My thoughts around losing and/or gaining weight and people’s comments or perceptions. Being in the public eye with my 200 pound weight loss opens me up to some interesting comments and observations, many of which I would not have expected. In the early days I used to get frustrated and defensive, now I am more curious about what drives people’s perceptions and how we can help change some of these by educating.
Category: Health
MiM #14: Q&A With Vance and Mike – Wisdom From 400 Pounds Gone
Recording of the Q&A session with Vance Wade Hinds and Mike Harrington who both lost over 200 pounds.
Also, check out Vance’s interview with Mike on the Mike Inspires Me podcast show on all major podcast hosts and right here:
http://mikeinspiresme.libsyn.com/mim-7-vance-hinds-interview
Vance Hinds had given up on his life, making final arrangements for his family. Weighing around 475 pounds, he felt there was no hope for ever improving his health.
Inspired by an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience with comedian Bert Kreischer, Vance decided that if Bert can lose weight, so can he. His post to Bert caught the attention of professional wrestler and fitness trainer, Diamond Dallas Page, who offered to help Vance in his health journey.
MiM #13: Dr Tom Rifai – Lifestyle As Medicine
In this episode I chat with Dr. Tom Rifai about the importance of using lifestyle changes as a first course of action for treating health issues. Dr. Tom is the founder of Reality Meets Science, a health coaching, consulting and education company. He is an expert in the areas of metabolic health and behavior modification based management of insulin resistance, type 2 and pre-diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension and weight control.
MiM #11: Donovan Green Interview
He’s the author of “No Excuses Fitness“, a 30 day plan to supercharge your health, and personal trainer to Dr. Oz. With over 20 years in the health and fitness field, he now helps other coaches thrive in their business. His positive energy is infectious. In this podcast I interview Donovan Green, a mentor, friend, and an inspiring soul.
MiM #12: Charlene Bazarian Interview
Charlene Bazarian is a fitness and weight loss success story after nearly 100 pounds, an attorney and the mother of three active teenage boys. In her quest to figure out what really works, she began to share her thoughts and experiences with others — a practice that eventually helped her create a substantial social media following and popular blog at fbjfit.com and is nationally-recognized personal brand appearing in both national and international magazines and media sources including Good Housekeeping, Oxygen Magazine, Pop Sugar Fitness, First For Women Magazine, Boston Magazine, Fitfluential, Muscle and Strength, The Sun, Daily Mail. Charlene has helped inspire thousands of people on their own journeys. In sharing her story and hard-earned experience, Charlene reminds you that dreaming big can pay off, that it’s time to stop living life from the sidelines and that you’re no busier than a fit person.
MiM #10: Blake Miles Interview
In this podcast I chat with my friend, Blake Miles, an Abundance Coach who teaches people to bring themselves from where they are to where they want to be and develop a strong mindset. Hear Blake’s inspiring story of his health journey motivated by the news of his daughter’s pregnancy. At the time he was 44 years old and weighed over 300 pounds. Blake’s positive mindset and outlook on life are a true inspiration!
Blake’s Company: N2L Transformations
MiM #9: Dear Food
In this podcast I share a glimpse into my world of obsession with food. This love letter will give you some insight into the internal struggles I faced and still face to this day. Afterwards I tell you a little about some of the things I do to manage this and how it has changed my outlook on my journey.
MiM #8: John DiCostanzo Interview
I recently interviewed my good friend, John DiCostanzo.
He’s a father, a business-owner, a musician, has a girlfriend, and managed to lose 80 pounds so far in his health journey.
In this interview John and I chat about some of his life, where he grew up, the things he’s involved in, and the stressors and events that lead to his health issues and weight gain up to nearly 330 pounds. Learn about what lead him to finally turning his life around while maintaining all of these things he’s involved in.
It’s a long interview and well-worth the time to hear our deep-dive into what makes John a true inspiration.
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MiM #7: Vance Hinds Interview
He was recently featured in Men’s Health magazine for his amazing health transformation resulting in losing over 200 pounds. Inspired by an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience by comedian Bert Kreischer, Vance decided that if Bert can lose weight, so can he. His post to Bert caught the attention of professional wrestler and fitness trainer, Diamond Dallas Page, who offered to help Vance in his health journey.
His YouTube video has over 31 million views. In this episode I interview Vance Hinds a man who inspires me and just an all around down to earth and cool guy. I hope you enjoy it.
MiM #6: Thoughts on Alex Trebek and Doctors’ Transference
Alex Trebek, tv personality most famous for the hit game show Jeopardy!, recently announced that he is battling pancreatic cancer. He made a public statement about it and announced that he will beat this disease. His demeanor and attitude was amazing. This triggered a flurry of media activity and articles talking about the odds for survival with his type of cancer. This makes me wonder how helpful that is to him at this point. He needs our support, not our pity.
Mike Harrington - Healthy Living Advocate 