Have you ever had a friend that successfully lost weight, and asked them \u201cso, how did you do it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Many Skinny Gene members who have been successful in weight loss for better health and diabetes prevention have been presented with the same question from their family and friends.\u00a0 How did you lose it and keep it off?<\/p>\n
We ask the questions, but what do we want to hear the answer?\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Are we asking if they went on a miracle diet, dropping pounds and pounds of weight just by taking a tiny pill a day or eliminating broccoli from their diet?\u00a0 We search and search for that special combination that will give us a quick fix, well, unfortunately, the truth of the matter is that it\u2019s just not that easy\u2026or is it?\u00a0<\/p>\n What\u2019s not easy is the commitment to better health.\u00a0\u00a0 About 45 million Americans diet each year, we spend $1 billion to 2 billion per year on weight-loss programs with little success.\u00a0 Many of our programs out there are targeted for weight loss, but they are unable to maintain the weight loss once the program ends.\u00a0 So my question is why does the program ever end\u2026and why is it a program anyway?\u00a0 We need to commit to a healthy lifestyle, not a diet that lasts 10 days or 3 months.\u00a0<\/p>\n The diet for diabetes gets a bad rap.\u00a0 We assume diabetics must automatically eliminate all sugar and carbohydrates from their diet\u2026.such punishment.\u00a0 When in actuality this is not true, we should all be eating like diabetics.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 There are 5 key things to focus on:<\/p>\n Hmmm\u2026do you see a common thread with our 5 keys to a healthier lifestyle, diabetic or not?\u00a0 Yes!\u00a0 Focus on fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains, and you won\u2019t have time to eat much more, well, maybe a little lean protein and essential fat, but you know what we are talking about.\u00a0 We need to give up the miracle weight loss scheme and commit to follow these principles for better health.\u00a0 It\u2019s not a magic pill or super duper weight loss overnight, but it will help our body shed those extra pounds and be healthier over time.<\/p>\n By Emily Barr, MS, RD, CNSC<\/em><\/p>\n Want More?? Check\u00a0out\u00a0these posts from\u00a0Emily\u2026<\/p>\n Meet Emily<\/a><\/p>\n Sweets & Sabotages<\/a><\/p>\n Sugar Aliases<\/a><\/p>\n Halloween Temptations<\/a><\/p>\n High Five to Healthy Lunches<\/a><\/p>\n Vitamin D: Sunshine Vitamin, or not?<\/a><\/p>\n Summertime Drinks that Won\u2019t Bust Your Diet or Your Waistline<\/a><\/p>\n Best Defense Against Cellulite<\/a><\/p>\n Water Filled Summer<\/a><\/p>\n Value Menu-Eat now, Pay later<\/a><\/p>\n Different ages, different requirements to be healthy<\/a><\/p>\n\n