Shirts in the Pool

Happy 4th Shirt Fam! This week's episode is a special one. Not only are we celebrating Joey Chestnut's 16th victory in the Nathan's Famous Hotdog Eating contest, but this week we ran our first 10k! On Tuesday, we woke up way too early to run in the 2023 Peachtree Road Race, a milestone we've been looking forward to for a while now.  You can follow all things Shirts in the Pool  here . You can foll...

Hey Shirt Fam! We're back and feeling better than ever! This week we take a look back at our recent trip to Bonnaroo. We camped for five nights, saw 30+ concerts, ran our first 5k, took almost 150,000 steps, and had the time of our lives!   You can follow all things Shirts in the Pool  here . You can follow us on Instagram at  @tankfunkadelic  and  @mikeymikehorn .  Thanks so much for listening! P...

Hey Shirt Fam! We're back with a quick update before we hop in the car and head up to Manchester, TN for Bonnaroo 2023! We're running our first 5k on Saturday so send all the good vibes our way! We'll see you soon. You can follow all things Shirts in the Pool  here . You can follow us on Instagram at  @tankfunkadelic  and  @mikeymikehorn .  Thanks so much for listening! Please Rate, Review, and Su...

FAT. Why is it so hard to talk about, or even say out loud? We dig into it with this week's guest, Atlanta-based comedian, Ally Edge.  She shares with us her story of losing over 130lbs, her decision to get weight-loss surgery, and how it feels being on the other side. We look at how dating and fashion has changed for her, and discuss the stigma of deciding to use tools for weight-loss (i.e. surge...

Shirts in the Pool is back with another friendly update! Mike joins Tank in biking enthusiasm and Tank has a close call with a timeshare purchase. Mike also talks about mental health and the decision to take meds. Finally, we begin to consider the question: What if it's totally reasonable to take a weight-loss drug for the rest of your life? You can follow all things Shirts in the Pool  here . You...

This week's episode features actor and comedian Vas Sanchez, recent winner of the Atlanta comedy weight loss competition. Vas sits down with us and shares what his winning regimen looks like and how positive self-talk can make all the difference. We look at how his relationship with food has changed, bond over the struggle to find clothes as big guys, and learn that eating 129 chicken wings is sti...

Hey Shirt Gang! We're back from break and better than ever! This week we catch you up on what we've been up to for the past few weeks. Mike finds himself a personal trainer, hits his Healthywage goal, and Tank procures a bicycle off of Craigslist. It's a great time to be alive. You can follow all things Shirts in the Pool  here . You can follow us on Instagram at  @tankfunkadelic  and  @mikeymikeh...

Hey Shirt fam! This week Tank is fresh off a trip to Raleigh and Mike is more dialed into his weight loss than ever. We look ahead at Mike's upcoming triathlon, and use the BMI calculator to figure out what it would take for us to no longer be classified as obese. We also talk "dieting" and discuss how simple substitutions have made a huge difference in our weight loss journey.  You can follow all...

This week we welcome into the pool, Atlanta based comedian, Luke Bentley. Luke recently competed in a comedy weight loss competition and successfully lost 47.5 lbs. We look at how he did it, talk fat camp (he went to the real Camp Hope), standup comedy, and growing up as big dude. You can catch Luke the first Saturday of every month hosting Big Luke's Roast Battle at 10pm at Dynamic El Dorado. You...

As promised, we have an episode for you post-vacation. One of the hardest parts of coming back from a vacation, especially one as food and booze heavy as ours, is getting back to the routines we had before. This week, we have a quick conversation about not wanting the vacation lifestyle to end, and how easy it can be to go back to old habits. How do we acknowledge our fear of gaining weight withou...

We're back! Kinda. We're both home after a much needed vacation for the last 10 days. That being said, we're tired! So here's a quick update, and we'll see you later this week with a full episode. We learned a lot about ourselves on our trip, and we can't wait to share more. You can follow all things Shirts in the Pool here . You can follow us on Instagram at  @tankfunkadelic  and  @mikeymikehorn...

This week's episode of Shirts in the Pool is very special because we have our second-ever guest on the show: our roommate and comedian Jason Zaremba! Jason has known us since our days in Raleigh, and had a front row seat to our habits the last two years in Atlanta. Jason guesses our starting weights, shares his dislike of having to eat everyday, and reminds us that non-fat people think about their...

Hey Shirt fam! This week's episode is all about clothes and how we've managed to dress ourselves this long. The clothes we wear are one of the biggest ways we can express ourselves, but when you're big, it can be hard to find things that fit and feel good. Tank went on a little adventure through big and tall sections, plus-size sections, and the Dillard Woman . Mike offers some tips on cheap ways...

Another week, another shirt in the pool. In this week's episode, we catch up again on our weight loss journey: Tank has won his HealthyWage and is now $1300 richer, Mike is going home and doing comedy again, and we're both getting ready to show our bods on a cruise. We also briefly consider the "Fat Guy-Hawaiian Shirt Paradigm" and the cuteness factor of wearing matching outfits. You can follow al...

This week we take a trip back in time to July of 2022. We initially recorded this episode intending to release it on Patreon one day, but we decided this was a great episode to share from the early days of our weight loss journey. For reference, Mike is in his first month of HealthyWage, and Tank has just hit the 40lbs lost.  This episode is a true example of the ups and downs of weight loss. List...

This week's episode covers a little bit of everything so we're just calling it a "Fat Chat." We talk about dealing with compliments and the pressure of not gaining. Does losing weight change your personality? Is wanting to look better for dating a good thing? We unpack it all this week on Shirts in the Pool! You can follow all things Shirts in the Pool  here . You can follow us on Instagram at  @t...

"What is your love language?" is a popular question in dating to help people understand how they give and receive love. It got us thinking: if we could understand our 'food languages', then maybe we could understand how we eat. Are we emotional eaters, or are we 'fog' eaters? We found some answers and decided to sit down and talk about it. We also open up about binge eating and the golden age of b...

For both of us, our relationships with our weight and bodies began at a young age. Being the "fat kid" was foundational to our sense of humor, our eating habits, and even the types of parents we want to be. This week we decided to look back and talk fat kid stuff. What was Tank's worst nickname in high school? What would Mike tell his child self? Find out in episode 3!  You can follow all things S...

Hey everyone, Mike and Tank here! Today we're taking a look at HealthyWage , a website that actually pays you money to lose weight. The only catch is that you have to risk some of your own money, and if you don't lose the weight, you lose your money. Last year we decided try it and have since lost a combined 100 pounds with a possible prize of $3500 still up for grabs.    You can follow all things...

Hey everyone, Mike and Tank here! Welcome to Shirts in the Pool. We're calling this Episode 0 because we just wanted to introduce ourselves and give you a preview of the show. Check back next week to hear about our weight loss bets and our progress so far.  You can follow all things Shirts in the Pool here . You can follow us on Instagram at @tankfunkadelic and @mikeymikehorn .  Thanks so much for...