We Only LOOK Thin
329 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 651 ratingsCatherine 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.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Episode 227 – The Weight We Were
May 16, 2022 02:23 - 42 minutes - 34.8 MBAnyone can do a podcast about relationships with people, but only a select few can do a podcast about relationships with an inanimate object. This week, Catherine and Donald talk ...
Episode 226 – Higher Satiety
May 09, 2022 03:08 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MBDo you ever feel like a human yo-yo with all of your calorie counting ups and downs? Do you feel like you can do anything in the morning and then ...
Episode 225 – High Satiety
May 02, 2022 02:34 - 41 minutes - 34 MBIn an alternate timeline, Mark Twain might have said, everyone talks about calorie deficits and the weather, but no one does anything about either of them. If you’re like a ...
Episode 224 – Loop There it Is
April 25, 2022 02:50 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MBThe Dictionary defines a “Loophole” as being nothing like a donut hole even though they both have the word “hole” in them. We Only Look Thin defines a “Loophole” as ...
Episode 223 – Loophole in One
April 18, 2022 03:47 - 32 minutes - 26.5 MBThere are lots of kinds of holes in the world, but some of the most nefarious ones are loopholes. In this case, loopholes are the lies that we tell ourselves ...
Episode 222 – Life Swap
April 11, 2022 03:01 - 47 minutes - 38.8 MBHave you ever listened to We Only Look Thin and thought to yourself, “that’s easy for them to say” or “must be nice”? Well, this week, Catherine and Donald invite ...
Episode 221 – If You Give a Spouse a Cookie
April 04, 2022 02:52 - 43 minutes - 35.4 MBIn last week’s episode, Catherine and Donald answered a listener email about what to do when you and your significant other aren’t on the same page when it comes to ...
Episode 220 – Loveseat
March 28, 2022 02:52 - 39 minutes - 32 MBIt’s common knowledge that spouses and significant others are always on the same page about everything. They definitely all agree that spending their money on Funko Pops is a good ...
Episode 219 – Born Identity
March 21, 2022 03:44 - 38 minutes - 31.4 MBIf you’ve ever been a super spy with amnesia, you might be the main character in “The Bourne Identity”. If you’ve ever been anyone else, you might think you’re just ...
Episode 218 – Self-Destruct Sequence
March 14, 2022 02:28 - 38 minutes - 31.7 MBSometimes it feels like something, or someone is trying to sabotage our weight loss and fitness efforts. We look everywhere for the culprit to no avail. It turns out that ...
Episode 217 – Diet Culture Club
March 07, 2022 04:14 - 40 minutes - 33.3 MBWe Only Look Thin is a little different this week and more serious in tone than a typical episode. A listener wrote in to ask about the Healthy at Every ...
Episode 216 – The Tell-Tale Taco
February 28, 2022 04:06 - 33 minutes - 27.4 MBWhen you think of Edgar Allen Poe, you of course think about Mexican Food. Mr. Poe loved Mexican Food so much, that the first draft of “The Tell-Tale Heart” was ...
Episode 215 – Driver’s Ed
February 21, 2022 04:13 - 31 minutes - 26.1 MBBuckle up because this week’s episode is both fast AND furious. Have you ever thought to yourself, life is a highway, I want to snack on it all night long? ...
Episode 214 – Red Herring
February 14, 2022 04:38 - 34 minutes - 28.1 MBA herring is a type of fish that Lew Zealand from the Muppets uses in his boomerang fish act. A Red Herring is a logical fallacy and a device used ...
Episode 213 – Knotty by Nature
February 07, 2022 03:30 - 36 minutes - 30.1 MBPeople love to talk about breaking things. Breaking records, breaking dishes, breaking bad, breaking news; the list goes on and on. But the thing that people talk most about breaking ...
Episode 212 – Swarm of Behaviors
January 31, 2022 03:24 - 32 minutes - 26.6 MBA swarm of bees is usually a bad thing, but a swarm of B’s can help you achieve your weight loss and fitness goals. This week, Catherine, a certified Tiny Habits coach, ...
Episode 211 – I Would Do Anything For WOLT, But I Won’t Do That
January 24, 2022 03:52 - 39 minutes - 32.6 MBThe episode so nice, they recorded it twice. Have you ever said to yourself, “I would do anything to reach my goal weight”? Then, someone asks you to do jumping ...
Episode 210 – Action Builds Traction
January 17, 2022 04:28 - 39 minutes - 32.6 MBWhen looking at your health and fitness journey, have you ever felt like there were so many things that you needed to do that you ended up doing nothing? Have ...
Episode 209 – WOLT’come to the Jungle
January 10, 2022 04:06 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this week’s episode, you are welcomed to the jungle and we’ve got fun and games! We’ve got everything you want, and we know the names! Just be careful not ...
Episode 208 – WOLT Lang Syne
January 03, 2022 03:50 - 35 minutes - 29.2 MBIt’s 2022! A New Year! A Fresh Start! The Holidays are over and I have nothing to look forward to. Now what? This week, Catherine and Donald talk about the ...
Episode 207 – ‘Twas The Night Before Twixmas
December 27, 2021 04:07 - 37 minutes - 30.9 MBChristmas may be in the rearview mirror, but the holiday season is just getting warmed up. Or it’s cold outside and we’re letting it snow. Or something. Either way, Catherine and ...
Episode 206 – Silent Night, Breadly Night
December 20, 2021 04:50 - 47 minutes - 38.5 MBYou might think that the holidays stop people from having questions, but it turns out the holidays create even more questions for some. Questions about navigating this festive time of ...
Episode 205 – The 12 Glaze of Christmas
December 13, 2021 03:42 - 34 minutes - 28 MBAt this time of year, you can’t turn around without running into drummers drumming and pipers piping and partridges partridging in pear trees. It can leave you wondering where you ...
Episode 204 – O Come All Knee Faithful
December 06, 2021 11:52 - 27 minutes - 23 MBSome say the December holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. Others say it’s a difficult minefield that derails health and fitness goals. Between gatherings, parties, dinners, food ...
Episode 203 – Your Own Worst Frenemy
November 29, 2021 04:01 - 31 minutes - 26.2 MBHave you ever said, “I wonder how many different ways I could sabotage myself?” Even if you’ve never said it out loud, you’ve probably asked yourself that question without realizing ...
Episode 202 – Appetite For Self-Destruction
November 22, 2021 04:04 - 41 minutes - 33.8 MBSabotage can come from a number of different places, but when it comes to sabotaging your health and fitness goals, you need look no further than in the mirror. Catherine ...
Episode 201 – Thanksgiving Weak
November 15, 2021 03:52 - 33 minutes - 27.5 MBThanksgiving is supposed to be a day in which you get into arguments with your relatives over politics, but some people make it all about food. It becomes a day ...
Episode 200 – The Bicentennial Celebration
November 08, 2021 04:01 - 45 minutes - 37.1 MBFor the 200th episode of We Only Look Thin, Catherine and Donald could have recapped all 200 episodes of the show, or counted down their 200 favorite walks that they’ve ...
Episode 199 – Werewolves of Funion
November 01, 2021 02:23 - 31 minutes - 26.3 MBThis week, we prove that November 1st is even scarier than Halloween by talking a lot about werewolves. If you turn into a werewolf every month, it shouldn’t be a surprise ...
Episode 198 – Children of the Candy Corn
October 25, 2021 03:01 - 32 minutes - 26.8 MBAt this time of year, you really need to watch out for vampires, ghosts, and werewolves, but as we all know, during the other 11 months of the year, the ...
Episode 197 – Village of the Darned
October 18, 2021 03:15 - 29 minutes - 24.4 MBIt’s that time of year again when scary things come home with you. I’m not talking about ghosts and ghouls, but I am talking about candy. This week, the couple ...
Episode 196 – 2 Legit 2 Quit
October 11, 2021 03:50 - 35 minutes - 28.9 MBStop. Hammer Time. Woah, Oh, woah-o. Quitting can be a grand statement and can feel like a catharsis at the time. Sometimes though, we can’t see what’s on the other ...
Episode 195 – Take This WOLT and Shove It
October 04, 2021 03:35 - 30 minutes - 25.1 MB1977 may have been the year that Apple Computer was incorporated and the year that Star Wars was released in theaters, but it is best remembered as the year that ...
Episode 194 – Should I Stay or Should I Grow Now
September 27, 2021 03:21 - 35 minutes - 29.3 MBIf you’re like me, you’ve probably asked the question, what is a mindset and how do I get one? Here’s the good news; you most likely already have one. The ...
Episode 193 – Neuromythbusters
September 20, 2021 03:36 - 37 minutes - 30.6 MBGrowing isn’t just for plants anymore; it’s also for your mind. Do you have a growth mindset? If you’re like most people, you probably answered “yes” to that question, but ...
Episode 192 – The Butterfly Shrimp Effect
September 13, 2021 03:27 - 51 minutes - 41.6 MBDuring your health and fitness adventure, it can feel like you’re caught in a time loop; zig zagging up and down the scale. For most of their lives, Catherine and ...
Episode 191 – Ideal A Meal
September 06, 2021 05:20 - 40 minutes - 33.1 MBThe pursuit of perfection can lead to procrastination. I wanted to write that sentence sooner, but I kept putting it off. For most of their adult lives, Donald and Catherine decided ...
Episode 190 – Leaps and Boundaries
August 30, 2021 03:34 - 47 minutes - 38.3 MBIt’s finally here! The third and final part of our series on boundaries. This week, the couple gets down to it and give actionable tips to establish boundaries. Reaching your ...
Episode 189 – Doctor Know
August 23, 2021 03:51 - 38 minutes - 31.1 MBThis was supposed to be the second of two parts about personal boundaries, but due to forces completely within our control, it’s now the second of three parts! Just when ...
Episode 188 – Say Yes to the Stress
August 16, 2021 03:38 - 39 minutes - 32 MBShiver me timbers! It’s We Only Look Thin! Have you asked yourself, “How did I get here?” Have you asked yourself, “What have I done?” Are you just letting the ...
Episode 187 – Back to the Future You
August 09, 2021 03:43 - 37 minutes - 30.3 MBSome podcasts give you cliffhangers, but this show gives you the whole cliff! Have you let your habits slip? Do you find yourself yo-yoing up and down the scale? Donald ...
Episode 186 – Begin Again, Again
August 02, 2021 03:26 - 41 minutes - 34.1 MBHave you gone up and down on the scale so often that you mistake it for a pogo stick? Have you been on and off diets so much that you ...
Episode 185 – You Are What You N.E.A.T.
July 26, 2021 03:43 - 51 minutes - 42.2 MBYou know that exercise is important, but did you also know that NON-Exercise is possibly more important? The formula of exercising for 30 minutes a day — or even for ...
Episode 184 – Thinbox Hero
July 19, 2021 03:38 - 38 minutes - 31.7 MBIf you listened to last week’s episode, your life has been more meaningful. You also know that sometimes, in both business and weight loss and fitness, people sometimes focus on ...
Episode 183 – Thinbox Zero
July 12, 2021 03:40 - 30 minutes - 25.1 MBInbox Zero is an approach to email with the aim of keeping your inbox empty, or almost empty, at all times. Some talk about “inbox zero” as if it’s productivity ...
Episode 182 – Gone in 60 Seconds
July 05, 2021 03:30 - 33 minutes - 27.6 MBTo some of us, a car represents freedom. The freedom to secret eat. Are you escaping to your vehicle so that you can eat away from prying eyes? Do you ...
Episode 181 – Roads Scholar
June 28, 2021 03:52 - 36 minutes - 29.9 MBIf you’re like some people, you’ve probably driven a vehicle. If you’re like others, you’ve probably ridden in a vehicle. You may have even taken a trip in said vehicle ...
Episode 180 – Full House
June 21, 2021 03:53 - 44 minutes - 36.4 MBPeople. No matter how hard you try to make yourself undesirable, they will eventually want to come and visit you. Or worse, trick you into going to visit them. You ...
Episode 179 – The Snacksidental Tourist
June 14, 2021 03:47 - 45 minutes - 37.1 MBThis week, the couple has too many chuckles and not enough chuckles at the same time. Are you planning a weekend getaway or full-fledged vacation this summer? As more opportunities ...
Episode 178 – I Know What You Ate Last Summer
June 07, 2021 03:33 - 39 minutes - 32.5 MBPlease have a Gregorian Calendar handy as you listen. Well, maybe not if you’re driving or taking a shower. This week, Catherine and Donald ask you to look ahead at ...