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Summary
On episode 186 of 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan marks the podcast’s one-year anniversary, reflecting on what has held true since episode one and what he has changed his mind about after 190 episodes, 74-plus guest interviews, and 340,000 downloads.
He revisits his original thesis on commitment (a strong why paired with a clear vision) and the three Ps (persistence, progression, patience), then admits the biggest shift in his thinking this year: there is no single best diet for everyone, and the bathroom scale, while an imperfect measure of health, is not something most people are going to stop using.
He uses that shift to announce a new offer, Surefire Results for Weight Loss, a 28-day program built around three tenets he believes actually drive weight loss: cutting sugar, walking, and drinking enough water.
Links
- https://40plusfitness.com
Key Takeaways
- Commitment comes from pairing a substantial why with a clear vision. The why needs to be emotional and deep, not just “look better,” and the vision is your personal picture of what health and fitness looks like for you, whether that is strength training or distance running.
- The three Ps still hold: persistence, progression, patience. Doing the same workout indefinitely leads to a plateau; you need built-in progression, the persistence to stick with the plan, and the patience to accept that results at this age rarely arrive in a straight line.
- There is no single best diet for everyone (bio-individuality). Allan tried a pescatarian diet this year and it left him hungry with his energy and calories out of balance; a paleo-leaning, low-sugar approach works better for him, but he does not expect that to be universal.
- The scale is an imperfect measure, but it is not going away, so use it as a starting push. Most people already own a scale and will keep checking it for feedback; rather than fight that, Allan now treats early weight loss as the “snowball” that gets people moving toward bigger health markers like A1C, vitamin D, and blood pressure.
- Sugar reduction addresses the actual driver of fat storage. Simple calorie counting often fails because it ignores insulin; cutting sugar lowers the insulin response that is driving fat storage in the first place.
- Walking is an accessible, evidence-backed weight loss tool. It is low-stress on the body and something almost anyone can do, which is why it is one of the three pillars of the new program rather than a harder training protocol.
- Water intake affects hunger, calorie intake, and toxin clearance. Thirst is often mistaken for hunger, sweetened drinks add fast, easy calories, and as stored fat is burned, released toxins need to be flushed through a well-hydrated system.
- Surefire Results for Weight Loss packages these three tenets into a guaranteed 28-day program. Built around sugar, walking, and water, it costs about a dollar a day and comes with a money-back guarantee if a participant does not see results.
“So if you have a good why and then you have a good vision and you put those two things together, you have the commitment.”
Coach Allan