From Fat Lolli to 6 Pack Lolli: The Ultimate Transformation Story

I'm very much into fitness & there is zero inspiration from this. Should be called "the transformation into an even bigger bigot".

I can't believe I wasted time with this narcissistic pile of crap. I mean, I was going to fall asleep on the couch regardless, but this mindless egotistical drivel in the background was such a waste of electricity.

I particularly loved the wife's reference to her "checklist." It's nothing special, pretty much the same "checklist "every other gold digging cooz in the world has, money. That's it. Thanks for sharing what we all already knew. You can be a fat piece of crap but as long as you're rich you can bag a hot gold digging piece of quiff.

Shame on Jeff Bezos for letting this steaming pop of crap on his platform.

Most other reviewers have already noted the shallow nature of this documentary - how Anthony has the privilege of being able to hire expert trainers and nutritionists to come live with him, of buying the most expensive foods, of nearly unlimited time to neglect his loved ones in pursuit of vanity. They've noted how at no point in the movie does the viewer learn anything about the specific variables involved in transforming from obese to ripped in 9 months - probably because any medical, nutrition, or fitness professional knowledgeable about such a transformation would ethically have to speak to how dangerous and unsustainable it is to do this. Anthony doesn't attempt to hide the fact that this is a shameless self-promotion vehicle, or rather he does so under the guise of "inspiration"; which he may well actually believe this documentary to be. Given that much of the footage was no more than six months old when it aired, it would be far more telling to check in in five years because the science of dramatic weight loss is in, and in nearly all cases people's bodies literally fight to bounce back to their previous state of obesity once it has been established. It seems to be a matter of biological reality. So, the real litmus test is what happens from now on with Anthony.

Other notable takeaways include the values on display within the family and marriage. Early, we hear his wife explain how she has a "list" of qualifications for prospective boyfriends or husbands, and how Anthony met many of the items on her list in spades - presumably his having money offset the fact that he was obese if we read between the lines here. Take the fact that his inspiration came when his toddler reached for some french fries and this wife said "don't eat those, you're going to get fat!" before exposing her to a fear inducing video about how obesity leads to death. I'm sure this kid will have a healthy body image growing up...not. Questionable parenting decisions aside, Anthony clearly lived in a situation where his weight was tolerated but not accepted, further evidenced by her comments about how he neglected her and the kids to follow his insane weight loss schedule and dangerous flouting of doctor's orders to rest while healing from his blubberectomy, saying "well he was never there, but now I have THIS" pointing to his now chiseled physique and infinite buttcrack. Alas, people like this deserve one another, but spare the children, please!

After all this man went through, after he spent all the money he did, after he surrounded himself DAILY with all those fitness and health people, FOR OVER 1.5 YEARS, the first thing Tony did when the body show was over, was to sneak away and go eat a burger.

Really?

So Tony seemingly learned nothing about food and how the fake foods he previously ate were a significant factor in him being overweight and obese and doing a lot of damage inside his body which he cannot see.

Perhaps the education on food was not enough or clear enough? I think this guy may well end up back where he was, and if he has a food addiction, which many people have without realizing it (including myself), he will put on the pounds again.

Did he keep going to the gym, every day, once the show was over? Or 2-3 times a week? Or at all?

There was one telling moment of his mindset, when his wife was explaining that he would deny her attention because he was so committed to his goal. And he explained, I knew I had to sacrifice some things in order to get to my goal in a short time, rather than take longer. Then "once it was out of the way, I can get back to living normally".

This mindset shows that Anthony doesn't understand that he has to KEEP doing all that he did (but perhaps with less intensity since he doesn't need to lose weight, compete in a show, etc., anymore), FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. This should not have been a one time thing, which Anthony seems to have treated it as it was.

I hope since the show he has kept the weight off and stopped eating garbage, because that undoes all he has achieved.

There's some pretty explicit body and operative stuff in here that had me turn off the movie. Just didn't want to see hanging fat, and... You get the point. It was relatively interesting until then.

If the explicit stuff (not sex), doesn't bother you then you might find something of interest here.

I do want to take exception with one viewer who had an issue with the guy sneaking to get a burger. No one goes through all that, sees a new person in the mirror and goes back. No one. So get off your high horse. Why you would even assume a single burger spells disaster is beyond me.