How are you doing so far with your new year's resolutions? I expect a few challenges have come up by now. Don't lose hope. You can definitely have a healthier year this year. Here's a success story and my tips for keeping your new year's resolution. My husband has lost 30 pounds in the last 3 years, and says changing his thinking is what did the trick. (No, I did not put him a diet. They don't work long term, so what's the point.) Here's how he changed. When I met Bob he was on the Adkins diet. He and his friend tended to follow the latest fad diet, which usually led to "being … [Read more...]
Are you moving enough?
The American Diabetes Association has updated their recommendations for physical activity in the 2015 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. The new guidelines include Don't sit for more than 90 minutes. Evidence shows that all individuals, with or without diabetes, should limit the time they spend being sedentary by breaking up amounts of time spent sitting. We are more sedentary than ever before. Sedentary means all the activities you do while sitting or laying down. You are not using much energy and are burning minimal calories. Being sedentary can increase the risk factors associated … [Read more...]
Making Easy Changes for the New Year
Instead of starting another diet this year, or doing nothing since you've come to the conclusion that diets don't work, how about changing your environment to eat less and be healthier. Dr. Brian Wansink of Cornell's Food and Brand Lab studies the psychology behind why and what we eat. Research shows that we don't really know why we do what we do. He says the average person makes 200 food choices a day, but is aware of about 15. His research is fascinating. He did a study on taste where he told subjects they were going to judge strawberry yogurt and there were 2 containers of strawberry … [Read more...]
Suddenly a new life
You just never know what you'll end up doing if you stay open to opportunities and living your best life. It's been 20 years since my husband, James, died from complications from diabetes and I struggled to get through the days. It was hard but I kept putting one foot in front of the other moving forward. Over time I learned a lot about diabetes working in a diabetes center for 16 years. Suddenly, without expecting it, the hospital closed the diabetes center. I had to learn a new way of living. It makes me think of someone newly diagnosed with diabetes who is shocked, and overwhelmed but … [Read more...]
