“It’s time to change my life,” says 33-year-old Megan McCarthy-Cook of Hoffman Estates. “I need to do it for myself and for my family.
“My mom, who is battling lung cancer, wants nothing more than to see me healthy.”
Her family is certainly a great motivation. So are the numbers.
“I’m borderline everything,” McCarthy-Cook says. “Prediabetic, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and I found out my triglycerides are twice the number they should be.
“All of these can be improved with diet and exercise,” she says. “I plan on changing those numbers drastically.”
As for goals, McCarthy-Cook has something in mind.
“I’d like to be able to run a mile without stopping. I’ve never been a runner, but I’d like to be able to do that.”