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Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Thanksgiving Didn’t F*ck You Up. Your Choices Did.Send us a textStop Dieting. Start Choosing. I’m Jonathan Ressler, Transformation Guide and author of Shut Up and Choose. I lost 140 pounds and built a movement the diet industry hopes you never find. No starvation. No obsession. No gym marathons. Real transformation starts when you stop outsourcing discipline and start leading yourself. The truth is simple: weight loss isn’t about willpower—it’s about integrity. Every time you keep a promise to yourself, you rebuild confidence. Every smart choice strengthens self-trust. That’s the foundation of lasting change. My...
2025-11-2629 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.The Biggest Lie From The Biggest Loser- Why Exercise Is Not The AnswerSend us a textShock value makes great TV, but it makes terrible health. We dig into the Netflix documentary on The Biggest Loser and trace the fallout of extreme weight loss: starvation-level calories, dehydration before weigh-ins, and punishing workouts that tanked metabolism and broke trust. The headline the show never printed is simple: you can’t out-train bad choices, and you can’t bully biology. When intensity replaces consistency, the body fights back with slower burn, louder hunger, and a rebound that feels like failure.I share why my philosophy—stop dieting, start choosing—lands di...
2025-11-1938 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.You’re Not Just Carrying Extra Weight — You’re Paying for It Every DaySend us a textThe extra 25 pounds you call “no big deal” might be costing you far more than you realize. We get brutally honest about how weight can quietly shrink your world—tugging at your confidence, narrowing your relationships, draining your energy, and numbing your joy—long before it shows up on a medical bill. No scare tactics, no gimmicks, just a clear path out: one small, smart choice at a time that rebuilds integrity and self-trust.We share the mindset shift that changed everything: confidence doesn’t come from a number on a scale; it...
2025-11-1226 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.The Weight Loss Conspiracy They Don’t Want You to Figure OutSend us a textWhat if the loudest promise in wellness—make it easy—was the most expensive lie you’ve ever bought? We pull back the curtain on the weight loss industry’s subscription model, from big-box pharmacy counters to glossy “doctor-approved” plans, and show how the business thrives on keeping you almost there. No miracle shot, cleanse, or app can sell you the only tool that actually creates lasting change: ownership.I share how desperation once had me chasing fixes and how everything shifted when I stopped renting results and started choosing. We break down t...
2025-11-0530 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.The Fat Kid’s Survival Guide to Halloween CandySend us a textCandy doesn’t control you—rigid rules do. We break the holiday panic cycle and show how Halloween can prove you’re in charge by trading restriction for intention. Jonathan unpacks why willpower collapses under real-life stress and how a choice-based mindset lets you enjoy the candy without the guilt, the spiral, or the Monday reset. This is about presence over perfection, awareness over autopilot, and ownership over all-or-nothing thinking.We dig into the core shift from obeying to deciding: a dieter says I can’t, a chooser says I can, but do I...
2025-10-2931 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.The Day I Stopped Dieting and Started Choosing To Transform My LifeSend us a textA hospital wristband, a bag of orange pill bottles, and a photo so jarring it broke years of denial—this is the moment the story turns. I walked to the edge of the “easy way” with bariatric surgery and GLP-1 drugs and realized every shortcut still demanded the same hard truth: I had to choose. Not once, not perfectly, but daily, in boring, unglamorous ways that rebuild trust from the ground up.I share how I canceled surgery twice, cleared just enough space in the fridge to breathe, and cooked a simple...
2025-10-2227 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Calories Don’t Lie — But Diet Gurus and Fitness Influencers DoSend us a textThe loudest voices in weight loss profit from confusion, shame, and false certainty—so we turn down the noise and hand you the controls. We break apart the biggest myth of all, that “calories don’t matter,” and rebuild from first principles: energy balance, metabolic adaptation, and small, smart choices that actually stick. No whiteboard lecture, no guru vibes—just plain-English science and pragmatic steps you can use today.We talk about how the industry manufactures contradictions to keep you buying, why identity labels (keto, clean, paleo) feel safe but trap you, and h...
2025-10-1529 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.No Discipline or Willpower? No Problem. That’s Not What Got You Fat AnywaySend us a textSome truths sting because they pull the mask off. The $70B diet machine thrives on your “failure,” selling restriction and then blaming your willpower when real life shreds the rules. We take a flamethrower to that narrative and replace it with something durable: design over discipline. When your environment and systems do the heavy lifting, healthy choices stop being a daily fight and start becoming your default.We walk through the psychology of decision fatigue and why busy, high-performing people hit a wall by dinnertime. From there, we get tactical. Jonathan shar...
2025-10-0923 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Food Rules Are Bullsh*t, But Keep Believing If You Like MiserySend us a textTired of being told what you can’t eat and when you’re allowed to eat it? We go straight at diet dogma—carb curfews, salad halos, cheat-day chaos—and show why rigid rules keep you stuck in guilt and rebound binges. Instead of another plan that collapses when life gets messy, we make the case for a smarter operating system built on small, repeatable choices that flex with your day and still move the needle.We break down the biggest myths with simple, actionable alternatives: why carbs at night don’t magicall...
2025-10-0427 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.By Next Summer You’ll Either Thank Me—or Hate YourselfSend us a textEver caught yourself thinking "I'll get serious about my health in January" or "I need to get beach-ready by June"? That seasonal mindset is exactly what keeps you trapped in the frustrating cycle of weight gain and panic dieting year after year.The hard truth? The diet industry has masterfully conditioned us to think health has a season. They don't make billions from people who fix their health once and for all—they profit from those hitting the reset button every spring, only to give up by fall. It's a cleverly de...
2025-09-1731 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Two Seats, One Truth- Southwest Just Did Us a FavorSend us a textReady for some raw, unfiltered truth about weight loss? In this hard-hitting episode, we tackle Southwest Airlines' customer size policy head-on and flip the script on the outrage. Far from discrimination, requiring passengers who can't fit in one seat to purchase another might be the wake-up call you never knew you needed.Drawing from personal experience of losing 140 pounds, I share why shame never works – but honesty absolutely does. There's a crucial difference between the two, and confusing them keeps millions trapped in cycles of failure. When your body physically can't fi...
2025-09-0328 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Ozempic Lawsuits? Surprise The Miracle Was BullshitSend us a textReady for the unfiltered truth about Ozempic? Brace yourself for a reality check that the pharmaceutical companies and diet industry don't want you to hear.The miracle weight loss shot that celebrities and doctors have been raving about isn't quite the revolutionary breakthrough it's been marketed to be. Behind the glossy ads and dramatic before-and-after photos lies a familiar pattern – the same one the $70 billion diet industry has been recycling for decades. From diet shakes in the 80s to Atkins in the 90s to keto meal plans in the 2010s, and no...
2025-08-2728 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Meal Plans Are Adult Lunchables for People Who Don’t Want to ThinkSend us a textReady to ditch the fantasy of perfect meal plans that inevitably collapse when life gets messy? This raw, unfiltered episode cuts through the diet industry BS to reveal why those color-coded, macro-counted meal plans fail – not because you lack willpower, but because they're fundamentally designed for robots, not real humans with complex lives.Jonathan passionately breaks down why meal plans create a false sense of security that shatters the moment life throws you a curveball. "Meal plans don't teach you how to eat. They teach you how to comply," he explains, hi...
2025-08-2028 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.The Gym Is a Waste of Time (If You're Trying to Lose Weight)Send us a textReady for some unfiltered truth that might just change everything you thought you knew about weight loss? Forget what the fitness industry has been selling you for decades – the gym is not your weight loss solution.As someone who lost 140 pounds without ever setting foot in a gym, I'm pulling back the curtain on one of the biggest myths keeping millions of people frustrated, broke, and still overweight. The hard reality? You don't have a gym problem; you have a food problem.Weight loss is fundamentally about energy balance – calo...
2025-08-1325 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Stop Dieting. Start Choosing. The Real Reason Diets Keep Failing (And What You Need to Do Instead)Send us a textWe've been sold a lie about weight loss. The billion-dollar diet industry thrives on your repeat business—creating plans that promise transformation but deliver temporary results at best. The problem isn't your willpower or motivation; it's the fundamental approach.When you diet, you're outsourcing your power to someone else's rules. You're following a script written by strangers who don't know your life, your triggers, or your unique needs. And when those one-size-fits-all approaches inevitably fail to fit into your real, complicated life, you blame yourself rather than questioning the system.
2025-08-0629 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.The Real Reason You Keep Falling Off (It’s Not What You Think)Send us a textEver found yourself saying "I was doing so well and then just fell off"? Stop blaming yourself – your weight loss plan was probably designed to fail from the start.The harsh truth is that willpower is a finite resource that gets depleted throughout your day. By the time you're staring at the fridge at 7 PM trying to choose between a healthy meal and ordering pizza, your mental battery is toast. The pizza wins every time – not because you're weak, but because your system is flawed.Most weight loss plans only...
2025-07-3030 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Fat Isn’t a Feeling—It’s a Choice You Keep MakingSend us a textEver caught yourself saying "I feel fat today"? That single phrase might be sabotaging your entire weight loss journey. In this no-holds-barred episode, we rip the emotional band-aid off this common statement and expose the dangerous language trap that's keeping you stuck.Fat isn't a feeling—it's the result of small, repeated choices that stack up over time. When you say you "feel fat," you're disconnecting from the behaviors that got you there, masking real emotions, and stripping yourself of the power to respond effectively. This episode breaks down why the wo...
2025-07-2329 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Why Your Diet Is A Lying, Soul-Sucking FreakSend us a textMost weight loss approaches set you up for failure from day one—not because you lack willpower, but because they're designed to be temporary quick fixes rather than sustainable lifestyle changes. That's how the $70 billion diet industry keeps you coming back, blaming yourself instead of their broken system.The pattern is painfully familiar: excitement at the start of a new diet, early success as water weight drops, then inevitable burnout when life throws curveballs. You "fall off the wagon," feel like a failure, and promise to start over next Monday. The cy...
2025-07-1633 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.F*ck The Diet Industry - Stop Starting Over, You Drama QueenSend us a textEver found yourself eating one cookie, then throwing in the towel completely because "I'll just start fresh on Monday"? You're stuck in the cycle that keeps millions trapped in weight-loss purgatory.This raw, no-BS episode exposes the toxic lie that's been keeping you from sustainable weight loss: the all-or-nothing mentality. I break down why "starting over" is actually training you to quit, and how this exact mindset kept me spinning my wheels for decades before I finally lost 140 pounds and kept it off.The truth is embarrassingly simple: weight...
2025-07-0928 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Breaking the Water Myth- The Only Thing a Gallon a Day Flushes Is Your SanitySend us a textEver feel hungry, only to realize you were actually just thirsty? Your brain's not the sharpest when it comes to distinguishing between hunger and dehydration—and this confusion might be sabotaging your weight loss efforts without you even realizing it.In this straight-talking episode, we're cutting through the hydration hype to reveal why water matters for weight loss—not because it magically burns fat, but because it supports your body's natural processes in profound ways. Forget the influencers with their gallon jugs and motivational timestamps. We're getting real about what actually work...
2025-07-0327 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Your Family Tree Isn’t Fat—Your Family Habits AreSend us a textEver found yourself saying, "I've always been big, it's just in my genes"? That seemingly innocent explanation might be the very thing keeping you stuck in a cycle of weight struggles and failed attempts at change.In this raw, unfiltered episode, we tear down the myth of the "fat gene" and expose the truth that most people don't want to hear: what we blame on genetics is actually inherited behavior. You didn't inherit obesity—you inherited portion sizes, late-night snacking, sedentary evenings, and using food as your universal emotional response tool.
2025-06-2531 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.F*ck Your Trainer- Your Lazy Excuses Can Bench More Than You !Send us a textEver caught yourself staring at your too-tight jeans, thinking "maybe I should hire a personal trainer"? That's exactly the moment when you need this brutally honest wake-up call.The hard truth? Your weight isn't a gym problem—it's a decision problem. Those personal trainers you're considering dropping hundreds or thousands on? They can't follow you home and stop you from eating like an unsupervised child after a stressful day. They can't fix your relationship with food or prevent you from self-sabotaging.This episode tears down the fitness industry's biggest li...
2025-06-1934 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Do Less. Do It Daily. Shut Up Already. Big results don’t need big dramaSend us a textReady to ditch the "all or nothing" approach to weight loss that's been failing you for years? This raw, unfiltered episode cuts through the noise and introduces you to stackable habits—the secret weapon for sustainable weight loss that actually fits into your real, messy life.We've all been there: Monday motivation hits and suddenly you're intermittent fasting, going keto, and signing up for dawn workouts. By Friday, you're face-first in ice cream wondering what went wrong. The problem isn't your willpower—it's trying to change everything at once. Stackable habits offe...
2025-06-1138 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Did Ozempic Just Kill Weight Watchers?Send us a textThe weight loss landscape is experiencing a seismic shift. Weight Watchers—a diet industry giant for decades—has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy while pharmaceutical options like Ozempic soar in popularity. This dramatic reversal reveals something profound about our relationship with weight management.Why pay for weekly weigh-ins and point-counting when a simple injection eliminates hunger altogether? The diet industry's fundamental premise—that willpower and accountability are the primary tools for weight loss—is crumbling under the promise of effortless results through medical intervention. While these GLP-1 medications offer legitimate benefits for those wi...
2025-06-0426 min
Shut Up And Choose - STOP DIETING. START CHOOSING.Healthy, Not Hellish- Eating Smarter Without Hating LifeSend us a textEver found yourself starting Monday with green juice only to end Friday face-first in pizza, wondering what went wrong? The problem isn't you—it's the toxic perfection mindset that's sabotaging your results.Welcome to a no-BS conversation about why most healthy eating plans fail and what actually works for real people with real lives. We're throwing out the all-or-nothing approach and replacing it with something revolutionary: sustainable habits that don't make you miserable.The truth most "experts" won't tell you? You don't need to overhaul your entire life overnight. Yo...
2025-05-2834 min