| Hey Friend,
Most of us would like to drop a few pounds and tighten up the mid-section... But can you imagine losing 363 pounds and still being overweight?
Well that's the reality for Mark King, who was featured on the Total Fitness Bodybuilding podcast.
Mark shared his incredible weight loss journey, from the struggles he faced early in childhood that caused him to go down the road of extreme obesity. To hitting rock bottom. And now coming out the other side as a better man, and sharing his story to help inspire others who are struggling with their weight. |
| | This is a long podcast, but a very powerful one. So if you, or someone you know, is struggling with their weight - PLEASE Share this with them, it could literally help change their life.
My 886 Pound Life - Mark's Extreme Weight Loss Journey
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Here are the time stamps for the topics we covered during our conversation...
0:00 - Intro.
1:11 - Extreme Weight Loss.
4:24 - Who is Mark King?
6:38 - Life Long Struggle with being overweight.
7:40 - Getting up to 886 pounds.
9:00 - How Mark Lost 340 lbs. on his own before his gastric sleeve surgery.
10:08 - There is hope for a better tomorrow.
11:20 - Driving Truck and Gaining Weight.
12:25 - Working out at the gym.
14:00 - Life at over 800 pounds.
15:00 - Moving and Grooving with Teddy.
16:28 - Getting Weighed at the Zoo.
17:13 - Lost Everything Because of Obesity.
18:31 - Cutting out soda pop and sugary drinks.
20:03 - I tried Intermittent Fasting, Keto, Your Mom's Diet, and nothing worked.
21:10 - Inspiring other Big People to lose weight.
22:53 - Tough Guy Competitions.
25:21 - Public Opinion of Fat People.
26:13 - Stop Counting Your Calories - The One Plate Per Meal Diet.
28:35 - A Full Day Of Eating For An 800 Pound Man 😮
34:50 - Dealing with depression and comfort eating.
35:31 - I hated looking in the mirror.
37:12 - I almost ate myself to death.
38:54 - Giving hope to others who struggle with their weight.
40:50 - Mark's definition of "Overweight".
41:34 - Exercising for Normal Overweight People.
42:30 - Feels so good just to walk again.
43:30 - The power of strength training for mobility.
49:05 - Finding a reason to go on.
50:00 - Hitting Rock Bottom.
51:57 - Changing Your Mindset is the First Step.
53:21 - You're at the fork in the road, what direction are you going to go?
54:55 - How Mark lost 346 pounds naturally on his own.
56:40 - Cut out all sugar and lost 120 pounds in 1 month.
57:47 - Ordering pizza at the nursing home.
58:40 - God was telling me you're going to die if you don't change.
59:49 - Deciding to get the Gastric Sleeve Surgery.
1:00:50 - Moving and Grooving Everyday.
1:02:53 - I'm able to walk again.
1:03:45 - Cut out ALL Sugar - even Natural Sugar.
1:04:40 - I had a Sugar Addiction.
1:05:35 - Sugar Free Drinks.
1:06:40 - Most Dietician's don't understand Morbidly Obese People.
1:07:50 - Dealing with Muscle Cramps and Soreness From Working Out.
1:09:01 - Lying to myself about my overeating.
1:10:38 - Withdrawal Symptoms From Stopping Sugar.
1:11:45 - Weight Loss Made Simple.
1:15:20 - I just wanted to be able to walk and wipe my own butt.
1:17:22 - Imagine being so fat you can't wipe your own bum!
1:18:34 - How to know when you've gone too far.
1:20:57 - You're Too Old and Too Overweight, you'll be dead.
1:21:25 - Getting the Gastric Sleeve Surgery - The scariest thing I've ever done.
1:24:04 - What Does Mark's Future Health & Fitness Look Like?
1:25:00 - Explaining the gastric sleeve procedure.
1:31:35 - What would you do different now if you could go back in time?
1:37:06 - What to do when you get discouraged by slow progress?
1:40:00 - The reason most people fail to lose weight?
1:43:55 - There is no start or end date, this has to be a lifestyle.
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| all the best, Lee Hayward
(Your Muscle Building Coach)
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P.S. If you're struggling with your weight and would like some help to get it back under control - Click Here. |
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