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My Current Eating StyleWritten by Rob · on July 16, 2010 | 17 Comments
My system of eating that I’m following for the summer months of June through Sept 2010. For curiosity sake and so that my training buddy Brandon has a better handle on what this looks like.
Coconut Yam Soup With Ginger and LimeWritten by Rob · on July 14, 2010 | 7 Comments
A wonderful combination of flavors makes this coconut yam soup light up your mouth. Making use of both an excellent carbohydrate along with one of the best tasting and healthy fat sources on the planet, this soup recipe will have you energized all day long. The lime and ginger add just the right amount of zing.
How To Make Kombucha TeaWritten by Rob · on March 7, 2010 | 48 Comments
It’s quite easy to make your own Kombucha tea at home from a few basic ingredients found in your kitchen along with a SCOBY and a little starter. Kombucha tea is the result of a fermentation process which converts a sugary tea solution into what many cultures referred to as the elixir of life. This step by step Kombucha tea recipe should have you fermenting in no time at all.
The EDT Fat Loss SolutionWritten by Charles Staley · on February 15, 2010 | 14 Comments
Escalating Density Training, or EDT for short, is probably the single most effective method to shred fat from your body while building muscle at the same time. They claim that it’s possible to actually drop 1/2 a percent of body fat per week without any other dietary changes. Couple Escalating Density Training with my Fat Loss Fundamentals book and you’re got one of the best natural methods to drop fat, improve your health and your strength at the same time.
My Before PhotosWritten by Rob · on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Photos of me when I was fat, out of shape and heading towards an early death. Pictures from when I was a 475 pound cab driver. These are considered my before photos. This page also contains some pictures from when I was growing up and obese.
Build a Bigger Chest FastWritten by Tom Venuto · on July 15, 2009 | 12 Comments
If you want to build a bigger chest fast, if your pecs are a weak body part, or you’ve hit a plateau in your chest development, this chest workout program is a technique you can use on rare occasions to shock your body into growth. This is a high intensity bodybuilding workout guaranteed to pack on slabs of muscle after just 3-4 workouts. Be warned though, it’s for advanced bodybuilders only, no beginners!
AboutWritten by Rob · on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This natural weight loss website Formerfatguy.com has been online since about 1996 when I first used it to simply store my before and after photos. It has become a resource for natural health concepts and principles one can use to improve their life, how they live, and how they look at food.
Former Fat Guy is designed to teach people not only about natural foods, but how to eat foods to improve their results. It’s also about learning the importance of exercise, building muscle, burning fat, cleansing, improving digestion and everything required to regenerate the body.


Rob Cooper, also known as the Former Fat Guy once weighed 475 pounds. Through a system of natural health, whole foods and a basic walking program of 20 minutes a day, lost nearly 300 pounds of fat over 2 and a half years. Weekly weight training added over 50 pounds of muscle and has lowered his body fat even further. He’s the author of How To Lose 10 Pounds a Month, Every Month, a free report given to subscribers of his natural health and weight loss newsletter as well as the transformational...