Shut Up And Choose
The No-BS Weight Loss Podcast by Jonathan Ressler How I Lost Over 140 Pounds Without Dieting, Without the Gym, and Without Giving Up the Foods I Love — And How You Can Too If you're a busy executive who's tired of wasting money on diets, apps, and “weight loss hacks” that don’t work, this podcast is for you. I’m Jonathan Ressler, Amazon bestselling author of Shut Up and Choose, keynote speaker, and former 411-pound chronic dieter who finally figured out what actually works. I lost over 140 pounds — not by starving, tracking, or living in the gym — but by making small, smart choices that fit into my real life. Now, I coach high-achievers who are done with the BS. No plans. No pills. No perfection. Just straight talk, strategy, and sustainable results. What You’ll Learn from Jonathan Ressler on This Podcast: ✔️ How to lose weight without tracking, starving, or obsessing over food ✔️ Why you don’t need a gym membership to drop serious weight ✔️ How to stop falling off and finally break the cycle for good ✔️ Why motivation is overrated—and what actually drives real results ✔️ The exact mindset shifts and daily moves that helped me lose 140+ pounds and keep it off Who This Podcast Is For: 🔹 Executives, leaders, and professionals who’ve tried everything and are still stuck 🔹 People who want to lose weight without giving up their life, food, or sanity 🔹 High performers who need a real strategy that works in the chaos of everyday life 🔹 Anyone ready to stop starting over every Monday and finally get it done Why Listen to Shut Up and Choose with Jonathan Ressler? Because this isn’t another “transformation story.” This is a blueprint. I’ve lived the problem. I built the solution. Now I’m giving it to you. If I can lose 140 pounds while managing a full life, traveling, eating out, and never setting foot in a gym — so can you. 🚫 No crash diets 🚫 No detox tea 🚫 No influencer fluff Just smart choices, honest talk, and a system that actually works. 🎧 Subscribe now to Shut Up and Choose — the no-nonsense weight loss podcast from Jonathan Ressler — and let’s get your life back.
Episodes
Ready 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 nev...
Ready 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 s...
Ready 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 fa...
Ready 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....
We'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 stranger...
Ever 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...
Ever 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 "fe...
Most 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 wa...
Ever 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 tr...
Ever 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 burn...
Ever 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 ac...
Ever 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 e...
Ready 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 signi...
The 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 di...
Ever 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 rep...
Ever wonder why your weight loss efforts keep starting strong but fizzle out like clockwork? The problem might not be your diet plan, your metabolism, or even your willpower – it could be that you've become exceptionally skilled at quitting.
This raw, unfiltered episode cuts through the noise to expose the real reason most people fail at weight loss: they abandon their efforts at the first sign of imperf...
At 61 years old and 140 pounds lighter than I was two years ago, I've discovered something profound about weight loss that most "experts" won't tell you: it's not about dramatic overhauls or punishing yourself thin. After failing at over 100 different diets throughout my life, I finally found success through making small, smart choices consistently.
When I stopped chasing the quick fi...
That moment when you're staring into the fridge, not actually hungry but somehow convinced food will solve whatever's bothering you? We've all been there. And it's this exact pattern of emotional eating that silently sabotages weight loss journeys more effectively than any late-night cookie ever could.
In this raw, no-nonsense exploration of why we eat our feelings, we dig into the uncomfo...
Two years ago, I weighed 411 pounds, avoided mirrors, and convinced myself I wasn't "that big." Then came the wake-up call—a birthday photo with a guy in a pink gorilla suit that showed me a truth I could no longer deny. That moment changed everything.
Today, I'm 140 pounds lighter, but what I've gained is far more significant than what I've lost. While the first year of weight l...
Let's cut through the bullshit – we all know how to lose weight, but most of us don't want to face the uncomfortable truths that make sustainable weight loss possible. After losing 140+ pounds and keeping it off for nearly two years, I'm laying out ten harsh realities that Instagram influencers and diet gurus won't tell you.
The first hard truth? Sustainable weight loss is boring. No trend...
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