This is less than 20 the final in this series, so Congratulations on completing the reverse your pre diabetes video series that takes both motivation and follow through. It shows that you've got what it takes to beat pre diabetes, and totally sidestep type two diabetes. So again, congratulations. To recap. In the process, you've discovered the meaning and the importance of your blood work results, which indicate which stage of pre diabetes you're actually in, as well as the steps you need to take to reverse it. You now understand how keeping a food diary correlates with keeping the weight off long term.
You know how many fat grams you need to eat per day, as well as which fats to avoid. Even if you're doing a formal weight loss plan such as Weight Watchers. Hopefully you signed up for one of the suggested online calorie and exercise trackers. This will enhance any plan you're currently following. But if you're not following another plan, then great. The online tracker is all you need.
You've learned how exercise impacts your blood sugar, and which specific type of exercise best raises your metabolism. You now know which of your favorite foods are high glycemic and how to substitute those for low glycemic foods. He's examine the emotions that trigger your cravings, and now have a plan for minimizing those cravings. You've examined your sugar consumption and made tweaks to your daily sugar intake. Also, you understand the role fiber plays in stabilizing your blood sugar, and how many grams of fiber you require per day based on your age. You also now know the importance of sleep and maintaining a balanced blood sugar level and you've made the necessary changes to your sleep regimen to ensure that you're getting the proper amount And finally, you now realize how destructive chronic stress can be to your body, as well as its effects on your blood sugar.
By doing the 15 minute meditations, you've learned how to shut down your sympathetic fight or flight response, and quickly return your body to a place of homeostasis, and balance. Wow, that's a lot of information. pat yourself on the back, you've taken a dynamic stance regarding your health. And not only that, but now you have a workbook filled with positive action steps to reinforce your new learning. And you can revisit this as often as you'd like to help you maintain the state of health over the long run. And don't forget, reversing pre diabetes means losing from five to 7% of your weight and exercising 150 minutes a week, and it's totally doable.
So just a reminder, that change doesn't happen. overnight. Give yourself from three to six months to monitor your changes. Remember, slow and steady wins the race. So again, congratulations. I wish you success, peace and most of all, abundant health.