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When Weight Doesn't Matter Anymore (with Coach Mandi Blandford) Jun 10, 2026 01:03:14 Mandi is down 100+ pounds...but she's not keeping track. In fact, when I asked her to introduce herself, she didn't even mention it.Mandi is a dear friend of mine and a coach in our Skool community, helping others every day to build lives where weight loss is, like, the 15th most impressive or exciting thing that comes to mind when they think about all of the incredible things they've

The Magic Smoothie That Keeps My Weight Off?? Jun 2, 2026 00:46:03 Is it a secret ingredient that the doctors don't want you to know about? Is it a magic nutrient that acts as a "natural" ozempic in your blender?...no. None of that stuff exists. Otherwise we'd all know about it and be eating it, and obesity wouldn't be a thing.Let's talk about the semi-controversial "magic smoothie" that has gotten half a million views in the l

Why & How to Fail Faster, For Better Results May 20, 2026 00:50:41 If you knew you were only 100 rejections away from your dream, how quickly would you burn through the finite amount of failures?"But I don't want to fail!" Of course you don't WANT to...but everything worth having is on the other side of it. Today we'll talk about the importance of failure on your weight loss journey, how to survive it, and how to cultivate more of it. There

Does Weight Loss Improve Your Dating Life? Q&A from the Community May 13, 2026 00:43:32 Does weight loss improve your dating life? How do you get back on track after a long break? What's the best way to overcome body dysmorphia? I took your questions from the Discord group and the Instagram broadcast channel and gave them my blind answers (I don't read the questions in advance!)____________________________________Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show?

Waiting Ruined My Life...And It's Ruining Yours May 6, 2026 00:40:10 Anything you want to be true at the end of your journey needs to be true at the beginning...even if it's a half-baked version of the thing. Waiting ruined everything for me. Waiting for confidence, waiting for ability, waiting for permission. I didn't realize I needed to actively build those things to have them. Weight loss alone wasn't going to give it to me.This past week, I was give

Can My Client Out-Coach the Coach? (Bailey Joseph) Apr 29, 2026 01:13:22 I have been a weight loss coach for several years now and have been lucky enough to be involved in about 100 weight loss journeys. Today, I'm speaking to Bailey Joseph, who is a long time client of mine. She's down 65 pounds, beat fatty liver disease, lives an active lifestyle she could have never dreamed of before, has been dubbed the "Bicep Queen" by our coaching community, and is just about to

How Perfectionism Killed This Podcast (And How To Defeat Perfectionism Yourself)) Apr 20, 2026 00:49:56 It's been a while since I've made a podcast. I didn't decide to leave -- it just happened. I don't love that. It reminds me of the many times I slowed down & stopped on my 110lb weight loss journey, without really deciding to do so. After a certain amount of time, I just would realize...huh...I haven't been working on me in a while. Today, I'll be reflecting on getting

How To Be Proud Of Yourself Jul 30, 2025 00:38:17 It's tough, isn't it?But it's vital if you want to lose the weight and keep it off. You can't focus on the negatives and expect to start seeing positives. In this episode, we'll talk all about how do start shifting your mindset to one of success.----------------Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss community, and submit questio

How To Stop The Up & Down of Food Guilt Jul 23, 2025 00:42:40 I went to the Cheesecake Factory last night. To some of you, that reads as something bad. To me, it was a wonderful time. However...I woke up with some less-than-constructive thoughts this morning. In today's slightly vulnerable episode, I'll walk you through how I'm getting rid of unnecessary guilt, as I'm doing it, in real time.----------------Have a question or comment you want

Do You Have To Hate Your Body To Change It? Jul 2, 2025 00:35:38 Do you have to hate your body to change it? Do you have to be angry at yourself to lose weight? Do you need to speak negatively to yourself to get it to stick?On the second anniversary of my video where I took my shirt off at the boardwalk for the first time, we're going to talk about all of the reasons the self-hate approach hasn't worked for you yet, and what to do instead. It gets prett

Break a Plateau 3 Ways, How To Stop Fearing Success, and more Q & A Jun 12, 2025 00:35:09 Are you stuck in a plateau? In this episode, I work with Matt on how to start moving forward again after an incredible 102 pound weight loss. For Q&A episodes, I do not read any of the questions before answering them! This way, you get something more valuable than just the answer -- you get the process of how I arrived at it. That way, you can begin to solve your own problems more effectively

How To Get Started Again After A Break Jun 4, 2025 00:25:28 I took a break! From a lot of things! Let's talk about the best way go get started again after some time off to ensure that we continue to create sustainable success.----------------Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss community, and submit questions to be answered on the next episode!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.com/invite/xMFx

You Can't Get The Time Back Jan 15, 2025 00:40:30 Throughout my life, I didn't do enough for myself. Any time I faced resistance in pursuit of self care or wish fulfillment, I'd take it as a sign that the thing I wanted wasn't meant for me. "No hopes", I'd repeat to myself, reasoning that it was better to not have hopes at all than to have them and see them crushed. This past weekend, I pushed past it all to do something good for myself. To pr

How to Track Calories Kindly Jan 8, 2025 00:49:28 Happy new year! It's resolution season, and a lot of you are thinking about tracking calories, but don't know where to start. There are a lot of programs and plans out there, and many of them are just fine. But what's better than signing up for a calorie tracking program? Getting it for free. Join me today as I give away everything they're going to teach you in those programs, but from a perspect

How to make a calorie deficit easier (and the secret reasons why it's so hard) Dec 18, 2024 00:37:22 I'm in a measured calorie deficit for the first time in a while. IT'S HARD. But I'm not hungry all the time. In fact, I hardly ever am, and I'm losing weight. Today I'll talk about how, and also talk about why it's still difficult anyway. This is how you can get past all the same obstacles to get the same results. --------- Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the f

The effects of overthinking, and how to overcome it Dec 11, 2024 00:35:47 I overthought the intro of my own show, and it sent me into a self doubt spiral. A show I do every week! I should know how to start it. But I thought about it too much, and psyched myself out. I literally convinced myself I couldn't intro my own show. --------- Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss community, and submit questions to be answered o

How to Logic Your Way Out Of Self Hatred Dec 4, 2024 00:34:18 Can you name ONE person that truly deserves the kind of self hatred that you impose upon yourself? In this episode, we discuss how to work through self hatred by proving -- with indisputable logic -- that it doesn't actually make any sense at all. Today's questions: -Can I name one person who deserves to feel the way I do about myself?-What is truly similar between me and that person?-What is d

Thanksgiving Survival Guide, Part 2 Nov 27, 2024 00:42:33 Thanksgiving, and all holidays, should be a time without stress. Unfortunately I'm stressed today. Let's talk about how to deal with some of the common, uncommon, and hard to handle stressors of the holidays. --------------------------------------- Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss community, and submit questions to be answered on the next e

Are You Holding Yourself to These Standards? Nov 20, 2024 00:37:28 I'm about to starve my cat. The vet said she's too fat, so we have to put her on a special diet and bring her out to exercise and whatnot. But that sounds complicated and expensive so I think I'm just going to stop feeding her. If you're a normal person, that paragraph upset you. And yet, you've looked in the mirror and said the same thing to yourself. Why wouldn't you starve a cat, but you'd sta

9 Important Things That Took Me 31 Years to Learn Nov 13, 2024 00:31:13 No question asked nor answer received is ever too late, but it can't hurt to get ahead. Here are 9 important things I learned about weight loss, growth, self respect, perspective, and life, as I reflect upon my recent 31st birthday. --------------------------- ⁠Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss community, and submit questions to be answered o

Here's why you're aging faster Oct 30, 2024 00:25:38 These common myths about weight loss & aging might be the reason you're gaining weight & getting old...but does it have to be that way? Here's the simple way to start to fix it today. ---------------------------------------- ⁠Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss community, and submit questions to be answered on the next episode!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

7 Decisions That Will Improve Your Progress RIGHT Now Oct 23, 2024 00:34:01 A good plan is a series of steps. A GREAT plan is a series of decisions. In this episode, I'll coach you through 7 decisions you can make right now, wherever you are, that will help you start making great progress toward your goals today. ---------------------------------------- ⁠Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss community, and submit ques

Balance busy life & fitness, track consistently, and fix negative self talk Oct 16, 2024 00:32:07 A Q&A episode from the members of my Instagram Broadcast channel. Insight on a bunch of great topics, like how to achieve your fitness goals with a busy life, how to make tracking less stressful, strategies and mindsets to work on negative self talk, and more. ---------------------------------------- ⁠Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss comm

You're Not Attracted To Your Goals. Here's How To Ignite The Spark Oct 9, 2024 00:36:19 1. Are your goals attractive? 2. Are your methods attractive? 3. Is your maintenance plan attractive? ------------- Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss community, and submit questions to be answered on the next episode!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.com/invite/xMFxjY9FYS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Confidently lose your weight & keep it off forever: ⁠ht

Why I'm Confident I'll Never Gain My Weight Back Oct 2, 2024 00:35:06 I'll never be overweight again. I'm very confident in that. You aren't just yet. That's ok! Let's talk about how to get you confident, too. ---------------- Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss community, and submit questions to be answered on the next episode!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.com/invite/xMFxjY9FYS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Confidently lose y

I might have to stop Sep 25, 2024 00:34:29 Have a question or comment you want me to discuss on the show? Join the free weight loss community, and submit questions to be answered on the next episode!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.com/invite/xMFxjY9FYS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with me! (1:1 coaching available!) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/mikepridgen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My weekly newsletter with tips & reflections on weight loss and life gain ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.mikespl

Beat Procrastination, Impostor Syndrome, The Scale, & The Mirror -- Q&A Sep 18, 2024 00:55:52 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 i

Chris Terrell - Before & After Sep 4, 2024 01:24:46 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 &

No Motivation? Afraid Of Failing? This One's For You Aug 28, 2024 00:35:17 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

You're Not Going To Like This, But You Need It Aug 21, 2024 00:34:00 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 wi

Do You Have A Food Partner In Crime? | Ep. 11 Aug 14, 2024 00:35:23 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 accoun

How To Do Things You Don't Want To Do (Discord Q&A) Aug 7, 2024 00:42:21 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

How To Hope Again Jul 31, 2024 00:34:22 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 w

6 Things You DON'T Want To Hear About Improving Your Life Jul 24, 2024 00:34:48 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 fi

6 Things You CAN'T Do Anymore On a Weight Loss Journey - Ep. 7 Jul 19, 2024 00:35:43 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'l

Charlotte Skanes | Mike Needs A Plan Ep. 6 Dec 20, 2023 01:15:30 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 | Mike Needs A Plan Ep. 5 Dec 13, 2023 01:20:11 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

I Cried At The Gym | Mike Needs A Plan Ep. 4 Dec 6, 2023 00:43:12 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

"TheBiggestFella" Noah Tanner PART 2 | Mike Needs A Plan Ep. 3 Nov 29, 2023 00:59:20 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/

"TheBiggestFella" Noah Tanner PART 1 | Mike Needs a Plan Ep. 1 Nov 22, 2023 00:55:47 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

HOW TO SURVIVE THANKSGIVING | Mike Needs a Plan Ep. 2 Nov 22, 2023 00:35:27 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:

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