Less of You: Life on Semaglutide & Tirzepatide

The Scale Is Finally Moving Again

Eva hadn't budged from 186 for a year and a half — until she stepped on it this week and saw 180, a number she hasn't seen in ages, ice cream summer in Washington include

Do I look better yet?

Three weeks after her Halo resurfacing, Eva decides to take the opportunity to have a Junera laser treatment, a new technology that treats the skin from within to tighten

Replacing The Microwave (Also Known As The Micro-Wah-Vay)

After an important discussion about the microwave (also known as the micro-wah-vay), we theorize that GLP-1s are basically commoditized now.  Meanwhile, to fix the micro

I Did Halo Laser Resurfacing On My Way to a Dance Recital

After Eva went in for Halo laser resurfacing with a friend (who happens to be one of the best in the world), she walked out looking horrifying (according to the 8 year ol

We're Back, and We Found a Cheaper Way to Get Your Meds

After an accidental three-and-a-half-month hiatus, we are back with updates and committing to every week. We catch up on  kids, summer camps, GLP-1 dosing and pricing, HR

Why you shouldn’t go off meds

Kami goes off her GLP-1, stops her thyroid meds, and gains back 25 lbs. After 3 months of Eva being angry for no reason, it turns out she just needs hormones. Eva + Kami

The Dryer Shrunk My Jeans

Kami runs out of weight loss meds during the holidays, gains 10 pounds, and blames the dryer for shrinking her clothes. Eva overschedules everything, battles inconsistent

I took a 4 week break from semaglutide and here’s what happened

Eva gets ghosted in the middle of an important situation and spirals for a day. Kami stops her meds and finds out what it feels like to be hungry again after two years.

You Want Fries With That?

After sewing a quilt on the floor, Kami’s back goes out. After kicking a dumbbell, her foot goes out too. New compounded meds including glycine and B12 make a noticeable

Replacing one addiction with another?

While working on a project about addiction, Eva realizes she went from drinking and smoking to a food addiction. But she’s not even sure what her “thing” is now, which is

How to hide that you’re on a GLP-1

If you want to keep your meds a secret from someone you live with, here’s how we would keep it secret.  Kami’s cat, Leonardo Von Flouffe, makes his debut.  Eva remember

Have we replaced food noise with mom guilt?

How does being hungry seem to interfere with every activity?  One child can’t stop eating sugar, the other starts yelling about being hungry while sitting in the 4th row

Do GLP-1s Help With Binge Eating?

Ashley tried everything. She tried all the diets: Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem, SlimFast, Houston Methodist Medical Weight Management program. Even after a gastric sleeve

Not-So Texas Roadhouses

Kami forgets to track her calories and take her meds. Eva sends her daughter to camp and Kami remembers getting left behind at camp at age 12, back when there were no cel

Muffin Top, Sleep Apnea, Payment Plans

Eva gained a few pounds back and got a muffin top. Kami vs. insurance: It should not be this hard to get sleep apnea treatment. Yep, you can get a payment plan for weigh

No I Don’t Feel Totally Different Now

Kami broke her foot, and can’t move. Eva ate 4 dark chocolate mini eggs and got sick (4 eggs, not 4 bags of eggs). We beat the question “Don’t you feel totally different

Teetering on the Edge of One-derland

Kami finally busted through the plateau, now hovering at 200 at officially down 50 lbs. Eva’s creeping toward 100 lbs lost,  and had to try on size 8 jeans for the first

The GLP-1 and addiction connection no one’s talking about with Dr. Jason Giles

In this special bonus episode, an excerpt from a conversation with Los Angeles Addictionologist Dr. Jason Giles about the potential for GLP-1s as a treatment for substanc

Debra’s 6 month progress update & tips for those with only 15 lbs to lose

The Debra returns with a progress update and fills in for Kami, who’s out with the flu.  She started at 168, now at 154, aiming for 150. It took almost two months before

Possibly The Worst Before Photo Ever

Kami stalls at 203 and wonders if it’s time for a higher dose to make it to one-derland.  Eva shares a jaw-dropping “before” pic from August 2021 after eating at Paula D