We all face challenges in both our professional and personal lives, and yet one of the toughest often seems to be Simply taking care of ourselves. There are of course any number of reasons that we gain weight, but by far the most common is simply that the weight creeps up on us before we even notice. It’s sneaky that way. Life is, after all, distracting. As the years go by we have kids, mortgages, careers and all manner of family obligations, all of which can, if left unchecked, keep us from focusing on one of the most important priorities: