I’ve been trying to write this blog for a few days now. It was much too wordy, so here’s the frustrated gist:
Exercise does not come in a pill!! Big surprise!! You actually have to get off your behind and move your body! Also, please stop acting like you had no idea that you’re overweight – you’re breathless from walking 3 feet and its not ‘cause you’re thin and fit. So until you’ve gotten your act together and begun to change your life for the better, get off my back!!!!
Even the most conservative doctor will give you a few weeks to make lifestyle changes before they put you on meds for your chronic diseases. They’re called chronic diseases because you chronically eat junk and refuse any activity beyond opening the fridge. (And yes, people, I know that genetics has a big part to play in lots of this – you don’t have to tell me!! Blood pressure meds & high cholesterol right here [waving my hands at you] at 26 years old!! Been there, done that!) But lifestyle is even bigger. And yes, if you remain inactive and overweight, you will most likely become diabetic!!! So stop looking for a way around this!!! Like I said, you have to get off your butt and start moving. It worked for me, it will for you too!!! (I was on meds for a year – but with enough weight loss and regular exercise, my BP is now controlled naturally! And I’m no longer on the verge of diabetes!) And you need to give up the junk too. High-fat, high-cholesterol animal products: red meat, eggs, cheese, milk-based creams, etc…..they raise your cholesterol. I gave this junk up almost completely, and brought my cholesterol down from 289 to 201! You can too!!! Oh, and if your excuse is that your kids will complain if they don’t get their junk--- who the hell is in charge here?!? *&%# You’re the parent – it’s your responsibility, not theirs – they’ll get over it!!!
Then there are strokes and heart attacks – what are you going to do if you survive one of those?
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