A poorly-kept secret of mine is that I’m a fan of Kevin Smith and his movies. I’ve enjoyed them for years and I’ve followed his podcasts and interview shows as well. When I noticed one day that he had lost a lot of weight, I was curious. I was also a big guy, and seeing another big guy have success in weight loss made me wonder if it was possible for me to do the same. I dug into his story and found that he had quit sugar.

Really?

I thought it was too good to be true, but it led me down the path to believing that it just might be possible for me. Shortly thereafter, I had that fateful conversation with my cousin Sarah who told me about Whole30 and the Paleo Diet. The rest is, as they say, history.

Kevin Smith: Thank you. You, quite possibly, got the ball rolling for me and my amazing weight loss.