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Weight & Measure

Michael Donnelly-Boylen & Zach Niemiec

Health & Fitness

Frequency: 1 episode/14d. Total Eps: 15

Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach is a conversation space where patients, providers, researchers, and leaders across obesity care come together to talk openly about the realities of treatment, lived experience, and the evolving science of obesity. Hosted by Mike and Zach, the series creates a place where the voices of people living with obesity are part of the discussion alongside clinicians and researchers. Rather than talking about patients, Weight & Measure brings patients into the conversation. Each episode focuses on meaningful topics across obesity care, including treatment.

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🇨🇦 Canada - medicine
27/08/2026
#77
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26/08/2026
#88
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25/08/2026
#62
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25/08/2026
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13/07/2026
#60
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12/07/2026
#83

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Episode 4: GLP-1 Not Working? Weight Loss Plateau, and What Happens Next

Saturday, April 25, 2026 • Duration 01:29:54

GLP-1 not working like before? You’re not alone.

Many people using GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro reach a point where weight loss slows, fatigue increases, and progress feels stalled. This phase is often referred to as a weight loss plateau, but it is frequently misunderstood.

In this episode of Weight and Measure, we break down what is actually happening during this stage of the GLP-1 journey and how both patients and clinicians can better navigate it.

Zach and Mike are joined by Angela Fitch, MD and Robyn Pashby, PhD to explore the physiological, behavioral, and clinical factors behind stalled progress and what it means for long-term care.

This episode covers:
• Why GLP-1 medications can feel like they have stopped working
• What a weight loss plateau really represents
• GLP-1 related fatigue and how to approach it
• When to adjust treatment plans and expectations
• The shift from weight loss to long term metabolic health
• Why body composition matters more than the number on the scale

This phase of treatment is where many patients begin to question the process, but it is also where the focus shifts toward sustainability, health outcomes, and long-term success.

If you are navigating a plateau, supporting patients on GLP-1 therapy, or working in obesity care, this episode provides practical insight into what comes next.

GLP-1 plateau, GLP-1 not working, Ozempic plateau, Wegovy stopped working, Mounjaro weight loss stall, GLP-1 fatigue, weight loss plateau, obesity care, metabolic health, body composition, weight management, obesity medicine

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Episode 3: Obesity Beyond Stigma: How Real-Life Stories Create Change

Friday, April 3, 2026 • Duration 01:27:50

In this episode of Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach, we bring you a powerful conversation from one of our original live panels, now available in audio format.

This discussion brings together patients, clinicians, and advocates for an honest, real-time conversation about how obesity is talked about, taught, and experienced.

We are joined by an incredible group of voices across obesity care:

• Dr. Robyn Pashby• Leslie M. Golden, MD, MPH, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM• Renee J. Rogers, PhD, FACSM, FTOS• Nina Crowley, PhD, RDN, LD• Ian Patton

Together, we explore:

• Where weight bias still shows up, even in well-intentioned clinical and professional spaces
• How language, expectations, and progress culture shape the patient experience
• What supportive, evidence-based conversations actually sound like in practice
• Why trusted organizations, advocacy, and patient voice matter now more than ever

This is not a lecture. It is a conversation grounded in science, lived experience, and mutual respect, reflecting the kind of dialogue needed to move obesity care forward.

Whether you are a clinician, educator, advocate, or someone navigating your own journey, this episode offers insight into how we can create more effective, compassionate, and patient-inclusive care.

Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach is a live discussion series that brings together diverse voices across obesity care. Episodes are recorded live on Dave Knapp’s On the Pen YouTube channel and released as a podcast for re-listening.

Keywords:
obesity, weight bias, obesity care, patient experience, GLP-1, bariatric care, obesity advocacy, weight stigma, healthcare communication, patient-centered care, obesity medicine, lived experience

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Episode 2: How Patient Voices can Impact Change

Sunday, March 29, 2026 • Duration 58:29

In this special live episode of Weight and Measure, recorded from the Canadian Obesity Summit in Montréal, we explore a critical question in obesity care today:

What does it actually look like when patients help shape the systems that affect their care?

Zach and Mike are joined by leaders from Obesity Canada alongside patient advocates Lisa Schaffer, Patty Nece, and Ian Patton for a conversation grounded in both lived experience and real world implementation.

Together, they discuss what meaningful inclusion means in practice, where gaps still exist across healthcare systems, and how patient voices can move beyond being heard to actually influencing care, policy, and outcomes.

This conversation sits at the intersection of research, care delivery, and lived experience, highlighting why progress in obesity care requires all three working together.

If you are a clinician, patient, or advocate interested in where obesity care is going next, this is a conversation you will not want to miss.

obesity care, obesity management, patient advocacy, patient centered care, lived experience, healthcare systems, obesity stigma, weight bias, obesity policy, Obesity Canada, GLP 1, metabolic health, bariatric care, healthcare innovation, chronic disease care, patient engagement, shared decision making, healthcare reform, obesity education, weight management

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Episode 1: Finding Joy in Movement

Season 1 · Episode 1

Saturday, March 21, 2026 • Duration 01:11:19

In the first episode of Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach, we bring together patients, providers, and experts for an honest conversation about movement in the context of obesity, GLP-1 medications, and bariatric surgery.

Movement is often misunderstood in weight loss and obesity care. For many, it has been shaped by stigma, shame, or the idea that exercise is punishment rather than support. This episode explores how that relationship develops, how it can change, and what movement can look like across a metabolic health journey.

We are joined by an incredible panel of experts:

• Renee J. Rogers, PhD, FACSM, FTOS
• Nina Crowley, PhD, RDN, LD
• Jamie Selzler, NASM CPT

Together, we discuss:

• The lived experience of movement in obesity and weight loss journeys
• Why many people develop a negative relationship with exercise
• The psychological shift from movement as punishment to movement as care
• How GLP-1 medications may change the physiology of movement
• What body re composition means and when to focus on it
• How to begin movement again after bariatric surgery, GLP-1 treatment, or long periods of inactivity

This episode is designed for patients, clinicians, and anyone interested in obesity care, metabolic health, weight management, and sustainable lifestyle change.

Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach is a live discussion series that brings together voices across obesity care to create more connected, patient-inclusive conversations. Episodes are recorded live on Dave Knapp’s On the Pen YouTube channel and released as a podcast for re-listening.

Keywords:

obesity, obesity care, GLP-1, weight loss, bariatric surgery, metabolic health, body recomposition, exercise psychology, movement, weight management, patient perspective, lifestyle change, obesity medicine, fitness after weight loss

Episode 9: GLP-1 TikTok: Helping or Hurting Patients? | Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic & Social Media

Season 1 · Episode 9

Thursday, July 9, 2026 • Duration 01:17:33

Is GLP-1 TikTok helping or hurting patients?

Millions of people living with obesity turn to TikTok every day for information, support, motivation, and community. But as obesity management medications like Wegovy®, Zepbound®, Ozempic®, and Mounjaro® become increasingly common, social media has also become one of the most influential sources of obesity treatment information.

So who is shaping the conversation?

In this episode of Weight & Measure, hosts Mike Donnelly-Boylen and Zach Niemiec are joined by Dr. Danna Kashlan of Johns Hopkins Medicine and Dr. Lindsey Ogle for an important discussion inspired by Dr. Kashlan's research presented at the 2026 American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.

Her research, "Who Shapes the GLP-1 Narrative on TikTok?", examined highly engaged GLP-1 content and found that patients, not healthcare professionals, are driving much of the conversation online.

Together, we explore the growing influence of social media on obesity care and ask an important question:

Is GLP-1 TikTok helping patients, hurting patients, or both?

• Why GLP-1 TikTok has become one of the largest online communities for people living with obesity

• The benefits of peer support, shared lived experience, and patient advocacy

• The risks of misinformation, comparison culture, unrealistic expectations, and viral health advice

• How healthcare professionals can better understand the online communities their patients participate in

• How patients can identify trustworthy obesity medicine information online

• Why lived experience and evidence based medicine should work together, not compete

Episode 8: When Obesity Medicine Gets Personal: Physicians Living with Obesity on GLP-1s, Bariatric Surgery, Med School & Patient Care

Season 1 · Episode 8

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 • Duration 01:26:31

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What happens when the obesity medicine physician is also living with obesity?

In this episode of Weight & Measure, hosts Mike Donnelly-Boylen and Zach Niemiec are joined by Dr. Matthea Rentea, Dr. Catherine Toomer, and Dr. Brianna Bingham for an honest conversation about obesity, GLP-1 medications, bariatric surgery, weight stigma, and the realities of treating a disease while also living with it.

Together, they discuss their personal obesity journeys, what medical education often gets wrong about obesity, and how lived experience has shaped the way they care for patients. The conversation explores obesity treatment, long-term weight management, bariatric surgery, GLP-1 medications, and the future of obesity medicine.

Topics include:

• What medical education still gets wrong about obesity
• How lived experience changes patient care
• GLP-1 medications and obesity treatment
• Zepbound, Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic
• Tirzepatide and semaglutide
• Bariatric and metabolic surgery
• Weight stigma in healthcare
• Patient-centered obesity care
• Long-term weight management
• Obesity advocacy
• The future of obesity treatment

Dr. Matthea Rentea shares lessons from her personal journey and insights from hundreds of conversations through The Obesity Guide Podcast.

Dr. Catherine Toomer discusses maintaining significant weight loss for more than twenty years while helping patients navigate multiple generations of obesity treatment.

Dr. Brianna Bingham offers her perspective on bariatric surgery, obesity care, and how personal experience influences clinical practice.

Whether you are taking a GLP-1 medication, considering bariatric surgery, living with obesity, supporting a loved one, or working in healthcare, this episode provides a perspective rarely heard in medicine: physicians discussing obesity through both clinical expertise and lived experience.

Episode 7: GLP 1 Maintenance: Why Keeping Weight Off Is Harder Than Losing It

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 • Duration 01:29:38

You Lost the Weight. Now What? GLP 1 Maintenance, Mindset, and Long Term Success

Many people focus on how to lose weight.

Far fewer talk about what happens after.

For many individuals using GLP 1 medications, pursuing Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, or making significant lifestyle changes, reaching a goal weight is not the end of the journey. It is the beginning of a new challenge: maintaining weight loss long term.

In this episode of Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach, we explore one of the most important and least discussed topics in obesity care: long term weight maintenance.

Joining us are:

• Leslie Golden, MD
• Robyn Pashby, PhD

Together, we discuss why weight recurrence happens, why it is not simply a matter of willpower, and what people can do to build sustainable strategies for long term success.

Topics include:

• Why keeping weight off is often harder than losing it
• The biology behind weight maintenance and weight recurrence
• GLP 1 maintenance strategies after active weight loss
• Long term use of obesity medications
• Hunger, metabolism, and the body's response to weight loss
• The psychological challenges of maintaining weight loss
• Identity changes after significant weight loss
• Fear of weight recurrence and how to navigate it
• Perfectionism and all or nothing thinking
• Emotional eating, stress, and coping strategies
• Building sustainable habits for long term success
• Bariatric and metabolic surgery considerations during maintenance
• Why body composition may matter more than the scale
• The mindset shift from losing weight to living at a lower weight

One of the most overlooked realities of obesity treatment is that maintenance is not just a physical challenge. It is also a psychological one.

How do you trust yourself after years of weight cycling?

Episode 6: Medicare GLP 1 Coverage: What Older Adults Need to Know About Wegovy, Zepbound & Obesity Care

Season 1 · Episode 6

Friday, June 5, 2026 • Duration 01:14:06

Medicare, GLP 1s, and Fear: What Older Adults Need to Know | Angela Fitch, MD, Tracy Zvenyach, PhD, MS, RN, and Deb Cooperman

As Medicare coverage for obesity treatment continues to evolve, many older adults are asking the same questions:

Can Medicare cover GLP 1 medications like Wegovy or Zepbound? Who qualifies for the Medicare Bridge Program? What should adults over 65 know before starting obesity treatment?

In this episode of Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach, we explore the rapidly changing landscape of obesity medicine, Medicare access, and GLP 1 treatment for older adults.

Joining us are nationally recognized obesity medicine physician Angela Fitch, MD, obesity policy expert Tracy Zvenyach, PhD, MS, RN, and patient advocate Deb Cooperman to discuss what seniors, caregivers, and healthcare professionals need to know about starting GLP 1 medications later in life.

Topics discussed include:

• Medicare coverage for GLP 1 medications
• The Medicare Bridge Program and who may qualify
• Wegovy, Zepbound, Mounjaro, and other obesity medications
• Obesity treatment after age 65
• Weight loss, muscle loss, and body composition in older adults
• Nutrition strategies while taking GLP 1 medications
• Side effects and medication expectations
• Mobility, strength, and healthy aging
• Caregiver and family support during treatment
• Access, affordability, and obesity care policy
• Bariatric and metabolic surgery considerations
• Long-term obesity management and maintenance

Whether you are considering Wegovy, Zepbound, Mounjaro, or another obesity treatment, this episode provides evidence-informed insights to help older adults make informed decisions alongside their healthcare team.

Resources:

• CMS Medicare Bridge Program Information: https://www.cms.gov/glp-1-bridge.pdf

Episode 5: GLP 1 and Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Patients How Do You Become an Advocate

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 • Duration 01:22:36

GLP 1 and Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Patients How Do You Become an Advocate

What does it actually take to become a patient advocate in obesity care?

In this episode of Weight and Measure, we bring together leading voices across obesity medicine, patient advocacy, and policy to explore how individuals move from lived experience to meaningful impact.

As obesity continues to be recognized as a chronic disease, the role of patient advocacy is becoming more critical in shaping access to care, influencing policy decisions, and improving long term health outcomes. From GLP 1 based therapies to Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, patients are no longer just participants in care. They are becoming active drivers of change.

Joining the conversation are:

• Robert Kushner, MD• Michele Tedder, RN• James Zervios• Tracy Zvenyach, PhD, MS, RN

Together, we break down how advocacy actually happens in the real world.

This episode covers:
• How patients learn to navigate healthcare systems and advocate for better care
• Where clinical intent and lived experience can disconnect
• The role of GLP 1 therapies in expanding awareness and access to obesity care
• How Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery patients are shaping advocacy efforts
• The impact of patient voices on policy, insurance coverage, and treatment access
• How organizations like the Obesity Action Coalition support advocacy development
• Why community and shared experience are critical to building confident advocates
• The importance of events like the Your Weight Matters Convention in empowering patients

Whether you are a patient, clinician, or healthcare professional, this episode provides a clear look at how advocacy is evolving and why it matters for the future of obesity care.

GLP 1 advocacy, bariatric surgery advocacy, metabolic surgery advocacy, obesity advocacy, patient advocacy, obesity care, GLP 1 medications, Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, obesity medicine, healthcare policy, insurance coverage, Obesity Action Coalition, Your Weight Matters Convention, chronic disease advocacy, patient voice, metabolic health

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