Living in a Body I Hated: How I Lost 80kg and Took My Life Back
Sun Feb 01 2026
As a teenager, Matt quietly ate his way into obesity, anxiety and isolation.
By his twenties he was avoiding mirrors, dodging social events, and pretending everything was fine…right up until a type 2 diabetes diagnosis and an emotional breaking point forced him to choose: change, or keep disappearing.
In this raw, no-BS episode of The Weight Loss Podcast, Courtney interviews Matt about:
Growing up in a home where food, habits and environment quietly steered him towards massive weight gain
What it was really like living in a body he hated – panic in public, fear of being seen, using humour to hide
Hearing the words “type 2 diabetes” and realising no one was coming to save him
How he rebuilt his life with simple structure, long-term thinking and a lot of very unsexy repetition
Losing over 80kg, getting strong, reversing diabetes…then facing a new enemy: complacency
This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s the messy, uncomfortable truth about change: the false starts, the shame, the wins that no one sees, and the work that continues long after the weight comes off.
If you feel “too far gone”, terrified of failing again, or stuck in your own head about where to start, Matt’s story will show you what’s possible when you stop waiting for the perfect moment and start backing yourself today. 🎧
How we can help you -
• Calories Not Included – 87 fast, flexible and family-friendly recipes for people who are sick of weighing their lettuce.
These recipes have been hand-picked by us out of our coaching program for busy people who want to look, feel and function better...without living by a set of rules and without the diet drama.
You receive the book via instant digital download/email, and the book itself is ready to be printed for those who prefer their copies physical!
• The Weight Loss Podcast Classroom – Our structured, affordable 12-week introductory education and support program proven to help busy people like you know exactly where to start, how to get on track and stay on track.
Get started on a proven step-by-step path to taking control over your emotional eating, building healthy and sustainable habits that give you energy every day, improve your strength, fitness, body shape and confidence — without counting calories, following some silly unsustainable diet, dodgy supplements, expensive medications or feeling like you have to exercise for 300 hours per week.
You will learn more in 12 weeks than you have the past 5-10 years when it comes to exercise, nutrition, habits and real, sustainable healthy change. That's our promise to you. This program is perfect for absolute beginners and/or people on a super tight budget. Please note it is not a coaching program.
• The Weight Loss Podcast Academy – If you need personalised support as well as accountability, education, structure and direction from Matt and Courtney themselves, then get all...
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As a teenager, Matt quietly ate his way into obesity, anxiety and isolation. By his twenties he was avoiding mirrors, dodging social events, and pretending everything was fine…right up until a type 2 diabetes diagnosis and an emotional breaking point forced him to choose: change, or keep disappearing. In this raw, no-BS episode of The Weight Loss Podcast, Courtney interviews Matt about: Growing up in a home where food, habits and environment quietly steered him towards massive weight gain What it was really like living in a body he hated – panic in public, fear of being seen, using humour to hide Hearing the words “type 2 diabetes” and realising no one was coming to save him How he rebuilt his life with simple structure, long-term thinking and a lot of very unsexy repetition Losing over 80kg, getting strong, reversing diabetes…then facing a new enemy: complacency This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s the messy, uncomfortable truth about change: the false starts, the shame, the wins that no one sees, and the work that continues long after the weight comes off. If you feel “too far gone”, terrified of failing again, or stuck in your own head about where to start, Matt’s story will show you what’s possible when you stop waiting for the perfect moment and start backing yourself today. 🎧 How we can help you - • Calories Not Included – 87 fast, flexible and family-friendly recipes for people who are sick of weighing their lettuce. These recipes have been hand-picked by us out of our coaching program for busy people who want to look, feel and function better...without living by a set of rules and without the diet drama. You receive the book via instant digital download/email, and the book itself is ready to be printed for those who prefer their copies physical! • The Weight Loss Podcast Classroom – Our structured, affordable 12-week introductory education and support program proven to help busy people like you know exactly where to start, how to get on track and stay on track. Get started on a proven step-by-step path to taking control over your emotional eating, building healthy and sustainable habits that give you energy every day, improve your strength, fitness, body shape and confidence — without counting calories, following some silly unsustainable diet, dodgy supplements, expensive medications or feeling like you have to exercise for 300 hours per week. You will learn more in 12 weeks than you have the past 5-10 years when it comes to exercise, nutrition, habits and real, sustainable healthy change. That's our promise to you. This program is perfect for absolute beginners and/or people on a super tight budget. Please note it is not a coaching program. • The Weight Loss Podcast Academy – If you need personalised support as well as accountability, education, structure and direction from Matt and Courtney themselves, then get all...