The Challenge: Sedentary Career,  Pre-Diabetes and Family History This client was a WiFi engineer who spent most of their life "driving a desk." Success in their career had come at a steep physical cost: they were significantly overweight, facing a pre-diabetic diagnosis, and carrying the heavy psychological weight of a family history of heart disease. When we first spoke, their confidence was at zero. They had tried every "standard" diet and exercise plan, failed them all, a