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The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD

Matthea Rentea MD

Matthea Rentea MD leads discussions on obesity and chronic weight management. Her guests range from experts in the fields that intersect with obesity and wellness, to individuals successful in their weight journey. She is a Board certified Internal Medicine and Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and founder of the Rentea Metabolic Clinic, a Telehealth clinic for residents of the state of Indiana and Illinois that helps comprehensively with weight management. This podcast is for

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17:19

How to Read Your Body Composition Data (And What to...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/05/25

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. What if you've actually been making progress, but just didn't know how to see it? So many people feel stuck because the scale isn't moving, or because progress feels painfully slow. But total weight is only one piece of the picture. You could be losing body fat, building muscle, and moving in exactly the ...

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17:22

How to Rebuild Your Routine When Life Has Wiped You Out

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/05/18

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. After pouring everything into my recent in-person retreat, coming home felt harder than I expected. I was sleeping in on weekends, struggling with my normal routine, and asking myself, "Why can't I just get it together?" Turns out, even good things are exhausting, and pushing yourself to bounce back at fu...

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34:31

What GLP-1s Are Revealing About Addiction and the...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/05/11

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. “Doc, I just don't feel like drinking alcohol anymore." Addiction psychiatrist Dr. Nishant Kumar kept hearing it. Patient after patient, unprompted. And nothing in their lives had changed… except one thing. They'd started a GLP-1. What does that tell us about the brain, addiction, and our rela...

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19:32

Skin Removal Surgery After Weight Loss: What You Need...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/05/04

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. We talk a lot about losing weight… but rarely about what it actually feels like to live in that new body. And for a lot of people, that experience includes the physical and emotional impact of excess skin. Excess skin isn’t just about appearance. It's the rashes, the infections, the discomfort that makes ...

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32:49

Losing Weight and Losing Hair? Here's What to Do with...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/04/27

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. It’s one of the most distressing side effects people can experience during a weight loss journey, yet almost no one warns you about it. At first, it’s easy to dismiss. Then it starts showing up everywhere: in the shower drain, on your pillow, and in your hands every time you run your fingers through your ...

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23:51

8 Health Basics That Beat Every Supplement, Tracker...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/04/20

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. I've been thinking a lot lately about how much we overcomplicate our health. Tracking 15 different metrics, obsessing over the perfect supplement, debating which programme is best — while the simple basics just... aren't happening. I catch myself doing it too. So in this episode, we're rewinding right bac...

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33:41

Tired, Hungry, and Stuck? How Poor Sleep Affects...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/04/13

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. You might be blaming your hormones, your medication, or yourself... when the real problem could be your sleep. Sleep is one of the most overlooked parts of metabolic health. And when it's off, everything feels harder. You feel hungrier. Your cravings get stronger. Your energy drops. Your blood sugar is ha...

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17:21

Plateaued? Try These 5 Things Before You Clamp Down...

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2026/04/06

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. When the scale stops moving, the instinct is to restrict more, exercise harder, and white-knuckle your way through it. I get why this is a common reaction, but it's not what your body actually needs to break through. In this episode, I explain why the answer to a plateau is almost never "do more and eat l...

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17:30

GLP-1s at Every Age: What You Should Actually Be...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/03/30

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. When it comes to GLP-1 medications, your age and stage of life matter more than a lot of people realize. What works for your body at 25 won't work the same way at 45... and definitely not at 65. Yet somehow, most people are still being treated with a one-size-fits-all approach. Same advice, same dosing st...

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41:09

How Your Nervous System Hijacks Your Eating (and How...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/03/23

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. For 25 years, Jane Pilger couldn't figure out why she couldn't stop binge eating. It wasn't until she uncovered the one piece no one had ever explained to her that things finally started to change. And it had nothing to do with willpower… or food. It was her nervous system. In this episode, binge eating c...

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38:34

Jacqui Cook on GLP-1 Weight Loss, Maintenance Fears,...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/03/16

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. For decades, Jacqui Cook lived in a cycle many women know all too well: losing weight, gaining it back, and starting over… always wondering why nothing seemed to stick. Food was her love language, life kept getting in the way, and no matter how hard she tried, maintaining her progress felt impossible. Eve...

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16:05

You've Hit Your Goal Weight…Now What? 5 Truths About...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/03/09

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. You hit your goal weight. So now what...? For a lot of people, maintenance feels like uncharted territory. And without the right mindset, it's easy to either white-knuckle it or slowly drift back to old patterns. In this episode, I walk through five things I think everyone needs to know about mainte...

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17:00

GLP-1s and Vision Loss: Separating Fact from Fear...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/03/02

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. There’s a lot of noise online about semaglutide, sudden vision loss, and scary eye complications. If you’re taking a GLP-1 (or thinking about it), you might be wondering: Am I putting my vision at risk? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Mina Farahani, a cornea, cataract, and refractive specialist...

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19:35

Restarting GLP-1s? 5 Reasons It Feels Harder This Time

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/02/23

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. Back on your GLP-1 medication… but confused why it isn’t working this time? Lots of people stop these medications for valid reasons. Cost, side effects, pregnancy plans, or simply because things were going well and it felt like the right time to try managing without them. But when weight creeps back on an...

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56:33

Perimenopause, GLP-1s, and What's Actually Affecting...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/02/16

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. If you've noticed your sex drive has tanked, whether from GLP-1s, perimenopause or menopause, postpartum changes, or simply the mental load of being a woman in 2026… you're not imagining it. And you're definitely not “broken”. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Kristen Wolfe, OB-GYN and women's sexual healt...

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49:11

Understanding PCOS: From Diagnosis to Long-Term...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/02/09

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. If you’ve been told you have PCOS (or suspect you might), you’ve probably been left with more questions than answers. It’s one of the most misunderstood conditions out there, and a lot of people are misdiagnosed, under-treated, or given the same tired advice: “just lose weight” or “take the pill and see.”...

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3:59

Your Friday Five: Season One Wrap + A Short Hiatus

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/02/06

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. All of the information on this podcast is for general informational purposes only. Please talk to your physician and medical team about what is right for you. No medical advice is being on this podcast. If you live in Indiana or Illinois and want to work with doctor Matthea Rentea, you can find out more o...

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16:38

The Cost of GLP-1s is Forcing Switches: Can You...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/02/02

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. What happens when the medication that's finally helping you is no longer affordable? If you've had success on Mounjaro or Zepbound but need to switch to a more affordable option like Ozempic for maintenance, you're probably wondering: will this actually work? And if semaglutide didn't help you before, the...

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6:23

Your Friday Five: Cozy Protein Favorites, Movie-Night...

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/01/30

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. Welcome back to Your Friday Five — a quick roundup of products I’ve been loving lately, especially when it comes to easy ways to add more protein. Here’s what’s in my current rotation: • Devotion Nutrition Protein Powder – My go-to for protein hot chocolate. Mix hot water, a splash of milk or milk al...

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14:37

Weight Loss Stalled on GLP-1? Focus On THIS Instead

The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea MD ·

2026/01/26

Send a Text Message. Please include your name and email so we can answer you! Please note, this does not subscribe you to our email list, it's just to answer if you have a questions for us. Some of the best conversations start with listener questions, especially the ones that come from feeling stuck, confused, or wondering, 'is this normal?' In this special Q&A episode, I'm tackling two listener questions. One is about unexpected dryness while taking a GLP-1 medication. The other is a mu...

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