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There's just not enough that I

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can say about Chris Thompson and

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the program that he shared with

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us and his side-by-side work that

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he did with my husband and

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myself.

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When we initially started this program,

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our goal was to help my

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husband get his blood sugar under

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control.

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His numbers were extremely high.

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And there were conversations with doctors

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about shots and medications.

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He was already on some medications,

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but we decided that we would

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work through this to see if

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we could get his numbers under

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control through better nutrition and exercise.

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And throughout the program, certainly the

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benefit has been that his blood

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sugar is under control, he's off

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all medications.

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And we are just celebrating that.

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I think though the unexpected added

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value that we gained from working

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with Chris was that we learned

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a lifestyle.

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We learned a lifestyle of how

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to be healthy, how to eat

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right, about exercise.

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Basically, my mindset changed about food,

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about exercise.

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It became not something what I

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had to do, but what I

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wanted to do.

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The weight loss was certainly a

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result of some of this, and

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I'm so appreciative of that.

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But I'm more appreciative that it's

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something sustainable now.

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It's something that I can do

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because it's a part of who

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I am.

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It's a change that I've made.

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And so I think about what

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I eat.

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I think about my exercise program

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and what it does for me

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when I do these things, how

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I feel, how much more energetic

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I am.

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I can walk up and down

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steps without holding on railings.

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I can get up and down

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off the floor without grunting and

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groaning.

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The benefits, those added value benefits,

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a change of mindset.

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And the second one that probably

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has been so wonderful for me

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is my relationship with Chris.

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Chris is kind of like, I

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call him my personal trainer.

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He was always available.

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He was always there to answer

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questions.

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And even after the program, there

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are times I'll just send him

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a text, hey, tell me about

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this.

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Should I, should I, should I

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not?

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And I just feel like he's

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there.

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So that added value of a

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new friend.

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that continues to care about our

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health and about our well-being is

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something that I will value and

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be most appreciative for as a

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result of our working through this

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program.

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So thank you, Chris, for all

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you've done for us.