Unsupersize Me

This award-winning documentary does not disappoint! It follows the story of Juan-Carlos Asse, owner of a personal training studio and advocate of the-whole-food-plant-based diet and Tracy Ryan, a sedentary, morbidly obese young woman who is desperate to regain her life. Asse sets out to prove that exercise combined with the WFPD diet can and will do just that.

His plan is revolutionary, and yet utterly simple. No diet pills, no calorie-counting, no gimmicks. What follows is a heartwarming and encouraging story giving hope to anyone in need of regaining their health. Tracy's transformation is incredible, how she looks, how she feels and her new lease on life is contagious!

Asse also demonstrates that the results he achieved with Tracy are possible for everyone. He gives viewers the blueprint for success! And, he proves that we don't have to give up the enjoyment derived from delicious meals in order to have our own transformation!

Has great content that's worth watching even though it's probably one of the worst produced movies you'll ever see on a streaming service. Basically it's just a home movie shot by an phone but it's a fun story and shows what a huge impact a whole foods plant based diet and exercise can have on health.

I would say watch all the other documentaries first like Forks over Knives, Game Changers, Eating you Alive, What the Health, etc. This doesn't have a lot of info about the science just a little sprinkled in here and there with Barnard and Campbell interviewed quickly. It's probably better to watch as reinforcement or support for people looking to lose weight or just improve their health of what is possible.

This is an excellent documentary covering the health benefits of exercise paired with a plant-based whole foods diet. Highly informative!

The documentary follows a subject from their typical Western lifestyle--largely sedentary, fueled by processed foods--through their health transformation caused by adopting moderate exercise and consuming a fiber-rich diet comprised of largely unprocessed or minimally processed fruits, grain, and vegetables.

I've been following these principles myself over the course of the last year, and have nearly reversed my Type 2 diabetes, been able to reduce my daily beta blocker dosage, and have lost approximately 71 pounds. Highly recommended!

This is an excellent documentary focusing on the power of exercise with a plant based diet.

I loved seeing Tracy's journey to lose 200lbs in a year with Carly's method and also enjoyed learning about Juan-Carlos' personal experience.

The documentary is quick and inspiring, and none of the methods are very complicated. Carly, as Juan-Carlos likes to be called, focuses on eating a whole foods plant-based diet, and on exercising and aiming to do 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of weights a day.

He tracks Tracy throughout the entire year and shows a lot of different aspects of the weight loss, journey and of the positive impact to her health.

Highly recommend!

This was the film that was responsible for my decision to begin a new and wonderful chapter in my life. I'm not a Tracy by far, yet I find myself aspiring to be. It's a truly wonderful story, that follows Tracy, on her journey to health and fitness and transforming her life into something she never thought she could have. I am now on the same journey with a very different story. I still go back and watch this video again and again, when I am struggling with getting to the next goal. Carly has been such a blessing to me. He is the most caring and positive person I know, and truly lives the life he teaches in this film. So thankful I found this film!!!!