How 1 man lost 80kgs/176lbs in just 18 months with a new approach to food.

At 185kgs/407lbs and facing major bariatric surgery, Darren Graham chose a different course and changed his life forever. He chose a new approach to food, choosing food to be the solution rather than the problem.

By changing to a low carbohydrate, healthy fat, ketogenic diet Darren immediately started losing his excess weight. In 18 months he lost 80kgs/176lbs. He still loves food and boasts a life of eating delicious food. Hear his story of how he did it and how his new lifestyle keeps the weight off. Truly inspiring.

If your looking to make a change to a low carb lifestyle then here are some of the resource links we talked about:

Ditch the Carbs:  http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/

Diet Doctor : https://www.dietdoctor.com/

If you wish to connect with Darren or follow his journey here are the links:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/LovinLCHF/# @LovinLCHF

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/lovinLCHF @lovinLCHF

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovinlchf/  @lovionlchf

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Stop, breathe, be still. Feel the power of stilness. When you're still, in a deep state of bliss you unleash an awesome power.

Tom Cronin, founder of the Stillness Project, shares insight and knowledge about how we can transcend into stillness through meditation. We explore the power we can gain from practising meditation daily, harnessing stillness and creating a deep, peaceful bliss. We talk about the mechanics of meditation and its effect on our physiology and well being.

Tom is on a mission to inspire 1 Billion people to meditate daily and benefit from stillness. Through the Stillness Project he is offering listeners a way to learn to meditate through the 21 day Faster Deeper Bliss meditation 

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Our health is more than just physical. It encompasses mental, emotional, social and, importantly, financial health. We think of it as finacial fitness. Being financially fit empowers all aspects of your life.

In this episode we discuss financial fitness with Chris Fagan. We look at all the simple things you can do to focus on being financially fit. We discuss actions you can take to get your finances healthy. We also cover off the benefits of getting good advice.

Chris shares some very useful tips, for you to improve your financial fitness and how to build a road map to good financial health. We recommend you get out the whiteboard for this one.

Chris is an Authorised Representative of Godfrey Pembroke Limited. He is a Certified Financial Planner and holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Financial Planning and International Trade).

Connect with Chris here:

Chris Fagan - Website

Chris Fagan - Linkedin

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For many men, after divorce or a long relationship, getting back to meeting women, dating and developing good healthy relationships can be daunting. In this episode we discuss how to make relationships with women work. We explore what it takes to get back into the dating game after a long relationship.

Our guest, John Cirak, is the Ex-perienced Bachelor. John offers coaching and guidance on making a comeback, transforming yourself and knowing what it takes to be attractive to women.

His new book "The Ex-perienced Bachelor" and his workshops and coaching on making relationships work and starting again are a valuable resource for men.

He has a new approach to Emotional Foreplay and unlocking the power of attraction.

Connect with John here:

https://www.facebook.com/theEXperiencedbachelor/

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Learn about transforming your mind and body from someone who's been there and done it. Ironman triathlete, coach and author, Christian Schwaerzler shares his story of powerful choice making, accepting reality and taking responsibility to make yourself better. Great inisght into the journey of transformation back to health and fitness and beyond.

When he was challenged to compete in his1st mini-triathlon he made a choice to take action and improved his lifestyle. By changing my mindset. As a consequence in February 2008, despite some setbacks, he managed to finish the race. Exhausted, but inspired he did his next race only 3 weeks later!
Since that time, he has completed a variety of Sprint, Olympic & 1/2 iron distance races and crossing the finish line of the inaugural Melbourne Ironman.

Connect with and find out nore about Christian, his coaching and his book at www.altilife.com.au

For some fun here is a link to 'The Magic Coffee Table' video he mentions in the show. Enjoy. Magic Coffee Table

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Let's go low carb for life. In this episode we discover the benefits of living a low carb lifestyle with Andre Obradovic.

As a speaker, ambassador and one of Australia’s leading mindset, health and well-being coaches, Andre's mission to inspire people to optimise every aspect of their life, whether that means taking control, working through personal challenges, climbing the corporate ladder, improving sporting performance, or simply living a healthier and happier lifestyle.

Andre offers coaching to lose your belly and as a special offer to the Transformed Man community he is offering a special gift is you join his coaching program and mention the Transformed Man Show. You'll receive a copy of the Real Meal Revolution book.

Get in contact with Andre and find out more about the benefits of living low carb.

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Have you ever used the excuse that you just don't have enough time. Yes? Well this episode is just for you. We're talking with Luke Matias, an entreprenuer with multiple business interests across finance, fashion and technology. He also makes time to compete as an elite physique athlete at the highest level, recently winning a state competition and competing in the Arnold Classic Australia. He also devotes time to his wonderful family, friends and business colleagues. He is both successful and humble. He puts a massive amount of energy into everything he does, and he does it with a smile, adding value to everyone he interacts with. If you want to know how to fit it all in then listen and learn how its done.

We discuss Luke's daily rituals and what motivates him to love life and live it to it's fullest. We go back and talk about the days when it wasn't going so well and he was struggling with his weight, his health and finding a purpose. We talk about his turning point and some of his philosopies on life.

Find out more about Luke and his businesses at http://www.matiasgroup.com.au/ 

Connect with him via social media @lukematias

We talk about chasing our own hero. Here is a link to Matthew McConuaghey's video talking about chasing your hero; Chasing your hero speech

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Do you need a good coach or personal trainer at all? In this episode we discuss this and find out what to look for in a good coach, with Hayden Wilson. We also talk about when is the right time to leave your coach. Great insight to coaching client relationships and things you can do to get the most out of your fitness coach.

Hayden is an entreprenuerial business coach helping high-performance personal trainers and coaches excel. He personally coaches some of Australia’s best emerging talent who are rapidly growing, expanding their reach, managing high performing teams and continually levelling up in the fitness industry.

He founded Fitness Business Summit Australia a pioneering event bringing together Australia's leading and emerging fitness coaches together.

Find out more about Hayden here: http://haydenwilson.com.au

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If you blame your dad for passing onto you a love of takeaway food, you’re not alone. If you’re a dad, your eating habits may be influencing your children more than you think.

Research has found children as young as 20 months old already share dietary associations with their fathers, eating sugary snacks, takeaway foods and sugar-sweetened drinks based on their dad’s intake.

In this epsiode we discuss the research by Adam Walsh, lecturer in nutrition and dietetics at Deakin University, which indicates that fathers have little understanding of the ways their behaviours can impact their children’s dietary choices in their formative years.

Adam is an accredited practising dietitian, graduating from the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics at Sydney University in 2000. Adam commenced his dietetic career at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne where he worked for seven years before moving to academia. Currently Adam is a lecturer at Deakin University where he has taught undergraduate nutrition and post-graduate dietetics for the last 10 years. Adam is completing his PhD into the influence of fathers of the diets and physical activity behaviours of young children. In his spare time, Adam tries to cook and keep fit while chasing after his two sons.

For more information on Adam's research go here: Deakin Research - Adam Walsh

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June 12-18 is Men's Health Week.

Men make up 49% of the population, and we're determined to reduce the number of men dying prematurely. Sadly, more than four men die every hour in Australia from conditions that might have been prevented, this is a catastrophic situation for the family left fatherless!

In this episode we discuss men's health with Associate Professor Gary Richardson. Gary is the Director of the Szalmuk Family Department of Medical Oncology in the Cabrini Institute. He is a past-chairman of the Medical Oncology Group of Australia and immediate past-president of the Private Cancer Physicians of Australia. He established the Oncology clinical research program at Cabrini, the Cabrini Family Cancer Clinic, the Oncology Service at Cabrini Brighton, and the apheresis service. He is Chairman of Foundation 49.

Foundation 49 is a not-for-profit men’s health promotion initiative of Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. They encourage men to take better care of their own health and wellbeing and have regular health checks.They produce great resources including the highly valued Men’s Health Toolkit Booklet, the Whole New Ball Game Magazine and a monthly EDM with information on events and activities.

Foundation 49 - http://www.49.com.au/

The Foundation 49 Business Breakfast on 14th June 2016 is the main fundraiser of the year and is the largest Men’s Health event in Victoria during International Men’s Health Week. Get involved and support the fundraising breakfast here: F49 Business Breakfast

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