The Key Thing I Would Change After Retiring Early. I Wish I'd Known
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- In this video, I discuss the one thing I would change since retiring early, which could affect my enjoyment of my 60s, 70s, and beyond.
Enjoy, and I hope this video helps 😁
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Appreciate your sharing and agree with your outlook. I retired at 62 and love it. Excercise and eat better. It's great listening to like minded people like you that help others to live a great older life. Keep going and good luck with your surgery if it's not happened yet ❤
Thanks for your endorsement. I appreciate you sharing your experience.
Hi Nick - greatly appreciating your regular updates from the fine city of York. Poor health can strike out of the blue and isn't always related to taking it for granted. I'm 61 and have always looked after myself right from my teens - walking, running, gym, clean eating, perfect BMI, low vices, etc. You'd never see me in McDonalds! But 18 months ago I developed Graves Disease (overactive thyroid) after a bout of Covid which you can't avoid! Like your gall bladder issue, mine is more annoying than debilitating but it leaves me thinking you need to spend your life ENJOYING yourself. If you love the gym and eating salad like me, then great! But please don't invest heavily in those things if you hate them. Life is short, so make sure to enjoy the moment 🙏👍 Wishing you all the best.
thanks for your endorsement and I appreciate you sharing your experience. I wish you all the best too.
I had my gallbladder 3 years ago. Absolutely fine afterwards, in and out of hospital on the same day and no travel restrictions were imposed.
Im coming upto retirement in March at 55 years old and your videos are a great guide. Thanks.
I've not had to change my diet because of the gallbladder removal, no issues at all. Good luck
Thanks for sharing your experience. It’s reassuring.
You had it removed three years ago? The experts thought mine was going in 2022. Still got it, still sick.
I'm a personal trainer and nutritionist too. Nutirition is key for a healthy life and of course, exercise. Luckily, I am still in good health at 64 due to my lifestyle. My wife is 72 and also in good health. Neither of us take any medication. I appreciate that we are outliers as most people our age, including family and that includes younger members, are on medication. Red wine and whisky are my go to drinks as well! Just subscribed.
Thanks for sharing your story. I appreciate your support.
agree with you on exercise. nearly 62, still working and have to for some time to take care of my children. Just got my first kettlebell and have always hit the heavy bag. thinking maybe i need to increase the weight i lift i keep hearing heavy weights are important. i do 4, 3 minute rounds on the bag then do a 15 minute kettlebell workout. by the end i am shattered. do you lift heavy weights? to be honest I don't really enjoy lifting weights, the kettlebell workouts are fun.
Well said 👍
I changed to a plant-based diet 4 years ago and it was the best thing I ever did.
My sleep quality, cardio vascular fitness and general well being have all improved significantly since then. I follow a daily eating window of 13:00 to 19:00 which is easy to adapt to. Once a month I water fast for 36 hours. I go to the gym 4 times a week to do a HIIT class and do downhill mountain biking most weekends. I have just applied to become an on-call fire fighter.
I will be 64 in February and it feels like life is just beginning
Thankyou for your content🙏
Thank you for sharing your story. I’m slowly moving to a mostly plant-based diet too, although I do enjoy meat from time to time.
Thank you for speaking the truth Nick! I’m a few years behind you and recognize myself in your advice about not taking your health for granted. I really appreciate learning from you as I head into retirement - thank you for all that you do.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I appreciate your support.
I retired at age 53, so I am in my early 60s. Many of them resisted me because they couldn't understand the idea of not working if it wasn't necessary. I considered the phases of my life. I worked very hard to achieve what I have now, but in my last years, I owe it to myself to "stop and smell the roses." In my instance, I departed the nation after retiring and currently reside in Latin America. It made it possible for me to appreciate my new surroundings while escaping all the bad things that were going on in America. Nobody that I know of regrets retiring has yet to come to me.
I retired early as well, and have lived away from my hometown and country, leading the life I want, pretty low key and filled with hobbies and interests. To be honest, being away from the judgements and prying eyes of hometown society made it easier.
Thanks for sharing your story.
Nick if possible consider an alternate to removing gall bladder. I had a really bad attack over Christmas a decade ago. One MD said remove it another cautioned that. I realized over the holiday season I had a much higher fat intake-- lots of rich foods ie gravy, pies at Thanksgiving. Followed by fudge & eggnog treats through Christmasand New Year. Once a GB removed there will be more problems digesting fat.
Still with GB & enjoying favorite treats at a level I know my GB can handle. The medical model is NOT necessarily the only answer to improving health status. Happy New Year. Just found your channel & love your insights & experiences.
I was getting attacks as if a heart attack after eating my meals. Got my organs checked and found out I had over 50 gallstones. I underwent cholecystectomy and it took me a year for my body to get used to new eating habits. I reduced fried food and dairy, which helped manage my gut. All good now and eating healthier is the way to go as we age.
Thank you for sharing about your health.
A rant with actual substance. 🙏
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Hi Nick, It's always a pleasure to hear your thoughts and helpful advice on retirement, I look forward to your videos while Uncle Archie is grabbing his weekly goodies. I totally agree with the importance of food intake in later years, especially as we struggle to process nutrients the way we once did. You mentioned in an earlier vlog sarcopenia, and this is definitely something that can be helped by eating much much more protein than we used to, especially as we are breaking down muscle in our gym sessions. Equally important, though, is cardiovascular training and, in particular, Zone 2 training because we need to build our Mitochondrial function, I believe this should be right at the top of our exercise in our retirement programme and is potentially a life saver! Keep up the great work. I really appreciate your honest and direct insight. Many thanks.
Thanks for your endorsement. I appreciate you sharing your advice to help others.
Great video. I’ll be 60 next March… I’m glad it’s not 70 by the experience of your surgeon friend, however it’s sobering stuff to hear and good of you to share it. I’ve a friend Peter who’s 78 and had his gallbladder removed last year… it came out of the blue as he hadn’t been suffering like you but suddenly one day the pain arrived. He had keyhole surgery, the outcome hasn’t changed his life with regard to diet… he has carried on as before… maybe you’ll be lucky in that regard as well. Keep up the good work and regards to Uncle Archie.
Thanks for your endorsement. I appreciate you taking the time to write this comment and share your experience. Fingers crossed 🤞
The actual *kidney stone* I had was certainly not "low-level pain", near-excruciating, like having been hit very hard & very bruised in the lower abdomen. And thankfully I *xy*ed the tiny little thing out, panic over & avoided surgical/operative intervention.
I appreciate you sharing your experience. Unfortunately, I’ve got a big stone in there. No alternative but to remove the gallbladder.
@@nickjmaher Yes, I appreciate kidney stones & gallstones are very different etc, However painful etc they are - an ex had the misfortune to be hospitalised twice with something related to yours - I was mentioning the type & extent of the pain I encountered. Which would have been different to yours if not in pain level perhaps. You sound like you've had kidney stones before so perhaps know that anyway
Great advice, as always. Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure! Thanks for your support.
You call it a rant, but there is a lot of wisdom in what you said in this video. Looking forward to deeper dive into your six pillars.
Thanks for your support once again. I’m working on a video series.
I’ve got fibromyalgia. So just about managing to work and rest.
Thanks for sharing.
Great Post mate, I hope most people here take this advice, good diet and regular weight training/ cardio are essential.
I agree 100%. Thanks for your endorsement.
I've had kidney stones and they were no picnic. First time was 2015, next time was 2021, so sick I could not survive driving to a hospital. Been sick since I got the covid shot September of 2021. Without your health life isn't fun.
I used to work on the trading floor of a Wall st bank, and every now and then, one of the older traders would get tapped on the shoulder and told it was time to go ( retire ) . Often, they did not want to go, I guess because of fear of losing their identity and reason for existence, and so, on their last day, they'd be tearful, heavy with emotion. I could never understand it - they should have been doing cart wheels going out of there.
I appreciate you sharing your experience.
I'm 68 and have been retired for 2 years having to wait till the state pension kicked in. I agree with all you say but be careful of consuming too much farmed salmon. Good luck with the surgery, All The Best.
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I was recommended a great book from a friend, "The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush". I have done this flush twice and it works wonders. It only takes a week and costs very little. You should try this flush and see if you can avoid the surgery. If they take out your gallbladder, you will have to live with the restrictive diet forever.
I appreciate your advice but with a 2.5 cm stone in my gallbladder I’m 10 years too late for a gallbladder flush.
I retired at 52 and wish I’d done it sooner. The 9-to-5 grind steals your freedom for a paycheck.[peanuts] btw my advice is If you’re in your late 30s or early 40s, start saving for retirement now, in your 50s? Invest now and break free from relying on your job, its too stressful and its affecting our health! Market trends like the Trump Effect have made millions for many including me. Stay focused and consistent!
I appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences and advice.
Hello Nick you seem to be nice guy. But the fantasy idea of finishing work at 44 .is a dream that most cant even imagine. I hope that the surgery fixes the problem. But for the most of us it is not possible. To consider. I have no debts a house worth one and a half million pounds. A partime job that so important to me. I think the socal aspects work are, if you are lucky. Are as important as the financial.
I find, that if I overdo a bit with rich food I soon have a Gout attack, I like a nice dinner from time-to-time but at 63 its moderation as far as food goes.
Thanks for your comment
Allow me to add a third element - annual checkup. I recommend blood tests, internal organs ultra-sound, and ECG. Early diagnosis can significantly increase treatment success and recovery. Most first-world public health services offer those tests for free. I do the blood tests twice a year when possible. It must include lipids, glucose, liver function markers, blood chemistry, proteins, and vitamin D. It is no brainer, just do it.
I appreciate you sharing your advice.
I’m self employed, 50, no pension , one buy to let that’s mortgaged to the hilt.
I’ll wear out before I reach retire age.
What little I have by the time I hang my boots up I’ll make sure my kids get it……
Nothing to look forward to tbh.
I appreciate you sharing your circumstances.
Let’s hope the diagnosis is correct this time and you don’t have kidney stones and gall stones!!!!! Chin up roll with the punches!!!
It was never kidney stones! Here’s hoping 🤞
People need a health wake up call in their 20s!
My 30s were the worst. You can probably get away with it in your 20s.
Oh, great! I'm 69.
69 is the new 39 😁