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🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!
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.
💛 Want to support Born This Weigh?
If this show makes you feel seen, makes you laugh, or helps put words to the stuff so many of us carry around, you can support the podcast on Patreon. It is less about bonus content and more about helping us keep the show going, support the mission, and get these conversations in front of more people who need them.
Support the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPod
This week, we’re talking about body dysmorphia after weight loss, self-perception, and the everyday public humiliation minigames that come with living in a bigger body.
🧠 Body Dysmorphia After Weight Loss & Self-Perception
Kari shares what it felt like to be called a “normie” after losing 100 papas, and why that compliment absolutely did not hit the way a normal person might expect. We get into the identity whiplash that can come with weight loss, and why your brain does not always catch up as fast as your body does.
😂 Physical Traps Fat People Hate
We also break down the everyday setups that feel personally designed to take fat people out: folding chairs, plastic patio chairs, restaurant booths, high-top stools, stadium seats, airplane bathrooms, pool ladders, kayaks, turnstiles, and more. If you have ever walked into a room and immediately scanned for the safest place to sit, this one is for you.
🪑 Living in a Bigger Body in Public
From mentally planning around seating to navigating spaces that were clearly not designed with larger bodies in mind, this episode is painfully relatable, deeply unserious, and way too specific in the most validating way.
🚨 Also… Baby Jessica
Yes, she comes up. Yes, the well. Yes, it all makes sense in context.
If you’ve ever struggled with body image after weight loss, felt stuck in your old identity, or been personally victimized by a folding chair, this episode is for you.
✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.
✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show.
💛 Physical traps, body dysmorphia after weight loss, self-perception, plus-size struggles, and the rude reality of existing in public. Let’s get into it.
Support the show
👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod
🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!
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By Kari Bloom + Lisa Blake🎉 Welcome back to Born This Weigh!
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.
💛 Want to support Born This Weigh?
If this show makes you feel seen, makes you laugh, or helps put words to the stuff so many of us carry around, you can support the podcast on Patreon. It is less about bonus content and more about helping us keep the show going, support the mission, and get these conversations in front of more people who need them.
Support the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPod
This week, we’re talking about body dysmorphia after weight loss, self-perception, and the everyday public humiliation minigames that come with living in a bigger body.
🧠 Body Dysmorphia After Weight Loss & Self-Perception
Kari shares what it felt like to be called a “normie” after losing 100 papas, and why that compliment absolutely did not hit the way a normal person might expect. We get into the identity whiplash that can come with weight loss, and why your brain does not always catch up as fast as your body does.
😂 Physical Traps Fat People Hate
We also break down the everyday setups that feel personally designed to take fat people out: folding chairs, plastic patio chairs, restaurant booths, high-top stools, stadium seats, airplane bathrooms, pool ladders, kayaks, turnstiles, and more. If you have ever walked into a room and immediately scanned for the safest place to sit, this one is for you.
🪑 Living in a Bigger Body in Public
From mentally planning around seating to navigating spaces that were clearly not designed with larger bodies in mind, this episode is painfully relatable, deeply unserious, and way too specific in the most validating way.
🚨 Also… Baby Jessica
Yes, she comes up. Yes, the well. Yes, it all makes sense in context.
If you’ve ever struggled with body image after weight loss, felt stuck in your old identity, or been personally victimized by a folding chair, this episode is for you.
✨ Hit follow so you don’t miss new episodes every week.
✨ If you like what you hear, leave us a rating or review. It helps more people find the show.
💛 Physical traps, body dysmorphia after weight loss, self-perception, plus-size struggles, and the rude reality of existing in public. Let’s get into it.
Support the show
👉 Follow us everywhere: Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube @bornthisweighpod
🎙 Thanks for listening to Born This Weigh — new episodes every Tues!