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The Dawn of ‘Better Choices’: A Commitment to Healthier Living

Greg J Barber
3 min readOct 18, 2023

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So, here’s the deal. If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent a good chunk of your life, well, not treating your body like the temple it is. Late-night fast-food runs, Netflix marathons that replace actual marathons, and let’s not even get started on those sugary temptations. Sound familiar? But then it hits you — one day you wake up and realize you’ve been giving your health the short end of the stick.

Sadly, there’s no “Ctrl + Z” for life, and Doc Brown hasn’t quite invented the DeLorean yet (unless you’re living in an alternate timeline, in which case, lucky you). What we do have, however, is the here and now. A fresh start. A blank page. You get the idea. That’s why I’m kicking off ‘Better Choices,’ a space where I document my journey towards a healthier lifestyle. No sugar-coating — just raw, authentic experiences, sprinkled with the occasional pinch of wit.

Why Now? Why Not Yesterday?

So you might be asking, “Why the sudden revelation?” And you’d be fair to ask. For me, it was a cascade of little things. A missed flight of stairs here, an out-of-breath moment there, and boom — I realized I was treating my body like a beat-up ’99 Honda Civic rather than the high-performance vehicle it’s meant to be. It’s funny how life catches up with you like that.

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