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The Plus SideZ: A GLP-1 Guide to Metabolic Health
Hosted by Kim Carlos · EN
Looking for real information on GLP-1 medications and weight loss? You’re in the right place.
The Plus SideZ Podcast is your go-to space for science-backed conversations about obesity treatment, weight loss, and living with a chronic metabolic disorder. Hosted by Kim Carlos and Kat Carter, we explore GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, featuring insights from leading obesity specialists, endocrinologists, and bariatric surgeons. But this podcast is about more than just medication—it’s about navigating the mental, emotional, and physical journey of reclaiming your health.
We combat misinformation with education from top experts, helping you think critically about the latest research, treatment options, and systemic challenges in obesity care. And at the heart of it all are the powerful, vulnerable stories of our brave community members—people sharing their real experiences on GLP-1 medications, breaking stigma, and taking control of their health.
Ranked in the top 1% of podcasts globally, The Plus SideZ Podcast has won three awards in just 18 months, including two Anthem Awards for social impact. Featured on Good Morning America, Bloomberg News, and ABC Nightline on Hulu, we’re at the forefront of the conversation on weight loss, obesity care, and the fight to end weight bias.
Join us and be part of a movement that’s changing the way the world understands obesity, health, and metabolic wellness.
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Update: We’ve suffered a deep loss
Mar 2000:06:00Tap to summarizePlus SideZ Family,My (Kim) sister Jessy has passed away just shy of her 39th birthday. I tell you about her in this clip. It’s not scripted and far from perfect sound. Obviously, my family and I are grieving deeply right now. And many people have asked how they can help. I need to take a little break from the podcast, but we will play some greatest hits & Kat may do an episode or two by herself. During this time, I ask for your continued support to download episodes, leave reviews (desperately need more), comment, share, etc. so our podcast shows up in the algorithm & will be found by people who are lost, sick, and looking for answers & community like you once were. Thank you for helping my life have bigger meaning & for your support while I’m grieving with my family. I love you. Send us Fan Mail!Support the showKim Carlos, Executive Producer TikTokInstagram Kat Carter, Producer TikTokInstagram
Transcribe →The GLP-1 Relationship Revolution: Losing Weight & Gaining Connection P1
Mar 1600:58:27Tap to summarizeResources for the Community:___________________________________________________________________https://linktr.ee/theplussidezFind Your US Representatives https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials ______________________________________________________________________This isn’t medical advice — always talk to your doctor before making any health decisions.What happens when one half of a couple goes on a GLP-1, and the other half hops in for the ride?In this episode, we’re chatting with another couple doing it together, treating their obesity with a GLP-1. You could call them a “GLP-1 household." Libby and Greg, both patients of Ro, talk to us about life going from "Food-Obsessed Couple" to "People Who Actually Have Leftovers."We’re getting into the nitty-gritty of the "Dual-GLP-1" lifestyle, including:"Coming Out" Story: How to tell your spouse you’re starting a GLP-1.The Relationship "Side Effects": Dealing with the "comparison trap," supporting each other through the side effects, and how a boost in confidence changes relationship dynamics. Household Changes: From challenging the way they talk about "good vs. bad" food to showing up for their kids without the food noise.This episode is a raw, funny, and medically-backed look at how a simple injection can create a massive ripple effect in a marriage______________________________________________________________________Join this channel to get access to perks: / @theplussidez______________________________________________________________________#Mounjaro #MounjaroJourney #Ozempic #Semaglutide #tirzepatide #GLP1 #Obesity #zepbound #wegovy #ObesityCare #PatientAdvocate #GLP1Community #RealGLP1StoriesSend us Fan Mail!Use Honest Care to Appeal GLP-1 Denials. Go to HonestCare.com/Kim Honest Care can Appeal GLP-1 Denials. Go to FindHonestCare.com/Kim Support the showKim Carlos, Executive Producer TikTokInstagram Kat Carter, Producer TikTokInstagram
Transcribe →GLP-1 News: Lawsuits, Telehealth Battles & State Crackdowns
Mar 901:36:53Tap to summarizeResources for the Community:___________________________________________________________________https://linktr.ee/theplussidezFind Your US Representatives https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials ______________________________________________________________________ This isn’t medical advice — always talk to your doctor before making any health decisions.GLP-1 News Update:Kim and Sabina from GLP Winner discuss the latest lawsuits, FDA actions, and state legislation affecting compounded GLP-1 medications.States currently reviewing restrictions include: Florida, Ohio, Arkansas, Colorado, California, Iowa, Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, and Alabama.Sources:frierlevitt.com/state-federal-legislative-developments-drug-compounding-2026stevenslee.com/glp-1-weight-loss-drug-enforcement______________________________________________________________________Join this channel to get access to perks: / @theplussidez______________________________________________________________________#Mounjaro #MounjaroJourney #Ozempic #Semaglutide #tirzepatide #GLP1 #Obesity #zepbound #wegovy #ObesityCare #PatientAdvocate #GLP1Community #RealGLP1StoriesSend us Fan Mail!Use Honest Care to Appeal GLP-1 Denials. Go to HonestCare.com/Kim Honest Care can Appeal GLP-1 Denials. Go to FindHonestCare.com/Kim Support the showKim Carlos, Executive Producer TikTokInstagram Kat Carter, Producer TikTokInstagram
Transcribe →When Surgery Wasn’t Enough: Adding GLP-1s to My Weight Loss Journey | Hannah
Mar 201:43:08Tap to summarizeResources for the Community:___________________________________________________________________https://linktr.ee/theplussidezFind Your US Representatives https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials ______________________________________________________________________This isn’t medical advice — always talk to your doctor before making any health decisions.In this episode, we sit down with Hannah, a featured member of Ro’s Healthier with Ro campaign and the focus of Ro’s new documentary on her weight loss and health journey. Hannah joins the show to go beyond a transformation story and dig into the deeper realities of obesity as a chronic disease, GLP-1 treatment, and what lasting change actually feels like.Hannah shares her experience navigating weight stigma and shame, becoming a runner in a bigger body, and using GLP-1 medication as part of her care. For the first time in her life, she is living in a smaller body, without ever having had a “skinny Hannah” before. She reflects on how that shift has impacted her identity, mental health, and sense of self, including the emotional work that comes with a body changing faster than the mind.This conversation offers a real-world look at GLP-1 weight loss, body image, and mental health, exploring who we become when our bodies change and how we learn to live in that new reality.Guest Hannah Hannah’s Documentary https://ro.co/weight-loss/hannah/Follow Hannah on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hf.swede/______________________________________________________________________Join this channel to get access to perks: / @theplussidez______________________________________________________________________#Mounjaro #MounjaroJourney #Ozempic #Semaglutide #tirzepatide #GLP1 #Obesity #zepbound #wegovy #ObesityCare #PatientAdvocate #GLP1Community #RealGLP1StoriesSend us Fan Mail!Use Honest Care to Appeal GLP-1 Denials. Go to HonestCare.com/Kim Honest Care can Appeal GLP-1 Denials. Go to FindHonestCare.com/Kim Support the showKim Carlos, Executive Producer TikTokInstagram Kat Carter, Producer TikTokInstagram
Transcribe →On a GLP-1 but Still Feeling Off? Perimenopause, HRT & Midlife Metabolism
Feb 2301:14:09Tap to summarizeResources for the Community:___________________________________________________________________https://linktr.ee/theplussidezFind Your US Representatives https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials ______________________________________________________________________This isn’t medical advice — always talk to your doctor before making any health decisions.Listener note: This episode includes candid discussion about sexual health and intimacy. Private listening is recommended if children are nearby.For many women in their late 30s, 40s, and 50s, treating metabolic dysfunction with a GLP-1 is only part of the story. Labs may improve. Weight may shift. But sleep changes. Mood feels different. Body composition moves in unfamiliar ways. Libido quietly declines.Perimenopause and menopause often unfold alongside metabolic treatment, and the hormonal transition can complicate everything.In this episode, we connect midlife hormone changes with metabolic health. Dr. Cathleen “Dr. Cat” Brown, board-certified OB/GYN and Medical Director at Winona, joins us along with Kelly Miller, Winona Patient Ambassador, to discuss what’s happening during perimenopause and menopause, why hormone replacement therapy is back in the conversation, and what changed after the black box warning.We also speak candidly about sexual health in midlife, an area that rarely gets the honesty it deserves.For women navigating GLP-1 treatment or broader obesity care, this conversation widens the lens. Hormones matter. Context matters. And stigma around menopause deserves the same challenge as stigma around obesity.As always, this episode is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.Get started with Winona https://start.bywinona.com/lp-menopause-care-with-winona?promocode=evergreen20&irclickid=yaKyxywNmxyKR9j1Qg0X3Rj3Uku2WWUNQXbEyw0&irgwc=1&afsrc=1&utm_Community Guest:Kelly Miller - Winona Patient AmbassadorProfessional Guest:Dr. Cathleen BrownfoSend us Fan Mail!Use Honest Care to Appeal GLP-1 Denials. Go to HonestCare.com/Kim Honest Care can Appeal GLP-1 Denials. Go to FindHonestCare.com/Kim Need Help with Appealing GLP-1 Insurance Denials? Go to FindHonestCare.com/KimSupport the showKim Carlos, Executive Producer TikTokInstagram Kat Carter, Producer TikTokInstagram
Transcribe →The GLP-1 Ripple Effect: Growing Together in Health and Advocacy
Feb 1601:38:07Tap to summarizeResources for the Community:___________________________________________________________________https://linktr.ee/theplussidezFind Your US Representatives https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials ______________________________________________________________________This isn’t medical advice — always talk to your doctor before making any health decisions.We sit down with Michael Donnelly-Boylen, a leading advocate in the GLP-1 community known as Mike on a Mission, and his husband, a psychiatrist who became certified in obesity medicine. We explore how GLP-1 treatment influenced their relationship, how they grew together, and how advocacy shaped their shared journey, highlighting the ripple effect of health, understanding, and purpose.Community Guest Mike Instgram: mike.on.a.mission2TikTok: mike.onamission2SubStack: https://mikeonamission2.substack.com/Professional Guest Kevin Donnelly-Boylen, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist and obesity medicine physician who combines clinical expertise with lived experience as a patient living with obesity. He is married to Mike Donnelly-Boylen, an obesity care advocate, known on TikTok as Mike on a Mission.Dr. Donnelly-Boylen earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2012. He completed his psychiatry residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital program in 2016, followed by a fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2017.He has worked in emergency psychiatry and consultation-liaison psychiatry at a safety-net city hospital and currently practices public psychiatry at a state hospital. After witnessing the high rates of co-occurring psychiatric and metabolic illness among his patients, he pursued additional training in obesity medicine and became board-certified in 2025. He now integrates psychiatry and obesity medicine to improve quality of life and long-term health for patients with serious mental illness.______________________________________________________________________Join this channel to get access to perks: / @theplussidez______________________________________________________________________#Mounjaro #MounjaroJourney #Ozempic #Semaglutide #tirzepatide #GLP1 #Obesity #zepbound #wegovy #ObesityCare #PatientAdvocate #GLP1Community #RealGLP1StoriesSend us Fan Mail! Support the showKim Carlos, Executive Producer TikTokInstagram Kat Carter, Producer TikTokInstagram
Transcribe →GLP-1 Advocacy: Kim’s Story & The Movement We Built
Feb 901:12:37Tap to summarizeResources for the Community:___________________________________________________________________https://linktr.ee/theplussidezFind Your US Representatives https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials ______________________________________________________________________In an industry that rarely shifts quickly—especially for those with obesity, facing stigma and barriers—so much has changed in just three years. How did we see GLP-1 prices drop, and how did we break stigma? We did it together—through community, social media, and podcasts. This episode is my piece of that story. The GLP-1 Holistic Podcast invited me to share how my personal journey evolved into leading a movement. If you’ve ever wondered how we got here—this is how.Holistic GLP-1 Podcast Links: Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-holistic-glp-1-podcast-with-elizabeth-mcgann/id1502491952Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1zUjNm1hGwV4gYR7utRBiNWatch this Episode on YouTube:https://youtu.be/Nx180HxdT28______________________________________________________________________Join this channel to get access to perks: / @theplussidez______________________________________________________________________#Mounjaro #MounjaroJourney #Ozempic #Semaglutide #tirzepatide #GLP1 #Obesity #zepbound #wegovy #ObesityCare #PatientAdvocate #GLP1Community #RealGLP1StoriesSend us Fan Mail! Support the showKim Carlos, Executive Producer TikTokInstagram Kat Carter, Producer TikTokInstagram
Transcribe →Weight Loss Maintenance on GLP-1s | Dr. Melynda Barnes (Ro) & CeCe
Feb 201:32:15Tap to summarizeResources for the Community:___________________________________________________________________https://linktr.ee/theplussidezFind Your US Representatives https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials ______________________________________________________________________This isn’t medical advice — always talk to your doctor before making any health decisionsWhat happens after weight loss, when biology pushes back and maintenance becomes the hardest part?In this episode of The Plus SideZ Podcast, we explore weight loss maintenance on GLP-1s through the lived experience of Ro patient and fitness instructor CeCe, who lost over 100 pounds through diet and exercise before turning to a GLP-1 to help sustain her progress. CeCe shares what it’s like navigating hunger, identity, and bias in the fitness industry while living in a changing body, and why weight maintenance often requires more than willpower alone.Ro Chief Medical Officer Dr. Melynda Barnes joins the conversation to ground CeCe’s experience in science, explaining obesity as a chronic metabolic disease, how GLP-1 medications support long-term weight maintenance, and why movement and nutrition matter regardless of body size. Together, they unpack the impact of weight stigma in healthcare and fitness spaces, and what compassionate, evidence-based obesity care should actually look like.This episode is for anyone questioning why keeping weight off is so difficult, feeling judged for their body while prioritizing health, or seeking a clearer, stigma-free understanding of GLP-1s and long-term care.Community Guest:CeCe’s - Socials https://www.instagram.com/ceceolisa/?hl=en Professional Guest:Chief Medical Officer Dr. Melynda BarnesLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melyndabarnes/Bio - https://ro.co/weight-loss/dr-melynda-barnes/ ______________________________________________________________________Join this channel to get access to perks: / @theplussidez______________________________________________________________________#Mounjaro #MounjaroJourney #Ozempic #Semaglutide #tirzepatide #GLP1 #Obesity #zepbound #wegovy #ObesityCare #PatientAdvocate #GLP1Community #RealGLP1StoriesSend us Fan Mail! Support the showKim Carlos, Executive Producer TikTokInstagram Kat Carter, Producer TikTokInstagram
Transcribe →LIVE GLP-1 News Update - Bonus
Jan 2901:07:16Tap to summarizeThis is a live, so it's scrappy, but the sound should be good! :) We are joined by our GLP-1 social media news correspondents, Maria Rising and Sabina Hemmi from GLP Winner, to get the latest updates on GLP-1, from the big pharma lawsuits to the states trying to reduce access or ban compound GLP-1. Washington HB 2613 (going to committee on Jan 30th - you can sign up to testify or submit written testimony) Mississippi SB 2544: Other bills I mentioned:Indiana SB 282: Florida SB 877, HB 860 Virginia HB 917Send us Fan Mail!Support the showKim Carlos, Executive Producer TikTokInstagram Kat Carter, Producer TikTokInstagram
Transcribe →What Do I Eat in a Day on GLP-1? Real Nutrition with GLP1 Hub
Jan 2701:05:02Tap to summarizeResources for the Community:___________________________________________________________________https://linktr.ee/theplussidezFind Your US Representatives https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials ______________________________________________________________________This isn’t medical advice — always talk to your doctor before making any health decisions.“What do I eat in a day?” is one of the most common and most searched questions people ask when starting a GLP-1. In this episode, we’re joined by Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD, registered dietitian and host of the GLP1 Hub Podcast, to explore how nutrition support fits into GLP-1 treatment in the real world. We talk through Ana’s lived experience with weight, the difference between dietitians and nutritionists, and why many patients are left without practical guidance once a prescription is written.The conversation focuses on the growing gap between physician time constraints and patient needs, and how dietitians who understand and support GLP-1s are uniquely positioned to bridge it. We break down macros in accessible terms, discuss nutritional balance beyond protein, and examine how resting metabolic rate, sleep, appetite regulation, and tracking all influence daily intake, especially for those with a history of food or body trauma. This episode highlights why GLP-1-informed dietitians may play a central role in the future of sustainable, patient-centered obesity care.Professional/Community Guest:Ana Reisdorf MS, RDGLP1 Hub Podcast Links GLP1Hub PodcastApple PodcastSpotify YouTube WebsiteInstagram ______________________________________________________________________#Mounjaro #MounjaroJourney #Ozempic #Semaglutide #tirzepatide #GLP1 #Obesity #zepbound #wegovy #ObesityCare #PatientAdvocate #GLP1Community #RealGLP1StoriesSend us Fan Mail! Support the showKim Carlos, Executive Producer TikTokInstagram Kat Carter, Producer TikTokInstagram
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