The Nick Burns Show · Episode #004

How an Energy Exec Lost 24 lbs in 3 Months Eating MORE Food

Name: How an Energy Exec Lost 24 lbs in 3 Months Eating MORE Food
Uploaded: 2026-05-26T06:00:35-07:00
Duration: 43 min 24 s

With Andrew Keck, energy-industry leader and PetroFit client · May 26, 2026 · 43 min

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Andrew Keck had the career handled. Mid-40s, a leader in the energy industry, at F45 nearly every day. He still couldn't move the scale. Then he fixed the one thing he had ignored for years: his food.

Andrew breaks down how he dropped 24 pounds in three months while eating more than he ever had, why the office and not the weekend is where most professionals' diets fall apart, and the moment he ran the math: he'll be 60 when his youngest finishes high school.

Along the way: the 14-egg first morning, the 3 PM wall that disappeared, the cousin who asked what he was taking, a closet of clothes that no longer fit, a trip to Mexico that came back half a pound lighter, and the day Nick's own daughter asked him to put his phone down.

Chapters

0:00 Cold open
1:00 Meet Andrew: 24 pounds down in three months
1:41 Already an F45 guy, so why was he stuck
2:48 The LinkedIn message that landed in Vegas
4:28 Why the office is where diets die
5:39 Eating out without blowing your diet
7:00 The alpha dad math
7:56 Food is 90 percent: eating more, weighing less
9:07 Everybody is under-eating (the 14-egg morning)
13:33 The 3 PM wall is gone
15:38 Provide and be present
17:40 Dad, can you put your phone down?
18:51 Are you taking anything?
21:12 Accountability and a whole new closet
22:34 Eating more, losing fat, and the long game
26:06 Food tracking is the cheat code
29:30 Vacation, steak dinners, and staying flexible
35:29 Strength for your kids
38:39 The wins nobody talks about, and what's next

Topics: Guest Stories, Weight Loss, Nutrition, Energy Executives

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