Mike Needs a Plan

Does weight loss improve your dating life? How do you get back on track after a long break? What's the best way to overcome body dysmorphia? I took your questions from the Discord group and the Instagram broadcast channel and gave them my blind answers (I don't read the questions in advance!)

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Anything you want to be true at the end of your journey needs to be true at the beginning...even if it's a half-baked version of the thing.

Waiting ruined everything for me. Waiting for confidence, waiting for ability, waiting for permission. I didn't realize I needed to actively build those things to have them. Weight loss alone wasn't going to give it to me.

This past week, I was given a heartbreaking reminder as to why waiting is the worst thing we can do.

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Show logo by Caitlin Cook

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I have been a weight loss coach for several years now and have been lucky enough to be involved in about 100 weight loss journeys.

Today, I'm speaking to Bailey Joseph, who is a long time client of mine. She's down 65 pounds, beat fatty liver disease, lives an active lifestyle she could have never dreamed of before, has been dubbed the "Bicep Queen" by our coaching community, and is just about to embark on her boldest and bravest journey yet.

I surprised her with a handful of questions through this episode to see how she'd respond. I was delighted -- though not at all shocked -- with how good her answers were. She's really taking these lessons to heart and putting them to practice. I'm so proud of Bailey and everything she's accomplished in the two years I've known her.----------------------------------

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It's been a while since I've made a podcast. I didn't decide to leave -- it just happened. I don't love that.

It reminds me of the many times I slowed down & stopped on my 110lb weight loss journey, without really deciding to do so. After a certain amount of time, I just would realize...huh...I haven't been working on me in a while.

Today, I'll be reflecting on getting back into the groove of content creation, how it relates to our weight loss journeys, and how you can use what I've learned to shorten your turnaround time the next time you catch yourself deciding-not-deciding to stop.------------------------------------------------------

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It's tough, isn't it?

But it's vital if you want to lose the weight and keep it off. You can't focus on the negatives and expect to start seeing positives. In this episode, we'll talk all about how do start shifting your mindset to one of success.

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I went to the Cheesecake Factory last night. To some of you, that reads as something bad. To me, it was a wonderful time.

However...I woke up with some less-than-constructive thoughts this morning. In today's slightly vulnerable episode, I'll walk you through how I'm getting rid of unnecessary guilt, as I'm doing it, in real time.

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Do you have to hate your body to change it? Do you have to be angry at yourself to lose weight? Do you need to speak negatively to yourself to get it to stick?

On the second anniversary of my video where I took my shirt off at the boardwalk for the first time, we're going to talk about all of the reasons the self-hate approach hasn't worked for you yet, and what to do instead. It gets pretty emotional toward the end.

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Are you stuck in a plateau? In this episode, I work with Matt on how to start moving forward again after an incredible 102 pound weight loss.

For Q&A episodes, I do not read any of the questions before answering them! This way, you get something more valuable than just the answer -- you get the process of how I arrived at it. That way, you can begin to solve your own problems more effectively on your journey.

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I took a break! From a lot of things! Let's talk about the best way go get started again after some time off to ensure that we continue to create sustainable success.

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Show logo by Caitlin Cook

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I wrote and recorded this comedy piece,

Every day, I hope it stops being satire.

Good luck, everyone.