Life Updates Episodes

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...

Kami’s 92-year-old neighbor’s house burns down, the 2nd fire in a year of serving on the HOA board. Eva forgets a full order of groceries in the car on a 90-degree day. Life keeps happening, the only difference is that now we forget to eat.  Eva +...

Eva's 30 year high school reunion approaches with the same worries as high school, including what to wear and who will I know?  Kami’s in full freak-out mode after watching the Oprah special on AI and hearing about scammers using AI to mimic voices....

Kami’s daughter’s school bus keeps skipping her stop in the morning. She gets a new job but is then un-hired two days later. While on family vacation in Washington, Eva learns the hard way not to eat Red Vines. Want your own Less of You sticker? DM...

Kami leaves for a 3+ week trip to Washington and forgets her meds at home and rediscovers the effects of marijuana, while Eva finally reaches the magical place called One-derland and schedules laser treatment to reveal that her legs do still exist and...

Finally switching to tirzepatide after 4 months of stalled progress, Eva is quickly approaching “one-derland.”  Kami learns that the voices in her head are actually just food noise. Eva + Kami are two old-ish moms with little kids confronting our...

Discussing the reactions to photos posted online, getting hit on by a lady valet while parking at SXSW, and whether or not it’s a good idea to take a break from the medication while on vacation so you can eat whatever TF you want.  Eva + Kami are two...

On the mind games of how, when, and who we can take photos with and why… and what inspired (forced) Eva to finally share her previously unseen before and after photos with the world.  And did the circumference of Eva’s head actually get smaller? Is...