Always focusing on greater consistency with exercise. I gain weight easily and I have learned that staying consistent with movement seems to be the ticket. I read a great article the other day about needing the have the right container for your goal (as opposed to deciding the goal is wrong and can't be done). I'll pull it into a later post - it was interesting, but it's gotten me thinking about what my obstacles are. If I'm honest, it's that I have hair that MUST be styled or it looks insane, and that takes time, so workout time has to be calculated along with getting ready time. Sounds trivial and insane, but I've realized it's an obstacle. If I had straight hair I could blow dry, it'd be easier, but I have curly hair which must air dry most of the way or it's a frizz bomb and doesn't look professional. Those of you with curly hair might understand. 😆 If you're giggling, and I'll admit it's kind of laughable, please remember that a lot of coaching is getting at the TRUE obstacle. I value and like exercise. I feel great when I do it. But I MUST find windows where it fits. That might mean sacrificing the 2nd cup of tea in the AM which I love, or the last 3 word puzzles, in favor of getting started earlier. The other thing I must constantly remind myself of is that some days might be just a walk, or 10 minutes on the rebounder at 3 different times. It still raises the heart rate! Morning is preferred, but not required, and ALL movement counts! I can save the more vigorous, sweaty stuff for the days with a less demanding schedule. This community could help by asking me my zone minutes on the week. Gratefully this week is already at 169 (the CDC recommends a minimum of 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise, or 75 mins. of vigorous). This 169 is combining both moderate and vigorous, compliments of Fitbit.

I have never had my A1C tested. I would be surprised and disappointed if it were abnormal, but I asked for it on a next round of blood work I'm scheduled for in mid-April. But yes, people don't realize the impact of what they eat and how they live on the disease process, at least not as much as they ideally would!

Good share, Jeanna. Eating the way we are designed to eat biologically can go a long way. We share the same genes with people from 200, 500, 2000 years ago. They didn't eat this stuff, and if they died young, it was from lack of medical care, disease, injury, etc. It was much less likely to be from heart disease, cancer, or diabetes, or obesity-related complications. These are much newer diseases that came along with changes to how we eat.