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How I Got Into The Best Shape of My Life

And you can too

Mark M. Morgan
3 min readAug 17, 2024

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I’ve had a gut for the majority of my adult life.

About ten years ago I bumped into an old associate that I used to work with. We hadn’t seen each other in years.

I knew Luke worked there and after a week or two, I paid him and his department a visit.

The first words out of Luke’s mouth were, “Damn Mark, get a zip code for that thing.”

Right there in front of God and everyone in his team.

I laughed it off. But it hurt. I don’t know if fat shaming was a thing back then, but I was embarrassed.

It’s been years since that episode happened and since then I’ve tried just about every diet and exercise program out there. Mediterranean, Paleo, Keto, Carnivore, Calorie Counting, Vegan. You name it, I’ve done it. And exercise too. Running, pumping iron.

I’ve done too much, too many times and have ended up hurting myself time and time again.

60s and beyond

Now, in my 60s, I’m in the best shape of my life. I have energy to workout, but I don’t have…

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