Today is the big event! The "reveal" of the 2012 Michiana AHA Go Red For Women BetterU Makeover Challenge.
It seems just like
yesterday, (even thought there was snow on the ground), we all met for the first
time, with anxious expectation to get started down our road to better health.
We started with the Simple 7 My Life Check Questions, blood pressure readings, cholesterol and blood sugar testing, seemed easy enough. We participate on the Better You facebook fan page to exchange ideas, shared recipes, blogged on the BetterU website, listened to our Healthy Voice, added physical activity, piled on fruits and vegetables into our diet, tried new strategies and ultimately worked towards making changes that will last. We took a field trip. Thanks to Martins Super Markets we had an evening shopping scavenger hunt that opened our eyes to what’s healthy and what’s not. How food preparation can be easy, simple and low cost those healthy meals can be.
We started with the Simple 7 My Life Check Questions, blood pressure readings, cholesterol and blood sugar testing, seemed easy enough. We participate on the Better You facebook fan page to exchange ideas, shared recipes, blogged on the BetterU website, listened to our Healthy Voice, added physical activity, piled on fruits and vegetables into our diet, tried new strategies and ultimately worked towards making changes that will last. We took a field trip. Thanks to Martins Super Markets we had an evening shopping scavenger hunt that opened our eyes to what’s healthy and what’s not. How food preparation can be easy, simple and low cost those healthy meals can be.
On our road to better
health, for a few of us the road was clear, easy to travel, a few of us took
some detours, some of us met with road blocks, and others went a totally
different road, but here we all are just the same, at the end of the 12 weeks and
all more informed, educated, more
healthy and enjoying that since of accomplishment.
So, here we are at the
end of the 12 weeks. It feels like summer is just around the bend. We’re all feeling it. It went quick for me. Wondering
what the BetterU Challengers numbers are? Take a minute to look in your program booklet, the
data speaks for itself. We met the challenge and won!
Today … as you look up on stage … what did you see?
I saw …
Women who are proud, strong and who have
worked towards ambitious goals together to be healthier, wiser and smarter in
their decisions about their personal health.
I salute these women for truly becoming
a Better You.
I salute Physicians Hospital System for
taking a stand, being the example to the community, and caring about their
employees.
I salute all of you today. By being here
you too, are becoming a better you.
It has been an honor and a privilege to be a part of this
2012 BetterU Makeover Challenge.
Thank you.
Your partner in health,
Cindy Cohen RN, Health Coach
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