I gots the Sugars

I was at Target today and say Paula Deen on the cover of People and she was 30 lbs. lighter. She looks amazing.

Paula was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes (the sugars) a couple of years ago and went public with it last year. I for one was not surprised. The few times I saw her cooking show she was cooking the most amazingly yummy yet fattening foods I have ever seen. She uses butter in everything! What did she expect?

"Deen reveals to People, she's been making a concerted effort to lose weight, eat healthier and even exercise. And that's important as diet and exercise are the two main treatments for Type 2 diabetes, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition in which the body doesn't use insulin normally, resulting in dangerously high blood glucose levels. The first action after diagnosis is diet and exercise changes. If those don't work, medication -- including insulin shots -- may be added to the treatment protocol. Often, after significant weight loss, those on medication can go off of it, according to the Mayo Clinic.


Paula Deen has not revealed whether her weight loss has meant she can cease taking the drug she endorses, Victoza, which is used in conjunction with diet and exercise, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Obesity and lack of physical exercise are two of the most common risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, though according to the American Diabetes Association other risk factors include family history, ethnicity and age. "Most overweight people never develop type 2 diabetes, and many people with type 2 diabetes are at a normal weight or only moderately overweight," they write.

About 26 million Americans suffer from the condition, which makes up almost 95 percent of all diabetes cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "
-excerpt from HUFFINGTON POST

I used to sell diabetic insulin for type 2 diabetes for a living. I saw first hand how many obese people were suffering needlessly from a disease that can easily be controlled with diet and exercise. It not only effects the diabetic but it also effects the people around them. This is a disease that can result in leg amputations and can drive the cost of health care sky high. Family members now have to care for a diabetic family member adding stress to their lives.

Paula Deen is losing weight the way one is supposed to. She started working out and eating right. Some may argue that 30 lbs in 6 months is alot to lose and unhealthy. However, since I was a personal trainer, I've found that bigger a person is they seem to lose a large quantity right away. Their body has been shocked and it reacts by changing and conforming to the new energy source, healthy food, and exercise. Normal sized people will tend to lose 2-4 lbs a month. If the obese diabetics are diligent enough they will continue to lose more weight but eventually they will hit a plateau.

Everyone hits a plateau when they workout. Ever notice that there comes a time after you've been working out and losing weight that all a sudden it all tends to stop? No matter how hard you workout that few pounds you want to lose won't go away? My friend welcome to the plateau.

How do you break out of the plateau? Easy. Change your workout. You should be changing your workout every 6 weeks. It doesn't have to be a huge change. It can be something as sinple as adding another cardio day or lifting less weight with more reps or more weight with les reps. Just make sure you change it up every once in awhile. This shocks your body into changing. It's saying, "what the hell? what are they doing to me? I'm not used this this. I better conform and lose weight."

I've started my half-marathon training n addition to teaching spin class 4 times a week AND yoga 3 times a week.

One more thing. Girls don't get pissed off. Guys lose weight faster. It's just in the DNA. A guy gains fat cells twice in life, at birth and at puberty. A woman gains fat cells at birth, puberty and every time they have a baby. Yes, that kid is making you fat! Unfortunately the only way to get rid of fat cells is get them sucked out. The good news is that you can make them smaller which is alot cheaper than liposuction.

Remember, change is good. Change makes the world go round. Change your workout, change your life.