The Doctor Who Tried Fat Loss Medications | Dr. Christle Guevarra
episodePreviously titled “How "Food Noise" Nearly Ruined Her Life | Dr. Christle Guevarra” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 7, 2026
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This is the thing that I had struggled with for so long and pretended like I didn't have the willpower. I wasn't good enough.
What was Dr. Guevarra's journey with GLP-1 medications?
What's wrong with me? In middle school, really started to look at like how I looked and because of the bullying, you know, went on all sorts of weird diets, cabbage soup diet, fat free cottage cheese and saltines at one point. I was dieting on such low calories that trying to do homework just seemed really tough. I just remember staring at the same paragraph over and over and things weren't happening. The amount of appetite drive from my brain has just been so strong for so long. When I finally decided to give Wagovi a shot, it was a life-changing experience for me. Now I can show up and I can be my best self. At work, I can be my best self as a spouse and as a friend because now this hunger thing has been removed.
Welcome back to the Checkup Podcast. These days, so many are quick to overemphasize the side effects of taking GLP-1 medications.
How did medical school affect Dr. Guevarra's willpower and mental health?
You hear all sorts of derogatory terms thrown around, ozempic butt, ozempic face. But like with any medical treatment, we need to discuss the benefits as well as the harms. And sometimes those benefits can absolutely be dramatic. Today I'll be speaking with Dr. Crystal Guevara, a board-certified family and sports medicine physician who actually serves as the traveling team physician for U.S. Figure Skating. She opens up about how uncontrollable food noise absolutely wrecked her health, her relationships, and even her ability to perform well in school. I very much appreciate her honesty about the difficulties along the way, including making the decision to start a GLP-1 medication. I think it's more important than ever to share stories highlighting how for some, these medications can absolutely be a life changer.
What challenges did Dr. Guevarra face with food addiction?
Huge thanks to Cozy Earth for sponsoring this video. You've become very passionate in advocacy and discussion covering GLP-1 medications, Ozempic, Wigovi, Terzepatide, all of these ones that potentially patients can take. Tell us more about that.
Yeah, not sure where you want to begin.
You're guiding the horse, or the carriage, I guess.
I guess I've just struggled for so long. I've failed so many medications, and I've worked with, that I've worked, you know, I have a doctor that, you know, has... recommended all sorts of weight management medications in the past. And, you know, when I finally decided to give, you know, Wagovi a shot, no pun intended, in January of 2022, it was a life-changing experience for me. And it really just... just found myself thinking, one, why did I say no two years ago when my doctor first recommended it to me?
How did family and sports medicine influence Dr. Guevarra's perspective on health?
And why, why now? Like, why couldn't this have come sooner? Because this is the thing that I had struggled with for so long, for so many years and pretended like I didn't have the willpower. I wasn't good enough. What's wrong with me? Why am I broken? You know, if I could trade my, you know, intellect and my, you know, scholastic achievements for this type of piece, I would 100%, I don't know, I would 100% probably do it just because the amount of appetite drive from my brain has just been so strong for so long and so you know yes I am completely biased because I have struggled with this my entire life but man these medications for a lot of people can be very life-changing and I just want people to understand that
we're not broken we it's not a willpower problem there is something going on in the brain that is just incredibly powerful and some of us just need a little bit of help what was your journey like before the medication came on board because you mentioned you've had all these struggles Yeah, I grew up always, I always knew I had a much higher appetite than my peers. I had a girl who lived next door to me. I moved to the neighborhood when I was two. And I noticed she was, you know, maybe about 20 pounds lighter than me. We're about the same height. And Her mom noticed that like I had a much higher appetite. So the clean plate club of the 80s. So she would always invite me over and just comment on how, you know, Crystal, you know, look at Crystal.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:11
2
What was Dr. Guevarra's journey with GLP-1 medications?
0:11–1:18
3
How did medical school affect Dr. Guevarra's willpower and mental health?
1:18–2:06
4
What challenges did Dr. Guevarra face with food addiction?
2:06–3:16
5
How did family and sports medicine influence Dr. Guevarra's perspective on health?
3:16–5:19
6
What experiences led Dr. Guevarra to pursue private practice?
5:19–5:56
7
How did Dr. Guevarra's marriage impact her health journey?
5:56–6:25
8
What role does the bodybuilding community play in Dr. Guevarra's life?
6:25–1:31:52
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