Even at 50 years of age, it's never too late!

For the last eight years, I was resistance training consistently but had nothing to show for it because my diet was trash. I ate anything I wanted and just calculated the numbers in my head. If I wanted a pizza, sure. If I wanted braised pork belly, just make sure you don't eat too much rice. If I wanted ice cream... Etc. Etc. I don't know what I was thinking. Plus, I had a lower back issue to work around, so I couldn't lift heavy. Because of that, I couldn't lift as much weight as I thought I should be lifting, which was at times discouraging and ego-bruising. I flat out was disappointed with what I saw in the mirror looking back at me. But what was I expecting with that diet?

Around that same time, my turning point came after lunch with a friend who had lost a ton of weight. I had an epiphany, dialed in my nutrition, and landed on a strict, high-protein, zero-starchy-carb meal plan or should I say lifestyle because that's what it eventually became. Some people would look at eating the exact same things day after day and say, 'That's too boring, I can't do that.' But for me, that monotony was the key.

My mindset shifted completely when it came to food. I had to tell myself it was medicine for my body. It became something my body needed, as opposed to something my taste buds were requiring to enjoy each and every time I put food in my mouth. The weight came off and it came off quickly. It seemingly melted away, and underneath it all, I was shredded.

Around the same time, I switched from a 4-to-5-day split to just two full-body workouts a week applying the Time Under Tension principle to basically every movement I was performing. It proved to me that nutrition is critical to your physique, you don't need to lift as much as possible all the time, and you need ample time for rest and recovery. Going from a chubby 198 pounds with over 25% body fat to a shredded 160 pounds at 11-13% body fat in 6 short months, I even shocked myself. Honestly, I am just mad it took me this long to finally figure it out.

I'm 50 years old this year. It's never too late!