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We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms who’ve lost a combined 170+ pounds and are still unpacking the wiring that came with growing up as the fat kid. This is the podcast where we talk about body image, diet culture, identity shifts, motherhood, and the mental chaos of trying to change your body without losing your mind in the process.

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This week, we’re talking about weight gain during a weight loss journey and the absolute panic that can hit when the scale goes up.

⚖️ Weight Gain During a Weight Loss Journey
We get into the emotional whiplash of gaining weight when you feel like you’re doing everything right. If you’ve ever had a weekly weigh-in throw you off, send you into a spiral, or make you question your entire wellness journey, this episode is for you.

🧠 Scale Anxiety, Panic Spirals & Trying Not to Catastrophize
We talk about scale anxiety, the urge to panic, and how fast one small gain can bring up old body image wounds, fear, and self-doubt. From weight fluctuations to the mental side of weight loss, this one is very real.

😂 Choosing Growth Even When It's Hard
We also get into the annoying reality of trying to choose growth over panic, plus the usual Born This Weigh chaos, including crunchy mom tangents, pediatrician side-eye, sneezing, spilled water, and pre-show nonsense that somehow feels very on brand.

If you’ve ever searched why am I gaining weight during weight loss, felt thrown off by normal weight fluctuations, or needed someone else to say that one weird week does not mean you’re failing, this episode is for you.

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💛 Weight gain, scale anxiety, weigh-in spirals, and the deeply rude experience of trying to stay calm during a weight loss journey. Let’s get into it.

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🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!

We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms unpacking body image, diet culture, identity, motherhood, and the total mind game of trying to change your body without losing your personality in the process. If you like funny, honest conversations about gym anxiety, workout shame, body image triggers, and the chaos of a real-life wellness journey, you’re in the right place.

🔥 In this episode:
we’re talking about Jillian Michaels vs Body Positivity Activists, the viral debate, and why fitness culture still knows exactly how to hit the oldest wounds. From body positivity discourse to the emotional baggage we carry into every gym, this one got personal fast.

😵‍💫 We also get into:
gym dread, workout shame, exercise trauma, and the very specific spiral of realizing things are going a little too well and immediately self-sabotaging.

🧠 Also in this episode:
nervous system chaos, body image triggers, old fitness messaging, and why even the idea of “getting healthy” can still feel loaded when you grew up with shame attached to movement.

😂 Expect:
hot takes, side tangents, laughter, a little rage, and the usual Born This Weigh mix of funny, unfiltered commentary with way too much self-awareness.

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🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!

We’re Kari and Lisa, two moms who’ve lost a combined 165+ pounds and are still unpacking the wiring that came with growing up as the fat kid. This is the podcast where we talk about body image, diet culture, identity shifts, and the stuff that sticks long after gym class ends.

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This week, we’re getting into the Oscars, Kathy Bates, and the return of thin chic.

🏆 The Oscars, Red Carpets & Impossible Beauty Standards
We talk about why women still cannot just show up to an event without being picked apart, polished up, and turned into a public conversation. From styling to scrutiny to the pressure to look ageless on command, the whole thing feels exhausting.

📸 Kathy Bates, Edited Photos & Women Aging in Public
We get into the conversation around Kathy Bates and the edited photos making the rounds after the Oscars, plus what it says about how brutal the beauty standard still is, especially for older women. Because apparently even arriving is not enough. You also have to be digitally sanded down first.

👠 Thin Chic, GLP-1 Culture & The Vibe Shift
We also talk about whether thin chic is fully back, how celebrity culture keeps recycling the same body ideals, and why this particular era feels like old beauty pressure in a newer, shinier package.

If you have ever looked at a red carpet and thought, cool, cool, love being a woman in public, this episode is for you.

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