Mike Needs a Plan

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How to beat procrastination, impostor syndrome, negative self talk, motivation burnout, a lying scale, the mirror, & more in this Discord Q&A episode. I take questions from out Discord Community and read them for the first time on the show, so that I don't have time to prepare, and you can see my process in giving an answer. I feel that the method by which I get my answer is just as im...

In this very experimental episode of Mike Needs A Plan, I pull an unreleased episode from the vault -- a year after it was recorded -- to see just how far I've come in the time since. Who better to do that with than my friend & mentor Chris, a guy who lost 125 pounds and has helped thousands of others do the same for good. He has informed a lot of the way I think about weight loss & th...

Today I'm discussing Sophia's question from the Discord about finding motivation in spite of the fear of failure, and recalling everything it took to complete my first 5K this past weekend to illustrate what progress truly looks like. Shout out to Gloria & Michael! --------------------------------------------------- Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join th...

This one's going to piss a few of you off. But I wouldn't be serving you properly if all I did was affirm you. You know we do REAL positivity here -- none of that toxic positivity. This is also not meant to be accusatory, or demeaning. These are tough conversations I had to have with MYSELF if I wanted to keep my 110 pounds off for good. I wasn't going to make progress I was happy with...

Some of us wouldn't eat as much as we do if it wasn't for someone in our lives always suggesting food, and the suggested deciding "sure, I could eat." Sometimes you're the suggested. Sometimes you're the suggestor. We explore the topic of friends and family with invitations bigger than our appetites, Sean's question from the Discord group regarding how to stay account...

How to do things you don't want to do, the things that will surprise you when you lose all of the weight you want to lose, how to maintain new lifestyle changes, and much more on this first Q&A episode of the podcast. Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss community Discord, and submit questions to be answered on the next episode! ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠disc...

I quit my job a year ago. It was the first time in recent memory that I truly, genuinely hoped for something. Without shooting myself down, anyway. My mantra of "No hopes!" kept me safe for a long time. But what was it keeping me safe *from*? Failure? Or success? In this episode, I talk about my hope journey, and why it was vital to complete it to maintain the work I'd done on my wei...

We need to talk. Don't worry, I'm not about to tell you to "eat less and move more." What more are you going to gain from a skinny guy telling you that again? Weight. That's what you'll gain. Because it changes absolutely nothing for you to hear that again. You know how the biological process worked, but nobody ever made an attempt to explain how you as a human being fit...

We're always talking about what we CAN do on a weight loss journey, which I'm very grateful for. It's a much-needed shift in the weight loss conversation that has for years been bogged down with everything you can't and shouldn't do. However, there are SOME things you really can't do anymore if you want to lose 100 pounds and keep it off for good. In this episode, I'll...

Charlotte Skanes lost 200 pounds, and knows how to enjoy every step of the process. Now she helps others to do the same, and sat down with me today to share some of her secrets. Thanks Charlotte! Find her here! https://disruptingobesity.com/ Find me & join the free Discord here! https://linktr.ee/mikepridgen Show logo by Caitlin Cook IG @cooklin_comics Show Scheduling by Sarah

David Roden lost 200 pounds and has kept it off for a decade...but never at the expense of taste. I had the wonderful opportunity to sit with him and talk all about it. Thanks David! Find him here! https://linktr.ee/fit_drock Find me & join the free Discord here! https://linktr.ee/mikepridgen Show logo by Caitlin Cook IG @cooklin_comics Show Scheduling by Sarah

This week, I'd like to read you a piece I wrote right before anyone found me on Tiktok & Instagram, about how I reframed my negative self-talk and really began down my path toward self acceptance and kindness. I also took this time to introduce myself, and tell you a bit about how my wellness journey began. Find me & join the free Discord here! https://linktr.ee/mikepridgen Show logo by Caitlin Co...

Looking for some low-calorie food swaps and a grocery list that can help you trim off some extra pounds & extra worry? Noah Tanner, "The Biggest Fella," lost 110 pounds and now helps others to do the same. He joins me today for part 2 of a special debut two-part episode. Find him here! https://beacons.ai/bigfellafitness Find me & join the free Discord here! https://linktr.ee/mike...

Noah Tanner, "The Biggest Fella," lost 110 pounds and now helps others to do the same. He joins me today for a special debut two-part episode. Find him here! https://beacons.ai/bigfellafitness Find me & join the free Discord here! https://linktr.ee/mikepridgen Show logo by Caitlin Cook IG @cooklin_comics Show Scheduling by Sarah

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and you need a plan. All of your common questions and concerns are answered in this neat little last-minute guide. Message me & join the weight loss Discord group here! linktr.ee/mikepridgen Friends mentioned in this show: Morgan Woodruff: https://www.tiktok.com/@morgan_wood_help Chris Terrell: http://www.linktr.ee/ogchristerrell Laura "LARK" Knaak: http://w...