🎙️Weight Loss Success Stories Podcast — Season 1 | Episode 4

Guest: Brenda Annen (@coolmomwhorides)

In this episode, I talk with Brenda Annen, a single mother of nine from Ontario, Canada, who completely transformed her life after years of trauma, emotional eating, and self-doubt. Brenda opens up about the moment that changed everything—the day she couldn’t get up off the floor when her kids needed her—and how that turning point led her to lose 88 pounds, rebuild her health, and find a new purpose helping others do the same.

Brenda’s story goes beyond weight loss. It’s about rediscovering strength, resilience, and self-worth. We cover her journey from emotional eating to balanced nutrition, from inactivity to structured resistance training, and from living in trauma to leading by example as a certified personal trainer.

She talks about:

• The trauma that triggered her weight gain and how she learned to heal through healthy habits
• Why motivation is unreliable and how daily habits and discipline drive real change
• How she rebuilt her relationship with food and learned to eat for health, not emotion
• The importance of lifting heavy—especially for women in midlife and menopause
• How she navigated setbacks, avoided perfectionism, and learned to enjoy balance
• Why she believes obesity isn’t a life sentence but a challenge that can be overcome through choice and consistency

Brenda’s story is powerful, emotional, and full of practical lessons for anyone trying to reclaim their health and confidence.

🎧 Listen to Season 1, Episode 4 of the Weight Loss Success Stories Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
📱 Follow Brenda on Instagram: @coolmomwhorides
💪 Be inspired, take action, and remember—it’s never too late to start.