Amanda Johnson currently stars on TLC&apos;s hit show, &quot;Family By the Ton.&quot;, in which she  bravely shares her journey as both a food addict and a cancer patient.   When I met her two years ago, she was a sassy graphic designer with perfect makeup and a short temper, who had no time for nonsense or ignorance.  She&apos;s still all of those things and more.  She&apos;s also my friend, and I couldn&apos;t have been happier to speak with her in her first off-camera interview since Family by the Ton started airing. In true Amanda fashion, she held nothing back.  Follow Amanda at https://www.instagram.com/amandabytheton/  Shop at Bariatric Pal at www.store.bariatricpal.com  Use code &quot;Amanda20&quot; for 20% off your first Subscription Box Use code &quot;Amanda15&quot; For 15% off BariatricPal Brand Products  <a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast">Support the show</a> (http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast)

Liquid Shano

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.