Short-Term Investment, Long-Term Payoff

My husband is definitely the quieter half of our duo, but when he talks, he often says things that are worth listening to and worth thinking about :-). A couple of days ago he commented that our health is like a program running in the back of a computer - you don't really notice it or pay much attention to it until something goes wrong, at which time it become very important. When a computer program stops running correctly, the computer stops functioning in the way it was designed to do and fixing it suddenly becomes a priority.

Some of us were prompted to start on Medifast because a health issue suddenly became a priority. We knew we needed to lose weight, but our health wasn't a major concern until the day some lab work came back with troubling results, or something else raise health issues to the forefront. For me, blood work that revealed the onset of diabetes and high cholesterol and triglycerides began a journey that ultimately led me to this program and put me on an going path towards optimal health. I knew for years that I was at risk for diabetes because of my strong family history, and my obesity only increased those odds, but I never took it seriously until my lab work slapped me in the face.

The wonderful news is that health issues can begin to turn around pretty fast once we're on this program. Cholesterol levels often drop, and drop fast, and blood glucose levels begin to normalize within days (my own blood glucose readings returned to normal within one week of starting on plan). Gastric reflux begins to resolve, sleep apnea often improves or even goes away - the list goes on and on.

I'm always happy to see people starting this plan because they're just tired of being overweight, individuals who are motivated to lose weight because they want to get into a smaller size. I love seeing this because that means that these individuals have been able to avoid the health issues associated with excess weight, at least so far. By taking charge of their health now, those health complications will never happen.

Regardless of what prompted you to start on Medifast, staying on plan will bring you straight to your goal and help you to live a longer, healthier life. That's a pretty good payoff for a short-term investment, don't you think? This will happen one day and one choice at a time, so choose wisely :-)