This Guy Changed His Lifestyle and Got Absolutely Ripped at 60

A milestone birthday kickstarted Steve Greer's fitness goals. Here's what he did to achieve them

My 60th birthday was a milestone for me. I realised I’d been aspiring to a certain physique since I was 16, so for about 44 years. I hadn’t made any serious attempts to reach it, though, and having another birthday made me reflect on whether this was my last opportunity to get into shape.

I had some health measures—cholesterol and BMI—that I wanted to bring down too. Plus, my amazing wife is a spin instructor who’s been in great shape for more than 15 years. I figured it was about time I caught up.

I’d tried to lose weight before. Throughout my 30s and 40s, I gradually gained weight, and for the last 12 years my weight was typically between 98 and 106 kilograms. A few years ago, I tried keto as a weight-loss tool and pretty quickly dropped to about 84 kilograms. I looked like a gaunt version of myself, with no real muscle definition. Then the pandemic came, and I gained all that weight back.

This time around, I knew I needed to do things differently—and more sustainably.

At the start, I was doing three full-body workouts a week at the gym and aiming for 10,000 steps a day. After the first couple of months, my trainer added an extra upper-body-focused gym day for me to complete on my own over the weekend. I stuck with that routine even when I was away for a full month in the middle of my transformation, alternating between two custom workouts my trainer loaded into the app.

Nutrition was another big learning curve. Early on, I ate pretty much anything that was technically low-carb—hot wings, sausages, you name it. It wasn’t necessarily healthy, but it helped me transition. I did “dirty keto” for about three weeks, then gradually moved to healthier, higher-fat meals with more avocados and eggs and less processed meat. I also started cooking for myself a lot more.

To make the transition easier and give myself some structure early on, I followed the 30-Day Keto Metabolic Reset. Having a clear plan took a lot of the guesswork out of starting keto and helped my body adapt properly in those first few weeks.

Here’s what I typically eat in a day now:

• Breakfast: Eggs with avocado or a Keto Vital Shake
• Lunch: Tuna and asparagus or chicken and broccoli
• Dinner: Burger or steak with cooked vegetables and a large salad
• Supplement: Keto AM & PM Gummies

Overall, it was a multi-faceted approach: revamping my diet, committing to proper weight training, and making sure I stayed active throughout the day. Combined with the one-on-one relationship I had with my trainer—and the structure I had around my keto nutrition—success felt far more achievable.

In 27 weeks, I lost 18.2 kilograms and dropped from 25.5% to 10.9% body fat. What surprised me most was how much faster and fitter I felt. I’m bounding up escalators and carrying my golf bag over 18 holes without feeling winded. I always associated that kind of improvement with cardio, but weight training that leaves you breathless really does the trick.

Most importantly, I’ve stopped being hard on myself for not being in the shape I wanted to be. I can try on clothes I actually like. That feeling of accomplishment is huge.

Now I’m ready for the next stage—maintaining my weight while building more muscle. I know I’ve made a lot of progress, but I also know I’m just getting started.

If you’re thinking about starting keto, I’ve learned one thing for sure: how you begin really matters.