1 00:00:00,170 --> 00:00:02,429 [Music] 2 00:00:03,700 --> 00:00:09,519 I lost over a hundred pounds a third of 3 00:00:06,969 --> 00:00:10,869 my weight I was probably my heaviest you 4 00:00:09,519 --> 00:00:13,839 don't ever weigh yourself to heaviest 5 00:00:10,869 --> 00:00:16,868 but I was probably probably over 340 6 00:00:13,839 --> 00:00:18,660 certainly around there and now as I sit 7 00:00:16,868 --> 00:00:21,519 here in front of you I'm probably about 8 00:00:18,660 --> 00:00:24,310 232 there's a fluctuation of a couple 9 00:00:21,519 --> 00:00:26,769 pounds it goes back and forth it's a lot 10 00:00:24,309 --> 00:00:29,409 of weight I did not lose it for vanity I 11 00:00:26,769 --> 00:00:31,059 was pretty happy with myself that I 12 00:00:29,410 --> 00:00:31,539 didn't mind being fat wasn't a big deal 13 00:00:31,059 --> 00:00:34,869 to me 14 00:00:31,539 --> 00:00:36,609 I didn't mind how I looked uh but my 15 00:00:34,869 --> 00:00:38,378 health was getting bad I didn't even 16 00:00:36,609 --> 00:00:40,299 mind how I felt very much in mine you 17 00:00:38,378 --> 00:00:42,009 know not being energetic and stuff but I 18 00:00:40,299 --> 00:00:45,099 started having blood pressure that was 19 00:00:42,009 --> 00:00:48,039 stupid high like you know the like 20 00:00:45,100 --> 00:00:50,320 English voltage like 220 even on blood 21 00:00:48,039 --> 00:00:52,329 pressure medicine and I have two young 22 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:55,238 children an old dad my children my 23 00:00:52,329 --> 00:00:59,710 daughter was born when I was 50 so I'm 24 00:00:55,238 --> 00:01:01,919 61 now and my life expectancy the 25 00:00:59,710 --> 00:01:04,299 actuary tables were crashing down and 26 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:07,259 the doctor said that I had to get a 27 00:01:04,299 --> 00:01:10,270 stomach sleeve it was a wonderful moment 28 00:01:07,259 --> 00:01:12,789 because it then gave me the option to go 29 00:01:10,269 --> 00:01:13,899 crazy if you're going to surgically do 30 00:01:12,789 --> 00:01:15,909 something to me to stop me from 31 00:01:13,899 --> 00:01:18,039 swallowing that means they don't to 32 00:01:15,909 --> 00:01:20,890 worry about doing a sane diet I can get 33 00:01:18,039 --> 00:01:25,329 nutty and being given the option to be 34 00:01:20,890 --> 00:01:28,329 nutty was all I needed I realized that 35 00:01:25,328 --> 00:01:31,089 not only am I not good at moderation I 36 00:01:28,328 --> 00:01:32,828 also don't respect moderation anybody I 37 00:01:31,090 --> 00:01:35,829 know who is able to do moderation I 38 00:01:32,828 --> 00:01:37,899 don't like them the people I respect and 39 00:01:35,828 --> 00:01:39,788 love are people that go while I mean I 40 00:01:37,899 --> 00:01:43,450 don't want to go into Kerouac here but 41 00:01:39,789 --> 00:01:45,429 the mad ones I know one brags about 42 00:01:43,450 --> 00:01:47,829 climbing a nice little slope you brag 43 00:01:45,429 --> 00:01:51,909 about climbing Everest so what's my 44 00:01:47,828 --> 00:01:54,368 friend Ray Krone iswhy Cole creare once 45 00:01:51,909 --> 00:01:55,450 cray ray told me that I could lose the 46 00:01:54,368 --> 00:01:58,868 weight but it was going to be really 47 00:01:55,450 --> 00:02:00,700 hard it got really easy once you make 48 00:01:58,868 --> 00:02:05,858 something a challenge it makes it I can 49 00:02:00,700 --> 00:02:08,379 brag about I can do it so I wrote this 50 00:02:05,858 --> 00:02:09,728 book about me it is more first-person 51 00:02:08,379 --> 00:02:13,509 singular in it than a Donald Trump 52 00:02:09,729 --> 00:02:15,790 speech I don't write about you if you 53 00:02:13,509 --> 00:02:17,259 take medical advice from a Las Vegas 54 00:02:15,789 --> 00:02:19,840 magician 55 00:02:17,259 --> 00:02:22,179 you are an idiot who deserves to die you 56 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:24,519 have to do this for yourself with your 57 00:02:22,180 --> 00:02:26,860 proper medical professionals that being 58 00:02:24,519 --> 00:02:30,250 said the first thing Kramer and I wanted 59 00:02:26,860 --> 00:02:33,280 to do was change my way of eating it 60 00:02:30,250 --> 00:02:36,639 turns out everything about eating is it 61 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:38,378 is having it's all habitual you think 62 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:41,018 you have a natural inclination to like 63 00:02:38,378 --> 00:02:44,259 grilled cheese or doughnuts not true all 64 00:02:41,019 --> 00:02:46,780 we eat is habit so I want to take a 65 00:02:44,259 --> 00:02:49,120 couple weeks and change my habit and 66 00:02:46,780 --> 00:02:51,699 what are the really good ways to do that 67 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:53,439 that we're tremendously for me is what's 68 00:02:51,699 --> 00:02:55,089 called the mono diet which is just what 69 00:02:53,439 --> 00:02:56,799 you think from the root eating the exact 70 00:02:55,090 --> 00:02:58,420 same thing and I could have chosen 71 00:02:56,799 --> 00:03:00,159 anything could've chosen corn or beans 72 00:02:58,419 --> 00:03:03,638 or whatever not hot sludge you but 73 00:03:00,158 --> 00:03:06,068 anything and I chose potatoes because 74 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:08,290 it's a funny thing and a funny word so 75 00:03:06,068 --> 00:03:10,598 for two weeks I eat potatoes complete 76 00:03:08,289 --> 00:03:12,039 potatoes skin and everything and nothing 77 00:03:10,598 --> 00:03:14,378 added nothing subtractive and I say 78 00:03:12,039 --> 00:03:16,449 nothing subtracted I mean no skin taken 79 00:03:14,378 --> 00:03:17,949 off but also no water you can't cut it 80 00:03:16,449 --> 00:03:20,199 up and make it chips in a microwave 81 00:03:17,949 --> 00:03:21,698 don't take water out of it leave you 82 00:03:20,199 --> 00:03:25,060 know leave the pinnacle but that means 83 00:03:21,699 --> 00:03:26,290 baked or boiled and not at any mealtime 84 00:03:25,060 --> 00:03:28,030 you know get up in the morning in a 85 00:03:26,289 --> 00:03:28,328 potato you don't eat it at lunch or 86 00:03:28,030 --> 00:03:30,579 dinner 87 00:03:28,329 --> 00:03:32,739 mealtimes are obliterated when you 88 00:03:30,579 --> 00:03:34,480 really need to eat weed a potato and 89 00:03:32,739 --> 00:03:36,909 over that first two weeks I lost I 90 00:03:34,479 --> 00:03:40,238 believe 14 pounds so already I'm a 91 00:03:36,909 --> 00:03:42,609 different person but I also reset my 92 00:03:40,239 --> 00:03:44,560 taste buds I don't like to use the word 93 00:03:42,609 --> 00:03:46,060 addiction it's a loaded word and also I 94 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:48,310 don't think anyone really knows what it 95 00:03:46,060 --> 00:03:51,639 means but I was habituated to a great 96 00:03:48,310 --> 00:03:55,419 deal of salt sugar and oil after two 97 00:03:51,639 --> 00:03:59,169 weeks of potatoes that was gone and the 98 00:03:55,419 --> 00:04:01,389 first ear of corn I had was candy I mean 99 00:03:59,169 --> 00:04:05,019 it was just amazing was so sweet and so 100 00:04:01,389 --> 00:04:06,129 full of flavors and so salty even and I 101 00:04:05,019 --> 00:04:08,109 grew up in New England but there's 102 00:04:06,128 --> 00:04:10,840 wonderful fresh corn in the summer but 103 00:04:08,109 --> 00:04:13,120 it always drenched it in butter and salt 104 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:15,819 I never tasted it well then after that 105 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:18,970 two weeks I went to you know what bean 106 00:04:15,818 --> 00:04:20,348 stew and tomatoes and salads but still 107 00:04:18,970 --> 00:04:23,500 no fruit and no nuts 108 00:04:20,348 --> 00:04:27,069 certainly no animal products and I lost 109 00:04:23,500 --> 00:04:29,740 a average his words are careful an 110 00:04:27,069 --> 00:04:33,490 average of 0.9 pounds 111 00:04:29,740 --> 00:04:34,960 a day so I took off pretty much all the 112 00:04:33,490 --> 00:04:37,269 way to three or four months in the 113 00:04:34,959 --> 00:04:39,609 season in a winter because we have so 114 00:04:37,269 --> 00:04:41,139 many calories our bodies are constantly 115 00:04:39,610 --> 00:04:43,750 in summer we're preparing for winter 116 00:04:41,139 --> 00:04:46,060 that never comes which it came for me 117 00:04:43,750 --> 00:04:49,029 and that was 17 months ago so I've kept 118 00:04:46,060 --> 00:04:50,550 the weight off for 17 months now two 119 00:04:49,029 --> 00:04:52,569 years is magic 120 00:04:50,550 --> 00:04:54,910 very few people keep it off for two 121 00:04:52,569 --> 00:04:58,509 years I got seven more months to go I 122 00:04:54,910 --> 00:05:01,689 think I have a shot at it I feel better 123 00:04:58,509 --> 00:05:03,310 I'm happier I'm off most of my blood 124 00:05:01,689 --> 00:05:05,439 pressure meds not all of them takes a 125 00:05:03,310 --> 00:05:08,860 while for the vascular system to catch 126 00:05:05,439 --> 00:05:11,918 up with a weight loss I have more fun I 127 00:05:08,860 --> 00:05:15,580 believe I'm kinder I'm embarrassed about 128 00:05:11,918 --> 00:05:18,310 that because I'm an atheist as I've 129 00:05:15,579 --> 00:05:20,050 covered to this very camera before so I 130 00:05:18,310 --> 00:05:23,079 should not believe in a mind-body 131 00:05:20,050 --> 00:05:26,410 separation but somehow I believed that 132 00:05:23,079 --> 00:05:29,379 my mind could stay healthy and happy 133 00:05:26,410 --> 00:05:31,630 even if my body was falling apart 134 00:05:29,379 --> 00:05:35,348 and I should have ever believed that but 135 00:05:31,629 --> 00:05:39,509 again and now that I'm lighter I feel 136 00:05:35,348 --> 00:05:43,240 lighter and I feel happier and you know 137 00:05:39,509 --> 00:05:44,889 there's a chance my chances of living 138 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:47,889 longer for my children have gone up 139 00:05:44,889 --> 00:05:52,500 considerably you know I lost my mom and 140 00:05:47,889 --> 00:05:55,990 dad when I was 45 and a year of my life 141 00:05:52,500 --> 00:05:58,689 was in deep deep mourning you know and 142 00:05:55,990 --> 00:06:00,009 there's a very good chance my children 143 00:05:58,689 --> 00:06:02,740 will have to go through losing their dad 144 00:06:00,009 --> 00:06:04,538 and I much rather they do that when 145 00:06:02,740 --> 00:06:07,509 they're a little older than having to do 146 00:06:04,538 --> 00:06:09,129 that when they're 15 turns out that 147 00:06:07,509 --> 00:06:11,650 being my children is more important to 148 00:06:09,129 --> 00:06:13,750 me than chocolate cake all of that 149 00:06:11,649 --> 00:06:16,029 having been said now that I'm a target 150 00:06:13,750 --> 00:06:18,038 weight also this is important I also 151 00:06:16,029 --> 00:06:20,439 didn't exercise while I was losing the 152 00:06:18,038 --> 00:06:22,750 weight exercising his bodybuilding it's 153 00:06:20,439 --> 00:06:24,579 a different thing wait till you hit the 154 00:06:22,750 --> 00:06:26,649 target weight then you exercise then 155 00:06:24,579 --> 00:06:29,469 it's easy than it really does good but 156 00:06:26,649 --> 00:06:31,589 while you're losing weight make it 157 00:06:29,470 --> 00:06:35,050 winter sleep a little more 158 00:06:31,589 --> 00:06:36,638 get sluggish let your body just eat the 159 00:06:35,050 --> 00:06:38,348 fat that you've stored up just the way 160 00:06:36,639 --> 00:06:40,449 you should hibernate a little bit but 161 00:06:38,348 --> 00:06:43,240 eat the fat be a little bit like a bear 162 00:06:40,449 --> 00:06:47,879 now I eat 163 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:51,460 no animal products no refined grains 164 00:06:47,879 --> 00:06:53,279 extremely low salt sugar and fat another 165 00:06:51,459 --> 00:06:56,799 way to say that same thing as two words 166 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:59,379 whole plants that's all 167 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:02,228 ah that being said every couple of weeks 168 00:06:59,379 --> 00:07:04,930 at least two weeks go by but every 169 00:07:02,228 --> 00:07:07,930 couple of weeks I just eat without 170 00:07:04,930 --> 00:07:10,120 thinking I eat you know my my son says 171 00:07:07,930 --> 00:07:11,500 come on dad eat like a man of a pizza 172 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,300 with them I'll have a hot fudge sundae 173 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:15,819 with my daughter if there's a special 174 00:07:13,300 --> 00:07:17,770 occasion I haven't gone off program in 175 00:07:15,819 --> 00:07:19,930 two weeks up I'll eat whatever you know 176 00:07:17,769 --> 00:07:22,029 what I'm in New York if I haven't had 177 00:07:19,930 --> 00:07:24,430 anything in two weeks I'll have a slice 178 00:07:22,029 --> 00:07:27,788 of really great pizza or maybe a little 179 00:07:24,430 --> 00:07:29,860 bit of corned beef on rye but that is an 180 00:07:27,788 --> 00:07:32,228 occasional rare and appropriate meal 181 00:07:29,860 --> 00:07:34,900 that's a you know a special thing it's 182 00:07:32,228 --> 00:07:37,360 not a cheat I don't cheat because it's 183 00:07:34,899 --> 00:07:40,359 part of my plan the weird thing is 184 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:42,310 though after the microbiome changes and 185 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:46,538 after the taste is reset 186 00:07:42,310 --> 00:07:48,250 I do not crave Donuts I do not crave 187 00:07:46,538 --> 00:07:50,620 Pizza I do not crave ice cream or 188 00:07:48,250 --> 00:07:54,180 hamburgers they taste okay when I have 189 00:07:50,620 --> 00:07:56,319 them well that's really not true I 190 00:07:54,180 --> 00:07:58,209 chicken disgust me now 191 00:07:56,319 --> 00:08:00,218 I used to love chicken fried chicken 192 00:07:58,209 --> 00:08:01,209 chicken and waffles it's kind of 193 00:08:00,218 --> 00:08:06,189 disgusting to me 194 00:08:01,209 --> 00:08:07,870 eggs kind of disgust me steaks I light 195 00:08:06,189 --> 00:08:10,389 for a while and now that's kind of 196 00:08:07,870 --> 00:08:12,009 fading away even hamburger everybody I 197 00:08:10,389 --> 00:08:15,400 know that's gone through this we've lost 198 00:08:12,009 --> 00:08:17,500 altogether a bunch of us like 50 400 199 00:08:15,399 --> 00:08:19,359 pounds and I was just talking to a 200 00:08:17,500 --> 00:08:22,810 couple of what we call ourselves cronuts 201 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:27,280 after red Crone eyes I was talking to a 202 00:08:22,810 --> 00:08:29,639 guy last night he was just saying now 203 00:08:27,279 --> 00:08:31,718 hamburgers have fallen away too I 204 00:08:29,639 --> 00:08:33,339 realized the other day I was in the 205 00:08:31,718 --> 00:08:35,288 airport I was stuck for 10 hours at an 206 00:08:33,339 --> 00:08:37,719 airport and I said you know I'm going to 207 00:08:35,288 --> 00:08:40,870 eat for entertainment because I got 208 00:08:37,719 --> 00:08:42,459 nothing to do and so I just said it's 209 00:08:40,870 --> 00:08:45,339 been a few weeks since I ate badly just 210 00:08:42,458 --> 00:08:46,088 eat whatever I want I realized after but 211 00:08:45,339 --> 00:08:49,120 I've been noticing 212 00:08:46,089 --> 00:08:53,050 I had cookies you know I had a bagel 213 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:54,698 I didn't eat any meat at all and they 214 00:08:53,049 --> 00:08:56,500 were all there barbecue places you know 215 00:08:54,698 --> 00:09:00,279 those good ribs places 216 00:08:56,500 --> 00:09:02,580 MacDonnell's I just kind of I lost the 217 00:09:00,279 --> 00:09:04,779 taste for it which is really remarkable 218 00:09:02,580 --> 00:09:06,490 because I would have never guessed that 219 00:09:04,779 --> 00:09:08,439 it would have never guessed it and if 220 00:09:06,490 --> 00:09:11,110 someone had told me oh by the way you 221 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:12,820 just won't want this stuff so the kind 222 00:09:11,110 --> 00:09:15,700 of punch line to this whole thing is 223 00:09:12,820 --> 00:09:19,060 after this whole incredibly restrictive 224 00:09:15,700 --> 00:09:23,140 diet and all of this will power and all 225 00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:25,599 of this climbing a dietary Everest as I 226 00:09:23,139 --> 00:09:31,929 sit here right now on the big thing I 227 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:35,100 now eat whatever I want but what I want 228 00:09:31,929 --> 00:09:35,099 has changed profoundly 229 00:09:38,009 --> 00:09:41,408 [Music]