He Never Exercised Until 68, Then Lost 26 Pounds Plant Based Ep.466

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You will learn:
How Nigel went from zero exercise at 68 to training five days a week by choice
Why his old 1,500 calorie diets always gave the weight back
How eating more protein, tofu, tempeh, homemade seitan, changed his hunger completely
What starting strength training from scratch actually feels like, and when it turns
How he handles holidays, slip ups and scale stalls with one rule: win the next meal
Why the last 20 percent of a transformation takes 80 percent of the effort

Chapters:
00:00 Meet Nigel: 69 Years Old, Down 26 Pounds, 926 Workouts
01:35 The Couch Potato Years and the Yo Yo Dieting Trap
03:55 Why He Chose a Plant Based Program Built for His Age
04:54 "You Want Me to Do All of This in One Session?"
06:19 From Three Days a Week to Five, and Feeling Off Without It
07:58 The Morning Routine and Putting Himself First
09:53 Dieting on 1,500 Calories With No Protein Plan
11:28 Learning to Eat Protein: Tofu, Tempeh and Homemade Seitan
13:59 Starting Strength Training at 68: The Sore First Weeks
15:00 The Water Bucket Moment: When Strength Shows Up in Real Life
16:13 Wall Sits, a Two Minute Plank, and the Dreaded Lunges
19:01 Less Knee Pain and Japanese Interval Walking
20:42 Eating More Than His Old Diets and Feeling Fuller
22:22 Christmas, the Trail Mix, and Coach Nick's Canadian Guilt Trip
25:21 Win the Next Meal: How Nigel Gets Back on Track
26:56 Trusting the Process Through the Scale's Ups and Downs
29:00 The Last 20 Percent Takes 80 Percent of the Effort
31:35 Nigel's Advice: Anybody Can Do This, From Home
33:13 Trust the Process, Stay Coachable, Use the Group Calls
37:57 Healthier Than in His 20s: Confidence and the Cardiologist Visit
44:44 Nigel's Final Word: Start, and If You Stumble, Start Again
46:48 Book a Call and Join the Next Live Masterclass

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