Laraine Durham is co-founder and co-host of The Downsized, where she shares her experience losing more than 50 pounds with GLP-1 treatment and navigating long-term maintenance. A mother of three and former retail clothing buyer, Laraine brings an empathetic, real-world perspective to the challenges, changes, and everyday realities of life on a GLP-1.

Christopher Durham is co-founder and co-host of The Downsized with his wife, Laraine. He shares his experience losing 100 pounds with GLP-1 treatment and navigating long-term maintenance. A girl dad of two, longtime brand marketing executive, entrepreneur, and journalist, Christopher brings a curious, direct, real-world perspective to conversations about obesity, GLP-1s, access, research, and the rapidly changing world of treatment.

Dr. Alexandra Sowa is a dual board-certified physician in internal medicine and obesity medicine who has spent more than a decade focused on metabolic health and obesity treatment. Trained at Johns Hopkins and NYU School of Medicine, she is the founder of SoWell and creator of the SoWell Method, a physician-led approach to weight and metabolic care. She is also the author of The Ozempic Revolution, a comprehensive patient guide to GLP-1 medications, and a frequent contributor to CNN, Good Morning America, The New York Times, and CNBC.

Dr. Michael A. Weintraub is a board-certified endocrinologist at NYU Langone Diabetes & Endocrine Associates, specializing in obesity medicine and endocrinology. He co-chairs the pharmacologic management of obesity guideline update through the Endocrine Society and sits on the exam writing committee for the American Board of Obesity Medicine, alongside an active clinical research practice in endocrinology and obesity care.