Hello, @bittersweetlife, and Welcome to Steemit.

Thanks for the interesting intro. Over the past few months, I've become friends / followers with several other Steemers who have undertaken transformations similar to yours. Like yours, their stories are interesting and inspirational.

As for healthy in general, why do so many people fail to realize how important it is to eat properly, exercise sufficiently, and live a healthy life.

Maybe they'll eventually learn (I did), but maybe it will take a long time for them to learn (like it did for me :-).

Below are a few basic points of advice re posting on Steemit.

1. Longer posts are more lucrative than short posts. If you make a post of 20–30 paragraphs, it's more likely to earn rewards.
2. Include some photos, images or graphs, to complement the text.
3. Make sure the text and photos are formatted properly, so that your post looks attractive and appealing.
4. Be yourself.
5. Be interesting and informative.
6. Create quality content. Steemit is intended to be a platform of quality content. (You will see many insignificant posts with meager content and no quality. Most of those of posts [called “shitposts” by Steemit whale Stellabelle] will earn few rewards and soon pass into oblivion.)
7. Get online and start curating. Read various posts, comment on those posts you find interesting, and upvote those posts. That’s the best way to attract followers.

Hope this helps for now. Good luck, and Full Steem Ahead!