I’m 25 days and 250,000 steps into my 100-day walking challenge. Honestly? There were plenty of days I wanted to skip. Days I thought, life happens, perfect doesn’t matter. But somehow, I’ve managed at least 10k every single day.

We’ve all heard the magic number: 10,000 steps a day.
It sounds so official, doesn’t it? Like someone in a white lab coat calculated the precise formula for good health.

Spoiler: they didn’t.

My use of PPIs (proton pump inhibitors) started decades ago. Back then, it was simple: eat Taco Bell, get heartburn. Have a margarita, get heartburn. Pizza? Heartburn. Two weeks on PPIs, and I was “fixed.”

What could you do with that energy if you weren’t using it to constantly decide what to eat, wear, or do next?

This week, I have the opportunity to run some of the lab tests on myself as part of the training. I am so excited to be able to learn more about my body and what healing opportunities are available to me.

Suddenly, you feel defeated. Maybe you think: “Obviously, this isn’t working. I must need to try something else.”

When I finally let go of the obsession with eating “perfectly” and started focusing on simple, sustainable choices, everything changed.