How I Lost 60 Pounds and Started Giving A F*ck About My Health

Over the past 5 years, I’ve completely changed my relationship to my health. Prior to that, I was overweight, pre-diabetic, and having chest pains in my mid-30s. I thought maybe eating a salad once a week and going for a run every now then would take care of it. I was wrong.

Since then, I’ve lost 60 pounds (~30kg). I now enjoy exercising regularly and I eat healthy and nutritious foods. My daily life is much more physically active and I get way better sleep. I’m happy with my health now—but it took a long time to get here.

I’m not going to share a bunch of workout routines or complicated diets. What worked for me might not work for you. But I can share what I went through to get here in the hopes that you, too, might change how you think about your health and take it more seriously. Because at the end of the day, your health is definitely something you should give a f*ck about.

CHAPTERS

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Introduction: The 60-Pound Journey and Why I'm Sharing This
• 00:02:40 Growing Up on the Standard American Diet
• 00:04:04 The Metabolism Crash: Gaining 50 Pounds in My Mid-30s
• 00:05:12 Chest Pains and the Doctor's Warning: You're a Ticking Time Bomb
• 00:06:55 Phase One: The Classic Approach and the First Plateau
• 00:08:45 The Delusion Problem: Why I Kept Lying to Myself
• 00:13:03 Hiring a Coach and the Game-Changing Power of Tracking
• 00:17:58 The Devastating Rebound: Gaining It All Back
• 00:20:32 Environment Is Everything: The Move to LA
• 00:25:53 The Genetic Revelation: You're Metabolically 60 Years Old
• 00:31:07 Breaking Through Plateaus: The Role of Coaching and Perspective
• 00:33:40 The Privilege Problem: Let's Talk About Access and Cost
• 00:34:37 Genetics, Sympathy, and the Addiction Parallel
• 00:38:47 The Virtuous Cycle: Optimizing for Longevity in My 40s
• 00:40:40 The Real Takeaway: It's About Habits, Lifestyle, Biology, and Psychology

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