When my doctor told me that I had diabetes, it felt like my entire world had crashed. I have heard such horror stories about diabetes but thought I was immune since no one else in my family had the same diagnosis. My doctor told me that if I took care of myself, I could lead a normal life without any medications. He did suggest looking into personal training in Surrey because he already knew that I was not going to be able to handle any type of training on my own. He had been my doctor for nearly two decades, and he knew how much of a couch potato I truly was.

He recommended one personal trainer in particular, and I made a call to him the same day. I explained why I was calling, and he was able to get me a consultation appointment that same week. I had told him on the phone that I would do my best, but I was not a very active person overall, even though I had no physical limitations to make me that way. I had just never been interested in working out prior to my diabetes diagnosis.

The personal trainer was very nice and extremely knowledgeable, and it did not seem like I was going to be a challenge at all to him. I liked his style, and he seemed to be entertained by me as well! What I especially liked about him is that he tailor made a program for me, and it was very easy to follow. That first week, I lost nearly five pounds. It has slowed down, but I am 40 pounds lighter right now, and my doctor could not be more pleased. He told me that if I keep up with the personal training, I wont even have to call myself a diabetic because my numbers will prove that I beat the disease!