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Episode 09 · Health at 40+

35 lbs Down With One Daily Habit (Dad in His 40s)

Sep 8, 2026 · 47 min · Season 1

About three hundred straight days of showing up and thirty-five pounds down. The practical version of everything we've been talking about: the system, why it only works in the morning, and why the bar has to be low enough that missing it takes effort.

Chapters

  1. 0:00Intro: putting your mask on first
  2. 7:15The 5 a.m. gym moment
  3. 8:55The 30-minute bare minimum
  4. 12:0435 pounds down in 10 months
  5. 13:25Talking to AI on his walks
  6. 26:54Discipline and getting his kids to the gym
  7. 30:11Setting an attainable goal
  8. 31:45Get an early win every day
  9. 37:16Jason on doing 75 Hard
  10. 40:02Why a low bar works
  11. 43:08Life is poker, not chess
Your turn

What's YOUR bare minimum? Drop it below.

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