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Hello there! Welcome to my page! My name is Michelle and I’m a native to sunny San Diego, CA! I am on a mission to get health and stay diabetes free!

In Dec of 2008 my mother passed away due to complication with Diabetes. The disease runs very strong in my family and I was always warned about getting it myself, but never did anything to prevent it from happening. In 2009 during my annual

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Hello there! Welcome to my page! My name is Michelle and I’m a native to sunny San Diego, CA! I am on a mission to get health and stay diabetes free!

In Dec of 2008 my mother passed away due to complication with Diabetes. The disease runs very strong in my family and I was always warned about getting it myself, but never did anything to prevent it from happening. In 2009 during my annual physical my Doctor broke the news to me that I had Type-2 Diabetes. Just a year after losing my mother to the disease, I realized I was following down the same path as her. That diagnosis was my wake up call. It was time to do something about my weight and unhealthy lifestyle.

My biggest problem was figuring out where to start. I had watch my mother all of my life go from one fad diet to the next and without fail a few months after the program was over she would gain the weight back. I knew that I needed to change my lifestyle and not just find a diet. While I was going through my mother’s old cookbooks I stumbled upon a book by Richard Simmons (circa 1982) ‘Never Say Diet”. His words resonated in me! I knew I wasn’t looking for a diet to lose weight, I was look for a way to live! So I started to learn about food. Then I went on a search for my ‘soul mate’ workout. The last thing I did to put everything together was I changed my thinking! I stopped telling myself that being diabetic was inevitable. I allowed myself to see that I was just like any non-diabetic person. I began to think positive about my situation and encourage myself to fight; to fight for my right to be healthy and happy.

My efforts paid off! In April of 2011 at my annual physical I floored my Doctor and myself. My Doctor told me that my blood sugar was at a NORMAL level!! She told me I had reversed my diabetes diagnosis and lowered my cholesterol significantly.

I know that diabetes is a lifelong condition and if I go back to an unhealthy and sedentary lifestyle I will once again be diabetic. I am working hard every day to keep active, to keep educating myself on healthy food choices and to keep a positive mindset!

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