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

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.

Dude's a mega millionaire. Of course he can lose 125 pounds in 9 months when he can afford a personal trainer and a dietitian and eat organic everything and work out all day long because he doesn't have a real job since he sold his company for millions.

I want to see documentary that profiles a normal person with a 40k/yr and a 9-5 job - THAT is inspirational.

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

If you thought body transformation shows are a bit dull and self indulgent then you ain't seen nothing yet!

With massive resources at his disposal our hero decides to finally do something about the weight problem that has beset him most of his life. He sets about hiring a squad of personal trainers and a nutritionist (who came from Ireland but sounds about as Irish as Paddy the Greek) and films the whole thing.

To be fair, he actually does the work and gets stunning results but this is hardly an inspirational tale. He and his buddy also decide early on that they are going to 'monetise' the whole endeavour which left me with questions about the true motivation here. Very dull film which I switched off about half way through as it mostly consisted of him announcing the day and date of his training sessions into his phone camera.

Not a character you can root for or particularly like. Also, telling a three year old not to have a french fry because they will get fat, set off alarm bells with me.

I would love to see the movie about the person who has not got two cents to rub together, who has to use park benches and milk cartons because he can't afford a gym membership, who does this like his life literally depended on it and who shares a message of 'if I can, you can and no excuses'. Now THAT would be truly inspirational.

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!