Life Updates Episodes

Two trips to Spirit Halloween this month, and Eva realizes for the first time in her adult life she can fit into everything instead of eyeing the inflatable dinosaur costume. The scale reads 179, a number that hasn't started with a one and a seven since the 1990s, and finally back in a gym she loves: a strength circuit class full of people “kind of old and trying not to die.” Kami's daughter turns nine, which means a zoo trip that leaves Kami sore for days, a sleepover that falls apart at 3 a....

Kami is five days into recovery from a balloon sinuplasty and turbinate reduction, and it has been brutal — she’s too congested to wear her CPAP, she can’t use her mouth guard while mouth-breathing all night, and she’s up every hour drinking water. Before any of that came up, though, she showed off three new waist-length hair extension colors, Foxy, Aurora, and Paprika, from Wildcrafted Beauty. Eva turns Kami’s rough week into a bigger point from her five years surveying surgery patients: peopl...

Eva marched a Stephen King-grade demon clown costume up to the register in a store for kids — and when the manager disagreed that it didn’t belong there, she bought $50 Boden sneakers out of spite for the place. Weeks later, her 6-year-old still won't go to the bathroom alone, because in her mind, the clown lives there now. Kami, meanwhile, rides the high of the biggest legal win of her life — a court ruling that her former broker owes her over $6k in commission, plus attorney's fees, after she...

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 included. Kami has her own update: three pounds down in her fourth week of GLP-1 shots, plus a blunt reality check on the gastrointestinal side effects nobody warns you about (chewable laxatives included). Swerving into real life, Kami searches an elderly neighbor's house for his missing 14-year-old cat after he is found on his floor...

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...

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 microwave door, Eva's husband drove actual screws through it (that’s not how microwaves work) and we get an update on Kami's small claims case against her former broker. Eva considers an unexpected opportunity to get her very loose turkey neck skin fixed with the new Junera laser, which was at the top of the wish list someday, and no...

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 old) then drove straight to a dance recital tearing a cooling mask in half and swapping it between cheeks. She’s back with the whole before-and-after saga: the time-lapse, the nitrous oxide she thought she wouldn’t need, a wicked fever-blister flare, and ten full seconds of obsessing over her jawline. An opportunity to do Junera...

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, HRT and perimenopause, peptides, and one genuinely scary night at the tennis court. Eva shares what she learned digging into the GLP-1 market, from the shell-website pharmacies to the discovery that most of them source from the same distributor, and how she finally found an affordable telehealth source she trusts that also ships f...

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 are two old-ish moms with little kids confronting our reasons for being obese while losing weight on semaglutide and roasting our past selves. Sarcasm is our happy place. Are you confronting the same challenges? We’d love to hear your story. Send an email to podcasts@theaxis.io. To help others find great resources for GLP-1 m...

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 clothing sizes at fancy events, and gets unsolicited body size comments at work. Eva + Kami are two old-ish moms with little kids confronting our reasons for being obese while losing weight on semaglutide and roasting our past selves. Sarcasm is our happy place. Are you confronting the same challenges? We’d love to hear your ...

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. Check out Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers Shop Shapermint Eva + Kami are two old-ish moms with little kids confronting our reasons for being obese while losing weight on semaglutide and roasting our past selves. Sarcasm is our happy place. Are you confronting the same challenges? We’d love to hea...

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 dent in Eva’s persistent body aches. A 3-week pause in medication to get a tooth pulled has a surprising effect. We deconstruct our instincts to soften bad news by bribing our children with treats like McDonald’s. Listen to the new addiction & recovery podcast My Last Relapse Eva + Kami are two old-ish moms with little kids ...

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… a little terrifying. Meanwhile, Kami loses some weight—not exactly from a wellness plan, but courtesy of stress and no sleep. Hey, a win’s a win. Eva + Kami are two old-ish moms with little kids confronting our reasons for being obese while losing weight on semaglutide and roasting our past selves. Sarcasm is our happy place...

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 remembers why she was rejected from the United States Marine Corps (really). Eva + Kami are two old-ish moms with little kids confronting our reasons for being obese while losing weight on semaglutide and roasting our past selves. Sarcasm is our happy place. Are you confronting the same challenges? We’d love to hear your story. Send an ...

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 at Mary Poppins, and some mom guilt creeps in over kolaches, portion sizes, and generational food baggage. Eva + Kami are two old-ish moms with little kids confronting our reasons for being obese while losing weight on semaglutide and roasting our past selves. Sarcasm is our happy place. Are you confronting the same challenges...

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 cell phones. Eva + Kami are two old-ish moms with little kids confronting our reasons for being obese while losing weight on semaglutide and roasting our past selves. Sarcasm is our happy place. Are you confronting the same challenges? We’d love to hear your story. Send an email to podcasts@theaxis.io. To help others find great ...

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 weight loss meds. Because results shouldn’t depend on your wallet crying. Learn more about PatientFi ! Eva + Kami are two old-ish moms with little kids confronting our reasons for being obese while losing weight on semaglutide and roasting our past selves. Sarcasm is our happy place. Are you confronting the same challenges? We’d lo...

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 now?” to death.  Kami SW 250, CW 198, GW 150? Eva SW 280, CW 184, GW 170 Eva +...

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 time since 5th grade.  For the record, yes, we’ve lost weight, but we’re still...

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 the scale even moved, but she stuck with it. Hear Debra’s thoughtful tips if...

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 Deen’s while in Nashville.  Meet Eva’s doctor,...

Thanksgiving chaos update, questionable ingredients brought by in-laws, a recurrence of rear-end issues, and how Eva got peer-pressured into tucking in a shirt. Eva + Kami are two old-ish moms with little kids confronting our reasons for being obese...

Still blowing money on groceries we end up tossing, planning the menu for Thanksgiving but not planning to binge eat, and excited to have full houses.  Somehow 100 people subscribed to us on YouTube. We don’t know why, but thanks! Here’s where to...

Eva feels fat and to feel better tries on the largest jeans she ever owned (size 20W). Kami gives a fire recovery update while wearing a fox costume for Halloween.  Eva + Kami are two old-ish moms with little kids confronting our reasons for being...