesity medicine for over two decades, focusing on what she calls “head work” — the emotional and psychological side of treating obesity. We talk about what GLP-1 medications can do — and what they can’t. Medication can reduce hunger and quiet cravings. But it doesn’t automatically heal emotional eating, trauma, or shame. Lor...

In this episode, I’m joined by Cath, who shares a story that spans decades of dieting, bariatric surgery, food addiction treatment, trauma, grief, and finally — relief. Cath talks about growing up with food scarcity, learning early that willpower defined her worth, and building an identity around restriction and calorie counting. She reached 350 pounds and spent years trying to out-discipline a di...

In this episode, I’m joined by Whitney, a registered dietitian who is also a GLP-1 patient herself. Whitney lives with type 1 diabetes, PCOS, Hashimoto’s, and a long history of weight struggle — and she brings a perspective that sits on both sides of the table: clinician and patient. We talk honestly about intuitive eating, food noise, and why “just eat intuitively” often isn’t enough for people l...

In this episode, I’m talking to Elisa from @foodnoisebegone about a long, complex weight journey shaped by hormones, illness, and repeated attempts to “do everything right.” Elisa shares how her weight gradually increased after college, through years of yo-yo dieting, thyroid issues, hormonal changes, and the lifestyle shifts brought on by the COVID pandemic. We talk about structured programs, ext...

In this episode, I’m talking to Jo, a 60-year-old Australian feminist who quietly reached her goal weight — without telling anyone she was using weight-loss medication. Jo shares a lifetime of thinking about weight, researching solutions, and circling the idea of medical treatment long before she ever started. For years, the knowledge was there — but timing, fear, stigma, and internal AND external...

In this episode, I’m talking to Marianne about her long and complex journey with weight, food, and finally finding relief with GLP-1 medication after more than 20 years of trying to make diets work. Marianne shares her background as a former competitive gymnast, where being weighed weekly shaped her relationship with her body from a young age. We talk about what happened after she stopped competin...

In this episode, I’m talking to Lauren, my first guest from Scotland, about her journey through weight loss, medication, and motherhood. Lauren shares how years of struggling with her weight, especially after having kids, left her overwhelmed and exhausted, and how choosing to prioritize her health became a turning point. We talk about her experience losing over 50 pounds with the support of medic...

In this episode, I’m talking to endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen about her new book Weightless — a compassionate, evidence-based guide to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, and what it really means to take back control of your health. She shares how her father’s diabetes diagnosis led her into endocrinology, and why she believes ob...

In this episode, I’m talking to Summer, a dietitian who also has lived experience of obesity. She shares her personal journey of losing and regaining over 100 pounds, trying intuitive eating, and struggling with constant food obsession — even with all her professional knowledge. We talk about why intuitive eating rarely work for people with obesity, and how biology, hormones, and food noise can ov...

In this episode, I sit down with Amy, a dietitian who has dedicated her career to supporting people living with obesity — especially those using GLP-1 medications. Amy shares how her work has evolved from studying bariatric surgery in Sweden to helping patients in the U.S. navigate nutrition, side effects, and realistic habits while on treatment. We dive into what personalized obesity care really...

In this episode, I talk with Maria about her powerful journey toward health, balance, and a new relationship with food — after years of trying every diet and approach there is. Maria has lost around 25 kilos since starting Mounjaro eight months ago, but for her, this isn’t about appearance — it’s about health. She shares her story of living with obesity, going through gastric sleeve surgery, regai...

In this episode, I sit down with Nyk — a teacher and online creator who has been documenting her GLP-1 journey for quite some time. Nyk shares how she went from years of dieting (Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, calorie restriction) to finally seeing long-term change after starting semaglutide and later tirzepatide. Together they talk about side effects, stalls, appetite changes, switching medication...