The Weight Medicine Podcast

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...

In this episode, I talk with Aliza and Kellie , the powerhouse duo behind GLP-1 Enhanced , whose coaching has helped thousands navigate weight loss medication with confidence and clarity. We dive into how they met, how their own experiences with semaglutide and tirzepatide shaped their work, and why they believe slow, intentional weight loss is the key to protecting both muscle and mental health....

In this episode, I’m joined by Melissa Gibson — known as @thegibbyup — for an honest and eye-opening conversation about tirzepatide , microdosing, and what it really means to take control of your own health in a system that often misunderstands you. Melissa shares her personal journey with autoimmune issues, weight gain, and inflammation — and how microdosing tirzepatide helped her improve mobilit...

In this episode, Emma talks with Shelbi from @thethinnerside — an American content creator, teacher and advocate who has lost nearly 140 pounds in 17 months through medical treatment for obesity. Together, we explore what it’s really like to live through such a profound transformation — from the emotional highs and identity shifts to the quiet, everyday realities of life after weight loss. Shelbi...

This week, I’m talking to Frida (from @fridatakescontrol on Instagram) — about life on Mounjaro and what it feels like when the food noise finally quiets down. Frida has been on Mounjaro for 17 weeks and has lost 12.5 kilos (more than 27 pounds) in a steady, sustainable way. But more than that, she talks about the freedom of not thinking about food all the time — of being able to live normally aga...

In this first episode of The Weight Medicine Podcast , I share why I started this journey — and why it still provokes people when fat people want to get thin. This isn’t a debate; it’s a conversation about stigma, lived experience, and how GLP-1 medications are reshaping the way we talk about weight and health. I open up about my own story and what led me to create this podcast — from years of try...

Welcome to The Weight Medicine Podcast — a stigma-free space for real conversations about obesity, GLP-1 medication, and what it is like to navigate weight medicine in real life. Hosted by Emma, this show brings together lived experience and expert clarity to break stigma, challenge old narratives, and talk honestly about health, hormones, and humanity. The Weight Medicine Podcast is launching soo...