We've (both) gained weight.....

We've (both) gained weight.....

From The Dose with Paddy and Belinda by Green Room Studios

January 9, 2026 · 49 min · Season 3 · Episode 9

About this episode

Belinda and Paddy discuss their experiences with weight gain, the psychological impacts, and societal perceptions surrounding weight management.

Tap here to send us a whatsapp message ⁠⁠⁠ or if you can’t tap, simply send your message to: +353851343766 We have both gained weight. Belinda opens up about seeing the scale go up after Christmas for the first time in years and how fast the old restriction thoughts came back, even though she knows better. Paddy shares more insight on his experience of what it’s been like moving to Wegovy and also gaining weight too. We chat about that Oxford study that’s everywhere this week, people regaining weight after stopping medication, and ask the obvious question… why is this being treated like breaking news? We also get into the messy stuff, maintenance not feeling as safe as weight loss, the identity shift when you’re no longer in “lose mode”, weight bias, water weight, spirals, and why the scale can absolutely wreck your head if you’re not careful. If you’ve put on weight after Christmas, felt panicky about it, or had that quiet fear of “what if it all comes back”, this one will hit home. No fixing. No preaching. Just two people being honest about a part of the journey that doesn’t get talked about enough. Also thank you to those of you who alerted us we (aka Paddy) uploaded the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Belinda, Paddy

Topics covered

  • weight gain
  • body image
  • medication effects
  • weight bias
  • mental health
  • identity shift

Keywords

  • weight gain
  • Wegovy
  • body image
  • weight bias
  • mental health
  • identity shift
  • Christmas weight
  • maintenance
  • restriction thoughts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oxford

Products: Wegovy

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