My motivation for starting this journey came from the realization that my eating and sedentary lifestyle would lead to an early death. In December, I was diagnosed as
Prediabetic, a precursor to full-blown diabetes. Wake up call! I learned that it was reversible with weight loss and proper diet and I observed so many contestants on Biggest Loser do just that. After reading studies that found that subjects with prediabetes who exercised a half hour a day—even if they just walked at a slow pace—were 58 percent less likely to develop diabetes over a two-year period than those who didn't exercise.
I have my next doctor appointment in two weeks. My hope is GREAT blood test results; my fear is full blown diabetes. Although I feel great and don't exhibit any symptoms, diabetes often goes undetected by millions of Americans until a major illness occurs like stroke, heart attack, blindness - If that isn't inspiration, I don't know what else could inspire me more!
Congratulations Lee on Week 1 success. Just starting deserves a round of applause
and the race continues====>
Please keep the prayers for perseverance coming. I see other comments on their first fweeks and they lose 3, 5, 10 pounds per week. Me, not even too, even when I followed their plan to the letter. For some reason, this week is REALLY hard!! I've either walked a mile every day or worked out with the resistance band so, surprisingly, that's not the problem. My only complaint about exercise is that I don't want to buy fat clothes to exercise in.
ReplyDeleteWe had unexpected company for whom I had to cook dinner. I kept it relatively safe - spaghetti with tomato sauce - chopped tomatoes, mushrooms, good veggies....my continuous problem was and is portion control. I could have eaten three times the amount I took. Good news...I did use some self-control and took a lot less than I wanted. But, in the deep recess of my heart, I longed for more. Will that EVER go away or is it just something that I'm destined to deal with my entire life? Jumped right back on the band wagon this morning with the right foods all day.
Tomorrow is a new day.