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We Only LOOK Thin

329 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days 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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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 ...

Episode 270 – I’m a Carbie Girl

March 13, 2023 01:40 - 35 minutes - 28.8 MB

First, we were told that fats were bad. Then we were told that carbs were bad. Next it was processed foods that were bad and cooked foods that were bad ...

Episode 269 – Magic Ate Ball

March 06, 2023 02:29 - 38 minutes - 31.8 MB

Would you use a game spinner to choose an exercise routine? How about flipping a coin to pick your diet plan? What about using a Pop-O-Matic to figure out how ...

Episode 268 – Super Bowl Setback

February 27, 2023 01:24 - 35 minutes - 29.2 MB

This week, The We Only Look Thin players present a very special episode that involves some of the finest acting a Health and Fitness podcast has ever seen.  Have you ...

Episode 267 – Blame it on the Rain

February 20, 2023 02:11 - 30 minutes - 25.3 MB

Have you spent your life doing the Goldilocks with your weight loss and fitness plans?  This one’s “too hard” and that one’s “too cold” and never finding one that’s “just ...

Episode 266 – You Give WOLT a Bad Name

February 13, 2023 03:50 - 34 minutes - 28.4 MB

Some people love board games like Monopoly or Chutes and Ladders.  Others love card games like Uno or Go Fish.  For some, their favorite game is the Blame Game.  When ...

Episode 265 – Caloric Columbo

February 06, 2023 03:51 - 34 minutes - 28.5 MB

In classic We Only Look Thin fashion, we name an episode after a fictional 1970’s TV Detective that hardly anyone under 40 will remember.  It’s good to know that some ...

Episode 264 – The Newlywed Gain

January 30, 2023 01:00 - 37 minutes - 31 MB

Love.  Exciting and new.  Come aboard; we’re expecting you.  When the great poet Paul Williams wrote the lyrics to the Love Boat theme, he probably wasn’t thinking about couples who ...

Episode 263 – Deep Thoughts Part 3 – Deepest Thoughts

January 23, 2023 03:50 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MB

If you were one of the thousands of people who listened to last week’s episode of We Only Look Thin and remarked, “these are the deepest thoughts I’ve ever heard”, ...

Episode 262 – Deep Thoughts Part 2 – Deeper Thoughts

January 16, 2023 05:03 - 32 minutes - 26.6 MB

Thinking is one of the top ways in which we have thoughts.  But what if you really want deep thoughts?  Do you need a thinking shovel or some kind of ...

Episode 261 – Deep Thoughts – Part 1

January 09, 2023 04:00 - 35 minutes - 28.7 MB

You probably ask a lot of questions during your average day.  How much is it?  What’s in it for me?  Who invented liquid soap?  It turns out that some of ...

Episode 260 – ’23 and Me

January 02, 2023 04:03 - 32 minutes - 27 MB

It’s a new year and so you’ll be imbued with magical powers to transform yourself into the person you’ve always wanted to be!  But wait, isn’t that what you said ...

Episode 259 – Mind the Gap

December 26, 2022 01:06 - 35 minutes - 28.9 MB

The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day can be a magical time, but it can also be a struggle.  You might be torn between your big-city lifestyle and the ...

Episode 258 – Baby it’s WOLT Outside

December 19, 2022 03:51 - 29 minutes - 24 MB

Although not usually associated with the holidays, the great Salt-N-Pepa taught us that we could push it.  Push it real good.  But what if the “it” that’s being pushed, is ...

Episode 257 – Jingle all the Weigh

December 12, 2022 03:51 - 32 minutes - 26.9 MB

For some, this time of year is about traditions, gathering with loved ones, and being just a little bit nicer to each other for a while.  For others, it’s about ...

Episode 256 – TIPpers Delight – Part 3

December 05, 2022 03:52 - 36 minutes - 29.7 MB

Everyone knows how important it is to stick the landing.  You can have an amazing routine that wows the crowd, but if you wobble on the dismount, it can cost ...

Episode 255 – TIPpers Delight – Part 2

November 28, 2022 01:38 - 38 minutes - 31.8 MB

I said-a Tip, Top, the Tippie, the Tippie, To the Tip Tip hop-a you don’t stop the snack, It to the bang-bang cookie, say up jump the hoagie, To the ...

Episode 254 – TIPpers Delight – Part 1

November 21, 2022 01:47 - 44 minutes - 36.6 MB

A trilogy can’t be a trilogy without the first part, and if you started with the second part, people would get confused.  With that in mind, We Only Look Thin ...

Episode 253 – To Gobble or Not to Gobble

November 14, 2022 03:51 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MB

Thanksgiving should be a day when we tell our family what we really think of them, but some people try to make it about food. Some want to jam in ...

Episode 252 – The See Food Diet

November 07, 2022 03:52 - 35 minutes - 28.9 MB

When you think of impulsive decisions, you probably think of last-minute skydiving or marrying a person you’ve just met.  Or perhaps doing something really crazy like trying a new brand ...

Episode 251 – Bride of Trackula

October 31, 2022 01:33 - 41 minutes - 34.2 MB

If you’re Superman, your Kryptonite is Kryptonite.  For some people who aren’t Superman, their Kryptonite is tracking calories.  This week, in the thrilling sequel to “Count Trackula”, Catherine and Donald ...

Episode 250 – Count Trackula

October 24, 2022 01:21 - 40 minutes - 33.4 MB

It’s the We Only Look Thin 250th Episode!  The first of many! Some say to track is wack, but tracking calories can be one of the most effective habits to ...

Episode 249 – Autumn’s Eleven

October 17, 2022 03:09 - 37 minutes - 30.7 MB

Some look at the calendar and see “Shocktober”. Others look and see “Rocktober”. While still others look and see plain old “October”.  Many of these same people decide that they ...

Episode 248 – Only Burgers in the Building

October 09, 2022 23:54 - 39 minutes - 32.2 MB

We make hundreds of decisions every day.  We decide what to say, where to go, and which Donald Duck t-shirt to wear.  We’re also faced with decisions about what to ...

Episode 247 – Schoolhouse Walk

October 03, 2022 01:42 - 38 minutes - 31.2 MB

You’ve probably heard that the number 7 is lucky or that 3 is the magic number.  You may have also heard that you should hit 10,000 steps every day.  But is ...

Episode 246 – Save Your Beers for Another Day

September 26, 2022 02:27 - 37 minutes - 30.5 MB

Just when you thought that Catherine and Donald haven’t been exposed to any pop culture since the 20th century, they name an episode after a song from this decade.  Well, ...

Episode 245 – Greece is the Word

September 19, 2022 02:51 - 37 minutes - 30.5 MB

If you’ve listened to this podcast and thought, “I love all the math that they talk about, but what I’d really enjoy would be references to ancient Greek philosophy”, then ...

Episode 244 – Your Own Personal Pizza

September 12, 2022 06:09 - 39 minutes - 32.1 MB

Have you ever heard that someone steps over dollars to pick up pennies? Have you ever wondered how many calories you could burn by stepping over dollars? It’s surprisingly common ...

Episode 243 – Sumspringa

September 05, 2022 02:53 - 45 minutes - 36.7 MB

We’re turning our memory loss into an episode! A lot of people have the idea that they will get to a certain place in their weight loss and fitness journey, ...

Episode 243 – Resparkleize Part 3 – Navigating Adult ADHD with Katherine Sanders

August 29, 2022 01:00 - 49 minutes - 40.7 MB

It’s a little-known fact that the expression “the third time’s the charm” was created to explain how great the third part of the 3-part podcast was. With that in mind, ...

Episode 241 – Resparkleize Part 2 – Navigating Adult ADHD with Katherine Sanders

August 22, 2022 02:21 - 36 minutes - 29.6 MB

This episode has 20% more sparkle than last week!  We Only Look Thin continues with the second part of a presentation from WOLT place with member Katherine Sanders. Katherine was ...

Episode 240 – Resparkleize Part 1 – Navigating Adult ADHD with Katherine Sanders

August 15, 2022 02:32 - 44 minutes - 36.6 MB

Back by popular demand, an (almost) Donald Free episode! This week, We Only Look Thin presents the first part of a presentation from WOLT place with member Katherine Sanders. Katherine ...

Episode 239 – Romancing the Scone

August 08, 2022 02:30 - 41 minutes - 33.8 MB

This week, Catherine and Donald take you on an unrealistic 80’s adventure comedy and sprinkle in advice about weight loss and fitness.  Have you ever heard that “food is love”?  Or ...

Episode 238 – WOLT on for One More Day

August 01, 2022 03:00 - 38 minutes - 31.5 MB

At one time or another, we’ve all wanted to quit something.   Whether it’s a job, a relationship, or a game of Monopoly, the urge to give up can be powerful.  But what happens ...

Episode 237 – Any Given Sunday

July 24, 2022 02:58 - 33 minutes - 27.6 MB

Do you think to yourself, “I’ve been so good this week; I deserve to really treat myself this weekend”?  Or do you stick to a plan on weekdays and then ...

Episode 236 – It Still Must Be Nice to be Sam

July 18, 2022 04:06 - 44 minutes - 36 MB

It’s another treat for your ears!  In part two of Catherine’s interview with WOLT Place member Sam, they discuss how Sam’s identity has changed, how she chose her goal weight, ...

Episode 235 – Must Be Nice to Be Sam

July 11, 2022 02:27 - 41 minutes - 34 MB

As Rod Serling would say at the beginning of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride, this is a somewhat different introduction to a somewhat different kind of episode.  This ...

Episode 234 – Half-Full or Half-Empty

July 04, 2022 03:23 - 32 minutes - 26.8 MB

It seems like New Year’s Eve was only yesterday, but six whole months have gone by since then.  Rude.  If you’re like a lot of us, you may have already ...

Episode 233 – Habit Holiday

June 27, 2022 02:51 - 45 minutes - 37 MB

Are you planning to “get away” this summer?  Are you taking a road trip, plane trip, boat trip, and/or scooter trip?  Are you also planning to take a break from ...

Episode 232 – The Energy Vampire Diaries

June 20, 2022 02:51 - 38 minutes - 31.3 MB

You know how sequels are ALWAYS better than the original? We Only Look Thin proves it again this week. Last week’s part 1 about energy vampires was great, but this ...

Episode 231 – WOLT We Do in the Shadows

June 12, 2022 03:35 - 32 minutes - 26.6 MB

Vampires.  When they look like Brad Pitt or sparkle like Edward Cullen, we love ’em.  When they sap our energy, time, and emotional bandwidth, not so much.  This week, Catherine ...

Episode 230 – The DoorDash Look

June 06, 2022 02:54 - 43 minutes - 35.1 MB

If you were around in the 1980’s, you may remember the Jordache look.  Denim, hairspray, and the most intense finger snapping you’ve ever seen.  In 2022, today’s look is brought ...

Episode 229 – Weight Expectations

May 30, 2022 03:06 - 31 minutes - 26.1 MB

You might be in a hurry to drop your relatives off at the airport or go and see the new Police Academy movie, but should you be in a hurry to lose ...

Episode 228 – Worth the Weight

May 23, 2022 03:01 - 39 minutes - 32.2 MB

Whether you can’t wait to step on the scale or never want to do it again, the emotions surrounding weighing yourself can be…complicated.  Catherine and Donald understand.  This week, the ...

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