Do You Have a Support System in Place?

This Week's Tip Do You Have a Support System in Place? You wake up to your husband preparing a platter of fruit and a slice of whole wheat toast for breakfast. Your wife always has a healthy dinner—lean protein and fresh veggies—ready at 6 o'clock. Your co-workers have teamed up to start a healthy lunch club. You have countless friends ready to work out at a moment's notice. A personal trainer is programmed into the speed dial on your cell phone. Encouragement abounds. This is a healthy living utopia. If you find support is a little bit harder to come by, you're pretty normal. However, lacking spousal and friendly support can become quite detrimental to your weight-loss and diabetes-management plans—if you let it. A good support system is a vital element to reaching your goals. So what can you do to ensure that you are surrounded by social support? 6 Ways to Find More Support More Tips for People with Diabetes   Diabetes Friendly Recipe No-Bake Graham Cracker Cheesycake This is a delicious, light, refreshing dessert. It's low cal and sugar and can be made with the lite pie filling in any flavor. Note that this needs to be made the night before to soften the graham crackers. Get the Recipe See More Lower-Carb Recipes Nutritional Info Servings Per Recipe: 20  Amount Per Serving  Calories: 88.7 Total Fat: 0.3 g Cholesterol: 2.3 mg Sodium: 182.8 mg Total Carbs: 16.6 g   Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g Protein: 2.5 g View full nutritional breakdown of No-Bake Graham Cracker Cheesycake by ingredient     From Our Diabetes Community Flavoured water may contain carbohydrates..check labels (Secrets of Success) Emoticon to show your mood to-day (Team Forum) More Secrets of Success... More Forum Posts...       Was this e-mail forwarded to you by a friend? Join the mailing list. Change your e-mail address   You get 1 SparkPoint for reading today's email.   You received this email because you signed up for one of SparkPeople's email newsletters. To unsubscribe please do not reply to this message. Instead, you can use this link to unsubscribe from this newsletter. To remove yourself by postal mail, send a letter or postcard with your email address to: SparkPeople.com, 310 Culvert Street Suite 301, Cincinnati, OH 45202 SparkPeople.com offers general information and is for educational purposes only. sparkpeople.com is not a prescription system and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. You should consult your health-care provider before starting any nutrition or fitness program, and should consult with your provider about any concerns or questions. © 1999-2014 SparkPeople, All Rights Reserved | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy