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Catherine and Donald Wygal are a married couple who, after a life-long struggle, have each lost over 100 pounds. Join them as they work on keeping the weight off and pass along what they've learned along the way.

Catherine and Donald Wygal

Los Angeles, CA


    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 386 EPISODES

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    The We Only LOOK Thin podcast is an incredibly inspirational and informative show hosted by Catherine and Donald Wygal. Their dynamic banter and witty humor make each episode enjoyable to listen to, even when walking alone. The content they share is filled with valuable information and tips on weight loss that have helped listeners approach their journey in a more sustainable way. Catherine and Donald's authenticity and vulnerability in discussing their own struggles with weight loss make them relatable and trustworthy hosts. Overall, this podcast provides both inspiration and practical advice for anyone looking to lose weight or seeking motivation.

    One of the best aspects of The We Only LOOK Thin podcast is the engaging banter between Catherine and Donald. Their playful interactions not only keep the episodes entertaining, but also create a sense of camaraderie with the listeners. The hosts' ability to share personal anecdotes, while still providing valuable information, sets this podcast apart from others in the weight loss genre. Additionally, Catherine and Donald's approach is refreshingly gimmick-free. They offer real, down-to-earth advice that is easily applicable to everyday life.

    While there are many positive aspects of this podcast, one possible drawback is that some listeners may find the humor style or banter overly repetitive or distracting at times. However, this can be subjective based on individual preferences for comedic style.

    In conclusion, The We Only LOOK Thin podcast is an excellent resource for individuals looking for inspiration and guidance on their weight loss journey. Catherine and Donald's relatable personalities, combined with their genuine desire to help others succeed in their goals, make this podcast a valuable source of motivation. With its mix of humor, practical advice, and personal stories, it stands out as one of the best podcasts in the weight loss genre. Whether you're just starting your journey or need some extra support along the way, this podcast is definitely worth a listen.



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    Episode 386 – BYO Summer – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 38:33


    If you're like most people, when you think of Summer you think of the 1986 John Cusack movie, “One Crazy Summer” and the eternal questions, “Who invented liquid soap and ...

    Episode 385 – Does This Kale Spark Joy?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 39:33


    If you're like me, when you think about “life changing magic”, you think about tidying up. Author Marie Kondo is right there with us. Her KonMari method of decluttering involves ...

    Episode 384 – Overthinkers Anonymous

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 36:14


    You've got to have the perfect plan, right? The one with the best tools, the optimal routine, and maximum efficiency. It has to be out there and you just know ...

    Episode 383 – The Case of the Secret Snack

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 38:13


    If you're like me and you think about food all the time, when you hear the word “secret”, your mind might go straight to “secret sauce” or “secret herbs and ...

    Episode 382 – Fraud Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 44:35


    There's a raging debate on the internet about whether or not this is a Christmas episode. It has all the hallmarks; it's being released in May and the hosts mention ...

    Episode 381 – Warning Label

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 32:37


    Movies, TV shows, and books make you think that committing fraud is all fun and games.  The reality of committing fraud can look very different from the glamorous portrayal in ...

    Episode 380 – Goal Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 34:30


    The triangle might be your favorite musical instrument and you might collect original vinyl albums from the world's greatest trianglists. Or maybe you've enjoyed being “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob” ...

    Episode 379 – Afraid of the Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 36:06


    Some people are afraid of the dark because they can't see the ghouls.  Other people are afraid of the dark because that's when their relentless snaking happens.  Catherine and Donald ...

    Episode 378 – Abili-buddies – part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 30:21


    You say you want to exercise. You have the best of intentions to exercise. But the day goes by, and you still don't do it. But what's stopping you? That's ...

    Episode 377 – Abili-buddies – part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 31:37


    If you're like most people, you try to eat food every day.  Sometimes, even making a dinner that fits into our health and fitness goals can be a challenge.  But ...

    Episode 376 – Abili-buddies – part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 44:36


    Whether it's racing formula 1, becoming a fire truck when we grow up, or losing 5 pounds, we've all said that we wanted to do something, but then haven't done ...

    Episode 375 – Going Streaking

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 46:59


    Historians and the people who lived through it, often ask the question, “what the heck was wrong with the 1970s? Disco, mood rings, pet rocks, and of course, streaking. The ...

    Episode 374 – Postmortem

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 32:46


    The word “postmortem” comes from the Latin words “post” (after) and “mortem” (death). What a cheerful way to start a podcast! My point here is that businesses are too lazy ...

    Episode 373 – Worst Case Scenario

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 32:40


    If you're a longtime listener, you already know that our second favorite thing is to make parallels between business strategies and health goals.  If you're also a fan of that ...

    Episode 372 – Final Destination Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 46:05


    After last week's episode, you probably thought that it was impossible for a weight loss and fitness podcast to include even more facts about Ohio.  You were sorely mistaken.  This ...

    Episode 371 – Let’s Weight Awhile

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 29:37


    Listener Erin wrote in asking about how to deal with plateaus.  At first, we thought it was strange that she'd turn to us for information about areas of relatively level, ...

    Episode 370 – People Pleaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 44:52


    You've probably heard the old expression, “People: you can't live with them”. But if that's true, why do we spend so much of our time and energy trying to make ...

    Episode 369 – S.W.O.T. in the Name of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 37:42


    As it is nearing Valentine's Day people's attention turns towards one thing; business strategies.  It is generally accepted that business strategies aren't good for anything, but what if I told ...

    Episode 368 – Adaption, ation, ation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 36:45


    If you're a character in a movie about big game hunting, at some point you'll probably say, “humans are truly the most dangerous animals on earth”.  If you're a real ...

    Episode 367 – Rigidity Rebellion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 40:15


    Do you pride yourself on knowing the one right way to do something? Do you often say, “my way or the highway” and think it's a good thing? Not so ...

    Episode 366 – Facts Evasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 35:17


    If you're like most people, you probably look into a mirror and sing the Eurythimics song, “Would I Lie To You?”.  You sing, “Now would I say something that wasn't ...

    Episode 365 – Alan or Nothing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 41:13


    It's our 7-year anniversary!  Hooray!  To celebrate, we're going to talk about giving up.  Isn't' that just like us?  Sometimes, we bump up against a number on the scale that ...

    Episode 364 – After Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 33:41


    If you're like a lot of us, you may have treated the end of 2024 like a big party full of food. You may have also treated the beginning and/or ...

    Episode 363 – Cramming for Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024


    There are many ways to participate in cramming. You may have tried to cram too many people into the same car, or, if you're like the hosts of this show, ...

    Episode 362 – Perfection Paralysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 34:27


    Do you ever wish you could take the thoughts in your head about losing weight and getting more physically fit and turn them into actions in a place not inside ...

    Episode 361 – Perfect Strangers vs Progress Strangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 38:13


    Why don't I just do everything perfectly?  Shouldn't I wait for the perfect circumstances before I start?  If you've found yourself saying these kinds of things, you might be a ...

    Episode 360 – Holly Jolly Policies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 34:57


    Winging it might work for improv comedians and reindeer flying around, but winging it on your food and exercise plan through the holidays is a set up for regret.  For ...

    Episode 359 – Math Potatoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 41:03


    You know that magical feeling when you open a present and discover that it's the gift of math? Well, we've got a whole episode dedicated to giving you that feeling! ...

    Episode 358 – Fall Back Plan – Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 38:42


    It's that special time of year in between Halloween and Thanksgiving when people can only think of one thing; forming new and healthy habits. Friend of the show in our ...

    Episode 357 – Fall Back Plan – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 37:21


    You might be saying to yourself, “Look, it's Autumn.  Can't you just let me enjoy the leaves changing color and some pumpkin spice?”  It's a fair point, but it's not ...

    Episode 356 – Fall Back Plan – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 43:38


    It's that time of year again when everyone starts turning their attention towards one thing; habit formation. But how do you start? Close personal friend of the show, Gretchen Rubin ...

    Episode 355 – Dawn of the Dread

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 42:26


    At Halloween time, dread is supposed to be part of the fun. But when it comes to exercise, dread is a major part of why we don't do it. But ...

    Episode 354 – The Snacks’orcist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 32:39


    At this special time of year, we are reminded that demons like to possess young people and make their heads spin around.  Some people have demons from heck, while others ...

    Episode 353 – Spirits of Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 33:01


    This time of year striking a balance between werewolves and ghouls can get you.  Similarly, striking a balance between working treats into your life and cutting them out all together ...

    Episode 352 – Ouija Board Weight Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 32:29


    If you've ever used a Quija (trademark Hasbro) board, it can seem like the other person or people are moving the planchette around.  It's definitely not you making those choices.  ...

    Episode 351 – The Fall Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 44:14


    If you're like me, you thought the movie “The Fall Guy” was about a guy who loved the Autumn so much that he dedicated his life to keeping the Fall ...

    Episode 350 – Mise en Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 50:07


    Most of us know that French is virtually impossible to translate, but there are a select few who understand some of the words.  Luckily, We Only Look Thin's Catherine is ...

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    Episode 349 – Freaky Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 29:21


    If you're like most of us, you've wished for a magical body transformation. To be granted a wish and to wake up in a brand new, perfect body. And you've ...

    Episode 348 – Growth Spurt

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 32:03


    We've all asked Mary, Mary quite contrary how her garden grows and she's given us some story about using silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a ...

    Episode 347 – Autumn Reset

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 42:25


    Labor Day Sale?!? Pumpkin Spice?!? Halloween Decorations?!?  Wasn't the summer just getting started?  If you're like a lot of us, you entered the year with lofty goals for your weight, ...

    Episode 346 – Bouncing Back on Track

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 40:27


    Have you ever thought to yourself something like, “a positive attitude just means you're not really paying attention to the word” or “these people need to get their heads out ...

    Episode 345 – Why MCA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 42:27


    When you're in your 20's, most people want to lose weight to look better in a pair of Vidal Sassoon blue jeans. As we get older, most people still want ...

    Episode 344 – Won Moment in Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 43:33


    The Olympics may be winding down, but there are still a ton of lessons that “regular people” can learn from Olympians. In a lot of ways, hitting a goal weight ...

    Episode 343 – Olympics of One

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 36:35


    If you're like me, you were watching the Olympic Men's gymnastics rings event this morning and you were thinking, “I could never do that”. Or maybe you were thinking, “It ...

    Episode 342 – Eye of the Swarm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024


    You probably think it's a coincidence that the word “Storm” rhymes with the word “Swarm”, but is it?  Probably.  However, it isn't a coincidence that when you are trying to ...

    Episode 341 – Tell Me What You Want

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 37:59


    Everyone agrees that there are only two kinds of people in this world: Spice Girls people and Backstreet Boys people.  But what if we put aside our differences and used ...

    Episode 340 – This is the Weigh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 44:08


    If you're a space bounty hunter travelling with your adopted child, you probably don't worry too much about weighing yourself. On the other hand, if you've had life-long weight issues ...

    Episode 339 – N.E.A.T. Me in St. Louis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 41:51


    Summertime is traditionally a time for beaches, pools, road trips and vacations. Just like teenagers in love who walk hand in hand, road trips and vacations are paired with food ...

    Episode 338 – WOLT Hot American Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 46:07


    For some, the official start of summer means BBQs and vacations.  For others, it means getting stuck in a rut.  This week, Catherine and Donald help you look at the ...

    Episode 337 – Convenient Store – Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 47:11


    Mental effort, physical effort, and routine.  When you hear that a podcast episode is about those three things, it makes it extra tempting to listen.  But what if we threw ...

    Episode 336 – Convenient Store – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 35:51


    If you're the band Erasure, you probably want to Break These Chains of Love. If you're BJ Fogg, PhD, you want to make your ability chain stronger. It's sort of ...

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