How do you make staying healthy enjoyable and a part of your lifestyle?

I am wondering how many of you stay active and healthy and what lifestyle changes you implement in order to stay healthy.

I want to lose some weight, but instead of doing a fad diet or killing myself in the gym for a couple months, I rather make a lifestyle change that I can make consistently for the long run.

To totally contradict what I just said, I’ve been cutting carbs out of my diet. At first it was difficult, but now I’ve really started to enjoy eating salads and focusing on proteins and vegetables as the focus of my meals. I still have issues with eating smaller meals more times during the day, but I am working towards that as well. I normally do not drink sodas and will drink water, but I think my biggest hurdle is keeping consistent with exercise. I have periods where I am really good about it, but then just fall off of schedule.

How do you all stay healthy consistently? Do I really need to make a habit of going to the gym everyday? I am welcome to any healthy advice! Thank you!