Jonathan Ressler: The Transformation Guide Who Lost 140 Pounds Without Dieting

I help busy, high-performing professionals lose weight through simple choices that fit real life.

If you’re tired of diets, tracking apps, and programs that promise the world and deliver nothing, you’re in the right place. I lost 140 pounds without dieting, without the gym, and without sacrificing my life. Now I teach the Stop Dieting. Start Choosing. method so people like you can finally take control.

For nearly 60 years, I lived on the weight-loss hamster wheel. Diet after diet. Program after program. Every failure chipped away at my confidence until I stopped believing change was possible. On my 59th birthday, I was 411 pounds, taking eight medications, barely moving, and pretending everything was fine.

Then something happened. My girlfriend Viki sent me a gorillagram as a joke. I snapped a photo to send her, looked at it, and felt everything freeze. It wasn’t shock. It was recognition. For the first time, I actually saw myself. The weight. The exhaustion. The man who avoided stairs, avoided mirrors, avoided life.

I decided I was done living like that. I made an appointment for weight loss surgery in Mexico. They told me to start eating less to prepare for the procedure. And then I had the thought that changed my life:

“If I can eat less now… why can’t I just do that?”

No diets. No plans. No rules. No surgery. I made a simple agreement with myself: before I ate anything, I’d pause and ask if it was worth it. That was it. No restricted foods. Nothing labeled good or bad. No guilt. I took my power back one choice at a time.

In 30 days, I lost more than 20 pounds. In months, I felt like a different person. And eventually, I lost 140 pounds without dieting, tracking, or forcing myself into a gym.

I discovered the truth the weight loss industry doesn’t want you to know: **Diets don’t fail because you’re weak. Diets fail because they rely on rules instead of choices.**

When you stop dieting and start choosing, everything changes. You build habits that fit your life instead of fighting it. You lose weight without obsession. And for the first time, the results stick.

Why I Guide Busy Executives

Executives, founders, and high performers fail at weight loss more than anyone. Not because they’re lazy. Because they’re overloaded. Because they’re making thousands of decisions a day. Because every diet demands time, discipline, and bandwidth they don’t have.

That’s why the Stop Dieting. Start Choosing. method works. It doesn’t add to your workload. It removes friction from your life. You make simple, smart choices that hold up under pressure, during travel, through stress, and in real life.

No rules. No gimmicks. No dependency on me. You learn to trust your judgment again. You learn to take control without sacrificing your lifestyle. And once that clicks, everything in your life improves — not just your weight.

My Work Today

I’m the author of the Amazon bestselling book Shut Up and Choose. I host the Shut Up and Choose Podcast, where I break down what actually works for real people with real responsibilities.

I also work privately with individuals and small groups. No scripts. No diets. No one-size-fits-all nonsense. I help you build the life that gets you the results.

If you’re ready to stop dieting and start choosing, I can help you transform your life the same way I transformed mine.