Are you guys ready for this? This episode is 7 months in the making and has a ton of interesting takeaways. We have ex-679 pound Jeff, a fruitarian college wrestler, and a woman who no joke looks like a completely different person.

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Laura has tried every diet out there and has never found something sustainable. She lost half her body weight and looks great - people think her before and after photos are fake. Her story is inspiring and resonating with people - she went from 100 followers on Instagram when we first talked to just about 10,000 as of today! We recorded the first call in January and the 2nd call 6 months later in July.

I'll post before and after pictures of each of these guests on social media and on the podcast episode page at Peak-Human.com

Next up is Jeff who lost 365 pounds by finally finding a carnivore diet. He tried every diet under the sun and nothing ever lasted. We had about 5 months in between calls as well.

Last up is Mike who is a division 1 college wrestler in the middle of competing. He was convinced that a fruitarian diet was the way to go based on information he found online about our primate ancestors. Such a different story than I've ever heard told. Stick around for this one and hear how he changed his diet and changed his body composition and life.

A quick announcement before we begin. I had some great talks with people at the Meat Up in San Diego, which was so much fun! It was packed and we even had Dr. Gary Fettke and his lovely wife Belinda in from Australia show up. They're the ones that tracked down the history of 7th day adventists and the anti-meat agenda - you can hear it on Peak Human episode 29. We also got some awesome interviews for the Food Lies film down there including the aforementioned Dr. Gary and Belinda, Nina Teicholz, Dr. Bret Scher, and Dr. Hassina Kajee. We're finally done filming people! The countdown has begun for wrapping this up!

Anyway, I also had some great talks with some developers at the Meat Up about the great need for the sapien technology we're developing. I realized we need some help. Building tech is slow going and we'd love to build a team of like minded individuals to speed up the process and expand on the platform. Email me at brian@sapien.org if you're interested in helping.

So let's get to it. I hope people like this new type of episode to change things up. I thought it was really interesting to hear these people's stories so hopefully you find value in them as well. Here's my first call with Laura Spath.

SHOW NOTES

Laura Spath

She started by posting photos of her transformation on instagram which is how I found her
At her highest weight, she weighed 263lbs
She went low-carb/keto but still had cravings for other foods
Then she went carnivore and lost a total of 120lbs
When she was on keto should relied on low-carb sweeteners and packaged foods that never allowed her to get over her cravings
Carnivore was the first time she didn't want to cheat
She has lost substantial amount of weight before but always ended up gaining back more, but with carnivore she has been consistent
She went vegan for a year, and was having a lot more health problems
She looks very healthy now, it's helped her acne and body composition
She doesn't see herself adding plant foods back into her diet because of how good she feels without them
Her husband has lost 110 pounds and reversed his diabetes and high blood pressure

Follow up with Laura

Since they last talked she is the same weight, which is a huge win because she has never found a diet that was sustainable
Maintaining weight loss is a lot harder than losing weight
Her body composition is improving vs losing weight on the scale
She uses short-term goals to stay on track
She fears not being able to moderate herself where a cheat meal turns into a week or month
Staying strict is easier than tempting herself with moderation
She had one cheat day and she gave herself no option but to get back on track and dealt with cravings for the next 2 weeks of mental cravings and stress it wasn't worth it
Restriction gives her freedom from having to ration
Find Laura http://instagram.com/lauraespath

Jeff

Went from weighing 679lbs to 343lbs
He got to his highest weight over the course of 30 years
He has tried every weight loss strategy and diet, he even has gastric bypass surgery
He has lost weight in the past but would always gain it back
He couldn't continue to live as a prisoner to his body and knew he had to change
The first big moment when he knew he needed to change was laying face down in the middle of the living room and couldn't get up
He now goes to the gym regularly
He started on a ketogenic diet and transitioned to a more carnivore diet and now follows a hyper-carnivore diet
He was doing ok with very-low carb/keto but when he started carnivore he dropped another 40-50 pounds in a very short period of time
The carnivore diet and his rapid weight loss triggered the formation of gallstones
The carnivore diet caused him to eat less and it was easy for him to intermittent fast
Fat shaming and loving yourself
No one is happy being fat
Love yourself enough to strive to be healthier
His biggest piece of advice: Do what works for you

Follow up with Jeff

Had a major sugar binge on his birthday and is experiencing a terrible time physically and mentally
Weight now is 314
Scale doesn't move as much but body composition is improving
Still on a hyper-carnivore diet
Protein is what he prefers eating because it keeps him satiating
If he was eating carbs he would always be looking for what's next to eat
Lean meat doesn't satiating, he has realized that he needs fat to keep him full
His advice remains the same, find something that works for you that you can stick to
He has a skin reduction surgery in the future
Find Jeff http://twitter.com/fatboybeastmode

Mike

D1 wrestler at Rutgers University
Always had to go through periods of cutting weight so he was searching for a way to cut weight and still feel good
He started his "health" journey as a raw vegan after gaining a lot of weight after his season
He was following a very high-fruit diet
He wasn't performing well and has aches and pains
He just started incorporating animal protein back into his diet
He lost muscle on a raw vegan diet
He felt like he always had to be eating on a raw vegan diet and that he was always bloated
Just 2 weeks of adding beef and eggs into his diet he could see more muscle definition
He feels stronger now
Eating big salads ruined his performance because it was just so much food volume wise
As soon as he introduced eggs into his diet he had one of his best practices

Follow up with Mike

He is now on a high meat diet with a little bit of fruit and vegetables
He competed on a high meat diet and placed in the top 12 out of 140 participants
His body composition has changed completely and he is way stronger now
He is deadlifting 420 with a body weight of 165
He's noticed huge improvements with his skin and doesn't experience eczema flare ups that he used to on a raw vegan diet
His libido has done a complete 180
The raw vegan community convinces people that their health problems are normal and makes up justifications for them
He has a lot more energy now
He doesn't have to eat as frequently throughout the day
He likes to know both sides of the argument (vegan and carnivore) but he is much more convinced now that we should be eating meat
Find Mike http://instagram.com/mike_vanbrill

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