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Are you overcomplicating your food intake?
I met a man at my gym who’s 60+. Lifts more than most 40-year-olds. Arms with muscle, posture straight, moves like he’s decades younger.
I asked about his diet expecting something complicated – macros, supplements, some longevity protocol.
His answer: “Protein and vegetables. Every meal. That’s the whole thing.”
Eggs and spinach for breakfast. Meat or fish with vegetables for lunch and dinner. Nuts and cheese for snacks. Vitamin D in winter. That’s it. For 40 years.
No protein powder. No creatine. No new diet every few months.
“I eat food my grandmother would recognize. If it comes in a box with a long ingredient list, I don’t eat it.”
Stop overcomplicating nutrition. Protein and vegetables at every meal. Keep it boring. Keep it consistent. That’s the whole strategy – and he’s the proof it works.
And if your workouts are as overcomplicated as your diet used to be, simplify those too.
FL10 Minute Workout: Valentine’s Day Warm-Up Bedroom / Anywhere • Full Body / Stamina • 2 min each
Heart Rate Raiser – slow building jumping jacks, increase speed every 15 sec
Hip Opener Flow – deep lunge holds alternating sides with hip circles
Missionary Push-Ups – slow controlled push-ups, 3-sec hold at the bottom
Flexibility Check – standing hamstring stretch into standing splits, each leg
Cardio Stamina Builder – burpees at a sustainable pace
Ten minutes.
Zero equipment.
Every day.
That’s the discipline.
P.S. What’s the simplest health habit you’ve stuck with the longest? Reply – I read every one.
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