Weight For It unpacks the nuanced thoughts of fat folks, and of all folks who think about their weight all the time. Through narrative storytelling, host, Ronald Young Jr. hopes to have the conversations that we tend to avoid when it comes to our bodies.

Enjoy this bonus content from our friends at Other Men Need Help, See you in January with new episodes of Weight For It!

Who gets to be on the cover of your romance novel? In the hunt for a greater range of culturally desirable body shapes and identities, Mark meets with Ronald, a recently single man who has decided to take the way the world sees him into his own hands.

This episode is executive produced, hosted, and written by Mark Pagán. This episode was produced by Rebecca Seidel and Shaneez Tyndall. Ben Goldberg, Caitlin Mae Burke, and Rebecca Seidel are lead producers. Navani Otero is producer. Shaneez Tyndall is associate producer. Rebecca Seidel is lead engineer. Ben Goldberg is lead editor. Our researchers are Bei Wang and Shaneez Tyndall. Tuck Woodstock is this season’s sensitivity listener.

Original music by Fulton Street Music Group with additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Episode illustration by Daniel de la Huerta.

Subscribe to <a href="https://markpagan.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our newsletter</a> for monthly secrets and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/othermenneedhelp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to look at pretty pics. For ALL your info go to <a href="http://othermenneedhelp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">othermenneedhelp.com</a>.

Enjoy this bonus content from our friends at Other Men Need Help, See you in January with new episodes of Weight For It!
Who gets to be on the cover of your romance novel? In the hunt for a greater range of culturally desirable body shapes and identities, Mark meets with Ronald, a recently single man who has decided to take the way the world sees him into his own hands.
This episode is executive produced, hosted, and written by Mark Pagán. This episode was produced by Rebecca Seidel and Shaneez Tyndall. Ben Goldberg, Caitlin Mae Burke, and Rebecca Seidel are lead producers. Navani Otero is producer. Shaneez Tyndall is associate producer. Rebecca Seidel is lead engineer. Ben Goldberg is lead editor. Our researchers are Bei Wang and Shaneez Tyndall. Tuck Woodstock is this season’s sensitivity listener.
Original music by Fulton Street Music Group with additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Episode illustration by Daniel de la Huerta.
Subscribe to our newsletter for monthly secrets and Instagram to look at pretty pics. For ALL your info go to othermenneedhelp.com.

What would your romance cover be?

Bonus: Other Men Need Help:  Cover Boys

Editor Sarah Dealy sits down with Host Ronald Young Jr. as they reflect back on this season of Weight For It, and pontificate on the future of the show.

If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at <a href="mailto:weight@ohitsbigron.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weight@ohitsbigron.com</a>

Follow Ronald Young Jr. on <a href="https://twitter.com/OhitsBIGRON" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Threads</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IG</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> - @ohitsbigron

<h2>Credits</h2>

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Editor - <a href="https://www.sarahdealy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Dealy</a>

Sound Design and Mixing - <a href="https://www.starlightdiner.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner</a>

Additional Mixing - Brian Rivera

Show and Episode Art - <a href="https://www.heatherwilderart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Wilder</a>

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

<h2>Additional Information</h2>

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/leaving-the-theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leaving the Theater</a>, available everywhere you listen!

<h2>Support Resources</h2>

If you are looking for a Health at Every Size Doctor, please consult the directory below:

<a href="https://asdah.org/listing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Health at Every Size Doctor Directory</a>

Or Check out some of these books;

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-we-don-t-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-fat-aubrey-gordon/14443277" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat</a> - Aubrey Gordon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/heavy-an-american-memoir-kiese-laymon/6682101?ean=9781501125669" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heavy</a> - Kiese Laymon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/belly-of-the-beast-the-politics-of-anti-fatness-as-anti-blackness-da-shaun-l-harrison/15663994?ean=9781623175979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Belly of the Beast</a> - Da’ Shaun Harrison

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-the-power-of-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor/7723432?ean=9781523090990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Body is Not an Apology</a> - Sonya Renee Taylor

Editor Sarah Dealy sits down with Host Ronald Young Jr. as they reflect back on this season of Weight For It, and pontificate on the future of the show.
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at weight@ohitsbigron.com
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
Additional Mixing - Brian Rivera
Show and Episode Art - Heather Wilder
Theme music - Jey Red
Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Information
You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew
Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!
Support Resources
If you are looking for a Health at Every Size Doctor, please consult the directory below:
Health at Every Size Doctor Directory
Or Check out some of these books;
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor

Reflecting back, looking ahead!

S1 E7: Wrapping Up

After 5 episodes of pontificating on weight host Ronald Young Jr. starts to truly consider what escaping from our culture of fatphobia looks like. Featuring activist and writer Da’Shaun Harrison.

Special thanks to Jon Breeding, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sparklejams/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tracy Cox</a>, and <a href="https://dashaunharrison.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Da’Shaun Harrison</a>

If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at <a href="mailto:weight@ohitsbigron.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weight@ohitsbigron.com</a>

Follow Ronald Young Jr. on <a href="https://twitter.com/OhitsBIGRON" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Threads</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IG</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> - @ohitsbigron

<h2>Credits</h2>

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Editor - <a href="https://www.sarahdealy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Dealy</a>

Sound Design and Mixing - <a href="https://www.starlightdiner.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner</a>

Show and Episode Art - <a href="https://www.heatherwilderart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Wilder</a>

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

<h2>Additional Information</h2>

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/leaving-the-theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leaving the Theater</a>, available everywhere you listen!

<h2>Support Resources</h2>

If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:

<a href="https://crescentcounselingva.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crescent Counseling Center</a>

<a href="https://www.intuitivegrowthcounseling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intuitive Growth Counseling</a>

<a href="https://anad.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.theprojectheal.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Heal</a>

<a href="https://www.medainc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muti-service eating disorders association</a>

<a href="https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Alliance for Eating Disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eating Recovery Center</a>

Or Check out some of these books

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-we-don-t-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-fat-aubrey-gordon/14443277" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat</a> - Aubrey Gordon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/heavy-an-american-memoir-kiese-laymon/6682101?ean=9781501125669" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heavy</a> - Kiese Laymon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/belly-of-the-beast-the-politics-of-anti-fatness-as-anti-blackness-da-shaun-l-harrison/15663994?ean=9781623175979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Belly of the Beast</a> - Da’ Shaun Harrison

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-the-power-of-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor/7723432?ean=9781523090990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Body is Not an Apology</a> - Sonya Renee Taylor

After 5 episodes of pontificating on weight host Ronald Young Jr. starts to truly consider what escaping from our culture of fatphobia looks like.  Featuring activist and writer Da’Shaun Harrison.
Special thanks to Jon Breeding, Tracy Cox, and Da’Shaun Harrison
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at weight@ohitsbigron.com
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
Show and Episode Art - Heather Wilder
Theme music - Jey Red
Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Information
You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew
Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
Crescent Counseling Center
Intuitive Growth Counseling
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Project Heal
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Eating Recovery Center
Or Check out some of these books
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor

What if we just destroyed everything oppressive for fat folks and rebuilt from the ground up?

S1 E6: Destruction w/ Da'Shaun Harrison

In a collaboration with Articles of Interest, Host Ronald Young Jr and Editor Sarah Dealy work with Avery Trufelman to find out what’s the deal with plus sized clothing? Why do fat folks get the ‘cold shoulder’?

Special thanks to Mayra Mejia, Molly Goodman, Stacy Toth, Brittany Saunders, Maddie Hughes, Hannah Leonhard, Lauren Downing Peters, Jessica Hinkle, Jen Wilder, Marcy Guevara-Prete, Leila Kelleher, Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela, and Marissa Meltzer

Also special thanks to <a href="https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Avery Trufelman</a> for hosting us in our apartment, feeding us cookies and bagels, and giving us seltzer water.

If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at <a href="mailto:weight@ohitsbigron.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weight@ohitsbigron.com</a>

Follow Ronald Young Jr. on <a href="https://twitter.com/OhitsBIGRON" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Threads</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IG</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> - @ohitsbigron

In the market for a new mattress? Click <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1187541&amp;u=3773786&amp;m=80043&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this link</a> and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!

<h2>Credits</h2>

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Editor - <a href="https://www.sarahdealy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Dealy</a>

Sound Design and Mixing - <a href="https://www.starlightdiner.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner</a>

Show and Episode Art - <a href="https://www.heatherwilderart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Wilder</a>

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

<h2>Additional Information</h2>

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/leaving-the-theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leaving the Theater</a>, available everywhere you listen!

<h2>Support Resources</h2>

If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:

<a href="https://crescentcounselingva.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crescent Counseling Center</a>

<a href="https://www.intuitivegrowthcounseling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intuitive Growth Counseling</a>

<a href="https://anad.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.theprojectheal.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Heal</a>

<a href="https://www.medainc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muti-service eating disorders association</a>

<a href="https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Alliance for Eating Disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eating Recovery Center</a>

Or Check out some of these books

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-we-don-t-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-fat-aubrey-gordon/14443277" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat</a> - Aubrey Gordon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/heavy-an-american-memoir-kiese-laymon/6682101?ean=9781501125669" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heavy</a> - Kiese Laymon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/belly-of-the-beast-the-politics-of-anti-fatness-as-anti-blackness-da-shaun-l-harrison/15663994?ean=9781623175979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Belly of the Beast</a> - Da’ Shaun Harrison

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-the-power-of-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor/7723432?ean=9781523090990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Body is Not an Apology</a> - Sonya Renee Taylor

In a collaboration with Articles of Interest, Host Ronald Young Jr and Editor Sarah Dealy work with Avery Trufelman to find out what’s the deal with plus sized clothing?  Why do fat folks get the ‘cold shoulder’?
Special thanks to Mayra Mejia, Molly Goodman, Stacy Toth, Brittany Saunders, Maddie Hughes, Hannah Leonhard, Lauren Downing Peters, Jessica Hinkle, Jen Wilder, Marcy Guevara-Prete, Leila Kelleher, Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela, and Marissa Meltzer
Also special thanks to Avery Trufelman for hosting us in our apartment, feeding us cookies and bagels, and giving us seltzer water.
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at weight@ohitsbigron.com
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
In the market for a new mattress?  Click this link and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
Show and Episode Art - Heather Wilder
Theme music - Jey Red
Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Information
You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew
Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
Crescent Counseling Center
Intuitive Growth Counseling
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Project Heal
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Eating Recovery Center
Or Check out some of these books
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor

Why do fat folks get the cold shoulder?

S1 E5: Articles of Weight

Host Ronald Young Jr. finds himself at a crossroads. He doesn’t feel equipped to make a choice so he seeks out the stories of those who have.

Special thanks to Caroline Hamric, Michael Jefferson aka Mass Potential, and <a href="https://thetracycox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tracy Cox</a>

If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at <a href="mailto:weight@ohitsbigron.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weight@ohitsbigron.com</a>

Follow Ronald Young Jr. on <a href="https://twitter.com/OhitsBIGRON" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Threads</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IG</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> - @ohitsbigron

In the market for a new mattress? Click <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1187541&amp;u=3773786&amp;m=80043&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this link</a> and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!

<h2>Credits</h2>

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Editor - <a href="https://www.sarahdealy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Dealy</a>

Sound Design and Mixing - <a href="https://www.starlightdiner.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner</a>

Show and Episode Art - <a href="https://www.heatherwilderart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Wilder</a>

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

<h2>Additional Information</h2>

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/leaving-the-theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leaving the Theater</a>, available everywhere you listen!

<h2>Support Resources</h2>

If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:

<a href="https://crescentcounselingva.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crescent Counseling Center</a>

<a href="https://www.intuitivegrowthcounseling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intuitive Growth Counseling</a>

<a href="https://anad.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.theprojectheal.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Heal</a>

<a href="https://www.medainc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muti-service eating disorders association</a>

<a href="https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Alliance for Eating Disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eating Recovery Center</a>

Or Check out some of these books; 

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-we-don-t-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-fat-aubrey-gordon/14443277" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat</a> - Aubrey Gordon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/heavy-an-american-memoir-kiese-laymon/6682101?ean=9781501125669" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heavy</a> - Kiese Laymon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/belly-of-the-beast-the-politics-of-anti-fatness-as-anti-blackness-da-shaun-l-harrison/15663994?ean=9781623175979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Belly of the Beast</a> - Da’ Shaun Harrison

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-the-power-of-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor/7723432?ean=9781523090990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Body is Not an Apology</a> - Sonya Renee Taylor

Host Ronald Young Jr. finds himself at a crossroads.  He doesn’t feel equipped to make a choice so he seeks out the stories of those who have.
Special thanks to Caroline Hamric, Michael Jefferson aka Mass Potential, and Tracy Cox
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at weight@ohitsbigron.com
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
In the market for a new mattress?  Click this link and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
Show and Episode Art - Heather Wilder
Theme music - Jey Red
Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Information
You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew
Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
Crescent Counseling Center
Intuitive Growth Counseling
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Project Heal
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Eating Recovery Center
Or Check out some of these books; 
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor

Ronald finds himself stuck between two different frames of thought which requires a decision...

S1 E4: Decision

Host, Ronald Young Jr. goes through a breakup and thinks maybe it’s time to lose weight. But before he does he needs to take a quick visit to his doctor.

Special thanks to the doctor…

If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at <a href="mailto:weight@ohitsbigron.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weight@ohitsbigron.com</a>

Follow Ronald Young Jr. on <a href="https://twitter.com/OhitsBIGRON" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Threads</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IG</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> - @ohitsbigron

In the market for a new mattress? Click <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1187541&amp;u=3773786&amp;m=80043&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this link</a> and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!

<h2>Credits</h2>

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Editor - <a href="https://www.sarahdealy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Dealy</a>

Sound Design and Mixing - <a href="https://www.starlightdiner.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner</a>

Show and Episode Art - <a href="https://www.heatherwilderart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Wilder</a>

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

<h2>Additional Information</h2>

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/leaving-the-theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leaving the Theater</a>, available everywhere you listen!

<h2>Support Resources</h2>

If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:

<a href="https://crescentcounselingva.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crescent Counseling Center</a>

<a href="https://www.intuitivegrowthcounseling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intuitive Growth Counseling</a>

<a href="https://anad.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.theprojectheal.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Heal</a>

<a href="https://www.medainc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muti-service eating disorders association</a>

<a href="https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Alliance for Eating Disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eating Recovery Center</a>

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-we-don-t-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-fat-aubrey-gordon/14443277" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat</a> - Aubrey Gordon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/heavy-an-american-memoir-kiese-laymon/6682101?ean=9781501125669" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heavy</a> - Kiese Laymon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/belly-of-the-beast-the-politics-of-anti-fatness-as-anti-blackness-da-shaun-l-harrison/15663994?ean=9781623175979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Belly of the Beast</a> - Da’ Shaun Harrison

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-the-power-of-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor/7723432?ean=9781523090990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Body is Not an Apology</a> - Sonya Renee Taylor

Host, Ronald Young Jr. goes through a breakup and thinks maybe it’s time to lose weight.  But before he does he needs to take a quick visit to his doctor.
Special thanks to the doctor…
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at weight@ohitsbigron.com
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
In the market for a new mattress?  Click this link and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
Show and Episode Art - Heather Wilder
Theme music - Jey Red
Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Information
You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew
Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
Crescent Counseling Center
Intuitive Growth Counseling
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Project Heal
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Eating Recovery Center
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor

But like does anyone actually ENJOY going to the doctor?

S1 E3: Weight, Don't Tell Me

In this episode, we take a trip with host Ronald Young Jr. to the past. Back to college in Richmond VA, at Virginia Commonwealth University. Where our host was just a straight sized teenager leaving his home for the first time and figuring out what type of person he was going to be, and what type of partner her would choose.

Special thanks to <a href="https://www.damonjyoung.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Damon Young</a>, and Caitlin Scanlan

If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at <a href="mailto:weight@ohitsbigron.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weight@ohitsbigron.com</a>

Follow Ronald Young Jr. on <a href="https://twitter.com/OhitsBIGRON" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Threads</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IG</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> - @ohitsbigron

In the market for a new mattress? Click <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1187541&amp;u=3773786&amp;m=80043&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this link</a> and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!

<h2>Credits</h2>

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Editor - <a href="https://www.sarahdealy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Dealy</a>

Sound Design and Mixing - <a href="https://www.starlightdiner.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner</a>

Show and Episode Art - <a href="https://www.heatherwilderart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Wilder</a>

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

<h2>Additional Information</h2>

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/leaving-the-theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leaving the Theater</a>, available everywhere you listen!

<h2>Support Resources</h2>

If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:

<a href="https://crescentcounselingva.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crescent Counseling Center</a>

<a href="https://www.intuitivegrowthcounseling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intuitive Growth Counseling</a>

<a href="https://anad.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.theprojectheal.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Heal</a>

<a href="https://www.medainc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muti-service eating disorders association</a>

<a href="https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Alliance for Eating Disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eating Recovery Center</a>

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-we-don-t-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-fat-aubrey-gordon/14443277" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat</a> - Aubrey Gordon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/heavy-an-american-memoir-kiese-laymon/6682101?ean=9781501125669" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heavy</a> - Kiese Laymon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/belly-of-the-beast-the-politics-of-anti-fatness-as-anti-blackness-da-shaun-l-harrison/15663994?ean=9781623175979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Belly of the Beast</a> - Da’ Shaun Harrison

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-the-power-of-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor/7723432?ean=9781523090990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Body is Not an Apology</a> - Sonya Renee Taylor

In this episode, we take a trip with host Ronald Young Jr. to the past.  Back to college in Richmond VA, at Virginia Commonwealth University.  Where our host was just a straight sized teenager leaving his home for the first time and figuring out what type of person he was going to be, and what type of partner her would choose.
Special thanks to Damon Young, and Caitlin Scanlan
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at weight@ohitsbigron.com
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
In the market for a new mattress?  Click this link and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
Show and Episode Art - Heather Wilder
Theme music - Jey Red
Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Information
You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew
Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
Crescent Counseling Center
Intuitive Growth Counseling
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Project Heal
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Eating Recovery Center
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor

What was on the list of requirements for the ideal partner for young RYJ back he was in college?

S1 E2: A Shame Spiral

In the premiere episode, Host Ronald Young Jr. is pondering his own desirability.  Is he an eligible bachelor as a fat man?  He seeks solace in body positive and size-affirming spaces and discovers something he finds a little unsettling.

Special thanks to <a href="https://crescentcounselingva.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Taylor Dicken</a>, <a href="http://www.mayraymejia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mayra Meijia</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-gunn-5548b362/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Caitlin Gunn</a>

If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at <a href="mailto:weight@ohitsbigron.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weight@ohitsbigron.com</a>

Follow Ronald Young Jr. on <a href="https://twitter.com/OhitsBIGRON" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Threads</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IG</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ohitsbigron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> - @ohitsbigron

In the market for a new mattress? Click <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1187541&amp;u=3773786&amp;m=80043&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this link</a> and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!

<h2>Credits</h2>

Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.

Editor - <a href="https://www.sarahdealy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Dealy</a>

Sound Design and Mixing - <a href="https://www.starlightdiner.studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner</a>

Show and Episode Art - <a href="https://www.heatherwilderart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Wilder</a>

Theme music - Jey Red

Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder

<h2>Additional Information</h2>

You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew

Check out our sister podcast television and film review show <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/leaving-the-theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leaving the Theater</a>, available everywhere you listen!

<h2>Support Resources</h2>

If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:

<a href="https://crescentcounselingva.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crescent Counseling Center</a>

<a href="https://www.intuitivegrowthcounseling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intuitive Growth Counseling</a>

<a href="https://anad.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.theprojectheal.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Heal</a>

<a href="https://www.medainc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muti-service eating disorders association</a>

<a href="https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Alliance for Eating Disorders</a>

<a href="https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eating Recovery Center</a>

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-we-don-t-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-fat-aubrey-gordon/14443277" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat</a> - Aubrey Gordon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/heavy-an-american-memoir-kiese-laymon/6682101?ean=9781501125669" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heavy</a> - Kiese Laymon

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/belly-of-the-beast-the-politics-of-anti-fatness-as-anti-blackness-da-shaun-l-harrison/15663994?ean=9781623175979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Belly of the Beast</a> - Da’ Shaun Harrison

<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-the-power-of-radical-self-love-sonya-renee-taylor/7723432?ean=9781523090990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Body is Not an Apology</a> - Sonya Renee Taylor

In the premiere episode, Host Ronald Young Jr. is pondering his own desirability.  Is he an eligible bachelor as a fat man?  He seeks solace in body positive and size-affirming spaces and discovers something he finds a little unsettling.
Special thanks to Jessica Taylor Dicken, Mayra Meijia, and Dr. Caitlin Gunn
If you have a story about weight you’d like to share with us, send us an email at weight@ohitsbigron.com
Follow Ronald Young Jr. on Twitter, Threads, IG, and TikTok - @ohitsbigron
In the market for a new mattress?  Click this link and use the code WEIGHTFORIT at checkout to get $350 off your purchase at Big Fig Mattress!
Credits
Creator/Host - Ronald Young Jr.
Editor - Sarah Dealy
Sound Design and Mixing - The Reverend John Delore of Starlight Diner
Show and Episode Art - Heather Wilder
Theme music - Jey Red
Additional music - Mass Potential, The Artist DT, the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder
Additional Information
You can find out more about this show and other ohitsbigron studios shows by following us on IG @ohitsbigronstudios and on Twitter @ohitsbigronstew
Check out our sister podcast television and film review show Leaving the Theater, available everywhere you listen!
Support Resources
If you need support for disordered eating or your body image; please check out the links below:
Crescent Counseling Center
Intuitive Growth Counseling
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated disorders
Project Heal
Muti-service eating disorders association
National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Eating Recovery Center
What We Don’t Talk about when we talk about fat - Aubrey Gordon
Heavy - Kiese Laymon
Belly of the Beast - Da’ Shaun Harrison
The Body is Not an Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor

Is host, Ronald Young Jr's weight preventing him from experiencing a 'perfect moment' romantically?

S1 E1: The Perfect Moment

Introducing Weight For It! The show that tells the stories of folks who can't keep weight off their minds... 

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Introducing Weight For It! The show that tells the stories of folks who can't keep weight off their minds...  
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