STRIVE 2 Survive Lecture Change

For those of you in our January session of STRIVE 2 Survive, our lecture for tomorrow (2/8/10) has been moved to next Tuesday, February 15th due to a scheduling conflict at the banquet hall. We will then have 2 lectures in a row…Dr. Jon McAreavey on Feb 15th and Dr. Clark Likness on Feb. 22nd. The time will remain the same (5:30pm). If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us!

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Emotional Eating

Do you use eating to deal with feelings other than hunger, such as boredom, being tired, or stress? We often forget that food is fuel and is meant to energize us! Below are a few tips to help get you overcome emotional eating and in turn think of food as fuel!

• Call a friend for support.

• Use inspirational quotes to help you avoid the temptation to eat.

• Take a warm bath or shower.

• Listen to music or a relaxation CD.

• Take a walk.

• Try activities that keep you from eating. For example, it’s hard to eat while you’re exercising.

-Kelsey

Diabetes/Prediabetes

We have all heard of Diabetes, but how many of us have heard about prediabetes? People with prediabetes have blood sugar levels that are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to indicate diabetes. Normal blood sugar levels for somebody fasting is less than 100. Diabetes is diagnosed when the blood sugar is 126 or higher. Prediabetes is a blood sugar level between 100-125. The Center for Disease Control estimates that as many as 57million Americans aged 20 or older have prediabetes. Prediabetes should not be ignored. If you have prediabetes, you’re at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes as well as serious medical conditions associated with diabetes, including heart disease and stroke. So what do you do about it? Stay tuned as the next several posts will discuss this in more detail.

Dr. Dan

My Activity today: 15 mile bike

Consecutive day #: 1209