My Story
I’m Matthew Lefthand—most people in the cycling world know me as “Lefty.” But before the races, records, and coaching, I was just a guy who had slowly let himself go. I wasn’t a standout athlete growing up—just an average kid with bad eating habits that stuck when my life turned sedentary.
In graduate school, I poured myself into my studies in marriage and family therapy—learning systems theory, how the mind works, and how changing your thoughts can change your life. But in the process, I stopped taking care of my own body. By the time I graduated, I was 270 pounds, exhausted, and buried in unhealthy patterns.
Then in 2020, my son was born—and something clicked. My wife and I had talked many times about getting healthy, but we never followed through. When she suggested we try Clean Simple Eats, I didn’t even take before photos. I told her, “I already have enough of those.” But she made us do it. She showed up differently—and this time, I did too.
