I gave up on my health around 30 and regret it every day- here's how to avoid that!

I need to tell you about the biggest regret of my life.

It wasn’t a business decision I didn’t make or a relationship I messed up.

It was giving up on my health at 30 years old.

And if you’re over 50 right now, struggling with your weight and feeling like it’s too late to change, I want you to understand exactly how I got to where I was - so you don’t waste another 20 years like I did.

How 60 Pounds Snuck Up on Me

At 30, I was in good shape. Not amazing, but good. I went to the gym regularly, ate reasonably well, and felt pretty good about myself.

Then life happened.

Work got busier. I started putting in longer hours, and the gym felt like just another obligation I didn’t have time for.

I got lazy about meal prep. Making lunches to take to work felt like too much effort, so I started grabbing fast food because it was cheap and easy.

I made a fatal decision about gym timing. I refused to get up earlier to work out before work, so I told myself I’d go in the evenings. But after long days, I was always “too tired” to go.

Every single day, I made the same promise: “I’ll go tonight.” And every single night, I had the same excuse: “I’m too exhausted. I’ll go tomorrow.”

The Slow Slide Into Poor Health

Here’s what nobody tells you about weight gain after 30: it doesn’t happen overnight.

It’s not like you wake up one day and suddenly you’re 60 pounds heavier.

It’s a pound here, two pounds there. A slightly tighter belt. Clothes that don’t fit quite right. Photos where you think “that’s not a good angle.”

For 15-18 years, I made thousands of small bad choices that added up:

• Choosing fast food over packed lunches
• Choosing the couch over the gym
• Choosing soda over water
• Choosing convenience over health
• Choosing “tomorrow” over “today”

By the time I was 57, I was 60 pounds overweight, exhausted, and convinced it was too late to change.

The Wake-Up Call

What finally changed everything wasn’t looking in the mirror or stepping on a scale.

It was looking at my then 13-year-old son.

I realized I wanted to be around for a long time - to watch him grow up, get married, have kids of his own. I wanted to be the energetic grandfather who could keep up, not the one sitting on the sidelines because he was too tired and out of shape.

That’s when I finally understood: every day I waited was another day I could have been getting healthier.

Why People Over 50 Stay Stuck (And It’s Not What You Think)

After helping hundreds of people get healthy, I’ve learned something important: the biggest barrier isn’t your age, your metabolism, or even your willpower.

It’s your comfort zone!!!

By 50, 60, or 70, we’ve built incredibly strong comfort zones around our food choices:

• “I’ve always had my morning soda”
• “I can’t give up my evening wine”
• “Life’s too short not to eat what I want”
• “This is just who I am now”

But here’s the truth: your comfort foods are keeping you FAT and uncomfortable.

The people I work with are incredibly stubborn about their habits. They’re set in their ways and resistant to change. I get it - I was the same way.

But I can tell within two weeks if someone is serious about getting healthy.

It’s not about perfection. It’s about honesty.

The Baby Steps Approach That Actually Works

When I talk to people who want to get healthy, the first thing I ask is: “Tell me exactly what and how much are you eating and drinking every day?”

Not “What should you be eating?” or “What do you want to eat?”

What are you ACTUALLY consuming right now?

Because you can’t fix what you won’t acknowledge.

Then we start removing the bad stuff - slowly.

The biggest culprits I see:
• Alcohol
• Soda and sugary drinks
• Sweets and processed snacks
• Bad carbs (white bread, pasta, etc.)

Here’s the key: we don’t tackle all of these at once.

Trying to remove alcohol, soda, sugar, and bad carbs simultaneously freaks people out and leads to failure.

Instead, we pick one. Work on it for two weeks. Get consistent. Then tackle the next one.

Why I Remove Before I Add

Notice I said “remove the bad stuff” before I even mention introducing healthy foods.

This is intentional.

Most people think getting healthy means adding a bunch of new foods and complicated recipes to their routine.

But the truth is, removing the things that are actively harming you creates immediate improvements:

• Remove soda, and your energy stabilizes
• Remove late-night snacking, and you sleep better
• Remove processed foods, and inflammation decreases
• Remove excess sugar, and cravings diminish

Once you’ve removed the obstacles, adding healthy foods becomes much easier.

The Mindset Component (The Missing Piece)

Here’s what I’ve learned after years of helping people: you can have the perfect nutrition plan and exercise routine, but if your mindset isn’t right, you’ll sabotage yourself every time.

This is why I created my Mindset Over 50 mini-course first.

Because at our age, we’re not just fighting physical habits - we’re fighting decades of mental programming that says:
• “I’m too old to change”
• “I’ve tried everything before”
• “This is just who I am now”

You have to fix your thinking before you can fix your eating.

The Honest Truth About Change After 50

Will it be easy? No.

Will it be worth it? Absolutely.

Will you face resistance from your own brain? Every single day.

But here’s what I know after losing 60 pounds at 57 and keeping it off:

Small changes sustained beat dramatic changes abandoned every single time.

You don’t need to become a fitness fanatic or health food extremist.

You just need to make slightly better choices, consistently, over time.

Your Two Choices

You have two paths in front of you:

Path 1: Keep doing what you’re doing. Make the same excuses I made for 20 years. Wake up at 60, 65, or 70 feeling worse than you do today, wishing you had started sooner. If you have not already, you will deal probably with heart attack, stroke, diabetes, constant pain and inflammation, the list goes on.

Path 2: Start making small changes today. Remove one bad habit at a time. Build momentum slowly but surely. Wake up a year from now feeling stronger, more energetic, and proud of what you’ve accomplished.

The choice is yours.

But remember: every day you wait is another day you could have been getting healthier.

Don’t make my mistake. Don’t wait another 20 years.

Your future self is counting on the decision you make today.

What’s it going to be?