Building a Business, Rebuilding Myself

When I started my venture, my schedule wasn’t just packed, it was chaotic. Calls at odd hours, meetings that ran over, late-night work sessions fueled by caffeine and convenience food. Sleep was a luxury, workouts felt impossible, and my health? An afterthought.

I told myself I would get to it later. But later never came.

One evening, after back-to-back calls, I caught my reflection in the window. Slouched, tired, and running on fumes. That’s when it hit me. What’s the point of building something great if I’m falling apart in the process?

So I made a decision. I wouldn’t fit in fitness, I would build my life around it.

I stopped thinking of workouts as hour-long blocks and started weaving movement into my day. Squats while waiting for coffee, calls while walking, stretching between meetings. I didn’t have time for the gym, so I brought the gym into my schedule.

Eating clean wasn’t about meal prepping for hours. I just swapped out the worst choices for better ones. No drastic diets, no guilt. Just progress.

The best part? I became sharper. The same discipline that helped me structure my business helped me structure my body. The more I trained, the more energy I had. The more I ate right, the clearer my mind became.

Weeks in, I wasn’t just seeing changes, I was feeling them. My posture straightened, my focus sharpened, and I no longer needed caffeine to power through.

I realized then. Weight loss isn’t something you find time for. It’s something you design your life around.

And once I did, my body and my business started thriving together.