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We Only LOOK Thin

322 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 651 ratings

Catherine and Donald Wygal are a married couple who, after a life-long struggle, have each lost over 100 pounds. Join them as they work on keeping the weight off and pass along what they’ve learned along the way.

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Episodes

Episode 320 – Living at Room Temperature

February 26, 2024 00:16 - 52 minutes - 42.7 MB

Wait, what? You’re telling me that there are even more ways that I sabotage myself? We sure are. You didn’t think you were getting off that easy did you? In ...

Episode 319 – I WOLT The Line

February 19, 2024 04:02 - 46 minutes - 38.2 MB

Is taking weight loss and fitness advice from Johnny Cash song lyrics irresponsible or the key to overnight success?  Probably.  Alice Boyes, in her book “The Healthy Mind Toolkit”, talks ...

Episode 318 – Blindspotting

February 12, 2024 04:03 - 53 minutes - 43.4 MB

What’s that?  You’re offering me a treat?  You don’t have to know that I just ate, so I don’t mind if I do!  If you’ve ever struggled with your weight, ...

Episode 317 – Hungry Like The WOLT

February 05, 2024 03:52 - 48 minutes - 39.4 MB

Leave it to We Only Look Thin to take perfectly good concepts like “Revenge” and “Secret” and make them about eating. New listener Dave wrote in to ask the couple ...

Episode 316 – 366 Surprises

January 29, 2024 02:26 - 50 minutes - 40.7 MB

Merry Soup Swap Day to you!  If you’re like most people, you love math and hate surprises.  Well, we’ve got the episode for you! It can be easy to use ...

Episode 315 – The Banana Splits

January 22, 2024 01:33 - 43 minutes - 35.7 MB

The wait is finally over! It’s time for part 2 of the origin story of We Only Look Thin. Listener Susan wrote in to ask about the early days of ...

Episode 314 – Bananas for Weight Loss

January 15, 2024 03:04 - 41 minutes - 34 MB

If you know anything about comic books, you know that all heroes and villains have origin stories. Catherine and Donald are no exception. Listener Susan wrote in to ask the ...

Episode 313 – The Three Whys Men

January 08, 2024 02:34 - 1 hour - 48.8 MB

When it comes to losing weight, most people ask “how?”.  How did you do it?  How did you eat?  How did you exercise?  How does watching Star Wars cartoons fit ...

Episode 312 – Cold Turkey

January 01, 2024 17:02 - 51 minutes - 41.6 MB

It’s 2024 and this is the year you change everything.  Starting today, you’re going to give up all of your unwanted habits and only do the healthy thing from now ...

Episode 311 – I’m Dreaming of a WOLT Christmas

December 25, 2023 02:15 - 44 minutes - 36.4 MB

Reflection; vampires can’t do it, but most others can.  And yet, many choose not to.  As 2023 comes to a close, Catherine and Donald ask you to reflect upon the ...

Episode 310 – I’ve Got My WOLT to Keep Me Warm

December 18, 2023 01:25 - 40 minutes - 33 MB

At this time of year you can’t turn around without having to dodge a fruit cake or some kind of nog.  Whether you’re doing great with your health and fitness ...

Episode 309 – WOLTing in a Winter Wonderland

December 11, 2023 03:51 - 37 minutes - 30.7 MB

Your expectation of this show is probably that it’s the greatest podcast recorded by humans. The reality is that you are correct. But oftentimes our expectations and reality don’t sync ...

Episode 308 – Season’s Eatings

December 04, 2023 04:02 - 45 minutes - 37.4 MB

Whelp, it’s December. How’d that happen? Seems like only 11 months ago it was January. You may be saying to yourself, “How do I manage my holiday food expectations?” The ...

Episode 307 – The Nut Tracker

November 27, 2023 03:51 - 50 minutes - 41.4 MB

This is the episode that some are calling the greatest event in the history of recorded media. Hopefully that’s enough hype. You’ve probably just gone through Thanksgiving weekend and may ...

Episode 306 – Snack Friday

November 20, 2023 03:51 - 40 minutes - 33.2 MB

For some, Thanksgiving brings up warm memories of family and friends, or of Snoopy making popcorn for the Peanuts gang, or of your drunk uncle, drunkle if you will, embarrassing ...

Episode 305 – The Seven Year Itch

November 13, 2023 04:02 - 48 minutes - 39.1 MB

We’ve all at one time or another wished that the Power of Greyskull was real. That we could call upon it and instantly transform into She-Ra or He-Man (plus, who ...

Episode 304 – S.W.O.T It Like It’s Hot

November 06, 2023 03:51 - 40 minutes - 33 MB

Some things just naturally go together. A lock and a key. Salt and Pepper. Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg. But what about business strategies and weight loss? This week, Catherine ...

Episode 303 – Day of the Dread

October 30, 2023 02:54 - 53 minutes - 43.8 MB

It’s Halloween time again and this part of the year can be all about dread.  Dread of ghosts and ghouls and friends inviting you to parties.  But dread can also ...

Episode 302 – Trick or N.E.A.T.

October 23, 2023 01:12 - 52 minutes - 42.3 MB

If you’re a person who watches things, chances are you’ve seen an infomercial.  This type of program combines “information” with a “commercial”; get it? A lot of these infomercials promise ...

Episode 301 – TGI Friday the 13th

October 16, 2023 03:01 - 50 minutes - 41 MB

If you’ve ever watched a horror movie series, you know that even when the bad guy appears to be dead, he manages to return in the sequel. Just like Jason ...

Episode 300 – Caloric Credit Card

October 09, 2023 01:27 - 46 minutes - 37.7 MB

It’s the tricentennial episode of We Only Look Thin! Three Hundred episodes; wow, that’s a lot. But what should we talk about? There’s a lot of pressure to come through ...

Episode 299 – Know When to Fold ’em

October 02, 2023 02:51 - 48 minutes - 39.6 MB

Some debates may never be resolved.  Did the egg come first or the chicken?  Tastes great or less filling?  Should I focus on importing or exporting?  Is it more important ...

Episode 298 – Know When to Hold ’em

September 25, 2023 02:52 - 39 minutes - 32.4 MB

Learning can come from surprising places. For example, the late 1970’s country music crossover hit, “The Gambler”. If you listen to that song enough, you can start to believe that ...

Episode 297 – Thinterview with the Vampire

September 18, 2023 02:10 - 45 minutes - 36.9 MB

In the previous episode, Catherine and Donald held a metaphorical mirror up to themselves to reflect upon what they’ve leaned since they hit their goal weights and started this podcast.  ...

Episode 296 – Mirror, Mirror, on the WOLT

September 11, 2023 00:33 - 46 minutes - 37.7 MB

If you’re The Fonz, you only use your mirror to check your hair, realize it’s perfect, and move on. If you’re not The Fonz, you probably use your mirror to ...

Episode 295 – The Law of WOLTraction

September 04, 2023 03:02 - 49 minutes - 40.1 MB

When you think about consuming things and weight-loss, you probably think about food.  However, we also consume ideas.  We get these ideas from the people in our lives, the books ...

Episode 294 – Errant Errands

August 28, 2023 00:19 - 42 minutes - 34.4 MB

You’ve probably never put “derail my diet and fitness plan” on your to do list, but if you’re anything like the hosts of this podcast, you’ve turned your well-intentioned chores ...

Episode 293 – Courting Disaster

August 21, 2023 02:53 - 54 minutes - 44.3 MB

If you’re like most people, you sometimes think of yourself as a spy agency and you sometimes think of your health and fitness plans as top secret documents. Every time ...

Episode 292 – Calgon Take Me a Weigh

August 14, 2023 02:50 - 49 minutes - 40.6 MB

If you’re anything like Bruce the Shark from Finding Nemo, or the hosts of this podcast, you probably have to remind yourself that you’re not a mindless eating machine.  Does ...

Episode 291 – Everybody’s Nerfect

August 07, 2023 00:42 - 35 minutes - 28.9 MB

If you’re only going to listen to one episode of this show this week, this is THE, with a capital “T”, “H”, and “E”, episode it should be.  In part ...

Episode 290 – Pobody’s Nerfect

July 31, 2023 02:05 - 31 minutes - 26.1 MB

It’s the episode that’s almost as good as a late-night infomercial! Sometimes we just want to open the box on a new piece of fitness equipment and open our new ...

Episode 289 – Better Living Through Boundaries – Part 2

July 24, 2023 03:08 - 31 minutes - 25.5 MB

Now you’re getting the doggy bag episode! Inspired by an article by Rachel Ann Tee-Melegrito, Catherine and Donald present part 2 on how setting personal boundaries can help you get ...

Episode 288 – Better Living Through Boundaries – Part 1

July 17, 2023 02:52 - 35 minutes - 28.8 MB

We’ve all heard the old expression that “good fences make good neighbors”, but could good fences also help you reach your goal weight?  They can if they are metaphorical fences, ...

Episode 287 – Eat, Weigh, Love

July 10, 2023 03:02 - 47 minutes - 38.5 MB

The thing that people criticize the most is criticism itself. How ironic! Listener Kristen wrote in asking for advice on overcoming her worst critic; herself. If you’re like most people, ...

Episode 286 – Fork of July

July 03, 2023 02:53 - 47 minutes - 38.4 MB

You expect fireworks for the 4th of July, and you are going to get them! Whether you’re struggling, doing okay, or knocking it out of the park, now is a ...

Episode 285 – Dinner Guessed

June 26, 2023 03:01 - 32 minutes - 26.6 MB

Experts agree; the most terrifying sentence in the English language is, “Would you like to come over for dinner?”.  Even if you’re one of the few people who actually enjoys ...

Episode 284 – Landing Gear

June 19, 2023 02:52 - 39 minutes - 32.6 MB

Nothing says “fun vacation” like a health and fitness podcast!   Your vacation is over and it’s time to get back to regular life. Now what?  How do you get back ...

Episode 283 – WOLT Colored Glasses

June 12, 2023 03:01 - 46 minutes - 38 MB

What if this time, you didn’t quit?  It’s a lot easier said than done, but believe it or not, there are techniques that you can practice to help you get ...

Episode 282 – Meme Girls

June 05, 2023 02:19 - 38 minutes - 31.6 MB

What’s the meme-ing of this? I’m glad you asked. If you’re like most people, you’ve enjoyed a meme starring Willy Wonka or The Great Gatsby from time to time. But ...

Episode 281 – Snacks on a Plane

May 29, 2023 03:01 - 35 minutes - 29.4 MB

If you’re flying with Samuel L. Jackson you might be concerned about snakes on your plane. If you’re not, and you are trying to hit or maintain health and fitness ...

Episode 280 – New Order

May 22, 2023 02:52 - 46 minutes - 37.7 MB

If you live your life based on Mountain Dew commercials or Monster Truck Shows, you probably try to take things to the extreme.  At We Only Look Thin, we’ve found ...

Episode 279 – Funtervention

May 15, 2023 03:02 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MB

You are cordially invited to the We Only Look Thin after party! Be sure to read all the fine print before sending your RSVP. WOLT Place member Sarah asked how ...

Episode 278 – Look WOLT You Made Me Do

May 08, 2023 02:51 - 41 minutes - 34.1 MB

It’s our Swiftisode part 3.  You don’t have to be a Swifty to listen, but it doesn’t hurt.  If you say the right things, talking to yourself can be productive.  ...

Episode 277 – I’m the Problem, It’s Me

May 01, 2023 00:53 - 40 minutes - 33.4 MB

Sadly, there was no sequel to the classic 1998 Samuel Jackson movie, “The Negotiator”.  If there had been, I’d like to believe it would have been called, “The Negotiator 2: ...

Episode 276 – Anti-Hero

April 24, 2023 02:52 - 31 minutes - 25.6 MB

When you think of “negotiations”, you probably think of a business deal or a labor dispute.  When you think of “The Negotiator”, you probably think of the 1998 Samuel Jackson ...

Episode 275 – Pause Patrol

April 17, 2023 02:53 - 37 minutes - 30.5 MB

Setbacks.  No one needs them, but everyone has them.  This week, listener Coco asks the We Only Look Thin team about how to deal with setbacks in your life that ...

Episode 274 – Another 10 WOLTmandments

April 10, 2023 02:55 - 42 minutes - 34.9 MB

Some podcasts can discuss the burning bush and others can discuss burning calories, but this is the only podcast that discusses both!  This week, Catherine and Donald present ten or ...

Episode 273 – The Ten WOLTmandments

April 03, 2023 02:52 - 33 minutes - 27.1 MB

Listen to this episode or thou shall be smoten! Just like Charton Heston in that movie about Moses and the Ten Commandments (what was it called?), Catherine and Donald present ...

Episode 272 – Stuck in the Middle with WOLT

March 27, 2023 02:53 - 37 minutes - 30.7 MB

If you only listen to one health and fitness podcast that brings up Enya, Falco, Fabio, Hobbit Sticks and Light Sabers, this should be the one.  Continuing our series based ...

Episode 271 – Dr. Seuss Chef

March 20, 2023 02:52 - 39 minutes - 32.4 MB

We Only Look Thin asked you which topics you’d like us to talk about and you answered. Now Catherine and Donald will answer your answers, which were really questions, in ...

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