Episode 7: Nutrition: The Pillar That Fuels Everything Else
Almost nobody needs more information about food. So why is nutrition the pillar people find hardest?
In Episode 7, Rich and Hiro take on the fourth pillar - nutrition - and the mistake sitting underneath nearly all of it: people in their forties and fifties are still eating, and still dieting, the way they did at 25.
After 30 years of coaching, Rich's view is that the question itself has changed. It is no longer "how do I lose weight?" It is "how do I keep muscle?" You can absolutely lose weight in your fifties eating very little - and a good chunk of what you lose will be the muscle keeping you strong, keeping your metabolism working and keeping you independent later on.
In this episode:
The six things going wrong with food in midlife - and why none of them are ignorance
Under-eating all day, over-eating at night: why that is hunger, not weak willpower
What actually changes after 40 - muscle loss, recovery, and a margin for error that has gone
Why protein is the one change Rich would pick above all others, and why breakfast is where nearly everyone falls down
Protein and perimenopause - does the message land differently for women?
Keto, fasting, low carb: they all work, and what that tells you about the actual mechanism
Hiro on supplements - 15 years as a pharmacy technician, and an honest view on what is worth your money
Three things you can start tomorrow without overhauling your diet
The line to remember: in midlife, protein is not about building a bigger body. It is about not losing the one you have got.
If you are on medication or being treated for a health condition, talk to your GP before making big changes to how you eat. We are coaches, not doctors.
Want help working out which pillar to fix first? The Midlife Method is Rich and Hiro coaching you together - the training side and the five-pillar holistic approach, built around your life. DM the word METHOD on Instagram @richlevy_performance.
Next week - Episode 8: Movement, and why the three hours you spend in the gym matter far less than what you do with the other hundred and sixty-five.
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