Big Change The Film Podcast

By Jason Cohen

What's Big Change The Film Podcast about?

Big Change The Film's Podcast is where we have conversations with people that have incredible stories of weight loss and inspiration. Tune in every week for a new conversation.

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Big Change The Film Podcast episodes:

07.21.2018
Eposode 102 - Daniel Shuman - 171 pound weight loss and feeling better than ever!
This week’s guest is Daniel Shuman who has lost 171lbs. After the birth of his second child Daniel realized that he needed to change his lifestyle for the future of his family. After being asked to get off a ride...
07.05.2018
Ep. 101 - Jennifer NIles - From junk food & Alcohol to Yoga & 100+lbs lost!
This week’s guest is Jennifer Niles who lives on the island of Tonga. Jennifer tells me that her weight gain started for her in the third grade and by the time she was in here early twenties 95% of her...
06.28.2018
Episode 100 - Tim & Heather Kaufman - 285lb Combined Weight Loss!
This weeks guests are Tim & Heather Kaufman who live in Alden, New York. At his worst Tim was on the maximum dose of Fentanyl, 15 pills a day, drank a liter of vodka a day, and could hardly get...
06.23.2018
Episode 99 - Amy Johnson - 50lb weight loss & Type 2 DIabetes Reversal!
This week’s guest is Amy Johnson who lives in Frisco, TX. Amy told me that previously she was addicted to fast food and her busy life was an excuse for eating poorly. In her 40's she developed type 2 diabetes,...
06.14.2018
Episode 98 - Marc Ramirez - Type 2 Diabetes Reversal & 50lb weight loss!
This week’s guest is Marc Ramirez. Mark told me that he had been a big guy all of his life. After getting out of college he began to put on weight and eventually ended up on medications for diabetes, high...
06.07.2018
Episode 97 - Alishea Basson - from couch potato to avid runner & 105lb weight loss!
This week’s guest is Alishea Basson. Alishea tells me that by the age of 6 she was already 80lbs. After the birth of her 4 children she says that her weight skyrocketed and started to affect her quality of life....
05.27.2018
Episode 96 - Doug Schmidt - From widow maker heart attack to 60lbs lost & now a marathoner!
This week’s guest is Doug Schmidt who lives in Rochester, NY. Doug was previously a bit of a foodie and talks about how he would eat wheels of brie as an appetizer. Doug ended up having a heart attack, blockage...
05.19.2018
Episode 95 - Angela De Jesus - 300lbs lost and feeling better than ever!
This week’s guest is Angela De-Jesus who lives in Weatherford, Texas. Angela told me that she was chubby as a kid and early on food became a drug for her. She told me that would eat until she was sickly...
05.13.2018
Episode 94 - Joseph Alexander - Type 2 Diabetes reversed and 152lbs lost!
This week’s guest is Joseph Alexander who lives in Rochester, Minnesota. Joseph told me that he was super skinny as a kid and started putting on weight as a teenager. At his highest, Joseph weighted as much as 394lbs and...
05.03.2018
Episode 93 - Sarah Goodenough - Fatty liver disease at 22 to 160lb weight loss!
This week’s guest is Sarah Goodenough who lives in Rochester, New York. Sarah told me that in high school she struggled with anorexia and later with binge eating. At the age of 22 she was diagnosed with fatty liver disease,...
04.19.2018
Episode 92 - Ronald Tibbs - From failing to health and unable to get a life insurance policy to 65lbs lost and restored health!
This weeks guest is Ronald Tibbs. He told me that he grew up on meat, comfort foods, and sugar-laden desserts. By the time he was 31 he was already on high blood pressure meds, failed a life insurance physical at...
04.12.2018
Episode 91 - Mike Meltzer - 153lbs lost & Type 2 Diabetes Reversed!
This weeks guest is Mike Meltzer who lives in Los Angeles. Mike told me that he was heavy as a kid and grew up being teased about his weight. As an adult he became as he calls it, a “junk...
03.29.2018
Episode 90 - Kate McGoey-Smith - Legally blind & overweight to 120lbs lost and restored eyesight!
This weeks guest is Kate McGoey-Smith from Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Kate earlier in life was 120lbs heavier, she had type two diabetes, heart disease, was legally blind, was on a lung transplant list, and was a list of medications...
03.23.2018
Episode 89 - Anna N Bolla - Obese since child to 55+lb weight loss and feeling better than ever!
This weeks guest is Anna Bolla. Anna tells me that she was obese by the time she was 5 years old, started dieting at 8, and was over 160lbs by the time she was in the 6th grade. She says...
03.16.2018
Episode 88 - Ben Rayland - 87lbs down and stronger than ever!
This weeks guest is Ben Rayland who lives in Syracuse, NY. Ben is a full time strength coach who has lost almost 90lbs in the last several years. Before he had lost the weight, Ben says that he would eat...
03.08.2018
Episode 87 - Ben Hokanson - 90lbs lost and is now a competitive triathlete!
This weeks guest is Ben Hokanson who lives in Zimmerman, Minnesota. Not long ago Ben was 90lbs heavier, would sweat just playing his Xbox, had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and says he was headed to heart attack land. He...
03.04.2018
Episode 86 - Joey DiMaggio - 100lbs lost & reversed heart disease!
This weeks guest is Joey DiMaggio who lives in Three Oaks, Michigan. He struggled with his weight for most of his life and at the age of 36 his doctor told him that he was going to have a heart...
02.23.2018
Episode 85 - Scott Putnam 65lbs lost and is now a marathoner!
This weeks guest is Scott Putnam who lives in Dubuque, Iowa. Scott had always carried some extra weight but thought of him self as pretty healthy compared to those who were much heavier than him. In his 40s Scott received...
02.17.2018
Episode 84 - Pam & Chad Dalton - 150lbs lost and life is better than ever!
This weeks guests are Pam & Chad Dalton who currently live in Northwest Arkansas and combined as a couple have lost 150lbs. They both grew up in South Louisiana and say that they grew up eating cheap, greasy, and often...
02.09.2018
Episode 83 - Eric O'Grey - 340lb on 15 medications to 160lb weight loss and best selling author!
This weeks guest is Eric O’Grey. At the age of 51 Eric was 340lbs, wore a size 4XL, and was on 15 medications. His doctor said that if he didn’t do something he would need to purchase a cemetery plot...
02.01.2018
Philip Parker - From food addict to 160lbs weight loss!
This weeks guest is Philip Parker who lives in California. Phillip weighed in at 380lbs at his highest, struggled with Gerd, cholesterol, cramps, and all of the other things you would expect being 380lbs. After many years Philip realized that...
01.25.2018
Episode 81 - Karen Hauserman - 268lbs weight loss and feels like she has reversed the aging process!
This weeks guest is Karen Hauserman. Karen tells that for most of her life she was overweight and remembers being teased by all of the other kids in school. Once she was an adult she told me that she put...
01.18.2018
Episode 80 - Josh Turner - 97lbs and Type 1 Diabetes Under Control!
This weeks guest is Josh Turner who lives in Thibodaux, Louisiana. At the age of 10 Josh found out that he had type 1 diabetes and says that it began to take over his life. He struggled with his health...
01.12.2018
Episode 79 - Crystal Zahorski - 25lbs lost and high cholesterol reversal!
This weeks guest is Crystal Zahorski who lives in Washington state. Crystal was diagnosed at the age of 25 with hereditary high cholesterol. She was told that she would need to go on statins as soon as she was done...
01.03.2018
Welcome to 2018 (and thanks for listening in 2017)!!!
Just a quick video to say thanks for watching over the last year and a few things to come for 2018. Feel free to email me and I hope that your year is off to a great start!
12.23.2017
Episode 78 - Matt Buckner (100lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Matt Buckner who lives in Florida. Just 4 years ago Matt was in terrible shape, was on 4 different medications for various ailments, and told me that his goal was just to make it from the...
12.14.2017
Episode 77 - Paul Chatlin of PBNSG.ORG (62lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Paul Chatlin who lives in the Detroit area. At 56 years old Paul found himself with one artery 100% blocked, 2 others 65% blocked and headed for bypass surgery. Right before going into surgery his doctor...
12.05.2017
Episode 76 - Jim Balla (164lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Jim Balla who lives in the Detroit area. Jim told me that when he was a kid he wore “husky clothes” and graduated high school at 300lbs. As an adult Jim had type 2 diabetes, high...
11.29.2017
Episode 75 - Jeff Mayer (40lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Jeff Mayer who lives in South Florida. Jeff realized several years ago that a life overhaul was in order after he gained 40lbs following a injury. He told me that he was motivated by wanting to...
11.20.2017
Episode 74 - Jennifer Peli (67lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Jennifer Peli who lives in England. Jennifer told me that she went on her first diet at the age of 18 and she thought she would never be thin. She suffered from IBS from age 10...
11.08.2017
Episode 73 - Marilyn Plaskiewicz (140lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Marilyn Plaskiewicz who lives in Connecticut. Marilyn told me that she was always chubby and that growing up her family always wanted her to eat. She struggled with her weight for most of her life and...
11.03.2017
Episode 72 - Alexis Fox (45lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Alexis Fox who lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Alexis grew up eating a Standard American Diet. She told me that as she began to care more for the environment and animals, it changed the foods she put...
10.09.2017
Episode 71 - Marc Blanchette (184lbs lost)
This weeks guest Marc Blancette who lives in Ellsworth, Maine. At the age of 56, Marc was 339lbs. He has since lost 184lbs, feels like he is in his 20s, has biked across the state of Maine 3 times, and...
09.28.2017
Episode 70 - Paul Blackwell (40lbs lost)
This weeks guest Paul Blackwell who lives in SE Pennsylvania. Paul said that he was always skinny and was even called “sting bean” when he was younger. He discovered however at the age of 33 that despite looking fit, he...
09.21.2017
Episode 69 - Jeff (130lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Jeff who lives near Ann Arbor. At his largest Jeff was almost 350lbs, had difficulty walking, could not longer go up stairs, and says that he would often have to take the motorized shopping cart at...
09.15.2017
Episode 68 - Rich Hubbard (150lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Rich Hubbard who lives in NW Connecticut. Rich says that he used to eat fast food every day, would binge on ice cream, and says that he thought he was destined for a life of obesity,...
09.04.2017
Episode 67 - Mike Gregorio (155lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Mike Gregorio who lives in New Jersey. Mike weighed 440lbs at his highest and says that he struggled with obesity for 25 years. He said that at some point he said to him self, this is...
08.24.2017
Episode 66 - Rick Gloo (90lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Rick Gloo. Rick says that he was a competitive eater starting in high school and started really packing on the pounds in high school. In college and beyond Rick developed a bit of a drinking habit,...
08.16.2017
Episode 65 - Mary Chavarria (230lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Mary Chavarria who lives in Tucson, Arizona. Mary says that in her childhood she was constantly surrounded by snacks and sweets, and that her mother even had a tub of ice cream for each child so...
08.11.2017
Episode 64 - Josh Byrd (210lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Josh Byrd who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. Josh was overweight for most of his life and at the age of 4 weighted 90lbs. At his heaviest he was 420lbs, says that he struggled at movie theaters,...
08.04.2017
Episode 63 - Bob Blackburn (114lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Bob Blackburn who lives in Virginia Beach. He was a former Marine, professional wrestler, and and said that his previous training was “at the buffet.” Bob at his highest weighted 340lbs and at the age of...
07.27.2017
Episode 62 - Jeannette Rainbow Galvin & Gary Rainbow (140lbs lost)
This weeks guests are Jeannette Rainbow-Galvin & Gary Rainbow. Gary is Jeannette’s father and combined they have lost 140lbs. Gary had a triple bypass at the age of 39, angioplasty at 43, a, stroke at the age of 51, and...
07.21.2017
Episode 61 - Jessica Oropesa (100lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Jessica Oropesa from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jessica says that she was overweight for much of her life and at her highest was 257lbs. She says that she felt invisible, completely unworthy, completely undesirable, and extremely...
07.17.2017
Episode 60 - Shelley Crockett (75lbs down)
Today's guest is Shelley Crockett from Burlington Ontario Canada. Shelley says that she has been overweight most of her life and went on her first diet at the age of 12. At her biggest she was 317lbs, pre-diabetic, and realized that...
07.06.2017
Episode 59 - Teresa Castle (70lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Teresa Cassle from Charleston West Virginia. Teresa says that her health started to tank in her 20s, she developed Hashimoto’s Disease at 28, had to have her gallbladder removed, fatty liver disease, as well as diabetes....
06.29.2017
Episode 58 - Michelle Richardson (115lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Michelle Richardson who lives in Duluth, Georgia. Michelle says that her weight had fluctuated over the years and at her highest she was 278lbs. She found out that she was pre-diabetic and simply said that she...
06.22.2017
Episode 57 - Matt White (100lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Matt White who lives in Randolph, New Jersey. Matt says that he grew up obese. Had to buy adult clothing as a child, and said that for him it had “become the norm.” In his family...
06.14.2017
Episode 56 - Jim Fisher (187lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Jim Fisher who lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jim was overweight growing up, says that everyone in his family was overweight, by the 3rd grade he weighted a 100lbs, and at his biggest was 350lbs. He...
06.01.2017
Episode 55 - Nick Wo (125lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Nick Wo from Phoenix, Arizona. At the age of 31 Nick was 407lbs, had high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, acid indigestion, severe lower back pain, struggled with depression, and said he has basically...
05.25.2017
Episode 54 - Jason Singer (193 lbs lost)
This weeks guest is Jason Singer from York, Pennsylvania who had a top weight of 373lbs. He was smaller as a kid and says that after getting off of Ritalin after using it for 13 years, he became a food...

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Big Change The Film Podcast episodes:

Eposode 102 - Daniel Shuman - 171 pound weight loss and feeling better than ever!

Ep. 101 - Jennifer NIles - From junk food & Alcohol to Yoga & 100+lbs lost!

Episode 100 - Tim & Heather Kaufman - 285lb Combined Weight Loss!

Episode 99 - Amy Johnson - 50lb weight loss & Type 2 DIabetes Reversal!

Episode 98 - Marc Ramirez - Type 2 Diabetes Reversal & 50lb weight loss!

Episode 97 - Alishea Basson - from couch potato to avid runner & 105lb weight loss!

Episode 96 - Doug Schmidt - From widow maker heart attack to 60lbs lost & now a marathoner!

Episode 95 - Angela De Jesus - 300lbs lost and feeling better than ever!

Episode 94 - Joseph Alexander - Type 2 Diabetes reversed and 152lbs lost!

Episode 93 - Sarah Goodenough - Fatty liver disease at 22 to 160lb weight loss!

Episode 92 - Ronald Tibbs - From failing to health and unable to get a life insurance policy to 65lbs lost and restored health!

Episode 91 - Mike Meltzer - 153lbs lost & Type 2 Diabetes Reversed!

Episode 90 - Kate McGoey-Smith - Legally blind & overweight to 120lbs lost and restored eyesight!

Episode 89 - Anna N Bolla - Obese since child to 55+lb weight loss and feeling better than ever!

Episode 88 - Ben Rayland - 87lbs down and stronger than ever!

Episode 87 - Ben Hokanson - 90lbs lost and is now a competitive triathlete!

Episode 86 - Joey DiMaggio - 100lbs lost & reversed heart disease!

Episode 85 - Scott Putnam 65lbs lost and is now a marathoner!

Episode 84 - Pam & Chad Dalton - 150lbs lost and life is better than ever!

Episode 83 - Eric O'Grey - 340lb on 15 medications to 160lb weight loss and best selling author!

Philip Parker - From food addict to 160lbs weight loss!

Episode 81 - Karen Hauserman - 268lbs weight loss and feels like she has reversed the aging process!

Episode 80 - Josh Turner - 97lbs and Type 1 Diabetes Under Control!

Episode 79 - Crystal Zahorski - 25lbs lost and high cholesterol reversal!

Welcome to 2018 (and thanks for listening in 2017)!!!

Episode 78 - Matt Buckner (100lbs lost)

Episode 77 - Paul Chatlin of PBNSG.ORG (62lbs lost)

Episode 76 - Jim Balla (164lbs lost)

Episode 75 - Jeff Mayer (40lbs lost)

Episode 74 - Jennifer Peli (67lbs lost)

Episode 73 - Marilyn Plaskiewicz (140lbs lost)

Episode 72 - Alexis Fox (45lbs lost)

Episode 71 - Marc Blanchette (184lbs lost)

Episode 70 - Paul Blackwell (40lbs lost)

Episode 69 - Jeff (130lbs lost)

Episode 68 - Rich Hubbard (150lbs lost)

Episode 67 - Mike Gregorio (155lbs lost)

Episode 66 - Rick Gloo (90lbs lost)

Episode 65 - Mary Chavarria (230lbs lost)

Episode 64 - Josh Byrd (210lbs lost)

Episode 63 - Bob Blackburn (114lbs lost)

Episode 62 - Jeannette Rainbow Galvin & Gary Rainbow (140lbs lost)

Episode 61 - Jessica Oropesa (100lbs lost)

Episode 60 - Shelley Crockett (75lbs down)

Episode 59 - Teresa Castle (70lbs lost)

Episode 58 - Michelle Richardson (115lbs lost)

Episode 57 - Matt White (100lbs lost)

Episode 56 - Jim Fisher (187lbs lost)

Episode 55 - Nick Wo (125lbs lost)

Episode 54 - Jason Singer (193 lbs lost)