![]() I don’t want to give away the whole movie, but Phil made a huge change, and the weight loss he experienced in 10 months was phenomenal. Phil’s brother survived the heart attack, then was on a modified program (since you need to consult your physician before starting a fasting program). The movie didn’t say how old he was, but I’m estimating he was in his early 50’s. ![]() He was content on eating large portions of meat. Phil’s older brother was skeptical about trying the lifestyle changes. After the full 60 days, he lost more than 90 pounds, and he was physically active. Then, Phil wanted to continue with the program. He drank nothing but the juice for 10 days. You could sense the sadness and embarrassment in Phil’s voice. Truck drivers typically live very unhealthy lifestyles since they are sitting all day and typically eating processed foods at gas stations and truck stops. Phil was 429 pounds and had a BMI of 58 (Remember obesity begins at a BMI of 30). He wasn’t quite ready to make that jump yet, until Joe returned to Australia. Phil looked like he was in desperate need of chance. Joe met a morbidly obese truck driver named Phil Staples at a truck stop in Arizona. However, the most inspirational part of the documentary, was not even Joe’s story. He reversed years of effects that poor diet and lack of exercise had on his body. ![]() Not only did Joe lose a lot of weight, he also did not have to take any of those medications anymore. Joe also wanted to be completely off the pills he had to take for his ailments. He decides to embark on a 60 day journey in the United States, using only his Breville Juicer, consuming nothing but fruits and vegetables. It is a documentary by Joe Cross, an Australian businessman who was 100 pounds overweight. As someone in the fitness field, and looking to coach people into lifestyle changes, I finally got to watch a film, which I had wanted to see for awhile, called Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. Part road trip, part self-help manifesto, FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD defies the traditional documentary format to present an unconventional and uplifting story of two men from different worlds who each realize that the only person who can save them is themselves.Ī handshake is like getting bit by a thousand mosquitoes.I enjoy watching documentaries. What emerges is nothing short of amazing - an inspiring tale of healing and human connection. As Joe is recovering his health, Phil begins his own epic journey to get well. Phil Staples is morbidly obese weighing in at 429 lbs a cheeseburger away from a heart-attack. While talking to more than 500 Americans about food, health and longevity, it's at a truck stop in Arizona where Joe meets a truck driver who suffers from the same rare condition. Across 3,000 miles Joe has one goal in mind: To get off his pills and achieve a balanced lifestyle. He trades in the junk food and hits the road with juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for the next 60 days. With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help long-term, Joe turns to the only option left, the body's ability to heal itself. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn't end well- with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn't far behind. Search Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead (2010) - full transcriptġ00 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope.
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