Weight & Measure

Episode 3: Weight Bias & Obesity Stigma: How Patient Stories Are Changing Obesity Care

Weight bias and obesity stigma continue to affect millions of people living with obesity, influencing healthcare experiences, treatment decisions, mental health, and access to comprehensive obesity care. In this episode of Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach, we explore how patient stories, lived experience, and evidence-based obesity medicine can help reshape the future of obesity care.

Originally recorded as one of our live panel discussions, this conversation brings together patients, clinicians, researchers, and advocates to examine how obesity is discussed, understood, and treated—and why reducing weight bias is essential to improving patient outcomes.

Joining us for this conversation:

• Robyn Pashby, PhD
• Leslie M. Golden, MD, MPH, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM
• Renee J. Rogers, PhD, FACSM, FTOS
• Nina Crowley, PhD, RDN, LD
• Ian Patton

In this episode, we discuss:

• How weight bias and obesity stigma impact patient care and health outcomes
• Why patient stories are helping transform obesity care
• The importance of respectful, person-first communication in healthcare
• Building trust between patients and healthcare professionals
• The role of obesity medicine, GLP-1 medications, and metabolic & bariatric surgery within comprehensive obesity care
• Why lived experience should help inform research, education, and clinical practice
• How advocacy organizations and patient voices are influencing the future of obesity treatment
• Practical ways clinicians can create more supportive, evidence-based conversations

Whether you're living with obesity, taking a GLP-1 medication, considering or living after metabolic & bariatric surgery, working in obesity medicine, or advocating for more compassionate healthcare, this episode offers practical insights into creating patient-centered, stigma-free obesity care.

Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach is an obesity podcast featuring conversations with patients, clinicians, researchers, and advocates about GLP-1 medications, obesity management medications (OMMs), metabolic & bariatric surgery, nutrition, patient advocacy, obesity research, and comprehensive obesity care.

Keywords: obesity podcast, weight bias, obesity stigma, weight stigma, obesity care, comprehensive obesity care, obesity medicine, GLP-1, GLP-1 medications, obesity management medications, OMMs, metabolic & bariatric surgery, bariatric surgery, patient advocacy, patient stories, lived experience, patient-centered care, obesity research, healthcare communication, person-first language, healthcare professionals, obesity treatment, chronic disease, obesity education

Episode 2: How Patient Voices Are Changing Obesity Care

What happens when people living with obesity help shape healthcare instead of simply navigating it?

Recorded live at the Canadian Obesity Summit in Montréal, this episode of Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach explores the growing role of patient advocacy in comprehensive obesity care, obesity medicine, GLP-1 treatment, metabolic & bariatric surgery, healthcare policy, and obesity research.

Mike and Zach are joined by leaders from Obesity Canada and respected patient advocates:

• Lisa Schaffer
• Patty Nece
• Ian Patton

Together, they discuss:

• Why lived experience is essential to improving obesity care
• How patient advocates are influencing healthcare policy and obesity research
• The future of GLP-1 access and comprehensive obesity care
• Reducing weight bias and obesity stigma in healthcare
• Shared decision making between patients and healthcare professionals
• Building healthcare systems that include patients as partners
• Lessons from Obesity Canada's patient-centered approach
• Why better obesity outcomes require collaboration among patients, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers

Whether you're living with obesity, taking a GLP-1 medication, considering or living after metabolic & bariatric surgery, working in obesity medicine, or advocating for better access to care, this conversation highlights why patient voices are transforming the future of obesity treatment.

Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach is an obesity podcast featuring conversations with patients, clinicians, researchers, and advocates about GLP-1 medications, obesity management medications (OMMs), metabolic & bariatric surgery, nutrition, patient advocacy, obesity research, and comprehensive obesity care.

Keywords: obesity podcast, obesity care, comprehensive obesity care, obesity medicine, GLP-1, GLP-1 medications, obesity management medications, OMMs, metabolic & bariatric surgery, bariatric surgery, obesity advocacy, patient advocacy, patient engagement, lived experience, obesity research, obesity policy, healthcare policy, Obesity Canada, weight bias, obesity stigma, healthcare innovation, shared decision making, chronic disease, metabolic health, healthcare professionals

Episode 1: Finding Joy in Movement: Why Exercise Matters in Comprehensive Obesity Care

Movement is about more than burning calories. In this first episode of Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach, we explore how exercise supports comprehensive obesity care, GLP-1 treatment, obesity medicine, metabolic health, and life after metabolic & bariatric surgery.

For many people living with obesity, movement has been shaped by stigma, shame, and the belief that exercise is punishment. Our panel discusses how to rebuild a healthier relationship with physical activity, improve body composition, preserve muscle, and find movement that supports long-term health and well-being.

Joining us for this conversation:

• Renee J. Rogers, PhD, FACSM, FTOS
• Nina Crowley, PhD, RDN, LD
• Jamie Selzler, NASM CPT

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why movement is an important part of comprehensive obesity care
• Exercise during GLP-1 treatment and obesity management medications (OMMs)
• Movement before and after metabolic & bariatric surgery
• Building muscle and improving body composition
• Why many people develop a negative relationship with exercise
• How to shift from exercise as punishment to movement as self-care
• Returning to physical activity after weight loss, surgery, or long periods of inactivity
• Practical advice for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals

Whether you're living with obesity, taking a GLP-1 medication, considering or recovering from metabolic & bariatric surgery, or you're a healthcare professional interested in obesity medicine, this episode offers practical, evidence-informed guidance to help make movement sustainable and meaningful.

Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach is an obesity podcast featuring conversations with patients, clinicians, researchers, and advocates about GLP-1 medications, obesity management medications (OMMs), metabolic & bariatric surgery, nutrition, patient advocacy, obesity research, and comprehensive obesity care.

Keywords: obesity podcast, obesity care, comprehensive obesity care, obesity medicine, GLP-1, GLP-1 medications, obesity management medications, OMMs, metabolic & bariatric surgery, bariatric surgery, weight loss surgery, exercise, physical activity, body composition, muscle preservation, metabolic health, obesity treatment, obesity research, patient advocacy, nutrition, healthcare professionals, weight management