I spent a decade doing everything right — and still stayed stuck.
This is the story of how elimination, not discipline, finally worked — and why I built Peak Form Intensive.
Where I Started
In 2013, I was 195 pounds at 5’9”.
Pre-diabetic. Constantly sick. Exhausted most days.
My vision was so poor I had a restriction on my driver’s license.
I felt older than I was and assumed decline was normal.
I didn’t lack discipline.
I lacked answers.
So I went looking for them.
What Didn’t Work
Over the next decade, I tried everything that was supposed to work:
• Paleo
• Keto
• Calorie counting
• Macro tracking
• Intermittent fasting
• Mediterranean
• Vegan
• “Everything in moderation”
Each approach helped — briefly.
Then I stalled. Every time.
The cravings returned.
The fatigue crept back in.
The effort increased while results flattened.
Carnivore came closest.
It actually eliminated what was harmful — but it was too restrictive to sustain long-term.
I needed the completeness of carnivore
with enough variety to live on.
What Changed
At some point, I stopped negotiating.
Not all at once.
Not recklessly.
I eliminated one substance at a time — completely — in the right sequence.
Gluten. Gone.
Then sugar. Gone.
Then starches. Gone.
Then everything else my body reacted to.
Each elimination followed the same pattern:
withdrawal → calm → clarity.
That’s when I understood the real problem:
Partial elimination gives partial results.
Complete elimination changes everything.
What Happened Next
The weight came off — that part wasn’t surprising.
What surprised me was everything else:
• Vision restored to 20/20
• Pre-diabetes reversed
• Blood pressure normalized
• Energy stabilized
• Food obsession disappeared
At 59, I maintain under 10% body fat without tracking, counting, or restriction.
I don’t think about food anymore.
I eat. I stop. I move on.
That’s not discipline.
That’s removal.
Why I Built Peak Form Intensive
Most people fail not because they lack willpower,
but because they never fully remove what their body treats as a threat.
And most programs make the same mistake:
they rush elimination before people are ready.
That’s why Peak Form Intensive starts with preparation — not restriction — and applies elimination sequentially, with structure and accountability.
PFI exists to do one thing:
make completion normal instead of rare.
What I Do (And Don’t Do)
I don’t give meal plans.
I don’t count macros.
I don’t manage symptoms.
I don’t sell moderation.
I teach elimination.
I teach sequence.
I teach permanence.
And I support people through the hardest part — the part most quit alone.
Next Step
Peak Form Intensive is where this framework is applied fully — in person, structured, and finite.
Not local? The framework is explained in the book.