For those of you in more intense consulting professions and want to ride things out and not retire early, what are your strategies for staying motivated and in good health?

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Learn my profession and keep it interesting. I love my job and the work that I do. As for good health, I walk every day 2-3 miles. I don’t deny myself food, just what the portions and try to
Stay around 1500 calories a day

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Glad to hear. I’m 53 and want to stay in the game and make sure my health doesn’t decline. I crave stress but also feel it takes something out of me

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