About
From surviving to thriving.
Doctors wanted Darius on an oxygen machine. Instead, he changed one plate at a time, lost over 140 pounds, and turned it into a book and a movement. This is how it happened.
His story
I had every reason to become the healthiest version of myself.
Before 2025, my health had declined to the point where doctors wanted me to sleep with an oxygen machine. I refused — I'd watched my grandma become dependent on hers, and I couldn't let that be my future.
Then came a CPAP machine for sleep apnea. I used it for months, but deep down I couldn't accept that this was how my story had to end.
I spent years wearing heart monitors, living with the fear that if I fell asleep, I might not wake up. My blood pressure climbed to stroke-level highs.
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Anemia (low iron)
- Congestive heart failure
- AFib
- An enlarged heart
…and the list went on.
If you still have the ability to walk, move, or make one healthier choice — use it. Don't wait until your health forces you to change.
One healthy meal.
One walk.
One workout.
One decision at a time.
Those small decisions helped me lose
140+ pounds
and completely changed the direction of my life.
Which is why
I wrote Beyond Vegan.
Motivated Steps to How I Lost 100 Pounds in 6 Months. Not just a book about weight loss — it's about mindset, discipline, and proving transformation is possible when you commit to yourself.
Book launch coming soon
Darius today
Now I help other people do the same.
Author, speaker, and founder of Commit+. If you still have the ability to walk, move, or make one healthier choice, use it. You can start improving your health today, and you don't have to do it alone.
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Keynotes and workshops on transformation, consistency, and plant-based living for events, schools, and teams.