Table of Contents
 
From the Author          
Prologue        
Introduction      

I    Triumphant    
1    Good News\Bad News       

II   Silenced    
2    The NOW Generation        
3    Hearing Impaired          
4    The Silent Killer          
5    The Adult Disease       

III  Blinded    
6     Blindsided          
7     Unhealthy Resistance      

IV   Truth or Consequences?    
8     Truth or Dare           
9     Consequences        

V    Inside-Out Attitudes    
10  Fit from the Inside-Out           
11   Busy Minds – Quiet Times           
12   It’s Not About the Numbers       

VI   Good Counsel    
13    Ins and Outs of Eating          
14    Red Flags          
15    Back to Basics           
16    Keep it Simple           
17    The A Factor        

VII   Maintaining Face        
18    The Keys          
19    No More Excuses           
20    Just Move It        

VIII Lessons Learned    
21    Life Lessons Learned       

                                                                           Chapter 7                                                            

                                                                 Unhealthy Resistance

When in its worst form, diabetes can lead to blindness. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness today. If you still believe you don’t have a problem, I believe you have already been blinded. What you have avoided emotionally has gotten you to this point physically.

One of the key components in the prevention and management of diabetes is an active lifestyle. Unfortunately, your inactivity has been stifled by another disease called exercise resistance.

What is Exercise Resistance?

Exercise resistance is not the same as insulin resistance. While insulin resistance is physiological; exercise resistance is emotional. Ever ask yourself, “Why is it so hard for me to start exercising?”

“Exercise Resistance” or ER means a conscious or unconscious block against participating in a regular exercise program. Studies show that people build up barriers due to past experiences that give them negative mindsets toward exercise and/or healthy food. This prevents a person from starting or following through on an exercise program.

ER comes from one or all of three categories: denial, pride or laziness. It also carries with it emotions that you could label as subcategories: resentment, failure, perfection, comparisons and expectations.

Denial

Have you ever said to yourself, “It won’t happen to me…no way, no how!”  Even if your body looks good on the outside, the damage is still done on the inside. Over time, you have made yourself feel comfortable with certain lifestyle habits. You have overlooked the long-term consequences of your behaviors.

You see things going on around you, but you continue to put off getting daily exercise and eating better. Out of the three, denial is the most deceiving.

Pride

Ever have thoughts like these?:

"Don’t let them see you sweat or show any signs of weakness."

"If I can’t do it on my own, then I won’t do it at all."

"I’ll put off my checkup until next fall."

Having too much pride costs millions of lives every year in any health arena you can imagine, especially with diabetes. Asking for help may be the biggest obstacle of all for you.

Laziness

Now I know you have thought of this:

“I’ll start tomorrow on my exercise program.”

Exercise and eating right takes discipline and planning. For some, that’s too much to ask. If that’s you, you may be missing out on a really wonderful, healthy life.

But does that really matter to you?

Why is America the fattest nation in the world? Laziness! It’s really that simple. If you think a pill, surgery or wishful thinking will replace hard work, you have been had by the media and your mind.

Why are most countries healthier and thinner than us? They are more active and more resourceful. Denial, pride and laziness can be the end for some, but it does not have to be that way for you if you start now.  Sometimes we can think too much and talk ourselves out of things, instead of just doing it, right?

Resentment

Ever thought like this?:

"I thought the golden years were supposed to be filled with relaxing things to do, not activities I put off before."

Not wanting to exercise is one thing, but resenting exercising can be paralyzing. There are only a small percentage of people that truly like to exercise, and most do it for a sport or profession.  That’s usually not true for the average person.

Building up resentment toward exercise goes much deeper than just not liking the effort it takes to do it. Resentment brings out a rebellious attitude in you. The sooner you accept the fact that you are not exempt from getting diabetes, the more likely you will start and continue exercising. Resentment is usually fueled by laziness. Are you lazy? Are you resentful?

Perfection

“Why am I not doing this the way I know I can do this? I might as well not do it at all if I can’t do it right.”

If you think for one second that you are going to be perfect in sticking to a plan, forget it. It’s not possible. The truth is you will never be perfect. Life will never be perfect. When you reach one goal, you will have to set another one.

Perfectionism is an illusion!

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