Has anyone ever asked you, what are your two biggest health concerns?
Well, this was asked of me. I knew that a hanging waist line and low energy level was not a good sign. I found out later I had Type 2 Diabetes. This means I had more than two health concerns! A big wake up call.
So I said to myself, as so many before me have promised, “I’ll start working on my health tomorrow, I’ll buy a sweat suit, jump into my running shoes, put on a head band with matching wrist bands and make it official. Tomorrow I’ll work on getting in shape. This is my new year resolution.”
Oh no, before I know it, it was October and I haven’t done a thing. I had good intentions. What happened?
I found out that the biggest problem was starting out trying to do too much. It was overwhelming. My failing health didn’t just happen over night. It took years of bad lifestyle habits, poor nutrition and lack of exercise to get me where I am. The task of change seemed so overwhelming. My solution was to start out with things I could do that wasn’t so overwhelming. My first step was to stop eating the wrong types of foods (like processed foods filled with high levels of salt), stop eating between meals, start taking walks and start drinking more water and less sodas.
As I told a friend about my plan, she shared with me about a cookie that can help. “Right,” I laughed. “I thought you were going to help me! How can a cookie help me?” She told me about taking baby steps to lose weight. Ah, her story about this appetizer diet cookie started to make sense. I started eating cookies and I was really enjoying the change. I was loosing weight and had a lot more energy. I enjoyed compliments I got from my wife. I rediscovered the person I use to be. By the way, my A1c came down from 12 to 5.5.
Well, let me tell you about this cookie, and yes it’s diabetic and weight watcher friendly.
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