1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fitness Disrupted, a production of I Heart Radio. Hi. 2 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: I am Tom holland Welcome to Fitness Disrupted. What do 3 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 1: you think I think the most important part of a 4 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: fitness magazine is no, I know there aren't many left. 5 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: When I first started in this industry, That's kind of 6 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: how I started, was contributing to and working with fitness magazines. 7 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: I started my company way back in the in the 8 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: late nineties, early nineties, mid nineties, somewhere around there. But 9 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: what do you think I think the most important information 10 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: isn't there? Is it? The workouts? Is that? The nutritional 11 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: advice is that? The advertising and those supplements? What do 12 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: you think? I think you know what it is. It's 13 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: the success stories. I remember they used to have that page, 14 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: and of the magazines that still exist, I believe many 15 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: of them still do, it was that one pager on 16 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: that man or woman who made major change, and quite 17 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: often it was weight loss because that's what a lot 18 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: of people want to achieve. And I get that, But 19 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: that was the page. That's the information. That page contains 20 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: the quote unquote secrets, tips, tricks that aren't secrets tips 21 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 1: or tricks, their tips to success. That's how someone did it, 22 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: and you know what, it's never the short term fix. 23 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: It's never the fat diets, it's never the crazy workouts, 24 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: not long term no, sirree Bob, it's not. Those are 25 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: the most powerful lessons. If you want to achieve something, 26 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: find someone who has achieved it and do what they did. 27 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,559 Speaker 1: That's how I got where I am. Studied the people 28 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: who had what I wanted and did it, didn't make excuses. 29 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: And guess what, there are no short term tips and 30 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: tricks to get you to that kind of result. And 31 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: that's what I love the most about those pages is 32 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: that it just shows you, Hey, do you want to 33 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: achieve the weight loss, the the building muscle, the the 34 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: achieving maybe an event, a run, a bike ride, whatever 35 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: it is. It's slow steps, it's consistency. It's that there 36 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: are no secrets. So that's why I have shows like today. 37 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: Today's show is amazing, if I do say so myself, 38 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 1: because it has an amazing guest attached to it. With 39 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: Fitness Disrupted, I'm gonna bring you the top PhD people. 40 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna bring you the best of the best when 41 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: it comes to all the topics, all the myths that 42 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 1: we are going to disrupt, debunk once and for all 43 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: and when it to success for you to have the 44 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: takeaways on doing what you want to do. I want 45 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: to bring you people that have done it, and not 46 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: only done it, but done it for a long time, 47 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:19,399 Speaker 1: who are successful. It is so important, and that's David Garcia, 48 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: the guy I bring to you today. If he doesn't 49 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: inspire you, you got to get your heart checked. I'm 50 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: gonna let him tell you his story, but I'm gonna 51 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 1: give you the quick synopsis, the quick bio. This guy 52 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: was over four hundred pounds, unhappy and he made major change. 53 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: He took four hundred pounds, he lost over a hundred 54 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: and fifty and he has kept it off for a 55 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: ridiculously long amount of time. And that's the most important 56 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: part is that he's kept it off right because so 57 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: many people, many of you yo yo dieting and the 58 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: information he is going to give you because I know 59 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: him now, we're friends. I met him years ago and 60 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: was blown away when I did, and I knew that 61 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: this is someone I would stay in touch with for 62 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: my entire life. And he gets it and he will 63 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: help any of you who have similar type goals. And 64 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: for those of you who have different goals, it doesn't matter. 65 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,559 Speaker 1: The message is the same. So David Garcia from four 66 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: hundred pounds lost over one hundred and fifty pounds, and 67 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: he's doing much more than that. I'm gonna let him 68 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: tell you. But that's why I have these shows. We're 69 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: gonna disrupt fitness in so many different ways. And the primary, 70 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: not the primary, but one of the primary reasons I 71 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: love David's story so much is because he shows you 72 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: it can be done. For those of you who are 73 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: reading those articles that say it's your genetics, give up, 74 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: it's your once you, once you achieve a certain amount 75 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: of weight, your body wants to stay there, give up? 76 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: Not true? Not true? Is it easy? Nothing is easy? 77 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: Is it challenge? Sure? David will tell you. Can you 78 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: do it? Absolutely? And does it get easier without a doubt. 79 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: I've spoken long enough because I want David to talk. 80 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: So when we come back from this break, I bring 81 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: to you David Garcia. So sit back, get ready to 82 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: get inspired, and you're gonna hear his story. We'll be 83 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: right back after this short break, and we are back, 84 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: and I could not be more excited. We are here 85 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: with David Garcia, who you know, I met years ago, 86 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: became a friend of mine and could not have been 87 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: more excited, as I said earlier, when I met him, 88 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: because I love my job. But I know my limitations. 89 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: I know. Yeah, we can talk about the science, and 90 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:54,359 Speaker 1: I know that people think I came out of the 91 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: womb running marathons and doing iron Man triathlons. Couldn't be 92 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: further from the truth. I was a kid on the bench. 93 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: But this guy has has accomplished what so many people 94 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: think they can't, and that is so important. And so 95 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: much of the media and the articles out there that 96 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: talks about weight loss and fitness, it's just it's it's negative. 97 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: It tells you you don't have control. It tells you 98 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: just to basically give up. It's your genetics and and 99 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: if you have gained weight, forget it. There's a set 100 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: point your body will constantly fight to get there, and 101 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: and there obviously is some scientific truths to that, but 102 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: you know what, you can do it and and your body, Uh, 103 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: you have so much more control over that than these 104 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 1: articles than a lot of this just pseudoscience and just 105 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: bad information will let you believe. So I got the guy. 106 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: I got the guy. And when I first heard his story, 107 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 1: I just I said, this is a guy I will 108 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: be friends with for the rest of my life because, uh, 109 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: he's everything I want to bring to you about that message. 110 00:06:56,839 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: So how's that, David. Are you embarrassed? Um? Completely? No, 111 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: one continued blushing. But I mean, uh, I value you 112 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: with a friend, and I value as a as an 113 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: amazing resource. And it's always a pleasure to talk to you. 114 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, let's get into that. And thanks so much. 115 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: Obviously coming from uh telephone interview usually and and when 116 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: David is in the area, we will interview him again 117 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: in person. But this is it's it's such an important 118 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: show and I'm so excited. So if weight loss is 119 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: your goal, and truthfully, if you just want to be inspired, uh, 120 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: this this is the show for you. And it goes 121 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: further than weight loss, and and that is what I 122 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: talk about here on Fitness Disrupted. It is reframing the 123 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: whole message about fitness why we do it. Sure, weight 124 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: loss is a part of it. It will always be 125 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: we want to be a healthy weight, but exercise, as 126 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: I've talked about on so many other shows, go so 127 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: far beyond that. But that being said, here's the guy 128 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: here's the guy. So all that stuff you read that 129 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: says can't be done, give up. Uh. And I'm not 130 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: saying it's not challenging, right David. I'm not saying I'm 131 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: agreeing with all of that right lately, completely challenging, so 132 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: challenging every day. But we'll get to it. But it 133 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: gets easier in a certain way. And and I'm not 134 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: putting words in your mouth. I'm just gonna let you speak. So, 135 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: David Garcia, a guy who has made incredible change, uh, 136 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: is gonna tell you how he did. He's gonna give 137 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: you tips on on on how he did it and 138 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: how he kept it off. So take it away, David, 139 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: given your story absolutely First, It's just you mentioned how 140 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: challenging it was. And one of the things I tell 141 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: people is um should be completely truthful. The story that 142 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: I'm about to share is like single most the hardest 143 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: thing I've ever done in my life, but like hands 144 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: down is by far the most rewarding. And I can't 145 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: celebrate that reward without having, you know, overcome that challenge 146 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: and continue to overcome that challenge. So that's why to 147 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: set that aside, Like it may seems on things, but 148 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,719 Speaker 1: like the payoffs is so huge. But to go back 149 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: a little bit, I've always been heavy. I was aware 150 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: like an elementary school that I was the heaviest guy 151 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: in my in my class. And I remember making efforts 152 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: to diet as young as middle school and high school. 153 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: And I just tried all sorts of things through my UM, 154 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: through college and through my twenties, where I would try 155 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: different diets and you know what they are, because a 156 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: bunch of us have tried them, and their big brand 157 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: names and they have commercials on TV and their books 158 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: and all sorts of stuff. And I would maybe lose 159 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: thirty or forty pounds and I'll gain it back. And 160 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: I would try something different though maybe lose the same 161 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: or maybe lose a little bit more, but that I'll 162 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: gain it back, And nothing ever ever really stuck. And 163 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: by the time I was UM in my early thirties, 164 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 1: I was UM pushing up and passed four hundred pounds 165 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: and at that point I saw it, I'm done. There's 166 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: I can't do this anymore, and I won't never be 167 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: able to do this and I won't ever be able 168 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: to find that sort of success in regards to my 169 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: health and UM. And it was it was depressing. It 170 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 1: was miserable because I was happy another prets of my life. 171 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: I have awesome friends, I have an awesome career, I 172 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: have an amazing family. But I just would have taught 173 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: that going forward, I was always going to be um, Oh, 174 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: it was going to be a bourbon and it was 175 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: going to make me unhappy, and that I would just 176 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 1: have to um live with it and soldiers through it somehow, 177 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: And and that was my mindset. And then UM, I 178 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: used some work in television and I had the opportunity 179 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,839 Speaker 1: to meet Richard simmons um and began working with him, 180 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 1: which was amazing. And at first I didn't think anything 181 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: would come of it in regards to me losing weight, 182 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: because that was so firmly in translument the least that 183 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: that it wasn't achievable for me. And um, and and 184 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: time you asked me for some tips, and I'm going 185 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 1: to share these tips, and I sort of tell the 186 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: story and for everyone listening, like I didn't have these 187 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 1: tips sort of going in, like Richard gave me all 188 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: sorts of information and and all sorts of resources, but 189 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: like I sort of figured these things out and I 190 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 1: went along. And when I think back. It's these things 191 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: that really click and really made it work. And the 192 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: first thing was I started small, like I I had 193 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,719 Speaker 1: a hundred and fifty two hundred pounds to lose on 194 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: the seventy five pounds to lose, and the part of 195 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,559 Speaker 1: that was so daunting, it was so completely overwhelming. But 196 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 1: like how it shut down, it would be like you know, proud, 197 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:14,599 Speaker 1: where my brain would just shut off because it just 198 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: couldn't register. Be like that, I had to lose an 199 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: entire person and um. And so I decided, you know what, 200 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: let's let's set that aside, and I'm just gonna find 201 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: two things tomorrow that I can do differently. And for me, 202 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: it was I'm gonna start bringing my lunch to work 203 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: and emploid you know the junk foods that was in 204 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: our office kitchen and that people were bringing in. UM. 205 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: And then I would also bring a change of clothes, 206 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: so I would just go for a walk before I 207 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: got home, because I knew that once I got home 208 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: at the end of the busy day and I sat 209 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: down on my couch, chances are I wasn't gonna get 210 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: up again. So it wasn't like the decision where all 211 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: of a sudden. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to eat next 212 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: number of calories and work out next number of minutes, 213 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: but not eat that and not eat carbs or fat 214 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 1: or sugar or any you know. It wasn't like I 215 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: didn't go into it like I my life needs to 216 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: change and everything all at one right now. It was 217 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna start small and sign those one or two things. 218 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: And I did those every single day. I brought my lunch, 219 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,199 Speaker 1: I thought a change of clothes. I brought my lunch, 220 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: brought a change clothes day in, day out. And after 221 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: a week or two weeks, it became a habit. And 222 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 1: it was a habit that I created that sitting into 223 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: my lifestyle and sit into my routine. That wasn't depending 224 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: on me driving across town to go to a certain 225 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: gym or you know, only eating certain foods that were 226 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: delivered to me through the mail or whatever. And then 227 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: once those became a habit, I started adding a third 228 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: and it was for me, I need to up my 229 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: water and take and that's another one my test. Just 230 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: drink a lot of water and it helps fill you up. 231 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: It helps flush out like nasty tassons out of your body, 232 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: help clean you out it's metabolism. Start your day by 233 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: drinking a glass or two of water, um, and just 234 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 1: get that metis metabolism going. And you know, and then 235 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: apart from that, there's very specific medical basits. It's so 236 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: awesome for your circulation, it's awesome for every major body 237 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: system and function that you had. Such a drink water. 238 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 1: And so I decided that I would work my way 239 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: up to a gallon a day and that would be 240 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: the next change that starts to implement. And then all 241 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: of a sudden, after another week or two, I had 242 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: these three really healthy habits that were um. Despite how 243 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: terrible any given day might have been, I still did 244 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: these three things and I could feel proud about that. 245 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 1: And then I started noticing that weight was coming off. 246 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: And now I had this momentum and I could figure 247 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: out a posting, figure out a pisting, and still keep 248 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: that pattern. Us. Let's focus on this new thing for 249 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 1: a week until it becomes a habit, until it's ingrained 250 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: in me, and I can keep building. And because of 251 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: that sort of process, I was able to lose a 252 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 1: lot of weight, and ultimately I lost a hundred and 253 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: sixty pounds um. But but it wasn't in a way 254 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: that was incredibly restrictive to how I functioned and how 255 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: I lived and how I shopped and how I you know, 256 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: scheduled my day. Uh So, yeah, I lost others fifty 257 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: pounds and um, and I sort of figured out after 258 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: I got like four or five of these little changes 259 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: under my belt, but that in order to keep going 260 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: and to do more, I needed to have a plan. 261 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: So as a third tip for anyone that's trying to 262 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: lose weight, it's have a plan for your day, even 263 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: if it's a really even if it's a really rough 264 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: plan and something maybe sort of a little bit gray, 265 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: Like I sort of had to figure out, Okay, I'm 266 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: bringing my lunch, so I've taken care of I can 267 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: you know, wake up and have healthy options for breakfast. 268 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: So that's part of my plan. Eat breakfast at home, 269 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: have fruit, have oatmeal, have you know, eggs, some good 270 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: protein whatever it is, and then um, and then where 271 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: I knew I got tripped up with at the end 272 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: of the day because I want to figure it out. 273 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: When when I started this process, I was working at 274 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: a job where I drove past on my way home 275 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: eleven drives through and I never wanted to put myself 276 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: in a position where I went through any of them, 277 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: So I need to have a game plan. Some days 278 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: it was Okay, I know I have leftovers and my 279 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: bridge waiting for me. That's gonna be my dinner. Some days, honestly, 280 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: it was I gotta bring my lunch and my dinner 281 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: because I know I'm gonna be working late and I 282 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: know I'm gonna be starving, and I don't really want 283 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: to ride by fast for the places and be even 284 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: confronted with that temptation, because I know that a swing 285 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: through a drive through for me like that in my 286 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: past could easily equal forward to six thousand calories. I mean, 287 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: it sounds outrageous, but that's the way that I ate. 288 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: That's how I got up to Florida pounds. So have 289 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: that plan. If I wasn't, if I went out and 290 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: met friends at the restaurant, I would have had that conversation. 291 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: Well there, I was like, Hey, where are we going? 292 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: And I would check the menu online and figure out 293 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: if I could eat stuff there and if I couldn't. 294 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: I wasn't afraid to be that guy that was like, hey, 295 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: you know what, how about this place down the street, 296 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: I can get us out there. I really want to 297 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: hang out with you guys. And my friends were really 298 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: awesome and like nearly every time they said yes, and 299 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: if they said no, that I'd be like, oh, well, 300 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: I think I gotta get to bed earlier that night. 301 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: Like you know, I wasn't afraid to put my tolp 302 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: out there and be assertive. And if everyone was around 303 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: eating pizza, like great, let's let's have that plan where 304 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna hang out and in order pizza and I'm 305 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: just gonna make sure to bring my own salad. So 306 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: let's have that plan and try to eliminate those uptudies 307 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: for uh temptation and giving into craving because you have 308 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: no idea where your food is going to come from, 309 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: when you're gonna eat next, or where you're going to 310 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: get that food. Unbelievable. But oh my god, there's no 311 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: way I'm gonna interrupt you, David. I mean, if you 312 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: could see me seriously, I am in the perfect job 313 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: because you we've we've done these interviews before. That that 314 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 1: was You've just that was the greatest ten minutes I've heard. 315 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: No I I and I mean that because I'm taking 316 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: notes and and you know what I wrote, control and 317 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: I just love it. It makes me so happy that 318 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: that you you know, you know the math you obviously 319 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: if you've been a successful you know everything you really do. 320 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: But it's about temptation. It's about controlled controlling, you know 321 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: what you bring, your route to work, the front, you know, 322 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: getting online too. I just I love it. And it's 323 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 1: and it's hopeful for people and it shows them. Um, 324 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter where you're starting from. And and your 325 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: message of small changes, I mean my heart rates like 326 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 1: it's excessive moderation, makes small changes, uh frequently, not big 327 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 1: changes infrequently. And you know there's nothing in what you 328 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: just said in ten minutes that is in the popular 329 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 1: diet conversation. Nothing because it doesn't sell books because it's 330 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: short term fixes. And and we could talk and you 331 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: know what, We're gonna have another interview because uh we 332 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: we need to do you know, like a three hour podcast, 333 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: and we can do that. That's the beauty of this format. 334 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: And even what you said is how you're successful going forward. 335 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:47,239 Speaker 1: It's controlling everything that you can and still enjoying it. Right, 336 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: So let's take it to that step, David. So now 337 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: you've hit your success up and down like most people. Uh, 338 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 1: how have you continued and and where have you taken it? Too? Sure? Um, 339 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: so I worked really hard and I stayed very focused 340 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: and I and I lost a hundred fifty pounds in 341 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: a little over a year, which which sounds like a 342 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 1: big loss, and it certainly is, and it sounds like 343 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 1: a short amount of time, and also it certainly is. 344 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: And um what I figured out real quick, especially you know, 345 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: in the second half of that year, is that this 346 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 1: world that I'm in is opening up to me in 347 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: ways that I've never previously had or in ways that 348 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,919 Speaker 1: I hadn't experienced in you know, a decade or two, 349 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: where all of a sudden, I could sit on a 350 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: rollercoaster again, all of a sudden, I didn't have to 351 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 1: like break out into hot sweats because we were going 352 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:40,400 Speaker 1: to a restaurant that only had booths and I don't 353 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: know if those tables are polted to the floor or 354 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 1: if they could nudge four inches so I could actually 355 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: sit in the booth. I didn't have like anxiety about 356 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: eating someone at a crowd of place and having to 357 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,360 Speaker 1: like excuse me, excuse me, pardon me, like squeezed through 358 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 1: a crowd of people where clearly people have to make 359 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: a giant pass because I was so large, and that 360 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: like that moment right there gave me so much embarrassment 361 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: when it happened, and so much freedom when it didn't. 362 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: So I was in this place where I could do 363 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: all these things, and I was much more physical, and 364 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: I was much more active, and I was exercising a 365 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 1: lot more. And I know, I'll give them to the 366 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: specifics of what that exercise was in the general sense, 367 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: like I could do things that I wasn't able to 368 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: do for a really long time, if not ever, and 369 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: I was enjoying it. And and so that was. We're 370 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: now until like eleven, So I've kept this weight off 371 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: most of it. I go up and down. There's fluctuations, 372 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: and you're never gonna stay the same weight, you know, 373 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:32,879 Speaker 1: every day until the end of time. So um, So 374 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 1: there's done fluctuations. But I've kept a vast majority of 375 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: this weight off for eleven So that's like eight years now. Um. 376 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: And I'll tell you that the things that I think about. 377 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 1: First of all, my first tip is you have to 378 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: reset your brain, um and have the right mindset where 379 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: losing the weight is not the goal. That's the first goal. 380 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: That's a goal. But you're not done. You're never done. 381 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,200 Speaker 1: I hear people say all the time, like I just 382 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 1: gotta get I just gotta drop these thirty pounds that 383 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: I'm done, I'm off that I just gotta drop, you know, 384 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: thirty pounds, fifty pouns and a hundred pound, two hundred pounds. 385 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: You're unfortunately that the truth is is that you're never 386 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: gonna be done. And there are times because when she 387 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: leaves once she once, you take it off, once you 388 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:18,160 Speaker 1: lose the weight, keeping it off is just as challenging, 389 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 1: if not more than losing it to begin with. And 390 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 1: there are times where I've like sort of rethought that 391 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: and it's like, just put me into a depression, because 392 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: you know, I want to be done. I want to 393 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: just be able to live my life and eat what 394 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: I want and not gainly. And but that's not me, 395 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: and that's nut the situation that I'm ever gonna be in. 396 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: So I had to figure out how to think about 397 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: it in a way that just didn't put me into 398 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: a mental health till sin And what I came up 399 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 1: with was, this is what I need to do to 400 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: keep enjoying this life. This is the way I need 401 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: to eat, and this is the way that I need 402 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 1: to stay active, so I can go and be active 403 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: with my family and be active with my friends and 404 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: not worry about booze and roller coasters and feet felt 405 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 1: I broke I broken car suits before, and I don't 406 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:03,440 Speaker 1: want to do that. I don't ever want to have 407 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: to ask to flight attendant for a seat boltic subject 408 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: because I feel like there's twenty such device in the 409 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 1: entire coach section around me that all of a sudden 410 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: staring at me because I'm a guy who can't fit 411 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: in the seatbelt and I don't want to have to 412 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 1: like worry about someone signing next to me on an 413 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: airplane because I'm so big, and be told if they're 414 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: signing audibly and annoyed like on them, but like it 415 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 1: still made me feel bad and I just swore, and 416 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: you might want to I'm sorry. I'm sure this is 417 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: a you know, family friendly podcast and my apodect, but 418 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: the idea is that you know it's no longer I 419 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: need to keep this off so I can be done 420 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 1: now if I want to keep this off, because I 421 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 1: don't want to give up all of these things that 422 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:48,359 Speaker 1: I have worked so hard and that I've earned, And 423 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: that's how I think about it. I've earned the ability 424 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: to not worry about car sits and boozing roma posters, 425 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: and I will fight tooth and nail so I can 426 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: keep going and keep enjoying you thing and keep the 427 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: door open so I can enjoy so much more that 428 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: I haven't even like thought about. I love it all right, 429 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:11,959 Speaker 1: So I just want to unbelievable and and I'm taking notes. Uh, 430 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: it's it's so eye opening. Every time we speak, you 431 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,879 Speaker 1: always take it to even to another level. And and 432 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,199 Speaker 1: because you're still on that journey and and it's going 433 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 1: to be so helpful to so many people before we 434 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: get finished, I want to make sure that people know 435 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: that not only have you kept it off, not only 436 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: have you enjoying things. I love that you said that 437 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,880 Speaker 1: things that you wouldn't have expected, but you're now you're 438 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 1: racing up buildings. Tell people about that. Yeah, you're absolutely right. 439 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: And that's one of the things that I was able to. 440 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: You know, one of the things that I think so 441 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: that to our friendship earlier, that both of us have 442 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 1: had this experience of racing up a stairwell in the skyscraper, 443 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 1: but not many people have done, and most people don't 444 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: even haven't even heard about. In twelve, I started using 445 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 1: the stare Master a lot of the gym, and I'm 446 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: a big nerve and I love our texture and design 447 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: and urban planning, and so I would use a stair 448 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: master or a stetinell across the stetinel um and I 449 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 1: would use a stetinel and at the end of the 450 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: workout and be like, Oh, I just climbed. You know, 451 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: there's this play is telling me. I just climbed sixty stories. 452 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: And I would go and I look at the sky 453 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:15,879 Speaker 1: Stripper online and look at pictures of the sixty story building, 454 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: which was hugely motivating. The stinks that I got to 455 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: the top of that building, you know, just at the 456 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 1: gym forty five minutes ago. And Um, a summer after 457 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: doing this for months and months, and I heard about 458 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 1: a tower run um which is another word for a 459 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,679 Speaker 1: stair climb race where I was living in Los Angeles 460 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: and there was a sixty three story building and you 461 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: could race up to the top of it, and I 462 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 1: signed myself up for that. I thought, I'm doing it hypothetically, 463 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: it's the Jim, Let's like, let's do it for real. 464 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:43,879 Speaker 1: And it was the most sarifying moment, one most terrifying 465 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: moments in my life, standing on the sidewalk looking up 466 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 1: at this building and just being like, I can hardly 467 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: see the top and I and I gotta get there, 468 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: and and my legs are the ones, you know, get 469 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: me there. But I did this race and it was 470 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: and I got to the top, and it ended on 471 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: the roof of on the helopad eight and something feet 472 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: above Los Angeles, and there was just the swirl of 473 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: emotions that was like obviously pride and accomplishment and and 474 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: and looking down and seeing this whole city belongnan and 475 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 1: that's what I just climbed, That's what I just ran. 476 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 1: And that felt really amazing. And then there was this 477 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: sort of utter complete pain and exhaustion and fatigue because 478 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: that was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, 479 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: racing upstairs, and I just sort of felt invincible and 480 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:31,400 Speaker 1: I've never ever felt like that before, and I thought, 481 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: I gotta keep doing this, I gotta I have to 482 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: chase that feeling. And so um now you know, it's 483 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: been seven years and I've done over seventy times. Of 484 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,919 Speaker 1: these races, I've competed in many of the most famous 485 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:46,439 Speaker 1: buildings in this country, including World Trade Center, Sears Tower 486 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: which is not called Willis Tower, the Stratosphere in Vegas, 487 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,479 Speaker 1: the Space and you know, I've been one of roughly 488 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: twenty Americans ever that have been invited to compete up 489 00:24:56,400 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 1: the Eiffel Tower in Paris. And those races get me 490 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: going and they and they motivate me and they feel 491 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: me and I love it. And if I love the challenge, 492 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: I love the that reward, that feeling that I mentioned, 493 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: I just sort of love all of it. And I've 494 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 1: met this amazing community of people that I see as 495 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: these races that are all over the country. Um so 496 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: I have this amazing network of supportive people and and honestly, 497 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: I just someone into it because I decided I was 498 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: just gonna start doing something different at the gym and 499 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: and facing a fear of the step mill, which honestly 500 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: like intimidated me because everyone that's ever on the set 501 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: at the gym, they're like trench after thirty five seconds, 502 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 1: and you took on one of the toughest pieces of equipment, David, Yeah, 503 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: and I guess you know. And and I'm not gonna 504 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: sit here and encourage everyone to go find stairs and 505 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: climb them. So that's not for everyone. Like, certainly, if 506 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 1: you're at the mall or at the airport or whatever, 507 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:49,440 Speaker 1: it takes, the stairs if you can, you know, stip 508 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: the escalator if you can, But like you don't need 509 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 1: to go climb onto count of the story. But what 510 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,199 Speaker 1: I tell people is, in order to keep the way off, 511 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: in order to keep going moving forward, moving forward, moving forward, 512 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:01,639 Speaker 1: you have to sign some sort of activity that you 513 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: love that you're gonna do every day. And maybe it's 514 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: walking your daughter on the block or walking a greater 515 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: distance than you normally would. Maybe it. Um My dad 516 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: is in his seventies and and in the past year 517 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:16,119 Speaker 1: he discovered puckle ball, which is this um racket sport 518 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:18,680 Speaker 1: that's like a like but in between ding pong and 519 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 1: tennis with on a smaller court and a smaller net 520 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: and a whistle ball. But like he's sort of found 521 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 1: the sport and now my seventies, something bad is playing 522 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: it three or four times a week without fails on 523 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 1: his schedule. He goes every single time it's available at 524 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 1: the community center down the street and um, and his 525 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: health has benefited and he's much more mobile and he's 526 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: much less stiff, and you know, and he's doing something 527 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,639 Speaker 1: that so many people would never ever want to do 528 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: or can do or think they can do, and like 529 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: he's in his seventies, like finally in the seventies. So 530 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 1: you just got to find something. And you don't need 531 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 1: to become like some sort of um competitive athlete or 532 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 1: participate in some sort of extreme sports. But what are 533 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: you gonna do? So you so you can keep burning 534 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: calories and revolves rewards that benefit you know that exercise offers, 535 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 1: like better sleep and and better focus and having a 536 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 1: mental release. Like That's why I've always loved exercised, because 537 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: I could have a real crumby day or real crumby 538 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 1: conversation or something didnt go how I thought it would, 539 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,399 Speaker 1: and I could just take that energy and expend it 540 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 1: with a really active workout and just feel so much 541 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 1: better and feel much more calm and collected. So, you know, 542 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 1: if you've got to keep you're not gonna be able 543 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: to keep weight off without being active. So find something 544 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: and if and if you don't like something, find something else. 545 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 1: Find new people start taking classes at the gym and 546 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:40,239 Speaker 1: talk with your classmates and figure out who they are 547 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: and how you can connect and fond with them and 548 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:46,679 Speaker 1: built those friendships, you know, follow people on Instagram and Twitter, 549 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 1: and listen to these podcasts like like Fitness Rusted and 550 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: and just keep your mind open. And that sort of 551 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,160 Speaker 1: leads to my third point, which is you gotta keep evolving, 552 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: you know, keep trying new food, keep trying new exercises, 553 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,960 Speaker 1: keep reading article and listening to podcasts and reading and 554 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 1: reading books. And the thing is that, like you can 555 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: read a book or an article and and and not 556 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 1: commit to any of the points that they're making or 557 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 1: any of the tips involved, but like you can fashion 558 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: away and know that moving forward, you can you can 559 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: just sort of have it in your arsenal so you 560 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,399 Speaker 1: can lean on it later. And if you continue to 561 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: build that arsenal and and build those resources and and 562 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,160 Speaker 1: know that, like if you're you know, in this sort 563 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 1: of situation, this Instagram person is someone that I can 564 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 1: look to for inspiration or you know, I can I 565 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: can turn on an episode of Finish the Truck that 566 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: I can go to a blog like my you know, 567 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,680 Speaker 1: like my blog shameless Plug for keep it up, David 568 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: dot com. But like you, you know, if you have 569 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: all you know, you're better equipped to pivot away from 570 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 1: challenges and pivot away from stress if you just have 571 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: this arsenal. So, just like I said earlier, you're you're 572 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 1: not done when you lose the weight. You're never done learning. 573 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: And I've never done learning, and I love that because 574 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 1: I love to learn. I love like I'm very curious. 575 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: And so if I see a food that I've never 576 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 1: encountered before, like I'm gonna buy it, I'm gonna read 577 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 1: about it, I'm gonna cook it, I'm gonna eat it. 578 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: And whether or not whether or not I enjoy it, 579 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: that's a different matter. But like you know, I'm not 580 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 1: gonna know whether or not I enjoy unless I do 581 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: those previous steps. And then the next time I can 582 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 1: go to the grocery store, it's either there and I 583 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: love it and I'm buying more, or it's like, Okay, great, 584 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna go back to broccoli. Broccoli. That tried 585 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: and true. You know, Just you gotta keep Yeah, we 586 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: need five hours, we really do. And I'm so busy 587 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 1: taking notes because it's just every time lean on it 588 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: I mean, just lean on it later. I love and 589 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 1: you're talking about evolving, you know, that's that's the variation 590 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: that I bore anyone who I talked to about fitness, 591 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: about how we gotta mix it up everything, as you said, 592 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: the food to exercise, the motivation. We need hours, but 593 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 1: we don't have today. I just I love and we're 594 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: gonna have you back. I'm gonna, I keep saying, we 595 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: like I have an imaginary friend next to me. I 596 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: don't know, there's this all encompassing we uh, everything execut 597 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 1: from room I know exactly, but it's you. You inspire me. 598 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: And I'm so excited for people to hear this show. 599 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 1: And you just hit on everything in the absolute in 600 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 1: my opinion, and I'm very biased, the best way to 601 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: give people the tools they need to enjoy life. And 602 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: I love that you finished up by saying, I'm gonna 603 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 1: try all these different foods. It's not about deprivation, it's 604 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: not about starving yourself. It's about what you talked about 605 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 1: for this entire show, David, trying different things, try and 606 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: and you know, hey, but what I love and I 607 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 1: gotta point out one last time, is that who would 608 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: have thought you would be racing up buildings. So that 609 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:40,640 Speaker 1: is when we talk about weight loss and people getting healthier, 610 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: that's awesome and that like for most people, as you said, 611 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:45,680 Speaker 1: that's like their goal. But oh my gosh, keep your 612 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 1: mind open because it will open up the world to 613 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: you in ways that you had no idea. And that's 614 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: why when we talk about fitness and exercise, I'll say 615 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: it one last time. Sure, weight law is super important. 616 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: We're gonna get there. You're gonna find that weight. But 617 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 1: there's so much more than that, and it's living, it's 618 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 1: enjoying foods, it's finding these communities, David, racing up buildings, 619 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: it's finding relationships David and I friends. Now, it's it's 620 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 1: so much more. And David couldn't thank you more. We're 621 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 1: gonna have you back, and we need to race up 622 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: the empire state building together. Although you have to go 623 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: easy on me because you're stronger than I am. I 624 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: don't know if I'm stronger than anytime. You're pretty strong, 625 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: you know, like anytime I love talking to you, I'd 626 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: love to come you know, I'd love to come back. 627 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 1: I will be knocking on your door, um the second. 628 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: I mean, although I honestly, I have no current plans, 629 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: but you know I I love you and I'll talk 630 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 1: to you. You gotta get out here, yeah, absolutely, we'll 631 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: get you out here. We give everyone your social media, 632 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:44,400 Speaker 1: so you gotta keep it up, David dot com. What else? 633 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: Keep it up, David dot com. And it's really easy 634 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, all three. I'm keeping up David. 635 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: I found something that worked across all platforms and I 636 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 1: was like, yes, I'm never changing this because I was 637 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: able to register them all. So keep it up, David. Now. 638 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 1: And if you say hi, um, I love meeting people. 639 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 1: I love chatting with people. UM, So don't hesitate to 640 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 1: reach out um and just say hi. You know you 641 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: don't need to have a question, just say hi. I 642 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 1: love making friends. So keep it up, please do. Because 643 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 1: the new world is, David and I know is community 644 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 1: and connecting with people, and now we can do it 645 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: in an amazing way. And if if David's story resonated 646 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: with you, and it didn't, you you got problems. But 647 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:29,600 Speaker 1: if you go to his social media and connect and 648 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: watch and learn and and as David said, you may 649 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:35,360 Speaker 1: not take the advice right away, but you uh lean 650 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: on it later or put it aside. Uh and and 651 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 1: when the time is right for you, uh, then you 652 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 1: may use it. But but again, connect be inspired David. 653 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 1: Thank you so much. We will we will talk again soon. 654 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for taking the time. And I just I can't 655 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:55,360 Speaker 1: say enough. I'm speechless. Thank you, David. Have a great day, 656 00:32:55,400 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 1: speak soon. Thank you very much. Yea, and we are back. 657 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 1: How amazing is David Garcia? Again, if you're not inspired 658 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,959 Speaker 1: by his story, if you have goals you want to achieve, 659 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 1: and that didn't move you, you gotta get your heart checked. 660 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: So great. Took notes like crazy because David just what 661 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:37,160 Speaker 1: comes out of his mouth should be so helpful to 662 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: those of you who have been struggling, the simple yet 663 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 1: just super powerful message of how he did it. You know, 664 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:51,600 Speaker 1: I was scribbling down notes like crazy. I keep notebooks 665 00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 1: on all this stuff because it's it's all research, it's 666 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:59,120 Speaker 1: all helpful, it's all amazing and just things like He 667 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 1: felt proud it. He felt proud. But the small changes, 668 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: the small changes, as he talked about, started bringing lunch 669 00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: to work, brought his clothes to work so he could 670 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:14,320 Speaker 1: get a workout in because he knew he was was 671 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 1: less likely to do it once he got home, back 672 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:21,920 Speaker 1: to the gym, back to the whole thing of time. 673 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 1: You gotta make the small changes that make you feel proud. 674 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 1: It's called self efficacy. You will hear me talk about 675 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:33,839 Speaker 1: that on almost just a crazy amount of shows. Because 676 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 1: self efficacy is situational confidence. It's building confidence, it's feeling 677 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 1: good about yourself and in certain situations. And that's what 678 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: drives me nuts about fad diets and fad workouts and 679 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:51,400 Speaker 1: bad information because it does the opposite. It diminishes, It 680 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:54,720 Speaker 1: breaks down your self efficacy. You don't feel good about yourself. 681 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:58,839 Speaker 1: Small changes builds on itself, exactly what he said. He said, 682 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: keep building things like stopped driving by eleven drive throughs. 683 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 1: Goes against all those articles that I talked about at 684 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 1: the beginning of the show. You can't do it. It's 685 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:15,440 Speaker 1: your genetics. How about not driving by How about the 686 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 1: little things that can make it easier for you. We 687 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: make it difficult on ourselves when we try to make 688 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:26,080 Speaker 1: huge changes in a small amount of time. Back when 689 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:29,040 Speaker 1: I was a trainer, towards the end of of being 690 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:32,560 Speaker 1: a trainer, when I had figured it out what was 691 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: working and what wasn't, and I was never a big 692 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: change type of person. But it's just my clients were 693 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:42,920 Speaker 1: shocked when I would say, here's the small changes we're 694 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:44,960 Speaker 1: gonna make over time. Everyone wanted that I want to 695 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 1: lose ten pounds in a week, How about one or two. 696 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:51,319 Speaker 1: We're gonna shoot for these short term goals that will 697 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:53,000 Speaker 1: bring us to our long term goals. But we're not 698 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: gonna make that long term goal our short term goal. 699 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 1: That's what's amazing and so powerful about someone's like David's story. 700 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:12,840 Speaker 1: He brought his leftovers okay, and and and the final 701 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:17,800 Speaker 1: thing that just blows me away with his story is 702 00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:20,200 Speaker 1: how he said the world opened up to him in 703 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: ways he never realized, in ways he never thought possible. 704 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:28,879 Speaker 1: One of those was his stair running, but as he said, 705 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,320 Speaker 1: it was going on planes and not having to ask 706 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:34,840 Speaker 1: for the seatbelt. But it was so much more than that. 707 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 1: It was opening up things to him, opportunities that he 708 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:44,000 Speaker 1: didn't know he didn't have, that he was missing out on. 709 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:49,400 Speaker 1: So I hope you enjoyed him, and I'm gonna have 710 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 1: so many more people like him because it's such a 711 00:36:55,920 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 1: powerful message and it's a message that works. It works. 712 00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna bring you stuff that works. Small changes my 713 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 1: term excessive moderation. Don't do a little bit of exercise 714 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:15,680 Speaker 1: or sorry, don't do a lot of exercise, A little, 715 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:22,600 Speaker 1: do a little a lot. And it was funny when 716 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:25,680 Speaker 1: I threw an excessive moderation to the term to a 717 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:29,680 Speaker 1: publisher not too long ago. She said, it doesn't make sense. 718 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:35,799 Speaker 1: They're contradictory, and I said, exactly, it's the point, it's 719 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:42,600 Speaker 1: the whole point. Uh. We have fun, Uh, David Garcia, 720 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:47,000 Speaker 1: We listened to the show over and over right down. 721 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:50,720 Speaker 1: Take notes. If you have the same goals that David 722 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:54,839 Speaker 1: had and you want to maintain them the way he has, 723 00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:59,000 Speaker 1: then do what David did. And as he said, it 724 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:02,160 Speaker 1: may not be you don't have to. There's other ways 725 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:04,160 Speaker 1: around things, But it's he didn't tell you what type 726 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 1: of foods to eat. He told you to avoid driving 727 00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:11,360 Speaker 1: past the fast food places. He didn't tell you a 728 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:15,759 Speaker 1: kind of exercise to do. Although walking is the greatest, simplest, 729 00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:18,640 Speaker 1: easiest way to start for the vast majority of people, 730 00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:22,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna find what works for you. But it's the 731 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:26,480 Speaker 1: concepts that he threw out there that work for just 732 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:31,800 Speaker 1: about everybody. You have to find within those concepts, what works, 733 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:36,440 Speaker 1: what works for you. And then, as he said, you're 734 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 1: gonna you're gonna mix it up, even hit on that 735 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:44,440 Speaker 1: topic that I talk about all the time, mix it up, 736 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 1: mix it up, find new things will work for you 737 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:51,360 Speaker 1: for a long time. Over time, you're gonna have to 738 00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:53,479 Speaker 1: change it up. And that's great news, not bad news 739 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:56,440 Speaker 1: when you get bored doing the same thing over and over. 740 00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:57,960 Speaker 1: And if you love it, keep doing it. But but 741 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:01,360 Speaker 1: we need to keep mixing it up. Thanks for listening, 742 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,720 Speaker 1: and hey, if you have a couple of extra seconds 743 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:07,400 Speaker 1: and really would appreciate it, if you would connect with me, 744 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:10,239 Speaker 1: leave a review, leave a comment, whatever you want to 745 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:13,160 Speaker 1: talk about wherever you listen to the show. So I 746 00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:17,200 Speaker 1: hope you enjoyed David Garcia. I hope you got inspired. 747 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:22,640 Speaker 1: And I hope if you think you can't achieve something 748 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:28,359 Speaker 1: because of your genetics, he is of anything. I hope 749 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:33,120 Speaker 1: he changed your way of thinking on that because there 750 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:38,719 Speaker 1: are three things that we have total control over, what 751 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:43,239 Speaker 1: we put into our mouths, how much we move, and 752 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:47,800 Speaker 1: our attitude. So I have a great day, Thank you 753 00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:58,680 Speaker 1: for listening, and believe in yourself. Fitness disrupted as a 754 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:02,040 Speaker 1: production of my heart radio. For more podcasts from my 755 00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:05,719 Speaker 1: heart Radio, visit the i heart Radio app, Apple podcasts, 756 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,040 Speaker 1: or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.