I’ll sleep when I’m dead and other excuses

We all say it.  “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” as an excuse for our constant sleep deprivation.  We also say, “I’ll exercise when I’m retired.  I just don’t have time”.  Even when we do retire, we’ll move around a little more, but we’ll still have a terrible diet.  We still eat the way we did when we were average Joes on the job.  We have great intentions, but don’t follow through.  As we age, we have even greater levels of obesity and with that comes higher blood pressure and blood sugar.  Retirement was once thought of as a time to “re-boot” our lives, but apparently, we’ve decided to mostly sit.  It’s a case of “you rest, you rust”.  Yes, we’re kinda’ tired from working all those years, so go ahead and sleep late for a few months, adjust to your new lifestyle and take some time to plot the course for the rest of your life.  Make sure you include plans for exercise and healthier eating.