"I hit 6 feet 3 inches tall as a freshman in high school and weighed around 185 pounds. Then, while playing a lot of sports like football and basketball during my junior and senior years, I ate a lot of protein and built a ton of muscle, eventually reaching 230 pounds. It was all good because I was running around doing all sorts of exercise, and my metabolism was fast. That all changed when I started Bible college in upstate New York, and my physical health became less of a priority."
"The job was stressful because I found it difficult to detach from other people's emotions as they dealt with bad stuff like domestic violence and sexual abuse. I turned to food as an outlet and became less healthy by the month. I had terrible digestive issues and bouts of diverticulitis. I had several colonoscopies and liver biopsies in my 20s and 30s and was found to have a fatty liver."
Lyle Wallace, 45, a Dallas pastor and father of four, was diagnosed with diabetes three years ago after his weight exceeded 285 pounds. His weight had increased from about 185 in high school to 230 after college athletics, then climbed due to stress, sedentary ministry life, frequent fast-food meals, and emotional eating. He experienced digestive problems, diverticulitis, colonoscopies, liver biopsies, and a fatty liver. He used AI tools to change eating habits and increase exercise, ultimately losing 75 pounds and reversing his diabetes. He regained fitness to outrun his eight-year-old daughter.
Read at Business Insider
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