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We Only LOOK Thin

341 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 674 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 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 ...

Episode 227 – The Weight We Were

May 16, 2022 02:23 - 42 minutes - 34.8 MB

Anyone 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 MB

Do 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 MB

In 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 MB

The 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 MB

There 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 MB

Have 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 MB

In 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 MB

It’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 MB

If 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 MB

Sometimes 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 MB

We 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 MB

When 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 MB

Buckle 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 MB

A 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 MB

People 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 MB

A 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 MB

The 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 MB

When 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 MB

In 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 MB

It’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 MB

Christmas 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 MB

You 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 MB

At 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 MB

Some 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 MB

Have 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 MB

Sabotage 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 MB

Thanksgiving 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 MB

For 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 MB

This 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 MB

At 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 MB

It’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 MB

Stop.  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 MB

1977 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 MB

If 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 MB

Growing 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 MB

During 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 MB

The 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 MB

It’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 ...

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