Late 30s, in adult life never been fat, never been lean. Have always 'exercised', but in the last couple of years have taken it a bit more seriously. Basically

Late 30s, in adult life never been fat, never been lean. Have always 'exercised', but in the last couple of years have taken it a bit more seriously. Basically an actual plan, proper stretches, decent exercise routines, conscious food choices etc. As they say, "you can't exercise out a good diet". I've been counting macros (MyFitnessPal) over the last few months, as dull as it is, and I'm in the best shape I've been in, probably ever. I'm also nowhere near my goal, but the progression is encouraging. Also wear a fitbit, it's nice to hit my 10k, but it's not something I go out of my way to achieve (other than, perhaps, walking up stairs rather than grabbing a lift or whatever). I do, however, pay close attention to my sleep (I'm noticeably worse at work with bad sleep) and my resting heart rate (spikes hard after drinking, affects sleep). TL;DR: I wish I'd put more effort in (wrt exercise/health) as a younger guy and this would be much easier now. Plans/routines are super important. Sleep/alcohol/lack of exercise/shitty food affects me far more now than it ever did. Effort and tracking is dull, but the benefits are worth it.