{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dec999bd7f04b74f27748d/69e0c8600b4baf3bf2c2788e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 24: Samantha – Nearly 100 Pounds, But That’s Not the Story","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68dec999bd7f04b74f27748d/1776338810978-be664f98-2bc3-444e-a969-3a16b6e28f66.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, the last of season one, I’m talking to Samantha about her lifelong struggle with weight, binge eating disorder, and the constant mental load of food noise.</p><p>Samantha shares how GLP-1 medication changed her life — not just through weight loss of nearly 100 pounds, but by giving her relief from obsessive food thoughts and improving her mental health. We talk about living with conditions like lipedema and lymphedema, the challenges of maintaining weight loss, and why full appetite suppression isn’t the goal.</p><p>This is an honest conversation about sustainability, brain health, and why GLP-1s should be seen as real medical treatment — not a shortcut.</p>","author_name":"The Weight Medicine Podcast"}