What most people don't know about me is I don't read weight loss books. I read business books and steal the principles I learn there and apply them to my body. And through that process, I have come to realize that a successful body and a successful business run on the same principles. I also like that "The Successful Body" stands for much more than just losing weight. Our body is the vehicle we use to experience life. And the quality of our life correlates directly to the quality of the body we have. So making sure it looks great, is highly functional, is well rested, is mentally optimized and is fuelled with the highest quality foods lends itself immensely to the goal of creating a remarkable life.

Here's some backstory on my approach. For the first month of my journey I was only doing 100 push ups, which took me about 2.5 minutes to do. Each month I started adding an additional move. After about 4 months I noticed I was doing about 10 minutes of training, so I started to call it my 10-Minute Body. I have worked really hard to keep it at 10 minutes a day to be the proof to others that we don't have to do this the way the guru's say. We don't need to spend hours a day at this. We can achieve A LOT with A LITTLE. So yes, it's about 10-minutes a day.

I did it the super classy way. With an email!!! Thank you. Please tip the wait staff on the way out. OK stupid jokes aside, let me first say I LOVED sugary foods. I once ate an entire lemon meringue pie all by myself in about 20 minutes. True story. Second, it's a complex question and this answer will only scratch the surface of what went into that. The simple answer is I changed my mindset about why I no longer wanted sugar to be part of my life. And then I worked hard to fall in love with not having it. All this to say, it took time, I did it in small achievable steps and I figured out how to think about it so I wouldn't feel I am missing out.

No. Here's my mindset on that. Cheat meals sends my brain the wrong message. It implies that I don't enjoy the "regular" meals I am having and I am simply tolerating them until I can get to that treat. That's not a sustainable approach long-term in my opinion. The other unexpected benefit that occurred that has helped with this, is that ever since sugar and I broke up, my taste buds have come alive and all my food tastes amazing. Seriously! The meals I eat now are so damn delicious they feel like treats. No joke!

WHAT!! Did you look at that ghastily "before" picture! Does that guy look like he is genetically gifted? I have man boobs for crying out loud. Here's the thing. Genetics plays a small smart in what we look like (20%.) The other 80% is negotiable based on the behaviours we choose to invest in. My success is a result of focusing on that 80% I have complete control over.

LOL! Thank you. I take that as a compliment, but no and no. Steroids are stupid and my philosophy is that supplements are not necessary if I focus on eating high quality whole foods. And it makes my Successful Body Protocol much simpler and easier to sustain. That said, if I was deficient in something, I would take the necessary supplements.

Here is my thing with alcohol. I have yet to hear a story where someone said, "You know, my life was going right down the toilet. Then I discovered alcohol and now my life is awesome!" The reality is that alcohol impairs our ability to make good decisions (even with a single drink) so I don't have it much for that reason. It's not off limits, but I have it sparingly. Since I started this journey I have had it twice. It's another thing my body does not miss.

Absolutely. My two biggest challenges are my sleep and eating at night. I'm not sure when I developed the eating at night habit, but somewhere along the way I started using it as a way to help me sleep. When I say at night, I'm talking like 3am or 4am. That has been a real challenge for me to overcome. I went about 120 days not eating at night when I first started this journey, but then I found a way to convince myself to start doing it again. I was then hit or miss with that behaviour for about 8 months, but I'm back on track at the moment. I just take it one day at a time. And my sleep. Well that has been a complete gong show. It's now my number one focus to fix. I will keep you posted.

Well my past "successes" weren't actually successes because I could not sustain the results long-term. That was one of the big problems I looked to solve this time around. I already knew things would end badly for me if I simply did more of what I have always done. The difference this time is that I think in decades NOT days. What that means is I don't adopt behaviours for 30, 60 or 90 days because I finally understand that when I remove the cause I remove the effect. Now when I invest in a behaviour it's with the mindset that I will be doing it for a lifetime. It's like brushing your teeth. You wouldn't do it for month and then stop. (Would you???) You do it for a lifetime because you understand the immense value it creates for you.

Trial and error. I would start with a theory about something I thought could make a difference and then I would test it. If it proved to work I kept it and then looked to adopt a new VB. It took me about 3 or 4 months to finally settle on my 10. But I am always tweaking them and updating them as I move forward on this journey. It's a dynamic document that evolves with me.

There have been a lot of surprises and there will be more pleasant ones as the years and decades unfold, but one of the biggest surprises has been The Power of Consistency. People struggle because they stop doing behaviours that get results. The key is to stop stopping. I simply show up every day with one goal. Do my 10VBs. That's the secret to my success.