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 kids confronting our reasons for being obese while losing weight on semaglutide and tirzepatide, and roasting our past selves. Sarcasm is our happy place. Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lessofyoupodcast/
After a friend (who is a plastic surgeon) talked Eva into starting semaglutide in February of 2023, she lost 70 pounds in 14 months, alternating between long stretches of being stalled at the same weight and consistent but slow weight loss. With the dream of being considered just overweight and not obese by the BMI calculator, Eva switched to tirzepatide after 14 months to try and reach a goal that still seems just out of reach.
A prolific eater of her feelings, Kami was tired of being uncomfortable and when she heard through a mutual friend how semaglutide had changed Eva’s life, she found a trusted medical weight loss provider and took the first step.
As Kami starts her life on semaglutide, Eva adjusts to a world with less food noise and figures out how to let go of the crippling negative self-talk.
On each episode, we connect on how our lives are changing in real time as semaglutide and tirzepatide help us be smaller people, and try to answer the bigger question for ourselves:
When there’s less of you, what is left?
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Host: Eva Sheie & Kami Gamlem
Assistant Producers: Mary Ellen Clarkson & Hannah Burkhart
Engineering:Victoria Cheng
Theme music: Old Grump, Smartface
Less of You is a production of The Axis
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00:00 Kami's new hair extensions
02:43 Kami's 25-lb setback & medication struggles
04:07 Switching to Tirzepatide & thyroid medication tips
05:20 Kami's new job & early morning schedule
06:19 The disappearing lunch break (work culture rant)
08:01 Pharmacy lunch hours — the last holdout
09:41 Eva's weight loss plateau & finding a new provider
10:44 Face changes with weight loss & laser resurfacing
11:37 Doctor reluctance around GLP-1 medications
12:05 Eva's rough December & a mystery rage spiral
12:57 Hormone therapy & the sleep connection
13:56 Life update: kids switching schools
15:03 Texas school choice & a brand new micro school
17:44 Taking away the iPads — permanently
18:35 Managing screen time & ADHD tendencies
21:18 YouTube Shorts & the battle to restrict apps
23:08 Kids secretly gaming on school Chromebooks
24:30 The "Digital Addiction" documentary
26:12 Screens & mindless eating connection
26:57 Favorite snacks & food chat
30:28 Outro
