Exercise helps, even just walking. Daughter can't stand to "just walk," so she took up pickleball after years of tennis. Easier to find people to play 3+ times a week.
She pestered me to play several times a week, which told me she was serious about the change. That lead to us playing 2-3 times a week. Mostly try to play when she can't find anyone else so she doesn't HAVE to suffer through walking. But she will walk or play every single day now.
Huge change, lost 20 lbs the first month, now looking for the next thing she can improve. She was finally ready.
One step forward that you can sustain leads to another...
I have 3 ppl in my close circle that started looking for a way to improve health when a med test result showed concern the second time. First time ignored, second got their attention. I've talked for years about friends that got healthier with diet and exercise changes.
One got the pre diabetic scare. Walked 5 miles 2X per week like she was training for the Olympics. Now she runs 3X per week and competes in 10K races. She won her age bracket recently for the first time. Loves running, can't stand tennis or pickleball. Counts carbs bc that was he main food obsession.
And now has much improved blood pressure. And not remotely close to pre diabetic.
Another one... went to doc with extreme blood pressure, doc says go to ER, he refuses (no insurance). Decided to start walking an hour a day. Half mile first time. A year later, he's up to four miles a day, always in the South Texas heat and humidity. He says he's paying the price for his ignorance. Down 50 lbs to a healthy weight, looks great. Now eating better with a similar step by sustainable step approach to improve.
Start them off with one change they can hold that has a positive impact they can see or feel.
That leads to motivation to look for the next sustainable change.
"A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.". Somebody smart said that once, probably a little different and a long time ago. Wise.
Exercise helps, even just walking. Daughter can't stand to "just walk," so she took up pickleball after years of tennis. Easier to find people to play 3+ times a week.
She pestered me to play several times a week, which told me she was serious about the change. That lead to us playing 2-3 times a week. Mostly try to play when she can't find anyone else so she doesn't HAVE to suffer through walking. But she will walk or play every single day now.
Huge change, lost 20 lbs the first month, now looking for the next thing she can improve. She was finally ready.
One step forward that you can sustain leads to another...
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I have 3 ppl in my close circle that started looking for a way to improve health when a med test result showed concern the second time. First time ignored, second got their attention. I've talked for years about friends that got healthier with diet and exercise changes.
One got the pre diabetic scare. Walked 5 miles 2X per week like she was training for the Olympics. Now she runs 3X per week and competes in 10K races. She won her age bracket recently for the first time. Loves running, can't stand tennis or pickleball. Counts carbs bc that was he main food obsession.
And now has much improved blood pressure. And not remotely close to pre diabetic.
Another one... went to doc with extreme blood pressure, doc says go to ER, he refuses (no insurance). Decided to start walking an hour a day. Half mile first time. A year later, he's up to four miles a day, always in the South Texas heat and humidity. He says he's paying the price for his ignorance. Down 50 lbs to a healthy weight, looks great. Now eating better with a similar step by sustainable step approach to improve.
Anyone motivated can do it, one step at a time.
Incredible.
That's a great and inspiring anecdote. May her success continue!