tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2928117252460676054.post2081289390343410129..comments2023-10-16T07:48:09.724-04:00Comments on Renaissance Garden: Wellness WednesdayCheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06661705838389866476noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2928117252460676054.post-84899383510195144592011-04-10T09:17:21.215-04:002011-04-10T09:17:21.215-04:00Shona, that is so encouraging to hear about your c...Shona, that is so encouraging to hear about your co-worker. A few weeks ago I heard about a woman who needed knee replacement surgery due to her weight. She was told she had to loose weight in order to be healthy enough for the surgery. She lost the weight and, as a result, ended up not needing the surgery. Plus she was able to stop taking some medications for illnesses linked to her obesity. <br /><br />I've thought about studies on things like stair climbing vs. elevators. My personal observations focus on grocery store parking lots - those who leave their carts next to their cars versus those who take the time to return them to where they belong. My observation has been that almost without fail, those who don't take the time/energy to put the carts back are extremely overweight or obese.Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661705838389866476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2928117252460676054.post-54746904581372302822011-04-08T13:05:34.643-04:002011-04-08T13:05:34.643-04:00A co-worker of mine is the absolute epidomy of com...A co-worker of mine is the absolute epidomy of completely regaining control of your health and turning it all around. She was dx with type II diabetes and now eats mainly vegan and organic (we swap recipes and suggestions), walks a few miles a day and looks at least 10 years younger. Actually, I have know her for 10 years and she looks younger than when I first met her...she glows! AND she has basically reversed her diabetes.<br /><br />She is losing weight in a very healthy way, but could not get over the plateau of the last 15 lbs. She measures out all her food in order to manage her diabetes, but got into a routine of eyeballing portions. She went back to measuring everything out + is now on the back side of those 15 lbs.<br /><br />We work on the 3rd fl of our office and I am constantly encouraging everyone to use the stairs (and drink the free filter water our company offers!). A sociological evaluation could easily be done on the stair climbers and the elevator riders.<br /><br />The Fitbit device looks very interesting.Shona~ LALA dex presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997153789350766344noreply@blogger.com