I enjoy good food, especially with good conversation to go along with it. I sip wine, but don’t down shots. I’d rather have a short, high-quality espresso than a 16-ounce Americano, or Venti. So am I balance and in the middle of the road? Hardly! I struggle with am a chocoholic, sip wine, and . Even as a teen, I avoided going on “the pill,” since it could mess with my hormonal balance. I enjoy a sip of wine, but am not a drinker. I do not engage in recreational drug use. When I start to notice that I am having more than 3-4 cups of coffee weekly, I draw back so as to avoid the daily addiction of caffeine.
Now let’s talk about what I am not: I am not a person who is excited by the idea of altering who I am.
Fortune has granted me the genes to withstand—even thrive in—my sedentary lifestyle: