BTB: Jane Wilkens Michael: Transformation Inspiration

About this episode

Kym Whitley shares her transformative weight loss journey and insights on balancing her career and motherhood.

Kym Whitley’s life-changing weight loss journey - Jane’s guest today is the fabulous Kym Whitley. Kym is an Emmy-nominated actress, comedian, producer and podcast host with an outstanding career that spans television, film and stand-up. She is known for her roles in Beauty Shop, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Young & Hungry, The Parkers and Happy Gilmore 2, to name but a few. Her film credits include Next Friday and Deliver Us from Eva. This past year, Kym has renewed her partnership with the multinational pharmaceutical giant, Lilly, to share the long and successful story of her weight loss journey with the help of an obesity management medication. In her case, it is using Lilly’s Zepbound, along with adhering to a healthy diet and exercise program. On this segment, Jane and Kym talk about how she started in her inspiring career, how she dealt with the naysayers (hint: Make your haters your congratulators!), the life lessons she learned along the way, and why Zepbound has made all the difference in her physical and mental well-being. She also shares what the important goals for any weight loss regimen should be, and how she balances motherhood, comedy and her new role in the upcoming…

People in this episode

Host: Jane Wilkens Michael

Guest: Kym Whitley

Topics covered

• weight loss
• inspiration
• health
• comedy
• motherhood

Keywords

• weight loss
• Kym Whitley
• Zepbound
• health
• comedy
• inspiration
• motherhood

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lilly

Products: Zepbound

Books & works: Beauty Shop, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Young & Hungry, The Parkers, Happy Gilmore 2, Next Friday, Deliver Us from Eva, The Varnell Hill Show

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