How I transformed my body, health, and life — in my fifties.
Finding the right metrics is evolutionary
Three and a half years ago, for the second time in my life, I drew a line in the sand and worked to induce a positive, healthy self-transformation. The first time was 33 years ago, when I started my sobriety journey. Yes, I have been sober for over three decades, but that’s a story for another time.
Since August 2017, I have worked to get better, on a multitude of fronts — starting with physical health and building thereon. In pragmatic fashion, each day I work to improve positive habits and reduce or remove the bad ones, to get better than yesterday, in the context of continuous improvement. I am also very cognizant of the adage where you are the average of the five people with whom you spend the most time. In my early fifties, I have reached a stage in life where I can keep the toxic folks in outer concentric rings and where I have been able to take the time to work on those areas that have been neglected over the last decade or two. Certainly, I did not like what I increasingly saw in the mirror.
