re: How did you get started being healthy?

I was getting terrible gout attacks and thought losing weight might help so I started with losing a bunch of weight (counting calories daily with an app) but then I didn't want to be just skinny so after that, I started to try to get bigger and stronger so I've gained most of the weight back but now I'm much stronger and mostly happy with where I am but still trying to get PR lifts in the gym.

I think taking it one step at a time may be the best approach. Start by either changing diet or going to gym. Maybe don't totally change diet or go all out at first but make small changes over time. Now I lift, do cardio, and eat a low-sugar diet but I probably couldn't have started doing that all at once.