According to Raphael, “you don’t have to be an exercise geek“ to enroll in The Apple Program® or to have good health. His goal this year is to be able to run a mile without stopping. He thanks The Apple Program for allowing him to “think” about his goals, and for the great tools they provide.
Raphael simply stated that his personal Apple Health Coach® is just wonderful. Wonderful because she’s supportive of the goals that Raphael has established for himself and she continues to motivate him to improve. “She keeps asking me what I can do to improve,” he says.
Raphael is already a very self-motivated person who knows the importance of maintaining good health through eating healthy and maintaining physical activity. When he started the program he knew it was time to take action into a better lifestyle and the assessment taken at the beginning of someone’s entrance into the program confirmed it. He had high cholesterol, sugar, and blood pressure levels.
With that self motivation and the help of the Apple Program, Raphael has accomplished much this year. He has lowered his cholesterol, lost 35 pounds, and his blood pressure dropped from 150/90 to 130/80. A great accomplishment since the 150/90 blood pressure reading put him in range for a dangerous diagnosis of hypertension.
Raphael’s excitement is contagious. One of the things he has done to accomplish this change has been to slowly cut his intake of junk food. He will, however, treat himself to Weight Watchers bars and once in awhile he will buy strawberry Dreyer's fruit bars which have one gram of fiber. One of his favorites is Skinny Cow’s ice cream which has good fiber as well. He also eats 7 to 10 veggies in a day! His favorite recipe is a traditional salad recipe which includes plain romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, a little ranch dressing and a pepper on the side.
Raphael has made true lifestyle changes. He meets part of his physical activity goal by walking on his breaks or during his lunch hour at work. Thanks to the incentives he was able to receive from his employer for enrolling in the Apple Program, he has gone the extra mile in his quest of progressing even more towards his personal health goals by signing up for Weight Watchers which is an additional support that has worked for him.
Raphael’s changes have also become a family affair. He says, “My family and I try to be active by getting out and taking walks a couple of mornings each week and on weekends. We disconnect our cable TV each summer, so we [can] participate in other activities”
He tells everyone that is thinking about joining the Apple Program that “it will help you along your quest” whatever lifelong healthy changes that may include.
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