Over the past 5 years, I’ve completely changed my relationship to my health. Prior to that, I was overweight, prediabetic, and having chest pains in my mid30s. 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.
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02:23 How Mark got unhealthy
04:45 When your lifestyle catches up to you
08:05 How work can affect your health
11:17 What worked and what didn't early on
12:52 The 2nd phase in Mark's health journey
15:34 The many health benefits of tracking
21:43 The critical importance of your environment
25:25 When Mark hit a wall
31:39 Overcoming the plateaus and setbacks
35:08 The role of genetics
39:24 Mark's new health goals
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