Holidays do not not have to derail your weight loss journey.

Meals with family don’t have to end up with everyone asleep on the couch after turkey.

This week on Think Like a Pancreas—The Podcast, Dr. Paula Diab talks to Gary Scheiner about keeping active when your regular routine disappears. How do you find time to move when your house is filled with people or you are spending hours in an airport?

The short answer? You make your health a priority and find creative ways to get moving.

Listen and learn how Gary turns half-time into fun time, how Paula’s post-Christmas nap became a battle of nations, and how with planning and re-framing, you can stay active throughout this holiday season.

Dr Paula Diab MBChB, MFamMed, PhD, CDCES is the Director of Weight Management at Integrated Diabetes Services. She is a Family Physician and Diabetologist who runs a multi-disciplinary practice specializing in the management of chronic diseases, particularly diabetes and obesity in South Africa. Her approach is to walk the journey with her patients and to allow them to manage their disease rather than allow the disease to define who they are.

Gary Scheiner, MS, CDCES is the owner and Clinical Director of Integrated Diabetes Services. He is an award-winning Certified Diabetes Educator, Masters-level Exercise Physiologist and person with type-1 diabetes since 1985. Gary is also actively involved with many diabetes related organizations as a volunteer and clinical advisor.

✔️Staying active is an attitude.

✔️We can find activity in unexpected places like that power shopping trip you have planned,

✔️Fitness Trackers can be great for showing us where we have achieved unexpected exercise and motivate us to be active when we are a little too sedentary.

00:00 Welcome and Introductions.

03:22 Its Not Easy Balancing Exercise and Diabetes During the Holidays.

06:09 Attitude is Everything.

08:07 Redefining What Counts as Exercise.

10:41 Short Bursts Beat Not Moving.

13:19 The Value of Group Activities.

15:03 Activity Trackers Can Motivate You.

18:15 Take an Activity Break During Halftime.

19:44 Creating Indoor Options When the Weather Won’t Cooperate.

21:30 Find Activities that are FUN!

23:09 Make Focusing on Healthy Movements Part of Your Daily Routine.

24:16 The Optimal Time To Exercise for Weight loss.

29:04 Family Fun Time Creates Lasting Memories

31:04 Don’t Go From the Couch Potato to Extreme Athlete Right Away.

32:47 Final Thoughts.

Weight Management for People Living with Diabetes

https://www.type1university.com/weight-management-for-people-living-with-diabetes/

More Than Willpower. Diabetes, Weight and Holiday Mental Health

https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-a2ka7-1b8d1d0

Taking Diabetes on the Road

https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-dqz68-1ac5920

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Disclaimer

The information contained in this program is based on the experience and opinions of the Integrated Diabetes Services clinical team. Please discuss any changes to your treatment plan with your personal healthcare provider before implementing.