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Circling Back
My Venn Diagram of Life
There is nothing better than to find that sweet spot where a healthy body and a healthy mind live and play in a person in mutual harmony.
It happened to me once, about seven years ago. At the time, I wasn’t in any obvious danger of losing my health: yes, I was overweight by the BMI charts, but I sort of hid the chubbiness by wearing clothes that didn’t outline my form very well. I also tended to hang around with people heavier than myself, which was a big mistake. Any attempts on my part to improve my appearance were soundly met by these people who told me I was already thin enough.
The other thing hindering any serious attempts on my part to lose weight and eat better — you know all the positives — was that I really was pretty healthy. I had no lifestyle-related diseases, my blood work was consistently normal, and I felt pretty good.
I had no external motivation to change.
In spite of all that, though, I had a nagging feeling that would not go away. I didn’t like myself.
I didn’t know why, I just didn’t. So I took a friend up on her offer to coach me through my health transformation. She helped me set…
