My life started to change when I realized I was very overweight and feeling the effects of it quite often. My blood pressure was high and it seemed like anything I wanted to do that was remotely strenuous was going to kill me. There was a feeling of urgency that something had to be done about my health.
Years later I’m in the best shape of my life (better than high school). I’ve kept the weight off for years and along the way I’ve followed programs and fallen off the wagon more than a few times. Mistakes have been made and I see people making some of the same ones I made early on and sometimes still make from time to time. Especially if you have kids, you need to take care of your health. After all what are saving for retirement for if you won’t be around to enjoy it? The only people that will be enjoying your retirement money will be the children you leave it behind to.