Big Change The Film Podcast

This weeks guest is Brad London who lives in Mobile Alabama. Brad says that he is a proud member of Whole Foods Market. He previously weighed 230lbs and has lost over 75lbs. Brad says that he was fortunate to not be on any medications but knew that his health was headed that way. After having an opportunity through Whole Foods to do a week long immersion program with Dr. Joel Furhman, brad took his health back and now weighs 150lbs. We talk about his journey, his goals, and much more. Here is my conversation with Brad and I hope that you enjoy it.

Shayda Soleymani is from California and previously weighed 240lbs. Shayda talks about how she had previously been on a ton of diets and at one point in time a doctor actually told her that, “it would take herculean efforts for you to ever lose weight and to maintain that weight loss” Since then she has lost the weight, kept it off, and is even now been able to get off her diabetes and cholesterol medicine (which was much to her doctors surprise. In talking about her life now she said, “I’m happy, i’m back to wearing light and bright colors, i’m back to being myself again. It’s just emotionally, mentally, physically, everything has changed. It’s just nice to be out of the dumps." Here is my conversation with Shayda and I hope that you enjoy it. Connect with Shayda at https://www.facebook.com/shayda.soleymani

This weeks guest is Katie Linkhart from Carencro Louisiana. She is a speech pathologist and at her heaviest was 338lbs. Katie and I talk about being teased as a child, her unhealthy relationship with food, and her amazing transformation that led her to lose 156lbs.    One piece of advice that Katie had for others, which I loved was this. "Every day is a new day. Everyday that you do something towards your fitness or your health, whether its a good eating decision or taking a walk, that's one step closer to your goal. Don’t give up because you are stronger than what you think, and you are worth it."   One of Katie’s motivating factors in losing weight was that she and her husband wanted to start a family and that she knew her weight would be an issue. I am happy to say that since our interview Katie and her husband have announced that they are expecting twins! Congrats Katie on all of your hard work and on your pregnancy!   Here is my conversation with Katie and I hope that you enjoy it.    Connect with Katie

This weeks guest is the inspiring Marcus Cook from Houston Texas. Marcus was previously 489lbs and has lost 211lbs. He is now a triathlete and is now training for his first 1/2 ironman. We talk about his journey, the importance of having people around you who will encourage you, and how he always has a goal set in front of him. Thanks so much for listening and I hope that you enjoy our conversation Connect with Marcus at www.facebook.com/Marcusdcook Follow his BIG TO LITTLE journey at http://bigtolittle.com/

Anthony Masiello is from New Jersey and has lost 160lbs.    At the age of 33 Anthony found himself at 360lbs, on high blood pressure medicine, and unable to get a 20 year life insurance policy. Anthony said that he didn’t want to spend his life being a bystander. Since then he has completely changed his life around and I hope that you enjoy our conversation about his journey.    Connect with Anthony at https://www.facebook.com/anthonymasiello and http://veggiesfordinner.com/

This weeks guest is Kim Capella who has lost 65lbs. Kim is a food blogger from Atlanta Georgia and has a great blog that can be found at thecoconutdiaries.net. We talk about her struggles and triumphs with an eating disorder, depression, and so much more. One piece of advice that Kim had for others that I really enjoyed was this. " make sure that your goals for weight loss are coming from a good place and that you are truly trying to care for yourself, your future, and give yourself something good.” Thanks so much for listening and here is our conversation. Connect with Kim at thecoconutdiaries.net

Josh Howard is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has lost 269lbs! We talk about his weight loss surgery, skin removal surgery, and so much more. One of my favorite things that Josh said was this: “For me it was all about future. It was I wanted a great job, I want to have a smoking hot wife, and kids. And I want to be able to see my kids." Thanks so much for listening and connect with josh at facebook.com/joshwhoward

This weeks guest is Dave Wiskowski who has lost 80lbs. Dave struggled with depression and by the time he was 34 years old, he had settled into a sedentary lifestyle. Since then he has become a competitive runner. Dave said that the things that he felt in one run far exceeded 5 years of therapy. As I am posting this Dave is about to help someone run from California to New York to break a Guinness World Record, as well as raise money and awareness for the organization Mighty Milers which gets kids moving and helps prevent obesity and illness. We talk about this and much more and thanks for listening. Connect with Dave at https://www.facebook.com/DaveWiskowskiPlantBasedUltra/

Heather Cullen is from Portland Oregon who has lost 234lbs. Heather says that she went on her first diet when she was 11 years old. At the age of 40 she remembers sitting in a doctors office and reading that for someone at her bmi the her life expectancy was 45 years old. Since then she has made an amazing transformation and I hope that you enjoy our conversation.

This weeks guest is Chef AJ who is an author, tv host, and chef who has lost over 60lbs. Chef AJ said that she was obese since the age of 5 and by the time she was 11 she weighted 160lbs. We talk about her struggles with anorexia, bulimia, her journey of recovery with food addiction. She now runs an amazing weight loss program to helps others which we also talk about. Connect with Chef AJ at eatunprocessed.com

David Roden has has lost over 175lbs. At his biggest he weighed over 410lbs, would drink 15-20 diet cokes a day and estimates that he was eating 8-10k calories a day. We talk the people that helped him along the way, his struggles with depression, and about the two skin removal surgeries that he has had.  Connect with David at https://www.facebook.com/david.roden.35 and http://journeyto220.com/

Debi Van Dyne is from is from upstate New York and is in the middle of her weight loss journey. She has lost over 55lbs, and is looking to loose another 120lbs. We have a great conversation about her journey, where she is currently at, and where she is headed. Connect with Debi at https://www.facebook.com/MissDaisysPlantBasedLife/

Josh LaJaunie is from Thibodaux Louisiana, has lost over 200lbs, and now is a competitive ultra distance athlete. We talk about his recent races, his everyday struggles, and so much more. Connect with Josh at his website https://joshlajaunie.com/ and FaceBook athttps://www.facebook.com/josh.lajaunie

Joe Bernstein lives in Washington, DC and has lost 160lbs in the last 10 years. One of the things that stuck out to me in our conversation that Joe said was this, "I remember being an adolescent thinking i’ll always be obese probably will never have success in dating or relationship, probably won’t get married… I used to joke about that I would probably die in my 40s." Connect with Joe at www.dropthearmor.com or https://www.facebook.com/joe.bernstein.902      

Dave Willits lives in Waterford, Michgan and has lost 40lbs. Even after his weight loss he had a life altering (and almost ending) heart attack which had him flat line 3 times in the hospital. Dave says that from everything he has researched and been told, that he had about a 5% chance of living. Since then he has changed up his diet and is eating to keep his heart healthy and to be around for a bit longer...   Connect with Dave at https://www.facebook.com/dave.willits.5  

Josh Cox weighed 265lbs at the age of 14. He struggled with eating disorders, cutting, and bullies. After a life altering event as a Freshman in high school Josh decided to take control of his health, loose his excess weight, and went on to become a competitive bodybuilder. Josh now is a personal trainer in Santa Rosa California Josh's website is http://timetorebel.com/ and connect with him on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/AllLevelsTraining

Walter Juarez is originally from Argentina and now lives in New Jersey. Less than a year ago he almost drowned in a pool due to his excessive weight. Since then Walter has lost over 100lbs and now swims a half a mile each day. Connect with Water on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/walter.travel

Adam Sud is originally from Texas. He  was addicted to adderall and fast food, and since has lost 140lbs.   When I asked Adam about his rock bottom moment, he said this. “My addiction had gotten to a point where I existed primarily in my apartment. My life was about how do I get more drugs, if I don’t have it I’ll go get fast food and eat myself into a food coma and then sleep for however many days until I could get more drugs” Since then Adam has turned his life and health around and now works with others in recovery.   Connect with Adam on facebook at www.facebook.com/adam.sud.5 and through his website at www.sudbrothers.com More information on this podcast can be found at www.facebook.com/bigchangethefilm and www.bigchangethefilm.com