Born This Weigh

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms who’ve lost a combined 175+ pounds and are still unpacking the wiring that came with growing up as the fat kid. This is the podcast where we talk about body image, diet culture, identity shifts, motherhood, and the stuff that sticks with you long after the scale changes.💛 Want to support Born This Weigh? If this show makes you feel seen, makes you laugh, or helps put words to the stuff so many of us carry around, you can support the podcast on Patreon. It is less about bonus content and more about helping us keep the show going, support the mission, and get these conversations in front of more people who need them.Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPodThis week, we’re talking about staying consistent with weight loss when life gets chaotic, messy, stressful, and deeply inconvenient. Not the polished version of consistency. The real version. The one where life is life-ing, your routines are barely hanging on, and staying dignified is absolutely not on the menu.🧠 Weight Loss Consistency When Life Gets Hard We get into what it actually looks like to keep showing up when your schedule, emotions, family, stress, and normal human chaos are all working against you. This is not about being perfect. It is about learning how to stay connected to yourself when real life does not care about your plan.😂 Trying to Change Your Body Without Losing Your Mind We talk about the messy middle of trying to build healthier habits while still being a person with feelings, responsibilities, impulses, old patterns, and moments where the wheels fully come off. Because consistency after growing up as the fat kid comes with a lot more emotional baggage than people realize.💬 “You’re Not Fat, You’re Pretty” We also dismantle one of the world’s dumbest compliments: “You’re not fat, you’re pretty.” Because fat and pretty were never opposites, and comments like that can stick with you long after the person saying them thinks they were being nice.💛 Body Image, Fatphobia & Backhanded Compliments From backhanded compliments to the way fatphobia gets dressed up as reassurance, this episode gets into the weird, loaded messages so many of us absorbed about our bodies, beauty, weight, and worth.If you’ve ever tried to stay consistent with weight loss while life was falling apart, felt like your body image was fighting your progress, or heard “you’re not fat, you’re pretty” and immediately wanted to launch yourself into space, this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week. ✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show.💛 Weight loss consistency, body image, fatphobia, backhanded compliments, and trying to change your body when life gets hard. Let’s get into it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms who’ve lost a combined 170+ pounds and are still unpacking the wiring that came with growing up as the fat kid. This is the podcast where we talk about body image, diet culture, identity shifts, motherhood, and the stuff that sticks with you long after the scale changes.💛 Want to support Born This Weigh? If this show makes you feel seen, makes you laugh, or helps put words to the stuff so many of us carry around, you can support the podcast on Patreon. It is less about bonus content and more about helping us keep the show going, support the mission, and get these conversations in front of more people who need them.Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPodThis week, we’re doing something a little different.Kari records this episode on location in Atlanta at a Tough Mudder with Sarah, a listener and friend of the show who is attempting her first Tough Mudder after years of believing spaces like this were not for people in bodies like hers.🏃‍♀️ Tough Mudder in a Larger Body What starts as “I’m just going to walk it” turns into nearly six miles on uneven terrain, hours on her feet, and pushing through the very real urge to turn the car around before it even begins. This is what doing something hard actually looks like in real time.🧠 Body Image, Fear & Fitness Spaces We get into what it feels like to exist in a larger body in spaces that don’t always feel built for you, from assuming everyone is watching you to realizing they are not, and what happens when you challenge that belief.💥 Identity Shifts in Real Time From “I don’t belong here” to “I actually do,” this episode captures the moment those internal narratives start to change, not after the transformation, during it.🤝 Why Community Changes Everything This doesn’t happen alone. We talk about support, pacing, and what it means to have people walk with you, literally and mentally, through something that feels impossible.If you’ve ever told yourself: “I’ll do that when I’m smaller” or “That’s not for people like me”this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show.💛 Tough Mudder, body image, fitness in a larger body, identity shifts, and doing hard things before you feel ready. Let’s get into it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms who’ve lost a combined 170+ pounds and are still unpacking the wiring that came with growing up as the fat kid. This is the podcast where we talk about body image, diet culture, identity shifts, motherhood, and the mental chaos of trying to change your body without losing your mind in the process.💛 Want to support Born This Weigh? If this show makes you feel seen, makes you laugh, or helps put words to the stuff so many of us carry around, you can support the podcast on Patreon. It is less about bonus content and more about helping us keep the show going, support the mission, and get these conversations in front of more people who need them.Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPodThis week, we’re talking about body dysmorphia after weight loss, self-perception, and the everyday public humiliation minigames that come with living in a bigger body.🧠 Body Dysmorphia After Weight Loss & Self-Perception Kari shares what it felt like to be called a “normie” after losing 100 papas, and why that compliment absolutely did not hit the way a normal person might expect. We get into the identity whiplash that can come with weight loss, and why your brain does not always catch up as fast as your body does.😂 Physical Traps Fat People Hate We also break down the everyday setups that feel personally designed to take fat people out: folding chairs, plastic patio chairs, restaurant booths, high-top stools, stadium seats, airplane bathrooms, pool ladders, kayaks, turnstiles, and more. If you have ever walked into a room and immediately scanned for the safest place to sit, this one is for you.🪑 Living in a Bigger Body in Public From mentally planning around seating to navigating spaces that were clearly not designed with larger bodies in mind, this episode is painfully relatable, deeply unserious, and way too specific in the most validating way.🚨 Also… Baby Jessica Yes, she comes up. Yes, the well. Yes, it all makes sense in context.If you’ve ever struggled with body image after weight loss, felt stuck in your old identity, or been personally victimized by a folding chair, this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week. ✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show.💛 Physical traps, body dysmorphia after weight loss, self-perception, plus-size struggles, and the rude reality of existing in public. Let’s get into it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms who’ve lost a combined 170+ pounds and are still unpacking the wiring that came with growing up as the fat kid. This is the podcast where we talk about body image, diet culture, identity shifts, motherhood, and the stuff that sticks with you long after the scale changes.💛 Want to support Born This Weigh? If this show makes you feel seen, makes you laugh, or helps put words to the stuff so many of us carry around, you can support the podcast on Patreon. It is less about bonus content and more about helping us keep the show going, support the mission, and get these conversations in front of more people who need them.Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPodThis week, we’re talking about plus size clothing, size inclusive fashion, and why shopping in a bigger body is still way harder than it should be. The episode centers on a viral size inclusivity conversation, your fat friends’ biggest clothing complaints, and the very real frustration of trying to find clothes that actually fit, flatter, and make you feel like a person. It also includes Kari celebrating a huge milestone: officially losing 100 pounds. 👚 Plus Size Clothing Problems Nobody Warns You About We get into the actual clothing crimes, from fake size inclusivity and tiny plus size sections to straight-size clearance dumped into the “plus” area, one-size-fits-most nonsense, wide calf boot struggles, shapewear that rolls, crop tops that do not understand fat bodies, and the deeply insulting way plus size fashion still gets treated like an afterthought. 🛍️ Size Inclusive Fashion, Activewear Drama & Shopping While Fat We also talk about the viral reaction to a brand celebrating sizes up to 7X, why some people still get weirdly angry when clothing is made for fat bodies, and how exhausting it is that plus size shopping still feels like a scavenger hunt. From Target frustrations to ugly prints, childish graphics, and clothes that never seem designed with real plus size women in mind, this one got personal fast. 💯 Kari Hit 100 Pounds Down We also celebrate Kari officially hitting the 100-pound mark, what that milestone brought up emotionally, and what it feels like to look back at an older version of yourself with gratitude instead of disgust. It is funny, vulnerable, chaotic, and very Born This Weigh. If you’ve ever searched for plus size clothes that actually fit, wondered why size inclusive fashion still misses the mark, or felt personally victimized by one-size-fits-most, this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show.💛 Plus size fashion, size inclusive clothing, shopping in a bigger body, and a 100-pound milestone. Let’s get into it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms who’ve lost a combined 170+ pounds and are still unpacking the wiring that came with growing up as the fat kid. This is the podcast where we talk about body image, diet culture, identity shifts, motherhood, and the mental chaos of trying to change your body without losing your mind in the process.💛 Want to support Born This Weigh? If this show makes you feel seen, makes you laugh, or helps put words to the stuff so many of us carry around, you can support the podcast on Patreon. It is less about bonus content and more about helping us keep the show going, support the mission, and get these conversations in front of more people who need them.Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPodThis week, we’re talking about weight gain during a weight loss journey and the absolute panic that can hit when the scale goes up.⚖️ Weight Gain During a Weight Loss Journey We get into the emotional whiplash of gaining weight when you feel like you’re doing everything right. If you’ve ever had a weekly weigh-in throw you off, send you into a spiral, or make you question your entire wellness journey, this episode is for you.🧠 Scale Anxiety, Panic Spirals & Trying Not to Catastrophize We talk about scale anxiety, the urge to panic, and how fast one small gain can bring up old body image wounds, fear, and self-doubt. From weight fluctuations to the mental side of weight loss, this one is very real.😂 Choosing Growth Even When It's Hard We also get into the annoying reality of trying to choose growth over panic, plus the usual Born This Weigh chaos, including crunchy mom tangents, pediatrician side-eye, sneezing, spilled water, and pre-show nonsense that somehow feels very on brand.If you’ve ever searched why am I gaining weight during weight loss, felt thrown off by normal weight fluctuations, or needed someone else to say that one weird week does not mean you’re failing, this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show.💛 Weight gain, scale anxiety, weigh-in spirals, and the deeply rude experience of trying to stay calm during a weight loss journey. Let’s get into it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms unpacking body image, diet culture, identity, motherhood, and the total mind game of trying to change your body without losing your personality in the process. If you like funny, honest conversations about gym anxiety, workout shame, body image triggers, and the chaos of a real-life wellness journey, you’re in the right place.🔥 In this episode: we’re talking about Jillian Michaels vs Body Positivity Activists, the viral debate, and why fitness culture still knows exactly how to hit the oldest wounds. From body positivity discourse to the emotional baggage we carry into every gym, this one got personal fast.😵‍💫 We also get into: gym dread, workout shame, exercise trauma, and the very specific spiral of realizing things are going a little too well and immediately self-sabotaging.🧠 Also in this episode: nervous system chaos, body image triggers, old fitness messaging, and why even the idea of “getting healthy” can still feel loaded when you grew up with shame attached to movement.😂 Expect: hot takes, side tangents, laughter, a little rage, and the usual Born This Weigh mix of funny, unfiltered commentary with way too much self-awareness.💖 Want more Born This Weigh? Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes chaos, and extra unfiltered conversations: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodFollow the show, leave a rating, and send this to the friend who also has a full-body reaction to gym culture.Thanks for being here. We’re glad you found us.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms who’ve lost a combined 165+ pounds and are still unpacking the wiring that came with growing up as the fat kid. This is the podcast where we talk about body image, diet culture, identity shifts, and the stuff that sticks long after gym class ends.🚨 We’re officially on Patreon. Join The Club: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPodThis week, we’re getting into the Oscars, Kathy Bates, and the return of thin chic.🏆 The Oscars, Red Carpets & Impossible Beauty Standards We talk about why women still cannot just show up to an event without being picked apart, polished up, and turned into a public conversation. From styling to scrutiny to the pressure to look ageless on command, the whole thing feels exhausting.📸 Kathy Bates, Edited Photos & Women Aging in Public We get into the conversation around Kathy Bates and the edited photos making the rounds after the Oscars, plus what it says about how brutal the beauty standard still is, especially for older women. Because apparently even arriving is not enough. You also have to be digitally sanded down first.👠 Thin Chic, GLP-1 Culture & The Vibe Shift We also talk about whether thin chic is fully back, how celebrity culture keeps recycling the same body ideals, and why this particular era feels like old beauty pressure in a newer, shinier package.If you have ever looked at a red carpet and thought, cool, cool, love being a woman in public, this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week ✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show💛 Your life does not start later. Thanks for being here.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPodSupport the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms unpacking body image, diet culture, identity, motherhood, and the total mind game of trying to change your body without losing your personality in the process. If you like funny, honest conversations about healing, food, family, and the chaos of a real-life wellness journey, you’re in the right place.🌪️ In this episode: we talk about tornadoes, storm anxiety, and the weird beauty of severe weather. One of us found awe in the sky. The other found fresh reasons to spiral.✈️ Also in this episode: Southwest’s Customer of Size policy, flying while fat, plus-size travel stress, and why air travel still feels so humiliating and hostile for bigger bodies. We get into the rage, the logistics, and the emotional whiplash of trying to exist in systems that were clearly not built for you.😵‍💫 We also get into: travel anxiety, body image triggers, public discomfort, and the very specific exhaustion of having to think ten steps ahead just to get on a plane.💖 Want more Born This Weigh? Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes chaos, and extra unfiltered content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPodFollow Born This Weigh, leave us a rating and review, and send this episode to a friend who’s ever been awed by a storm or personally victimized by airline seating.Thanks for being here with us.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms who’ve lost a combined 150 pounds and are still unpacking the wiring that came with growing up as the fat kid. This is the podcast where we talk about body image, diet culture, identity shifts, and the stuff that sticks long after gym class ends.🚨 We’re officially on Patreon. Join The Club: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodThis week, we’re diving into a topic that is suddenly everywhere:What is it actually like trying to access GLP-1 medications right now?💊 The GLP-1 Access MazeLisa reveals where she gets her GLP-1 medications, and let’s just say the process had more twists than basic medical care should require. We talk about navigating prescriptions, telehealth, insurance hurdles, and the confusing reality of compounding pharmacies.Along the way, we get into the medications everyone keeps hearing about — semaglutide and tirzepatide, plus the brand names flooding the news cycle like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, and Mounjaro — and why actually getting access to them can feel way more complicated than it should be.From shortages to price tags to the rise of compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide, the whole system is… kind of a maze.📉 Apparently GLP-1s Are Taking Down Entire Industries Airlines are thrilled, snack companies are panicking, and liquor brands might want to sit down for this one. We talk about the bizarre cultural moment where medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, and Mounjaro are changing not just individual bodies, but entire industries.If you’ve been curious about GLP-1 medications, semaglutide, tirzepatide, compounding pharmacies, or what the process of actually getting these medications looks like in real life, this episode will probably feel very familiar.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show💛 Your life does not start later. Thanks for being here.Click here to support the showSupport the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms who’ve lost a combined 150 pounds and are still unpacking the wiring that came with growing up as the fat kid. This is the podcast where we talk about body image, diet culture, identity shifts, and the stuff that sticks long after gym class ends.🚨 We’re officially on Patreon. Join The Club: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodThis week, we’re asking a question that might hit a little too close to home:Were you the funny fat friend?🎭 Built a Personality So No One Would Notice At some point, being “the funny one” stopped being random and started being strategy. We talk about using humor as camouflage, becoming the safe sidekick, and building charm so no one would look too closely at our bodies.😂 Trauma-Based Humor & Survival Tactics Self-deprecating jokes. Emotional support energy. Being “one of the guys.” We unpack how humor becomes armor and what it feels like when you start outgrowing the version of you that was built for survival.📺 Shame Is Not a Weight Loss Plan We also call out the rise of shame-based messaging in weight loss spaces. If hating yourself actually worked, most of us would have been healed decades ago. Acceptance might not be flashy, but it is a lot hotter than self-loathing.If you’ve ever been cast as the comic relief before you understood your own body, this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show💛 Your life does not start later. Thanks for being here.Support the show: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodSupport the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 160+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to live fully in bodies that are changing after a lifetime of diet culture, public commentary, and learning to scan every room for proof we don’t belong.🚨 We’re officially on Patreon. Join The Club: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodThis week’s episode dives into  Netflix’s #1 documentary and involves a full conversation about fashion, identity, and shopping trauma.📺 America’s Next Top Model & Reality TV Cruelty We watched Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model and had a lot to say. From fat shaming and public weigh-ins to “it was the times” defenses, we unpack what it was like to rewatch a cultural phenomenon that shaped body image for an entire generation.🛍️ Plus-Size Fashion & Shopping Trauma Kari is down 90 pounds and walked into a store to try straight sizes for the first time, and her nervous system said absolutely not. We talk fitting room panic, avoiding entire sections of stores, and how decades of exclusion do not disappear just because the number on the tag changes.🧠 New Body, Old Brain Why weight loss does not automatically delete the old wiring. We get into proof-seeking, spiral texts, and how hard it is to believe you belong even when you technically fit.If you have ever stood in a dressing room questioning your identity or watched early 2000s reality TV and thought, how did we normalize this, this one is for you.✨ Hit follow so you do not miss new episodes every week✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show.💛 Your life does not start later. Thanks for being here.Support the show: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodSupport the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms who’ve lost a combined 150 pounds and are still unpacking the wiring that came with growing up as the fat kid. This is the podcast where we talk about body image, diet culture, identity shifts, and the stuff that sticks with you long after gym class ends.In this episode, we’re talking about fat-shaming and how it starts way earlier than most people think.🏀 “Use Your Size” at 12 Years Old Kari was at a kids' basketball game when a coach yelled “use your size” at a bigger kid. If you were ever the fat kid, you know how jarring that was. We break down how comments like that shape identity before puberty even finishes.🎒 Growing Up Fat-Shamed From gym class roles to being labeled “the big one,” we talk about how fat-shaming rarely says the word “fat” out loud. It sounds like strategy. It sounds like compliments. It sounds like “strong.” And it sticks.🏈 That Halftime Mike Tyson Ad We also get into the halftime Super Bowl ad featuring Mike Tyson and why the tough-love messaging around “getting strong” felt very familiar. Is it motivation? Is it shame? When does health messaging cross into humiliation?If your body got labeled before you even hit puberty, this one’s for you.Follow the show, leave a rating, and share this episode with someone who survived gym class with you.We’re glad you’re here.  💛 Want bloopers, behind-the-scenes chaos, to catch us going live, and extra conversations we don’t share publicly? Join us on Patreon: 👉 https://www.patreon.com/BornThisWeighPodSupport the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to live fully in bodies that are changing after a lifetime of diet culture, food noise and learning not to trust ourselves.🚨 We’re officially on Patreon. Join The Club: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodThis week’s episode starts with a confession: Lisa has never seen The Goonies. Kari, aggressively disappointed in her co‑host’s childhood, insists on a watch — and what follows is a candid conversation about fat jokes, pool avoidance and the media we grew up with.🎬 Fat Shaming in The Goonies – We celebrate the film’s iconic adventure while cringing at how the “fat kid” is the punchline, especially the infamous truffle shuffle scene.🌊 Hating Water – Why do so many of us avoid water? We unpack water aversion, from childhood insecurities to how body image and weight influence our comfort (or discomfort) with swimming and getting in the pool.📺 Media We Loved That Stings Now – Beyond The Goonies, we ask: What other shows and movies we adored growing up make us wince today? How do we reconcile nostalgia with our growth and new awareness?If you’ve ever rewatched a childhood favorite and felt conflicted, or you’ve struggled with water and body image, this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps more people find the show💛 Your life doesn’t start later. Thanks for being here.Support the show: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodSupport the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to live fully in bodies that are changing — after a lifetime of diet culture, food noise, and learning not to trust ourselves.🚨 We’re officially on Patreon. Join The Club: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodThis week’s episode tackles one of the loudest diet culture lies of all....that restriction = success.🥩 Keto in Public & Diet Absurdity Keto is cute until you try to exist in public and order food like a normal person. From restaurant panic to butter math, we unpack why ultra-restrictive diets collapsed for us the second real life showed up.🍟 Fast Food Guilt & Food Morality Why eating fast food is not a moral failing and sometimes dinner is just Tuesday night. We talk about how food gets moralized, why that shame sticks, and how it quietly sabotages long-term weight loss.🥔 Restriction vs Restraint & Deprogramming Carb Fear We break down the difference between restriction and restraint, why “I could have it” is a secret weapon, and why we are officially deprogramming fear of carbs — starting with potatoes, our beloved.We also talk real-life weight loss, GLP-1s, plus-size fitness, identity shifts, and what it looks like to build trust with yourself instead of fighting your body forever.If you’re navigating weight loss while still living a real life, this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps more people find the show💛 Your life doesn’t start later. Thanks for being here.Support the show here.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to live fully in bodies that are changing — after a lifetime of diet culture, food noise, and learning not to trust ourselves.🚨 We’re officially on Patreon. Join The Club: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodThis week’s episode was the first in-person recording! And it got exciting fast.💬 YouTube Comments, Being Misunderstood & Old Fat-Girl Wiring We accidentally discovered the YouTube comment section and unpack why being misunderstood, mocked, or accused of “doing it wrong” hits so deep. We talk visibility, in-group cruelty, and why this reaction is exactly why this podcast exists.🚗 Near-Death Car Chaos & Nervous System Reality Checks From truly terrifying highway moments to the emotional comedown after stress, we talk about how the body processes fear — and why sometimes surviving the day is the workout.✨ Loose Skin, Facelifts & the “What Comes Next?” QuestionWe talk honestly about loose skin, face changes, and why plastic surgery conversations feel louder than ever right now. What do you plan for when weight loss finally feels real — and how do money, insurance, and access shape those choices?We also get into gym wins, hot trainers, TikTok Live chaos, body image endgames, and the weird emotional shift that happens when you start believing “this might actually work.”If you’re navigating weight loss, identity shifts, fear of the aftermath, or learning how to take up space in a changing body, this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week ✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps more people find the show💛 Your life doesn’t start later. Thanks for being here.Support the show: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpod👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to live fully in bodies that are changing — after a lifetime of diet culture, food noise, and learning not to trust ourselves.🚨 We’re officially on Patreon. Join The VIP Club: https://www.patreon.com/c/BornThisWeighPodThis week’s episode centers around three very real conversations about rebuilding self-trust:🏊‍♀️ Tri Training & Keeping Promises to Yourself Kari shares how triathlon training is actually going, including her first brick workout, the shift from “compete” to “complete,” and what it looks like to keep commitments to yourself — even when it’s your bedtime and the pool is still open.🧠 Quieting Food Noise Lisa shares her first honest update after the first few weeks on GLP-1s, focusing on what it feels like when food noise turns down, hunger and fullness cues finally make sense, and logic gets louder than impulse — without pretending the inner critic magically disappears.📊 Tracking, Not Tracking & Trusting Your Body We talk tracking vs intuitive eating, why trusting your body can feel scarier than controlling it, and how self-trust is built through experience, not perfection.We also get into gym anxiety, food aversions, brick workouts, and why freedom around food isn’t about discipline — it’s about finally being able to hear yourself think.If you’re navigating weight loss, food noise, endurance training, or trying to rebuild trust with your body after years of dieting, this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps more people find the show💛 Your life doesn’t start later. Thanks for being here.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/c/BornThisWeighPodSupport the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to live fully in bodies that are changing — in a culture that makes January feel like an open season on fat bodies.🚨 We’re officially on Patreon. Join The Club: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodThis week’s episode centers around three very real January conversations:📅 January Diet Culture Why January is the loudest, most exhausting month to exist in a bigger body. From targeted ads and gym chaos to “new year, new me” small talk, we unpack why wellness season always turns into weight surveillance — and why it hits harder than people admit.💉 Starting GLP-1s Lisa shares why she decided to start GLP-1s as a tool for food noise and binging, the complicated feelings that come with it, and why other people’s opinions about bodies (especially fat bodies) are never actually about health. We talk sovereignty, stigma, and what people get wrong about willpower.🌀 A Wild Plot Twist Just when the episode feels gets in the groove… things escalate. One of us makes a decision that absolutely no one saw coming — including us — and it changes how we’re thinking about training, nourishment, and what our bodies are capable of next.We also talk gym anxiety, TikTok cringe, food noise as a mental battle, January bingo-card moments, and what freedom actually feels like when you stop fighting yourself all day.If January makes you feel exposed, judged, or like your body suddenly became public property, this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week ✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps more people find the show💛 Your life doesn’t start later. Thanks for being here.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to live fully in bodies that are changing, in a culture that taught us to wait until we were “fixed.”🚨 We’re officially on Patreon. Join The Club: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodThis week’s episode focuses on three very real conversations:📺 Stranger Things’ Derek What Derek’s character brings up about fear, survival, and being the one who cannot keep up, how fat bodies are portrayed in high stakes stories, and why those moments still hit so close to home.✨ 2026 Intentions Without the New Year BS Why we’re done with punishment goals, how we’re approaching 2026 with intention instead of control, and what it looks like to stop waiting for a “better” version of yourself to begin living.🎭 Aidy Bryant Why Aidy Bryant remains our blueprint for living now. From Shrill to SNL, we talk representation, visibility, and what changes when fat women are allowed to be full, complex humans on screen.We also talk concert crying as nervous system regulation, body image, identity shifts, and why joy does not require permission.If you’ve ever felt like you were holding your breath until the scale changed, this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show.💛 Your life doesn’t start later. Thanks for being here.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:💧 Hydration for Weight Loss Why drinking water is somehow harder than it should be, how dehydration messes with hunger cues, cravings, energy, and workouts, and whether hydration actually helps with weight loss or just makes you pee more.🧂 Electrolytes & What Actually Works WaterTok rage, homemade electrolyte mixes, potassium and magnesium, carbonation cravings, and the debate over what counts as “real water” when you’re trying to feel better, run farther, and stop relying on soda for survival.🎙 A Look Back on 2025 What it really took to launch this podcast, learn new tools on the fly, get over the fear of putting ourselves online, and why hearing “I thought I was the only one” from listeners changed everything. The wins, the hard parts, and what we’re taking with us into the new year.If you’re trying to reset without doing a cliche New Year’s resolution, struggling with hydration, or wondering what actually helped us stay consistent this year, this one’s for you.💛 Hydration habits, electrolyte chaos, and a real-life weight loss year in review. Let’s get into it.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps other people find the show. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to live in smaller bodies in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.🚨 We’re officially on Patreon. Join The Club: https://patreon.com/bornthisweighpodThis week’s episode focuses on two heavy-hitting, very real topics:🎄 Holiday Weight Loss Why December isn’t a moral test, how “everyone gains weight over the holidays” became a cultural rule, and what changes when you stop waiting for January and stay intentional through potlucks, grazing, and nonstop food noise.✈️ Flying While Fat Seatbelt extenders, hyper-visibility, fear of judgment, and the deep anxiety of navigating air travel in a bigger body — plus how those experiences can quietly limit adventure if you let them.We also talk clean-plate conditioning, obligation eating, and why shame has no place in holiday weight loss.If holiday eating stresses you out, travel feels emotionally loaded, or you’ve ever felt like your body had to be managed for other people’s comfort — this episode is for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps more people find the show💛 December is not a moral test. Thanks for being here.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.We've launched on Patreon. Join The Club! https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPodThis week’s episode dives into:✨ Metabolizing Joy — Kari’s fresh off a soul-filling weekend in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and we unpack what it feels like to be surrounded by people who light you up, want you to win, and make life feel expansive again.🤝 Adult Friendships & Real Community — why finding your people as an adult is so hard, how abundance mindset changes the way you connect, and why community hits different when you’re doing deep work like weight loss, healing, and identity shifts.🧠 Gratitude That Actually Works — not the performative “write three things” version, but the kind of gratitude practice that rewires your brain, softens food noise, and helps you stop auditioning for belonging.🚨 Huge Announcement — we officially launched the Born This Weigh Patreon. Bonus content, behind-the-scenes chaos, deeper dives that are too spicy for the main feed, and some very cute downloads for listeners who want more of us.If you’ve ever felt lonely in transformation, struggled to find people who get this season of your life, or realized you’ve been auditioning for connection instead of receiving it — this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps other people find the show.💛 Metabolizing joy, finding your people, and building community that actually supports your growth. Let’s get into it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:🍽️ The Weight Watchers Diets — the points math, the weigh-ins, the binge–restrict mindset, the emotional eating patterns we learned as kids, and why so many of us picked up secret eating and food guilt without even realizing it.🎄 Holiday Stress — the food noise, the emotional overload, the holiday overeating triggers, the grief season spiral, the pressure to perform “holiday cheer,” and why December is the hardest month for weight loss, calorie control, and staying consistent.😵 Emotional Eating — the nighttime overeating loops, stress eating during mom-life chaos, cravings that spike when you’re overwhelmed, the “I’ll start in January” trap, and how binge eating shows up when routines fall apart.If you’ve ever tried to lose weight during the holidays, battled food noise at night, felt stuck in emotional eating cycles, or worried about holiday weight gain while juggling family stress, this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps other people find the show.💛 Weight Watchers memories, holiday overeating triggers, and the emotional eating season no one warns you about. Let’s get into it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:🫘 BeanTok & Realistic Fiber Wins — Lisa falls headfirst into #BeanTok and ramps up her bean-and-fiber journey with grinder salads, chickpea experiments, high-fiber swaps, and the TikTok rabbit hole where people track their bowel movements like race splits. Plus the recipes that slapped and the ones that betrayed her.💉 Celebrities on GLP-1s — We break down the emotional whiplash of watching beloved plus-size icons get smaller, the rise of GLP-1s across Hollywood, why it triggers so many complicated feelings, and how parasocial relationships make other people’s bodies feel strangely personal.If you’ve ever felt weird about celebrity weight loss, gotten sucked into a TikTok trend you didn’t mean to join, or tried to increase your fiber without losing your mind — this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps other people find the show. ⭐️💛 BeanTok chaos, GLP-1 culture shifts, and the fiber era no one warned us about. Let’s get into it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week, we’re doing something a little different — a Thanksgiving Special: Pep Talk Edition.We’re diving into:🦃 The Thanksgiving Freakout — why this holiday can feel like the Super Bowl for anyone trying to lose weight, heal their relationship with food, or just survive the emotional booby traps hiding between the mashed potatoes and the family drama.🏈 The Game-Day Playbook — our boundary blitzes, plate-protection strategies, emotional-regulation timeouts, and the exact pep talk that helped Kari dominate a past Thanksgiving for the first time ever.👀 The Commentary Crew — the side-eye, the portion policing, the “I’m being so bad” food talk, and all the chaotic family energy that can make a normal meal feel like a full contact sport.If you’ve ever walked into Thanksgiving already rehearsing comebacks, checked your mindset like it’s game film, or wished someone would hand you a laminated strategy card just to get through dinner — this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps other people find the show (and yes, we text each other every single time). ⭐️💛 Boundaries, buffet lines, and a pep talk strong enough to survive the holiday chaos. Let’s get into it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:💅 Feeling Girly Again — Lisa gets an "extended scalp massage", unlocks her inner rich auntie, and suddenly understands why people walk around the neighborhood just to let everyone see their hair. From lived-in blonde to root melts to reclaiming femininity after years of “I’m not a girly girl,” we get into all of it.🩺 Fat-Girl Doctor Anxiety — how stepping on a scale in front of a clinic can feel like a jump scare, how weight stigma makes Biggins delay appointments, and the survival strategies fat women learn just to get actual medical care. Just another day with the emotional gymnastics of being a patient in a bigger body.🎂 Turning 40 — the identity crisis, the wilderness retreat fantasies, the desire for peace (and scalp spas), AND the chaotic dream of bringing all your favorite people together in the middle of the woods (or the French Quarter???) just to talk a;; about you. What kind of party can you throw when you actually want quiet for the first time in your life?If you’ve ever avoided a doctor’s visit, walked outside just so people could witness your hot-girl hair, or fantasized about a quiet but also raging 40th birthday in a cabin where everyone compliments you to each other (...just us?) — this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review — it helps other people find the show! ⭐️💛 Scalp-massage highs, fat-girl medical trauma, and the chaotic journey toward an unforgettable 40th. Let’s get into it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh! We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:🎙️ Fatphobia Across Politics & Pop Culture — from Fox News SNAP rants to SNL punchlines. We talk about how shaming fat people is still pervasive and why body shame somehow keeps getting a pass on both sides.🤝 Finding Real Community in Transformation — what it’s like to meet people doing the same deep, uncomfortable work you are, then go home to a world that doesn’t always get it.✂️ Should Lisa Get Bangs? — the lighthearted national debate we didn’t know we needed. The people get to decide… listen in to learn how to vote!If you’ve ever laughed off a joke that hit too close, felt like the only one rewiring your self-image, or just want to cast your vote in the Great Bangs Election of 2025, this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a quick rating or review. It helps other people find the show (and makes us text each other every single time). ⭐️💛 Fatphobia’s bipartisan, community’s everything, and the fate of Lisa’s bangs is in your hands.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh! We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:🎭 Plus-Size Halloween Costumes — how we’ve spent years choosing funny over sexy because of how others made us feel about being seen on Halloween.🧠 Learned Helplessness — that slow, sneaky victim mindset that whispers “life happens to you,” and what it feels like to realize you’ve been the designer of your own life all along.🛵 The Fat-Girl Moped Theory — inspired by season 9's finale reunion of Love Is Blind Denver and one unforgettably brutal metaphor that captures shame, misogynistic secrecy, and the choice to ride anyway.If you’ve ever secretly wanted to dress like a 'lil ho for Halloween, felt like life was just too hard on “people like you,” or hooked up with someone who later told you he’s not attracted to you — this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a quick rating or review — it helps other people find the show (and we squeal every time one comes in). ⭐️💛 Funny-not-sexy costumes, realizing "I'm The One!", and mopeds finally getting ridden in the daylight.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:📺 Love Is Blind and Fat-Shaming — we unpack Season 9's storyline with Joe and Madison's relationship, Anna’s online hate, and past contestants like Alexa and Brennon. Are these women really plus size? And why we still get that pit-in-our-stomach feeling when the doors open and the guy's smile fades.💪 15K Tough Mudder with Zero Fitness Background — Kari recaps her first 15K in the mud. From the walls to the ice bath to the team that got her through, we talk about building grit by design and surrounding yourself with the right people when you're doing something hard.🍬 Halloween Candy Hangover — how the season’s sugar surge hits different when you’ve struggled with emotional eating. We talk about buying it early, hiding it from our kids (and ourselves), and why something as small as a fun-size wrapper can still mess with your head.If you've ever wondered what Vanessa Lachey thinks about Love Is Blind's size inclusivity, cried before a starting line, debated whether to throw out the candy bowl or eat every last Reese’s, (or ordered extra food for an Imaginary person) — this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a quick rating or review — it helps other people find the show (and makes text each other excitedly that someone really likes us). ⭐️💛 Love Is Blind triggers, muddy wins, and mini Twix regrets. Let's get into it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh! We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.It's a milestone week for the pod! We have our very first guest.We'll chat with fitness coach David Terrell @personaltranscend aka (The Biebs) all about:🏃‍♀️ Exercise Anxiety — why just moving can feel so loaded, how “fit-guy energy” messes with our heads, and what happens when your brain still thinks you don’t belong in motion.🧠 Comparison Traps — envy vs. jealousy, scrolling yourself into shame, and the mental gymnastics of watching everyone else’s highlight reel while you’re still lacing up.⚡ Mindset Shifts — what “out of the pocket” really means, how to get back when you slip, and why perfection is the least interesting part of progress.If you’ve ever overthought a workout, compared yourself into paralysis, or wondered why the mental part of fitness is harder than the physical — this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a quick rating or review — it helps other people find the show (and makes our day). ⭐️💛 First guest unlocked, exercise anxiety unpacked, and yes — we’re still in the pocket… mostly.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh! We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:🎬 John Candy & The Caretaker Archetype — gentle giants, funny fat men, and what it costs to make everyone else comfortable while forgetting yourself. We break down (literally) fall 2025's hugely popular documentary John Candy: I Like Me.🍩 Food As Love — dessert rooms, cookie tables, and Dairy Queen orders that double as grief rituals. How comfort food became our love language (and our emotional support system).💪 Fitness While Fat — Tough Mudder stories, muddy miracles, and why showing up sweaty in the middle of the journey beats waiting for a perfect “after.”If you’ve ever cried over John Candy, survived a family buffet, or tried to exercise while your thighs started a small fire, this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a quick rating or review — it helps other people find the show (and we get really excited about every single review). ⭐️💛 Comedy meets catharsis, food meets feelings, and yes — we’re still muddy about it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh! We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:💻 Real Life Weight Loss Weeks — sick kids, zero sleep, and one Wi-Fi adapter that didn’t survive a latte. 🍸 Non-Scale Victories IRL — Kari goes solo to a DC bar, gets hit on mid–Cubs win, and still chooses herself (and her step goals). 💪 Confidence-Fueled Weight Loss — running while fat, pushing through gym fear, and learning that body confidence starts way before goal weight.If you’ve ever tried to juggle motherhood, gym anxiety, and a messy weight loss journey — this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a quick rating or review — it helps other people find the show (and makes our day). ⭐️💛 Weight loss gets real, confidence gets louder, and these Old Navy leggings still deserve a Nobel.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh! We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:🐙 Ursula the Sea Witch — why The Little Mermaid’s villain might actually be the OG fat femme icon (and the only “representation” we got as kids).👗 Clothes Shopping Trauma — shrink-wrapped torso chic, mall meltdowns, and why accessories were the only things fat girls could buy while friends tried on jeans.💄 Fat Femininity Gatekept — from pink feeling “off-limits” to cosplaying pretty for a night out, we talk about what it’s like when softness, daintiness, and desirability never feel fully on the table.If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at Disney villains, sweated through a popcorn shirt, or wondered if you were less feminine because of your weight, this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a quick rating or review — it helps other people find the show (and makes our day). ⭐️💛 Ursula was right. Popcorn shirts were wrong. And somehow, we’re still talking about it.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh! We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:🥚 Fad Diets — from the Egg Diet to cabbage soup and the Military Diet, we revisit the wildest “quick fixes” people swore by (and what actually happens when you try them).👗 Wedding Dress Regrets — the stories behind our own wedding photos, why sleeves mattered so much, and how body image still sneaks into the biggest day of your life.🌊 Lazy River Shame — water love, inner tubes, and the tricks we used to hide when just “floating along” felt like being on display.If you’ve ever tried a diet you’d never admit out loud, cringed at your wedding photos, or sunk so low in the lazy river only your toes and bump-it were visible, this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week. ✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a quick rating or review — it helps other people find the show (and makes our day). ⭐️💛 Thanks for floating down this lazy river with us — chaos and all.Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh! We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.More big feelings this week:⚖️ Shame Around Achievement — why every promotion, project, or personal win used to come with an invisible “but I’m fat,” and what it takes to stop shrinking our own successes. 🎬 Fat Monica on Friends — from Chandler’s cheap shots to Ugly Naked Guy, we revisit the sitcom’s fat-suit era and unpack why those jokes hit us Biggins so hard. 🍑 Booty Checks & Glute Gains — Quick Wins makes its debut, where we shamelessly brag about our peaches like they just took home Best in Show.If you’ve ever laughed at Friends and cringed later, felt proud but instantly undercut yourself, or just wanted someone to celebrate glute gains with — this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a quick rating or review — it helps other people find the show (and makes our day). ⭐️Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh! We’re Kari and Lisa — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, still untangling what it means to love ourselves in a world that never missed a chance to body-shame us.This week’s episode dives into:💪 Bieber’s “Murder Workout” — Kari swears her trainer (lovingly nicknamed The Biebs) is secretly trying to kill her with his workouts. (You can find The Biebs on socials @personaltranscend if you're also interested in hiring a personal hit man.) 🎬 Shallow Hal Trauma — we revisit the infamous Jack Black & Gwyneth Paltrow rom-com and unpack the fat suits, cheap laughs, and why it hit us Biggins so hard. ⚖️ A Failed Gastric Band — Lisa opens up about the setbacks of her surgery experience… and how the only bright spot was the night she finally got dubbed the Hot Okapi.We also get real about our weight histories — from first-grade lunchroom shame to crash diets, failed fixes, and the slow climb toward real change.If you’ve ever tried every diet under the sun, cringed at old “fat jokes” in movies, or felt like exercise was low-key murder… this one’s for you.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a quick rating or review — it helps other people find the show (and makes our day). ⭐️We’re so glad you’re here. Let’s keep untangling this together. 💛Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!

🎉 Welcome to the debut of Born This Weigh! We’re Lisa and Kari — two moms, 150+ pounds lighter, and still untangling what it means to grow up fat in a world that never let us forget it.We made this podcast because there are so many of us who’ve carried weight — and the shame that we were taught should come with it — for a long time. It shaped our humor, our choices, our confidence, even our mental health.Born This Weigh is our place to finally talk about it out loud. The body changes, but the wiring sticks around — and we’re here to untangle it with honesty, curiosity, and plenty of laughter along the way.📺 This first episode is part origin story, part girl-crush hangout. You’ll hear how we met, why we decided to start a podcast in the middle of our weight loss journeys, and what you can expect from the show moving forward.In this episode, we'll also chat about: 👖 How The Biggest Loser Documentary helped launch this podcast, with our own Biggest Loser-era origin storiesIf you’ve ever felt like your body was your whole personality — and now you’re trying to figure out who you are without that scaffolding — you’re in the right place.✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.✨ Come hang out with us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @bornthisweighpod ✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a quick rating or review — it helps other people find the show (and it makes our day). ⭐️We’re so glad you’re here. Let’s do this thing. 💛Support the show👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!