We Only LOOK Thin
Episodes
Episode 304 – S.W.O.T It Like It’s Hot
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some things just naturally go together. A lock and a key. Salt and Pepper. Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg. But what about business strategies and weigh...
Episode 303 – Day of the Dread
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Halloween time again and this part of the year can be all about dread. Dread of ghosts and ghouls and friends inviting you to parties. ...
Episode 302 – Trick or N.E.A.T.
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a person who watches things, chances are you’ve seen an infomercial. This type of program combines “information” w...
Episode 301 – TGI Friday the 13th
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever watched a horror movie series, you know that even when the bad guy appears to be dead, he manages to return in the sequel. Just l...
Episode 300 – Caloric Credit Card
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the tricentennial episode of We Only Look Thin! Three Hundred episodes; wow, that’s a lot. But what should we talk about? There’...
Episode 299 – Know When to Fold ’em
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some debates may never be resolved. Did the egg come first or the chicken? Tastes great or less filling? Should I focus on importing or exportin...
Episode 298 – Know When to Hold ’em
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learning can come from surprising places. For example, the late 1970’s country music crossover hit, “The Gambler”. If you listen to ...
Episode 297 – Thinterview with the Vampire
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the previous episode, Catherine and Donald held a metaphorical mirror up to themselves to reflect upon what they’ve leaned since they hit the...
Episode 296 – Mirror, Mirror, on the WOLT
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re The Fonz, you only use your mirror to check your hair, realize it’s perfect, and move on. If you’re not The Fonz, you prob...
Episode 295 – The Law of WOLTraction
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you think about consuming things and weight-loss, you probably think about food. However, we also consume ideas. We get these ideas from the ...
Episode 294 – Errant Errands
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve probably never put “derail my diet and fitness plan” on your to do list, but if you’re anything like the hosts of this ...
Episode 293 – Courting Disaster
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re like most people, you sometimes think of yourself as a spy agency and you sometimes think of your health and fitness plans as top secr...
Episode 292 – Calgon Take Me a Weigh
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re anything like Bruce the Shark from Finding Nemo, or the hosts of this podcast, you probably have to remind yourself that you’re ...
Episode 291 – Everybody’s Nerfect
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re only going to listen to one episode of this show this week, this is THE, with a capital “T”, “H”, and “E...
Episode 290 – Pobody’s Nerfect
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the episode that’s almost as good as a late-night infomercial! Sometimes we just want to open the box on a new piece of fitness equip...
Episode 289 – Better Living Through Boundaries – Part 2
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now you’re getting the doggy bag episode! Inspired by an article by Rachel Ann Tee-Melegrito, Catherine and Donald present part 2 on how setting...
Episode 288 – Better Living Through Boundaries – Part 1
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all heard the old expression that “good fences make good neighbors”, but could good fences also help you reach your goal weigh...
Episode 287 – Eat, Weigh, Love
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The thing that people criticize the most is criticism itself. How ironic! Listener Kristen wrote in asking for advice on overcoming her worst critic; ...
Episode 286 – Fork of July
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You expect fireworks for the 4th of July, and you are going to get them! Whether you’re struggling, doing okay, or knocking it out of the park, ...
Episode 285 – Dinner Guessed
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Experts agree; the most terrifying sentence in the English language is, “Would you like to come over for dinner?”. Even if you’re ...
Episode 284 – Landing Gear
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing says “fun vacation” like a health and fitness podcast! Your vacation is over and it’s time to get back to regular life. ...
Episode 283 – WOLT Colored Glasses
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if this time, you didn’t quit? It’s a lot easier said than done, but believe it or not, there are techniques that you can practice ...
Episode 282 – Meme Girls
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the meme-ing of this? I’m glad you asked. If you’re like most people, you’ve enjoyed a meme starring Willy Wonka or The...
Episode 281 – Snacks on a Plane
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re flying with Samuel L. Jackson you might be concerned about snakes on your plane. If you’re not, and you are trying to hit or mai...
Episode 280 – New Order
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you live your life based on Mountain Dew commercials or Monster Truck Shows, you probably try to take things to the extreme. At We Only Look Thin...
Episode 279 – Funtervention
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You are cordially invited to the We Only Look Thin after party! Be sure to read all the fine print before sending your RSVP. WOLT Place member Sarah a...
Episode 278 – Look WOLT You Made Me Do
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our Swiftisode part 3. You don’t have to be a Swifty to listen, but it doesn’t hurt. If you say the right things, talking t...
Episode 277 – I’m the Problem, It’s Me
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sadly, there was no sequel to the classic 1998 Samuel Jackson movie, “The Negotiator”. If there had been, I’d like to believe it w...
Episode 276 – Anti-Hero
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of “negotiations”, you probably think of a business deal or a labor dispute. When you think of “The Negotiator̶...
Episode 275 – Pause Patrol
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Setbacks. No one needs them, but everyone has them. This week, listener Coco asks the We Only Look Thin team about how to deal with setbacks in yo...
Episode 274 – Another 10 WOLTmandments
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some podcasts can discuss the burning bush and others can discuss burning calories, but this is the only podcast that discusses both! This week, Cat...
Episode 273 – The Ten WOLTmandments
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode or thou shall be smoten! Just like Charton Heston in that movie about Moses and the Ten Commandments (what was it called?), Cat...
Episode 272 – Stuck in the Middle with WOLT
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you only listen to one health and fitness podcast that brings up Enya, Falco, Fabio, Hobbit Sticks and Light Sabers, this should be the one. Cont...
Episode 271 – Dr. Seuss Chef
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We Only Look Thin asked you which topics you’d like us to talk about and you answered. Now Catherine and Donald will answer your answers, which ...
Episode 270 – I’m a Carbie Girl
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
First, we were told that fats were bad. Then we were told that carbs were bad. Next it was processed foods that were bad and cooked foods that were ba...
Episode 269 – Magic Ate Ball
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Would you use a game spinner to choose an exercise routine? How about flipping a coin to pick your diet plan? What about using a Pop-O-Matic to figure...
Episode 268 – Super Bowl Setback
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, The We Only Look Thin players present a very special episode that involves some of the finest acting a Health and Fitness podcast has ever ...
Episode 267 – Blame it on the Rain
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you spent your life doing the Goldilocks with your weight loss and fitness plans? This one’s “too hard” and that one’s ...
Episode 266 – You Give WOLT a Bad Name
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some people love board games like Monopoly or Chutes and Ladders. Others love card games like Uno or Go Fish. For some, their favorite game is the...
Episode 265 – Caloric Columbo
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In classic We Only Look Thin fashion, we name an episode after a fictional 1970’s TV Detective that hardly anyone under 40 will remember. It&#...
Episode 264 – The Newlywed Gain
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Love. Exciting and new. Come aboard; we’re expecting you. When the great poet Paul Williams wrote the lyrics to the Love Boat theme, he pr...
Episode 263 – Deep Thoughts Part 3 – Deepest Thoughts
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you were one of the thousands of people who listened to last week’s episode of We Only Look Thin and remarked, “these are the deepest t...
Episode 262 – Deep Thoughts Part 2 – Deeper Thoughts
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thinking is one of the top ways in which we have thoughts. But what if you really want deep thoughts? Do you need a thinking shovel or some kind o...
Episode 261 – Deep Thoughts – Part 1
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You probably ask a lot of questions during your average day. How much is it? What’s in it for me? Who invented liquid soap? It turns out...
Episode 260 – ’23 and Me
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a new year and so you’ll be imbued with magical powers to transform yourself into the person you’ve always wanted to be! But ...
Episode 259 – Mind the Gap
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day can be a magical time, but it can also be a struggle. You might be torn between your big-city li...
Episode 258 – Baby it’s WOLT Outside
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Although not usually associated with the holidays, the great Salt-N-Pepa taught us that we could push it. Push it real good. But what if the ̶...
Episode 257 – Jingle all the Weigh
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For some, this time of year is about traditions, gathering with loved ones, and being just a little bit nicer to each other for a while. For others,...
Episode 256 – TIPpers Delight – Part 3
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone knows how important it is to stick the landing. You can have an amazing routine that wows the crowd, but if you wobble on the dismount, it ...
Episode 255 – TIPpers Delight – Part 2
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I said-a Tip, Top, the Tippie, the Tippie, To the Tip Tip hop-a you don’t stop the snack, It to the bang-bang cookie, say up jump the hoagie, To...
Episode 254 – TIPpers Delight – Part 1
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A trilogy can’t be a trilogy without the first part, and if you started with the second part, people would get confused. With that in mind, We...
Episode 253 – To Gobble or Not to Gobble
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanksgiving should be a day when we tell our family what we really think of them, but some people try to make it about food. Some want to jam in as m...
Episode 252 – The See Food Diet
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of impulsive decisions, you probably think of last-minute skydiving or marrying a person you’ve just met. Or perhaps doing some...
Episode 251 – Bride of Trackula
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re Superman, your Kryptonite is Kryptonite. For some people who aren’t Superman, their Kryptonite is tracking calories. This we...
Episode 250 – Count Trackula
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the We Only Look Thin 250th Episode! The first of many! Some say to track is wack, but tracking calories can be one of the most effective...
Episode 249 – Autumn’s Eleven
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some look at the calendar and see “Shocktober”. Others look and see “Rocktober”. While still others look and see plain old ...
Episode 248 – Only Burgers in the Building
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We make hundreds of decisions every day. We decide what to say, where to go, and which Donald Duck t-shirt to wear. We’re also faced with de...
Episode 247 – Schoolhouse Walk
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve probably heard that the number 7 is lucky or that 3 is the magic number. You may have also heard that you should hit 10,000 steps ever...
Episode 246 – Save Your Beers for Another Day
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just when you thought that Catherine and Donald haven’t been exposed to any pop culture since the 20th century, they name an episode after a son...
Episode 245 – Greece is the Word
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve listened to this podcast and thought, “I love all the math that they talk about, but what I’d really enjoy would be refere...
Episode 244 – Your Own Personal Pizza
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever heard that someone steps over dollars to pick up pennies? Have you ever wondered how many calories you could burn by stepping over dolla...
Episode 243 – Sumspringa
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re turning our memory loss into an episode! A lot of people have the idea that they will get to a certain place in their weight loss and fitn...
Episode 243 – Resparkleize Part 3 – Navigating Adult ADHD with Katherine Sanders
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a little-known fact that the expression “the third time’s the charm” was created to explain how great the third part of t...
Episode 241 – Resparkleize Part 2 – Navigating Adult ADHD with Katherine Sanders
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode has 20% more sparkle than last week! We Only Look Thin continues with the second part of a presentation from WOLT place with member Kat...
Episode 240 – Resparkleize Part 1 – Navigating Adult ADHD with Katherine Sanders
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Back by popular demand, an (almost) Donald Free episode! This week, We Only Look Thin presents the first part of a presentation from WOLT place with m...
Episode 239 – Romancing the Scone
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Catherine and Donald take you on an unrealistic 80’s adventure comedy and sprinkle in advice about weight loss and fitness. Have y...
Episode 238 – WOLT on for One More Day
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At one time or another, we’ve all wanted to quit something. Whether it’s a job, a relationship, or a game of Monopoly, the urge to ...
Episode 237 – Any Given Sunday
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think to yourself, “I’ve been so good this week; I deserve to really treat myself this weekend”? Or do you stick to a plan ...
Episode 236 – It Still Must Be Nice to be Sam
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another treat for your ears! In part two of Catherine’s interview with WOLT Place member Sam, they discuss how Sam’s identity...
Episode 235 – Must Be Nice to Be Sam
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Rod Serling would say at the beginning of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride, this is a somewhat different introduction to a somewhat different...
Episode 234 – Half-Full or Half-Empty
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It seems like New Year’s Eve was only yesterday, but six whole months have gone by since then. Rude. If you’re like a lot of us, you m...
Episode 233 – Habit Holiday
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you planning to “get away” this summer? Are you taking a road trip, plane trip, boat trip, and/or scooter trip? Are you also plann...
Episode 232 – The Energy Vampire Diaries
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You know how sequels are ALWAYS better than the original? We Only Look Thin proves it again this week. Last week’s part 1 about energy vampires ...
Episode 231 – WOLT We Do in the Shadows
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vampires. When they look like Brad Pitt or sparkle like Edward Cullen, we love ’em. When they sap our energy, time, and emotional bandwidth,...
Episode 230 – The DoorDash Look
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you were around in the 1980’s, you may remember the Jordache look. Denim, hairspray, and the most intense finger snapping you’ve ever...
Episode 229 – Weight Expectations
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You might be in a hurry to drop your relatives off at the airport or go and see the new Police Academy movie, but should you be in a hurry to lose w...
Episode 228 – Worth the Weight
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you can’t wait to step on the scale or never want to do it again, the emotions surrounding weighing yourself can be…complicated. ...
Episode 227 – The Weight We Were
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anyone can do a podcast about relationships with people, but only a select few can do a podcast about relationships with an inanimate object. This w...
Episode 226 – Higher Satiety
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel like a human yo-yo with all of your calorie counting ups and downs? Do you feel like you can do anything in the morning and then fe...
Episode 225 – High Satiety
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In an alternate timeline, Mark Twain might have said, everyone talks about calorie deficits and the weather, but no one does anything about either of ...
Episode 224 – Loop There it Is
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Dictionary defines a “Loophole” as being nothing like a donut hole even though they both have the word “hole” in them. We ...
Episode 223 – Loophole in One
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are lots of kinds of holes in the world, but some of the most nefarious ones are loopholes. In this case, loopholes are the lies that we tell ou...
Episode 222 – Life Swap
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever listened to We Only Look Thin and thought to yourself, “that’s easy for them to say” or “must be nice”? ...
Episode 221 – If You Give a Spouse a Cookie
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In last week’s episode, Catherine and Donald answered a listener email about what to do when you and your significant other aren’t on the ...
Episode 220 – Loveseat
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s common knowledge that spouses and significant others are always on the same page about everything. They definitely all agree that spending ...
Episode 219 – Born Identity
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever been a super spy with amnesia, you might be the main character in “The Bourne Identity”. If you’ve ever been...
Episode 218 – Self-Destruct Sequence
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it feels like something, or someone is trying to sabotage our weight loss and fitness efforts. We look everywhere for the culprit to no av...
Episode 217 – Diet Culture Club
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We Only Look Thin is a little different this week and more serious in tone than a typical episode. A listener wrote in to ask about the Healthy at ...
Episode 216 – The Tell-Tale Taco
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of Edgar Allen Poe, you of course think about Mexican Food. Mr. Poe loved Mexican Food so much, that the first draft of “The Te...
Episode 215 – Driver’s Ed
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up because this week’s episode is both fast AND furious. Have you ever thought to yourself, life is a highway, I want to snack on it all ...
Episode 214 – Red Herring
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A herring is a type of fish that Lew Zealand from the Muppets uses in his boomerang fish act. A Red Herring is a logical fallacy and a device used by ...
Episode 213 – Knotty by Nature
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
People love to talk about breaking things. Breaking records, breaking dishes, breaking bad, breaking news; the list goes on and on. But the thing that...
Episode 212 – Swarm of Behaviors
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A swarm of bees is usually a bad thing, but a swarm of B’s can help you achieve your weight loss and fitness goals. This week, Catherine, a ce...
Episode 211 – I Would Do Anything For WOLT, But I Won’t Do That
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The episode so nice, they recorded it twice. Have you ever said to yourself, “I would do anything to reach my goal weight”? Then, so...
Episode 210 – Action Builds Traction
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When looking at your health and fitness journey, have you ever felt like there were so many things that you needed to do that you ended up doing noth...
Episode 209 – WOLT’come to the Jungle
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, you are welcomed to the jungle and we’ve got fun and games! We’ve got everything you want, and we know the...
Episode 208 – WOLT Lang Syne
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2022! A New Year! A Fresh Start! The Holidays are over and I have nothing to look forward to. Now what? This week, Catherine and Donald tal...
Episode 207 – ‘Twas The Night Before Twixmas
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas may be in the rearview mirror, but the holiday season is just getting warmed up. Or it’s cold outside and we’re letting it sno...
Episode 206 – Silent Night, Breadly Night
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You might think that the holidays stop people from having questions, but it turns out the holidays create even more questions for some. Questions ab...
Episode 205 – The 12 Glaze of Christmas
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At this time of year, you can’t turn around without running into drummers drumming and pipers piping and partridges partridging in pear trees. I...