NYE: It’s Never Too Late to Course Correct

It’s New Year’s Eve, and right about now, timelines are full of resolutions about being “healthier.”

New year. New habits. New promises.

A few years ago, I made a promise to myself too. But it didn’t happen on January 1. It happened on a hot July day in Las Vegas. I remember thinking, I cannot end this year the same way I started it. That decision, made in the middle of an ordinary moment, changed my life forever. Not because it was dramatic or perfectly planned, but because it was honest.

That’s something we don’t talk about enough. Change doesn’t always come wrapped in a new planner or a vision board. Sometimes it shows up when you’re tired, uncomfortable, or simply done with pretending things are fine.

My journey toward health hasn’t been perfect. It hasn’t been easy. And it hasn’t looked like everyone else’s. I’ve taken routes some people wouldn’t take, made choices others might question, and learned a lot about my body and my mind along the way.

But it’s been mine.

These days, I live by one simple motto: health by any safe means necessary, with moderation, balance, and intention at the center. Not punishment. Not extremes. Not aesthetics. Just sustainability and honesty.

One of the biggest shifts for me was stopping the chase for what “healthy” was supposed to look like and starting to pay attention to what actually worked for me.

I’ve learned that I like plain, solo, full-body workouts. No instructors yelling encouragement. No mirrors. Just me, my body, and music in my headphones. Loud. Motivating. Cursing. Real.

I’ve also learned what I don’t like. I don’t like working out first thing in the morning. I don’t like working out before bed. And if I’m being completely honest, I don’t really like working out at all.

But here’s the truth: liking it was never the requirement. Learning what I could stick with was.

Health stopped being about perfection and started being about consistency. Less about starting over every January and more about course correcting whenever life called for it. About seeing what tools, supports, and resources are available to me and not being afraid, ashamed, or quiet about needing them or wanting to use them to reach my goals.

So if you’re standing at the edge of a new year feeling pressure to reinvent yourself overnight, let me offer this reminder: it’s never too late.

Not on January 1.

Not in July.

Not on an ordinary Tuesday when you finally decide you deserve better.

Do what works for you.

Do it safely.

Do it with intention.

And if you’re worried about the judgment, let me save you some energy now: people are already judging you, even if they never say it out loud. You still deserve to feel like your best self, regardless of what anyone thinks or says.

It doesn’t have to be perfect.

It just has to be perfect for you.