Some of us have been there before. A routine check up at the doctor reveals we’re getting close to developing type 2 diabetes. Our worried doctors tell us to focus on losing 5% of our bodyweight to gain our health back—which sounds simple enough, but is MUCH easier said than done.
Many of the recommendations sound simple. Eat less calories, focus on whole foods rather than packaged foods and join a gym to exercise more. Some of these things are already mainstays in our life, but we try extra hard for the next two weeks.
We see little results and feel discouraged all over again. That’s where a weight loss program comes in! Their commercials tell us how quickly and easily we can lose the weight, and we jump in with high hopes. And suddenly we’re on our 4th weight loss program, and the frustrating cycle seems to go on and on and on.
We’re told time and time again—“this is the ONE diet plan that will shrink your waistline, get rid of stubborn belly fat and prevent diabetes.” So we try one after another... We are told to severely restrict carbs, count calories and exercise for an hour a day but, frustratingly, we see little progress.
Many programs promote a gym membership and we’re left feeling like we need to become a bodybuilder to manage prediabetes. This is unrealistic for many busy working people—we know, we’ve tried. For people age 50 and above, this can even cause serious injuries without proper guidance...
We are told to try different meal plans and endless supplement pills... and the price of regaining our health just keeps adding up... but the thing we all have in common in this experience—none of us want to live this way…