We Only LOOK Thin
341 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 674 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.
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Episode 91 – Unknown Knowns
October 07, 2019 04:01 - 50 minutes - 41.2 MBWe’ve always been told, “Don’t be a know it all”. But is that always a bad thing? Sometimes there are things that we know that we don’t know and other ...
Episode 90 – Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys
September 30, 2019 04:01 - 52 minutes - 42.4 MBDon’t confuse generosity with generosity. Do you think you’re an unappreciated super-hero? Many times in life we feel like we have the weight of the world on our shoulders. We’ll ...
Episode 89 – 5 O’Clock Somewhere
September 23, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBIt’s a sobering episode of We Only Look Thin (because it’s about alcohol, get it?). Alcohol can be a real stumbling block when trying to achieve our weight loss and ...
Episode 88 – Perfection is Procrastination
September 16, 2019 04:03 - 45 minutes - 37.2 MBIt’s a practically perfect episode of We Only Look Thin! On the road to our goal weight, we often say to ourselves that if we can’t do something perfectly, then ...
Episode 87 -. Weight LossMosis
September 09, 2019 04:00 - 50 minutes - 41.3 MBDonald and Catherine get kind of science-y this week and discuss the often perceived idea of Weight Loss through Osmosis (i.e. “Weight LossMosis”). We think that just by joining the ...
Episode 86 – Wake Me up When September Ends
September 02, 2019 04:01 - 52 minutes - 42.7 MBIt’s a Laborious episode! How many times have you said to yourself, “after this week things will settle down and then I’ll get back to it”. Bad news, things will ...
Episode 85 – Failure is Feedback part 2
August 26, 2019 04:02 - 52 minutes - 43 MBThis episode is doubly discouraging! In part of of their hard-hitting series about not letting failure discourage or stop you, Catherine and Donald give you many more ways in which ...
Episode 84 – Failure is Feedback – Part 1
August 19, 2019 04:03 - 45 minutes - 36.7 MBOne of the most difficult things about weight loss can getting back on our plan when you haven’t been successful in sticking to it. It can be just as difficult ...
Episode 83 – Back from Vacation-ation-ation
August 12, 2019 04:01 - 42 minutes - 34.9 MBSometimes with weight loss, you can do all the planning, take all the advice, set yourself up for success, and things still don’t go well. Catherine and Donald are back ...
Episode 82 – My Left Foot
August 05, 2019 04:11 - 52 minutes - 43 MBIt’s an Oscar worthy episode of we only look thin and the title is based on another movie that Catherine hasn’t seen. Donald and Catherine discuss the importance of diversifying ...
Episode 81 – Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
July 29, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutes - 36.5 MBIt’s a thrifty episode of We Only Look Thin and we’re not talking about Thrifty Ice Cream. Do you “clean your plate” all the time because it would be wasteful ...
Episode 80 – The Weight Loss Fairy
July 22, 2019 07:15 - 42 minutes - 35 MBIt’s the 80th episode of WOLT, and in honor of the ’80s, Catherine and Donald are popping their collars, wearing slap bracelets, and binge watching Alf. They’re also going to ...
Episode 79 – Stinkin’ Thinkin’ – part 2
July 15, 2019 04:13 - 53 minutes - 43.6 MBIt’s a catastrophic episode of We Only Look Thin! Or maybe we just think it is. As is the case with so many things, when trying to lose weight, falling ...
Episode 78 – Stinkin’ Thinkin’ – Part 1
July 08, 2019 04:03 - 40 minutes - 33 MBIn the first of a two-part series, Catherine and Donald talk about an article from Mango Health that discusses negative thought patterns and the couple make it very clear that ...
Episode 77 – The Rebekah THINterview
July 01, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBThis week, Catherine and Donald bring you a rare We Only Look Thin interview; a “Thinterview” if you will. They talk to friend of the show and fellow weight-loss inspiration, ...
Episode 76 – Pairing is Caring
June 24, 2019 04:01 - 36 minutes - 29.9 MBIf you reside in one of the earth’s hemispheres, you need to listen to this week’s episode. Catherine of Donald talk about habit stacking and habit pairing in your weight ...
Episode 75 – Tipapalooza
June 17, 2019 04:02 - 44 minutes - 36 MBThe We Only Look Thin warehouse manager has alerted Catherine and Donald that they are way overstocked on Tips of the Week (TOW!) and need to make room before the ...
Episode 74 – Must Be Nice’itis
June 10, 2019 04:01 - 49 minutes - 40.2 MBIn another nice episode of We Only LOOK Thin, we find out that Donald a little bit jealous and Catherine is a little bit rock and roll (yes, a Donny ...
Episode 73 – The Hedonic Treadmill
June 03, 2019 04:01 - 42 minutes - 34.3 MBNo, the Hedonic Treadmill is not the Product of the Week (POW!) and it has nothing to do with exercise. Humans have a tendency to return to a relatively stable ...
Episode 72 – Sleeping with the Enemy
May 27, 2019 04:02 - 43 minutes - 35.5 MBDo you want to know who was in the movie sleeping with the enemy? You’ll have to Google it because Donald and Catherine have no idea. What they do know, ...
Episode 71 – Office Space
May 20, 2019 04:01 - 56 minutes - 45.7 MBThis week we’re going to knock you down your worth of salt. That will sort of make sense after you listen. Many people have jobs and many of the people ...
Episode 70 – Orange is the New Snack
May 13, 2019 04:01 - 42 minutes - 34.4 MBLive from Folsom Prison, Catherine and Donald prove that this is not a one-note podcast. It has at least 3 notes. We spend so much time thinking that the perfect ...
Episode 69 – Dog the Boundary Hunter
May 06, 2019 04:02 - 56 minutes - 46 MBIf you’re like most people, when you think about boundaries, you probably think about plate tectonic boundaries. Or perhaps you think about lesser known boundaries between countries. In this episode, ...
Episode 68 – Getting Started Part 3 – One Step Beyond
April 29, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBThis episode is madness! Because it’s called “One Step Beyond”, get it? In the third and final part of their award winning series on getting started with weight loss, Catherine ...
Episode 67 – Getting Started Part 2 – A Salute to Calories
April 22, 2019 04:05 - 57 minutes - 46.4 MBHave you tried all of the diets and just can’t stick to one? Do you want to lose weight, but don’t even know where to start? In the second of ...
Episode 66 – Getting Started Part 1 – Mentalism
April 15, 2019 04:01 - 47 minutes - 38.9 MBDo you want to lose weight, but you’re lost on how to get started? Have you tried everything, but nothing seems to work? Are you well on your way, but ...
Episode 65 – Valley of Disappointment
April 08, 2019 04:06 - 39 minutes - 32 MBThis week, it’s analogies, analogies, and more analogies! When trying to lose weight we just want it to be over and done. We want the pounds off now. Catherine and ...
Episode 64 – Identity Theft
April 01, 2019 04:01 - 31 minutes - 26.1 MBNegative self-talk can easily derail us on our weight loss journ-ventures. Using words like “stupid” and “fat” to describe ourselves runs deeper than we know. In a well-caffeinated episode, Catherine ...
Episode 63 – Double U, Double U, Double U
March 25, 2019 04:01 - 35 minutes - 28.7 MBA great internet taste-maker once said, “if you fail to plan, then you don’t have a plan”. In this week’s episode Catherine and Donald talk about ways to stop the ...
Episode 62 – Clothes Encounters
March 18, 2019 04:01 - 46 minutes - 37.6 MBLive from Fashion Week (not really) Catherine and Donald talk about clothes and the importance of a good fit at any size. The Tip of the Week (TOW!) is the ...
Episode 61 – Fun House Mirrors
March 11, 2019 04:15 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MBWe all have an image of our own bodies and for many of us, that image has little to do with reality. Catherine and Donald discuss Body Image Distortion and ...
Episode 60 – Gorillas in the Mist
March 04, 2019 05:02 - 34 minutes - 28.5 MBIn a foggy episode, Catherine and Donald talk about a being observers of your own life and starting where you are. By being scientists observing our own lives, we can ...
Episode 59 – Stockholm Syndrome
February 25, 2019 05:05 - 31 minutes - 26 MBIn an episode that is both captive and captivating, Catherine and Donald tell you what Stockholm syndrome has to do with losing weight. Spoiler Alert; it turns out that the ...
Episode 58 – Occam’s Razor
February 18, 2019 05:01 - 38 minutes - 31.6 MBThis week, Catherine and Donald take you where no weight loss podcast has taken you before; to 1300’s England. In a parsimonious episode, the couple discuss Occam’s Razor and how ...
Episode 57 – You’ve Got Mail
February 11, 2019 05:03 - 39 minutes - 32.3 MBIn the very first episode of WOLT recorded at night, Catherine and Donald answer two letters from their listener mailbag. It’s a lot like Santa Claus opening his bag of ...
Episode 56 – Groundhog Flipping
February 04, 2019 04:52 - 39 minutes - 32.5 MBThis week, Catherine and Donald introduce you to the international sport of groundhog flipping. It’s now February and you may have set New Year’s resolutions that you’ve already broken, but ...
Episode 55 – Level Up
January 28, 2019 05:04 - 37 minutes - 30.9 MBIn a special 8-bit episode, Catherine and Donald get Pac Man fever and don’t want to find a cure. The couple discuss the idea of surrounding yourself with people and ...
Episode 54 – You Might Be Wrong About Yourself
January 21, 2019 05:04 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MBDo you think that you just can’t do it? That you’re too busy or that you have the world’s worst metabolism? Catherine and Donald used to think the same things, ...
Episode 53 – Listen All of Y’all It’s a Sabotage
January 14, 2019 05:06 - 46 minutes - 38 MBCatherine and Donald can’t stand it. They know you planned it. In this episode, they are gonna set straight this Watergate. The couple introduce you to the various life cycles ...
Episode 52 – WOLT Disney World
January 07, 2019 05:01 - 35 minutes - 28.8 MBSometimes weight loss takes a vacation to a large theme park in Orlando, Fl and sometimes so do Catherine and Donald. Your intrepid WOLT hosts discuss their struggles with weight ...
Episode 51 – Baby New Year
December 31, 2018 05:03 - 53 minutes - 43.5 MBEntering a new year can be a time to tell yourself that you’re going to really get it together this time. It can be a time to make New Year’s ...
Episode 50 – Party of One
December 24, 2018 05:10 - 49 minutes - 40.3 MBAre you and your significant other in different places when it comes weight loss and health? In this episode, Catherine and Donald open up about how codependency in their marriage ...
Episode 49 – Chutes and Ladders
December 17, 2018 05:02 - 42 minutes - 35 MBAre you treating weight loss like a game? Trouble? Boggle? Hungry Hungry Hippos? In this episode, Catherine and Donald become magicians and turn games into metaphors. They help you figure ...
Episode 48 – Depression is My Co-Pilot
December 10, 2018 05:03 - 48 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this week’s episode, Catherine and Donald talk about depression and how it relates to weight loss and how the tools to push past your thoughts are where change comes ...
Episode 47 – Comin’ In Hot
December 03, 2018 05:00 - 40 minutes - 33.1 MBHave you found the perfect weight loss plan? Have you purchased all the stuff? The shake weight, the wristband, the membership kit? Are you telling everyone about how great it ...
Episode 46 – There is No “i” in Quit
November 26, 2018 05:03 - 47 minutes - 39 MBHave you ever just wanted to quit on weight loss? Catherine and Donald are here to tell you that life isn’t a wrestling match that you can just tap out ...
Episode 45 – Thunderstruck
November 19, 2018 05:00 - 35 minutes - 29.1 MBAre you hoping for a lightning bolt to strike which will jolt you into action towards weight loss goals? Do you think that you’ll be visited by three ghosts to ...
Episode 44 – Canary In A Coal Mine
November 12, 2018 05:01 - 39 minutes - 32.5 MBLegend has it that miners took canaries into coal mines to act as a warning sign of dangerous gasses. Are you hiding from your scale? Refusing to wear your fitness ...
Episode 43 – Honey Glazed Holidays
November 05, 2018 05:01 - 45 minutes - 36.9 MBIs the battle between “less filling” and “tastes great” stressing you out? That can mean only one thing; the holiday season is almost upon us. Catherine and Donald are here ...
Episode 42 – The Wizard of oz
October 29, 2018 10:10 - 41 minutes - 33.9 MBJust in time for Halloween, we have a scary good episode in which we take you through the ins and out of weighing and measuring your food. Catherine and Donald ...