Well, over the last few months life has surely gotten in the way. I have found myself struggling once again to find that balance that seems impossible to achieve in this world. A balance between health and work and family. Day after day I see patients come in to the office and hear of their struggles to get fit or to stay fit. Diets are hard to stick with as are exercise regiments. It seems to me that everyone is feeling overworked and under-cared for. It seems like the more and more we pile on our plates the less time we have for ourselves. But if you don’t care of you, then who will? I mean we all need to take control of our own medical and health dont we? There will come a day when someone will be left to make those decisions for us, but right now, these are our decisions and this is our life (the only one we will have). It is so easy to get lost in the thick of thin things. The world as it is today seems to be so much more focused on having things and on being things and not on happiness or health. I mean there are surely healthy things all around us, ads for gyms and diets and special foods that will solve all of your wiggles and jiggles. There are so many aps and websites to help us “get fit” and to “be healthy”. But have you ever stopped and really thought about it? What can make us healthy? I mean I am not a dietitian but I know that eating an apple is better then a bag of chips. I know yogurt is better then a piece of cake. So why is it so hard to lose weight and to stay on a diet that works? Lets face it diet is the whole issue. The word diet means “a special course of food to which a person restricts themselves, either to lose weight or for medical reasons. So restricting yourself in my opinion is always going to result if failure isn’t it? How do we find the will power to take the harder road? How can we be diligent enough to put our health first when the world is pulling us in different directions? How can we tell our boss we need time to eat and time to go to the doctor? How can we tell our families we need time to exercise and time to cook and eat healthy foods? How do we put our health first and make ourselves a priority in this crazy world? Although I may not know the answer to this question right now, I do know that it is necessary for us all to find a way to put our health first and to be more proactive in our healthcare. I ask that everyone stops and considers what they can do to make their life and their health more of a priority starting today. Find your own balance, give a little but also take a little bit for yourself!