Diet and exercise are always tough for me in the beginning but once your doing it for a while, junk food just doesn't taste as good and you seem to have more energy. It comes in spurts for me. The beginning is always the hardest.

Hi Taraz.  Gym is over rated. Balanced diet and fewer beers combined with exercise and lots of sleep. Don't listen to me as I have ignored that list for years. Just get healthier as I will have to find some other extreme continual writer to follow on here and there aren't many decent one's.

>The goal isn't to have rock hard abs or run a marathon, it is to be able to support my daughter in all the ways she needs support and in my opinion, a healthy mind is very difficult if one doesn't have a healthy bod

I gave up the model aspirations years ago. Now it's about living my best life and not being overweight 

I don't think your shape is bad at all... At least body wise, you look very okay 

Yes, your wife is hot...and your daughter, super cute as always

Your family will get the benefit of having you at your peak. You can turn this around. Keep looking after you.

I can fully related to what your are writing. It is a vicious circle, you are happy when your family is happy but your family can only be happy when you are happy! Sometimes it is good to have some quality you time! This will strengthen your mind to be able to make your family happy!
Before the holiday I also tried to get into shape and failed miserably! It is not that I am fat, but yes there is some belly :). Just like you I don't have plans to run a marathon or the have the hardest abs in the world, but I really need to do something about it!
The hardest thing is to start, after that it becomes easier! You know, I know, and still we don' get started!
Ps: how is the daughter doing?
Cheers,
Peter

I walk so much that I don't really need to workout .............that is if the idea is just to stay generally fit. The only time I ever had my abs visible were as teenager and I doubt that I'll ever see them again. 

That all being said, I want to go to the gym and sweat a little. Maybe make my calves a little bigger (if we are talking aesthetics). Frankly I don't find the motivation to so, neither can I find a reliable partner whom I can keep up with and vice versa. Couples who workout together are rare and they make me a bit jealous because then you always have your gym partner handy.............hell you are sleeping with them :-)

Naaaaaaaah, just kidding. Working out with your husband/wife might seem ideal but I am pretty sure that less that 1% of the couples might be able to do so. Have you tried to partner with your wife in the gym before? It seems kind of difficult, with a kid in the mix.

Family photography enjoying this great ... And if we should take care of ourselves and maintain ourselves, but how do we do when we have a woman who consents and a computer job?

Oh my god. This just reminded me of a fact that I should exersise more. I don't even remember when it was last time...

But hey, good that you finally will have a chance to look after yourself!

If you want to be time efficient - don't go to the gym!

If it takes 15 minutes there, and 15 mins back - just spend 30 minutes doing exercises at home!
Get fit and save a _lot of time_.
Of course, that old discipline thing needs addressing...but apart from that, 90% of the things you need are right where you are...

Remember that sleep is also important for your well-being. If you go back to regular strength training, sleep will be even more important than usual.

Rock hard abs. It's the only way. All else is failure. ;0)

You got a 29.90% upvote from @ocdb courtesy of @tarazkp!

This is true. It's so much easier when you have actual and not just mental support from your partner. Last year I kept using long working hours as an excuse for gaining weight. Although I work in a gym and have a free access to all the activities, I barely ever worked out. I would say to myself I'll just take care of my diet. Often when I came from work I found my husband eating pizza or cookies and I swallowed my words and the cookies all at once. He was becoming chubbier too. Then for the New Year's (cliché, i know) we agreed we'll start going to the gym together and we'll take care of what we eat. On the days when I was lazy he pushed me to go with him. At first, it felt horrible. Now the workout doesn't feel like a chore anymore and we're both so much fitter. We don't eat junk because we simply don't buy it. He also went from smoking 2 packs a day to quitting and I'm really proud of him. There's a lot you can do for each other to improve lives together. Keep it up.

Very good article mate. The excuse of I have no time doesn't cut and I have been guilty of this myself. I take 30 min out of my day Monday to Friday to do 4 sets of push ups, 4 sets of bodyweight squats, some pull ups, sit ups and lunges. I should also be doing 30 min of running at least 3 times a week, but will get back into that. We make too many excuses about time while time runs out to do what's right for us. Whole wheat bread, men over 40 should eat more things like scrambled eggs, broccoli, fatty fish like salmon and trout, chicken, brown rice and plenty fresh veggies raw as often as possible. 
Start with the push ups, squats, some plank and a brisk walk. Four days a week for about three weeks before you pick up the pace.

Helth is wealth , gym is important part on body .
You regularly gym you have good helth . Your family photo is very nice .

Thanks for sharing @tarazkp
Upvote you .

When it comes to health, the only thing I have to share is probably obvious, but I will share it anyway, just in case.

It is that what you eat is much less important than how much you eat. I am not saying it is not important what you eat, just much less.

Basically, eating less and avoiding being obese, is as I understand it, the most important health choice you can make, other than not smoking..

Obviously, exercise is important for the heart, but it takes a lot of exercise to burn off even one small cookie, like you have to run half a mile. It is easier not to eat the cookie.

Good luck.

You have a beautiful family. I feel very identified with this post because I think it also I spend the time required to take care of myself and, as most of the human, blame to the lack of time but really is no excuse and I know. Make sport with your wife I think a great idea because if one day one of the two feels lazy the other will be there to motivate. Thank you for sharing your feelings and remember me that I also should I take care of myself a little bit more. Greetings!

I have had a few conversations already today, both on Steemit and in real life about the importance of improving. I think it's more important to be improving than to have arrived. If you're "fit" but not doing anything about it, then you're going to deteriorate. If you're the smartest in your group, but you stop learning and studying, then you'll be passed up before you know it. 

So if you're in a position where you see room for improvement, then as soon as you *do something* about it, then you're on a much better path than most people. Like you said, each of us has to make the decision for ourselves that we want to change, and then we have to do the actions to make the changes. 

"Good discipline" on your fitness journey. (Like good luck, but less hope and more responsibility). I hope it helps and that you're both around to enjoy your daughter growing up for many, many years to come. :)

Hi @tarazkp... Sweet baby....

I hear that in Europe Men Bra's are getting popular. I can see why.

It is easier when you have a couple or friend to workout with. The Motivation for doing it helps. Even if its a brisk walk or jog.  Diet is so important. Especially now where every thing is fast foods or processed. 

Knowing and doing are definitely two different things. 
You know there is always tomorrow, Maybe

Thanks!