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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 stuff that sticks with you long after the scale changes.
💛 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 us here:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPod
This week, we’re doing something a little different.
Kari records this episode on location in Atlanta at a Tough Mudder with Sarah, a listener and friend of the show who is attempting her first Tough Mudder after years of believing spaces like this were not for people in bodies like hers.
🏃♀️ Tough Mudder in a Larger Body
What starts as “I’m just going to walk it” turns into nearly six miles on uneven terrain, hours on her feet, and pushing through the very real urge to turn the car around before it even begins. This is what doing something hard actually looks like in real time.
🧠 Body Image, Fear & Fitness Spaces
We get into what it feels like to exist in a larger body in spaces that don’t always feel built for you, from assuming everyone is watching you to realizing they are not, and what happens when you challenge that belief.
💥 Identity Shifts in Real Time
From “I don’t belong here” to “I actually do,” this episode captures the moment those internal narratives start to change, not after the transformation, during it.
🤝 Why Community Changes Everything
This doesn’t happen alone. We talk about support, pacing, and what it means to have people walk with you, literally and mentally, through something that feels impossible.
If you’ve ever told yourself:
“I’ll do that when I’m smaller”
or
“That’s not for people like me”
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.
💛 Tough Mudder, body image, fitness in a larger body, identity shifts, and doing hard things before you feel ready. 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 stuff that sticks with you long after the scale changes.
💛 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 us here:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/BornThisWeighPod
This week, we’re doing something a little different.
Kari records this episode on location in Atlanta at a Tough Mudder with Sarah, a listener and friend of the show who is attempting her first Tough Mudder after years of believing spaces like this were not for people in bodies like hers.
🏃♀️ Tough Mudder in a Larger Body
What starts as “I’m just going to walk it” turns into nearly six miles on uneven terrain, hours on her feet, and pushing through the very real urge to turn the car around before it even begins. This is what doing something hard actually looks like in real time.
🧠 Body Image, Fear & Fitness Spaces
We get into what it feels like to exist in a larger body in spaces that don’t always feel built for you, from assuming everyone is watching you to realizing they are not, and what happens when you challenge that belief.
💥 Identity Shifts in Real Time
From “I don’t belong here” to “I actually do,” this episode captures the moment those internal narratives start to change, not after the transformation, during it.
🤝 Why Community Changes Everything
This doesn’t happen alone. We talk about support, pacing, and what it means to have people walk with you, literally and mentally, through something that feels impossible.
If you’ve ever told yourself:
“I’ll do that when I’m smaller”
or
“That’s not for people like me”
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.
💛 Tough Mudder, body image, fitness in a larger body, identity shifts, and doing hard things before you feel ready. 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!