BIG MAN, BIG PROBLEMS PODCAST

About BIG MAN, BIG PROBLEMS PODCAST

Julio is a BIG MAN and he is talking about the PROBLEMS of being a BIG MAN. This is not a diet plan, It's a discussion about life.

Publisher

Julio Gomez

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Aug 2025

Latest episode

30 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Oct 2026

   Beyond The Biggest Loser: Why I Started Big Man, Big Problems

   You’ve seen the clips. Here’s the whole story. Julio sits down with Alyssa and Yvette to talk about why he started Big Man, Big Problems, what life after The Biggest Loser has taught him, and what people miss when they say, “Just eat less.” From weight regain and feeling dismissed at the doctor to the emotional side of living in a bigger body, Julio shares the experiences behind the microphone. There’s also a little baseball, some studio backstory, and an honest conversation about where the podcast is headed - men’s health, mental health, and finding reasons to keep showing up for yourself. New episodes every Thursday.

2. 

   23 Oct 2026

   I Finally Did It for Me

   What changes when a weight-loss journey stops being about everybody else and finally becomes about you? In Episode 26 of Big Man Big Problems, Julio continues his conversation with Mike, who has now lost more than 100 pounds. But this episode is less about the number and more about what made this attempt feel different from all the ones before it. Mike talks about the years of dieting, losing weight, gaining it back, and eventually realizing that this time he had to make the decision for himself. Not for his wife. Not for his kids. Not because somebody told him he should. The conversation gets more personal when Mike opens up about the coping mechanisms he wasn’t ready to face before, including food and tobacco, and why losing weight meant finding new ways to comfort himself when the things he had always leaned on were no longer helping him. They also talk about one of the biggest fears that comes with losing a significant amount of weight, what if it comes back? Mike has lost weight before, and he knows how quickly progress can disappear. That fear is still there, but now he’s trying to redefine what success and failure actually mean instead of letting the scale make that decision for him. Because sometimes progress isn’t another number dropping on the scale. Sometimes it’s realizing you can get into a car seat you couldn’t fit into six months ago. Sometimes it’s moving another notch on your belt. Sometimes it’s simply being able to say, “If this is where I stopped today, I’d still be okay.” Julio and Mike also get into the part of weight loss people rarely talk about: the time in between. The weeks and months when you’re still making decisions every day, second-guessing yourself, trying to stay consistent, and figuring out how to live while the change is still happening. There isn’t one perfect plan that works for everybody. There is your journey, your timing, and hopefully a point where you decide you’re doing it for yourself. Watch the full episode of Big Man Big Problems now. #BigManBigProblems #Podcast #WeightLossJourney #BodyImage #MensHealth

3. 

   16 Oct 2026

   When the Mirror Doesn’t Match the Picture

   What happens when the way you see yourself doesn’t match the way everyone else sees you? In this episode of Big Man Big Problems, Julio finally brings another big man onto the podcast. His longtime friend Mike joins him for an unusually personal conversation about body image, size, shame, confidence, and the complicated ways bigger people can see themselves. Pasted markdown Julio and Mike talk about the little things that can carry a lot more emotional weight than people realize: the scale, that one article of clothing you secretly use to judge your progress, photos you weren’t prepared to see, and those moments when the person in the mirror somehow looks completely different from the person in a picture. Pasted markdown For Julio, that disconnect has often worked in the opposite direction people might expect. He can look in the mirror and feel good about himself, then see a photo or video and genuinely feel surprised by the person looking back at him. Mike shares similar experiences, including seeing wedding photos that suddenly changed how he saw himself. Pasted markdown They also talk about something deeper: the armor bigger people can build around themselves. Mike spent years living his life without letting his size visibly stop him. Julio explains how much he admired that, while also recognizing that confidence can sometimes double as protection. Mike eventually realized that the people who truly loved him were going to love him whether he weighed 575 pounds or something very different. Pasted markdown Julio opens up about his own version of that armor too, and how much of his personality developed around wanting people to remember who he was before they remembered his size. Pasted markdown And they get into one of the most frustrating parts of living in a larger body: everybody seems to have advice, but very few people actually understand what the experience feels like. As Mike puts it, if you want to know how to lose weight, ask a fat person. Chances are, they’ve researched it, tried it, and thought about it more than you realize. Pasted markdown This is Part 1 of Julio and Mike’s conversation. Next week, they go deeper into Mike’s current weight-loss journey, what he’s experiencing emotionally, and what happens when the number on the scale starts changing but everything in your head doesn’t necessarily change with it. Pasted markdown Watch the full episode of Big Man Big Problems now.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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