Charles Kwiatkowski talks to Jay about his massive weight loss. Charles is somewhat ambivalent about his decision to undergo the duodenal switch, and he discusses the good, bad, and ugly of his choice. This episode is sponsored by Team Elliot. Elliot is a 6 year old Superhero. He was diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis as an infant, and has been fighting ever since. Please consider a donation to Team Elliot to help Elliot and the others afflicted with TS find a cure. www.goteamelliot.com<a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast">Support the show</a> (http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast)

A Different World

It started as a weight loss podcast, which quickly became a mental health podcast, which somehow became a pandemic podcast.  Jay, your host  (anxiety/depression/OCD/childhood trauma/family addiction)  lost 185 lbs after having bariatric surgery.  Guests have ranged from actor Ken Marino to a woman you have never heard of who lost 250 lbs, to a recovering addict, to essential workers during COVID-19. In 2020, the show became daily and ran for 100 episodes in 100 days. The culmination of everything The Lighter Side strove to be, Jay created an oral history of the pandemic, as told through the voices of the people who lived through it. There's something for everyone on the Lighter Side.