Maintaining 100-Pound Weight Loss Through Menopause & Retirement (Kim’s 10-Year Update) | Episode 714

Half Size Me

Heather A. Robertson

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In episode 714 of The Half Size Me™ Show, Heather reconnects with Kim, who first shared her story in episode 183 after losing 100 pounds. Nearly 10 years later, Kim opens up about what it really takes to maintain long-term weight loss while facing life changes like menopause, retirement, and moving. Heather and Kim chat about: -- how Kim handled weight fluctuations after hitting maintenance -- the challenges of menopause -- the role of tracking, flexibility, and mindset in staying consistent -- and more! Support Half Size Me Show’s mission and help us stay free of third-party ads! As a subscriber to Half Size Me Podcast Premium, you will get: --Access to the entire 650+ episode archive --Access weekly episodes a day EARLY --Access to EXCLUSIVE, subscriber-only episodes including the Coaching Karolina and Coaching Sarah series --Access to subscriber-only audio responses to “Ask Me Anything” questions Become a podcast premium subscriber today and make Heather and the Half Size Me show a part of your weight loss journey! Do you want to get support and connection at a price you can afford? Then check out the Half Size Me Academy here: https://www.halfsizeme.com/hsm-academy/ About Half Size Me The Half Size Me™ Show is a weekly podcast. It will inspire and motivate you no matter where you are in your weight loss journey. Whether you're just getting started losing weight or having worked on your health and wellness for years, this show is for you! The Half Size Me Show is hosted by Heather Robertson, who lost 170 pounds over a period of 5 years and has maintained since 2012. Heather did it by learning new eating habits, getting regular exercise, and changing her mindset. On her popular weekly podcast, The Half Size Me Show, Heather shares her own lessons and struggles with you, and she shows you how to handle the real challenge of any weight loss journey... weight maintenance. Be sure to subscribe to The Half Size Me Show and join Heather every week as she shares information, inspiration, coaching, and conversations with REAL people who've learned weight loss isn't only about losing pounds, it's about finding yourself. Disclaimer: Heather is not a doctor, nurse, or certified health professional. What worked for her or her guests may not work for you. Please talk with your doctor, dietician, or other certified health professionals when seeking advice about your own weight loss or weight maintenance plan. All information included in The Half Size Me™ Podcast and on HalfSizeMe.com is for informational and inspirational purposes only. For additional disclaimer information, please visit HalfSizeMe.com.

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0:00.0	Half Size Me Episode 714, brought to you by the amazing HalfSizeMe Academy to join us.
0:17.6	Please go to halfsize me.com forward slash join. I have a great, great interview for you guys today.
0:28.4	I am doing a second interview with my former coaching client, Kim. I think Kim was back on episode
0:36.3	183. That's when I originally interviewed her. And then we had
0:41.0	coached together for a while. She ended up retiring, going through some changes. And then she came
0:48.0	back on the show to give us an update on what has been happening for her since that entire
0:53.7	process went down.
0:55.4	So she is fantastic.
0:57.7	She has a great mindset.
0:59.3	She's gone through menopause.
1:00.8	She's gone through retirement.
1:02.4	And she's here to let you know that you can do this.
1:06.2	And I got to always come back to that's the whole point of the show.
1:09.8	The whole point of the show is no
1:11.3	matter what you're doing to manage your food, whether you want to track points or calories,
1:16.2	whether you go on a GLP1 medication, whether you go through some type of weight loss surgery,
1:21.7	at the end of the day, this is possible, but I know this to be 100% true. It requires a mind restructuring because if the mind is
1:31.4	telling you all these impulsive things to do every day and or it's convincing you you don't
1:37.4	need to do the habits or it's convincing you that this time is different. You know, it's okay. This time is
1:43.3	different. You don't have to track.
1:44.6	You don't have to do this. As long as you're believing that story that's going on your head, you're going to continue to struggle. And I think that for so many people, as they kind of start to come to that realization of, oh, this is more of a mind thing than anything else. Like a kid, I always say this. I could give a five-year-old a food tracker and they won't pass judgment.
2:03.4	They're not going to be like, oh, no, she had a big... mind thing than anything else. Like a kid, I always say this, I could give a five-year-old a food
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