fat, sick, and nearly dead

No, not me, silly!  This movie:

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead is a documentary made by and about Joe Cross, an Aussie who was terribly overweight and very sick with an auto-immune disease that I can’t spell or pronounce.  Realizing he is on his way to an early, painful death, Joe decides to change his life, and he doesn’t mess around.  He goes on a 60 day juice fast.  SIXTY DAYS. No food.  Just juice.

Along the way Joe meets Phil, a 430 lb (!!) truck driver who has the same rare disease.  Phil is depressed, in pain, and isolated.  The guys connect, and Phil starts his own fast.  Two months later he is down a hundred pounds and it’s still coming off.  His eyes are bright, he’s exercising, he’s quit his job as a truck driver…I won’t tell you the whole thing.  But seriously, hundreds of combined pounds later both gentlemen are completely off their medications, symptom free, and are like new men, rejuvenated in every way.

Basically, it totally rocks to watch these guys, especially Phil, take on their demons and WIN.

The film has a lots of likable humor, and a quiet, friendly style, plus a big inspirational finish (watch the credits)!  I enjoyed it so much I made Paul and the kids watch it the next night.  It’s won a bunch of awards and a community of juice fasters has sprung up around it.  A very motivating and effortless watch.  Highly recommended!  Really, go watch this movie!  It’s streaming Netflix and on Amazon, and it’s free on netflix if you have Prime.  I think it’s on Hulu, too.   What more do I need to say?

I know. Here.  Watch this trailer.

And finally, if you watch the film and want a bit more, here is Joe’s Youtube channel. Looks like he has been active in creating little how-tow and answering questions.

Good work, Mr. Cross!