This long hallway in my home represents my fitness journey. This light at the end is the ultimate goal, there are several doors(opportunities) a long the way. The doors we choose can enhance or deter from reaching the goal which is health while maintaining our identity. To me having MD as coach has been the biggest boost to my fitness journey in years. I am thankful for his willingness to listen to an old guy and push me forward. This little challenge has been great and the engagement with all of you in this community has made it fun. Let’s keep moving down the “Hall” 😎

Sharing something for the reading challenge that’s ongoing; I actually published this one today. This psychology today article (5m read) is about why hitting a big goal can leave you feeling strangely flat or empty rather than fulfilled. There's a name for it (the arrival fallacy), but I think the deeper reason is more interesting: sometimes the goals we've been chasing was never really ours to begin with. Curious if it resonates with anyone here; 👇 https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/navigating-the-serpentine-path/202604/why-you-feel-empty-after-achieving-your-goals

What is the first song on your workout playlist or the one song that really motivates you or gets you moving?

I feel like everyone has a story about what pulled them over to the dark side…and got them into fitness 👀 So what’s yours?

My husband is a legit kitchen wizard. 🧙‍♂️ He recently came back from Asia with a lot of culinary inspiration! I have a gluten and dairy allergy so he’s had to get creative over the years ☺️ Pictures include high protein tofu sweet potato noodle soup; chicken dumplings, Korean eggs (marinated), char sui pork rice bowl; pork dumplings; shrimp fried rice with miso soup and clams. All homemade… AND sooo good 🤤 while hitting my protein goals!