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Un poco de Azúcar A Little Sugar Vincent D, McEwen MM, Hepworth JT, and Stump CS. (2014). The Effects of a Community-Based, Culturally Tailored Diabetes Prevention Intervention for High-Risk Adults of Mexican Descent. Diabetes Educ., 40(2), 202-213. This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant #(1R34DK085195-01). For more information, please contact: Deborah Vincent ([email protected]) These materials are a part of the Compendium of Culturally and Linguistically Tailored Resources for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention, assembled by NORC at the University of Chicago under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health. Please Note: To adapt this photonovela, please insert photos of individuals from the community you are serving where indicated throughout.

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Un poco de Azúcar

A Little Sugar

Vincent D, McEwen MM, Hepworth JT, and Stump CS. (2014). The Effects of a Community-Based, Culturally Tailored Diabetes Prevention Intervention for High-Risk Adults of Mexican Descent. Diabetes Educ., 40(2), 202-213.This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant #(1R34DK085195-01). For more information, please contact: Deborah Vincent ([email protected])

These materials are a part of the Compendium of Culturally and Linguistically Tailored Resources for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention, assembled by NORC at the University of Chicago under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health.

Please Note: To adapt this photonovela, please insert photos of individuals from the community you are serving where indicated throughout.

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Me encanta

planear

fiestas!

I love to plan

parties!

La Señora García se esta preparando para la quinceañera de su nieta

Senora Garcia is getting ready for her granddaughter, Lourdes’ quinceañera party.

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Pero tengo tanto

que hacer!

But I have so

much to do!

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La hija de la

señora García

trabaja largas

horas, no puede

ayudar con los

preparativos

Senora Garcia’s

daughter, Maria,

works long hours and

so can’t help much

with the party

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computer

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La señora García tiene que

comprar decoraciones

Senora Garcia has to pick up the

decorations

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Tiene Que ir de compras para la

comida y el pastel

She has to shop for the food and the

cake

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Prepara la comida

Prepare the food

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Que música le gustara

a Lourdes

I wonder what kind of

music would Lourdes

like?

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Ha estado tan ocupada que

no caminado como de

costumbre y ha comido

mucha comida rápida.

She has been so busy! She hasn’t

been taking her usual walk and has

been eating too much fast food.

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Su ropa le queda un

poco apretada y sabe

que ha aumentado de

peso.

Now her clothes are getting a

bit tight and she knows she

has gained weight.

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Hoy la señora García

tiene que hacerse

pruebas de sangre y

revisarse la presión.

Today, Senora Garcia has

to go to get some blood

tests and have her blood

pressure checked.

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Su doctora le tiene

noticias un poco

desagradables.

The Nurse Practitioner

has some troubling news

for Senora Garcia.

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Ha aumentado de peso y su azúcar esta arriba de lo normal

She has gained weight and her blood sugar is above normal

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Ay Dios mio!

Dijeron que tengo

que prediabetes.

¿Que voy hacer?

They said I have

prediabetes. What am

I to do?

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Estoy mortificada la

doctora dice que tengo

que cambiar lo que como.

Que dirá mi familia?

I am so worried. The Nurse

Practitioner said I have to

change how I eat. What will

my family say?

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Próxima Semana

Next Week • Y si mi familia no

quiere comer mas

sano?

• Les gusta como

siempre he

cocinado.

• La señora García

cocina para toda la

familia!

• What if her family

doesn’t want to eat

healthier?

• They like her

cooking the way its

always been.

• Señora García

does all of the

cooking for the

family

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Un poco de Azúcar

A Little Sugar

Capitulo 2

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La Semana Pasada

Last Week

La semana pasada le

dijeron a la señora García

que tenia una poca de

azúcar en la sangre.

Ella tenia mucho miedo.

Señora Garcia was told that she

had a little sugar in her blood.

She was very scared.

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looking Sra Garcia

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Yo se que tengo que

cambiar mi forma de

comer, pero yo cocino

para toda mi familia.

I know I need to change

how I eat. But I do all of

the cooking for my family

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looking Sra Garcia

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¿Estarán dispuestos

a cambiar nuestra

forma de comer? Will they be willing to

change how we eat?

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Platicare con ellos

esta nocheI’ll talk with them

tonight.

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looking Sra Garcia

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Esa tarde la Señora García le dice a su familia lo que su

profesional de salud le dijo.Ellos están muy mortificados.

That evening, Señora Garcia tells her family what her nurse practitioner

said.They are very concerned.

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family

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Se acuerdan la abuela tenia

diabetes .You remember Grandma had

diabetes.

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Ella perdió su pierna y tiene

problemas con sus ojos.She lost her leg and had trouble

with her eyes.

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Mamá, esto es muy grave. ¿Qué

podemos hacer?Mama, This is very serious. What

can we do?

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Pero ella come muchas verduras y muy poco

pan. Y toma agua en lugar de soda.But she eats lost of vegetables and not much bread.

And she drinks water instead of soda!

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A todos nos haría bien comer mejor. He

estado leyendo como los Americanos están

engordando mucho.It would be good for all of us to eat better. I was

reading how Americans are getting too fat.

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Yo también lo leí. El tener sobrepeso causa muchos

problemas de salud. Aún nuestros niños están

engordando y teniendo diabetes.I saw that in the paper too. Being overweight causes lots of

health problems. Even our children are getting too fat and

getting diabetes.

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¡Lo podemos hacer Nana! Todos te

ayudaremos.We can do this Nana. We’ll all help.

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Sera bueno para la familia el comer

saludable. ¿Pero que es lo qu

tenemos que comer?It will be good for the family if we eat

healthier. But what do we need to eat?

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Me siento tan bien.

Mi familia me

ayudara a hacer los

cambiosOh, I feel so much

better. My family will

help me. Together we

can learn to make

these changes.

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La semana próxima

María y yo iremos a ver a

la nutrióloga en la clínica.

Aprenderemos mas

sobre como perder peso.Next week, Maria and I will

see the dietician at the clinic.

We’ll learn more about how

to lose weight.

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Próxima Semana

Next week

• ¿Podrán comer menos

Grasa?

• ¿Serán los alimentos

igual de sabrosos con

menos grasa?

• ¿Que tal el ejercicio?

¿Que tanto se tiene que

hacer?

• Can they eat less fat?

• Will the foods they

like be as tasty with

less fat?

• What about exercise?

How much will they

need to do?

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Un poco de Azúcar

A Little Sugar

Capitulo 3

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La Semana Pasada

Sra García estaba muy tireste porque le dijeron que es prediabetica.

Sra Garcia was very upset when she learned she had prediabetes.

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Su familia le dijo que la van a ayudar y esto va a ser bueno para toda la familia ya que

todos aprenderán a comer más saludable.

Her family said they would help and it would be good for the family to learn to eat more healthily.

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Te voy a acompañar con la

nutriólogo.

I’ll go with you to the dietician. Gracias, hija. Eso me va

hacer sentir mucho mejor.

Gracias, mi hija. That will

make me feel much better.

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She and her daughter, Maria, are meeting today with the dietician.

¿Y si nutriólogo me dice

que no puedo comer

mis alimentos favoritas?What if she tells me I can

never eat my favorite

things?

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El nutriólogo les explico acerca de la pirámide de los alimentos así como el tamaño

de las porciones.

The dietician explains about the food pyramid and portion sizes.

Es muy importante comer más

verduras, espeicalamente verduras

de hojas verdes. Y comer menos

grasas y alimentos que con tengan

almidón.It’s important to eat more vegetables,

especially green leafy vegetables. And

eat less fat and fewer starchy foods

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dietician

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Recuerde que la grasa que

ingiere es importante. La grasa es

alta en calorías. Trata de comer

alimentos bajos en grasas.Remember the amount of fat you eat

is important. Fat is high in calories. Try

to eat low-fat foods.

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dietician

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Usted puede comer sus

comidas favoritas. Pero

sustituya la tortillas de harina

por la de maíz, porque el maíz

tienen meno grasa. Puede

probar las tortillas bajas en

calorías o las de trigo.You can eat your favorite foods. So

you can have tortillas, but corn

tortillas have less fat than flour

tortillas. Or you could try the low-fat

or whole wheat tortillas

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dietician

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Recuerde el tamaño de las

porciones es muy importante.

Use su mano para calcular la

cantidad de comida que necesita.

Y mantenga un diario de lo que

come.Remember, portions sizes are very

important. Use your hand to estimate

the portion size of food. And keep a

food diary.Insert photo of dietician

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Leer las etiquetas de comida le ayudaran a saber la cantidad de calorías y grasa que

hay en cada porción.

Reading food labels will help you to know how many calories and how much fat is in each serving.

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Así que puedo comerme un

pedazo de pastel de quince

años. Pero no demasiado.So I can have some quinceanera

cake, just not too much.

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Garcia

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Esa noche, María y la Sra. García compartieron con la familia lo que el nutriólogo les

dijo.

That evening, Maria and Senora Garcia share what the dietician said with her family.

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!Nana, nosotros podemos

hacerlo! Todos te va nos a

ayudar.We can do this, Nana. We’ll all

help.

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Todos estuvieron de acuerdo que cambiar su dieta va hacer bueno y que deberían

de empezar inmediatamente.

They all agree the diet changes will be good for all of them and they should start immediately.

It will be good for all of us to eat

more vegetables and less fried or

sweet foods.

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Se que podemos

hacerlo. No

necesitamos hacer

grandes cambios.I know we can do this.

We don’t need to make

big changes.

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Vamos hacerlo poco a

poco. Podemos empezar

comiendo menos grasa.

Yo voy probar algunas

recetas del libro que me

dio el nutriólogo.We’ll do a little at a time. We

can start by eating less fat. I’ll

try some recipes from the

cookbook the dietician gave

me.

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La próxima semana

Next week

• ¿Como sabrá la

Señora García la

cantidad de comida

que esta comiendo?

¿Es difícil llevar un

control?

• ¿Que pueden hacer

los Garcías para

comer menos grasa?

• ¿Que pueden hacer

para convertirse en

detectives de grasa?

• How will Senora

Garcia know how

much she is eating?

Is it hard to keep

track?

• How can the Garcias

eat less fat?

• How can they be fat

detectives?

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Un poco de Azúcar

A Little Sugar

Capitulo 4

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La Semana Pasada

Last Week

Los García aprendierón a comer menos grasa. La Señora García estaba

emocionada por que probaría recetas nuevas.

The Garcias learned to eat less fat. Senora Garcia was excited to try some new recipes.

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La familia dijo que le ayudaría y seria bueno para todos aprender a comer más

saludable.

Her family said they would help and it would be good for the family to learn to eat more healthily.

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Fats, sweets, alcohol

Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs

Milk, yogurt, cheese

Fruit

Vegetables

Bread, cereal, rice, pasta

Date:

Rate Your Plate

Ella apunto todo lo que comió esta semana.

She kept track of everything she ate this week.

Evalue sus comidas

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No me había dado

cuento que estaba

comiendo tanto.I didn’t realize I was

eating so much!

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La nutrióloga dijo; The dietician said…

Es muy importante comer

mas vegetales, menos

grasas y menos

carbohidratos.It’s important to eat more

vegetables and less fat and

starchy foods.

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Insert photo of dietician

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Recuerde que la cantidad de

grasa que come es

importante. La grasa es alta

en calorías. Trate de comer

alimentos bajos en grasa.Remember the amount of fat you

eat is important. Fat is high in

calories. Try to eat low-fat foods.

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dietician

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Un poco de Azúcar

A Little Sugar

Capitulo 5

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La Semana PasadaLast Week

Los García aprendieron a registrar la cantidad de comida y comenzaron a caminar.

The Garcias learned to keep track of what they ate and began walking.

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Ellos aprendieron a:

Comer alimentos altos

en grasa con menos

frecuencia.

Comer pequeñas

cantidades de alimentos

grasosos.

Comer más frutas y

verduras.

They learned to:

Eat high-fat less often.

Eat smaller amounts of

high-fat foods.

Eat more fruits and

vegetables.

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Esta semana el paseo fue

agradable. Compré unos zapatos

nuevos y mi amiga me acompañó

a caminar en el centro comercial.Walking went well this week. I got

some new shoes and met a friend at

the mall and walked.

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We are going to meet

once a week to walk.

Then I can also walk

with my family.

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Pero algunas cosas

siguen siendo difíciles.But some things are still

hard.

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!Me encantan las enchiladas! Y

cuando veo a gente comiendo

helado, quiero un poco también.I love enchiladas! And when I see

people eating ice cream, I want

some too.Insert photo of

thoughtful Sra

Garcia

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!Necesito controlar

mis deseos de

comer!I need to take charge

of what’s around me!

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La nutrióloga dijo:The dietician said…

Coma algo antes de ir a una fiesta.

Y así no tendrá hambre ni deseos

de comer en exceso.Eat something before you go to a

party. Then you won’t be so hungry

and overeat.

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La nutrióloga dijo:The dietician said

Beba algo caliente como un té, si lo

acostumbra; un bocadillo mientras ve

televisión. Haga algunos ejercicios de

estiramiento o camine en algún lugar

durante unos minutos.Drink something hot like tea if you usually

snack when watching TV. Or do some

stretches or walk in place for a few minutes

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Lleve un registro diario de los

alimentos y la actividad. El diario le

ayudará a saber lo que a comido y lo

activo que ha sido realmente. Este

segura de llevar su contador de pasos.Keep a food and activity diary. This will

help you to know how much you really eat

and how active you’ve really been. Make

sure to use your step counter.

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Al final de la semana, los García hablaron acerca de su progreso.

Cuando ellos caminaban los 5 días lo celebraban y prometían hacerlo mejor posible

cuando fallaban.

At the end of the week, the Garcias talk about their progress. They celebrate when they’ve

walked 5 days a week and promise to do better this time when they haven’t.

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La próxima semana, yo

voy a tratar de caminar

por 5 a 6 días. Next week, I’m going to try

for 5 to 6 days of walking.

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La próxima semana

Next week

• La Señora García se

reunirá con amigas

para cenar. Le

preocupa que vaya a

comer en exceso.

• Y todavía se siente

estresado. ¿Qué

puede hacer?

• Senora Garcia is

meeting friends for

dinner. She is

concerned that she

will overeat.

• And she still feels

stressed. What can

she do?

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Un poco de Azúcar

A Little Sugar

Capitulo 6

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La Semana Pasada

Last Week

Los García aprendieron a controlar la cantidad de comida e incrementar el tiempo

para caminar.

The Garcias learned to take charge of what they ate and increased the amount of time they

walked.

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Conocí una amiga en el central

comercial y caminamos por treinta

minutos mientras platicábamos.I met my friend at the mall and we

walked for 30 minutes and got to talk.

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Aprendí que cuando veo a

gente comer ciertas comidas

siento deseos de comer más.I learned that seeing people eat

certain foods makes me want to

eat too much.Insert photo of thoughtful

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Me preocupaba que comer más frutas y vegetales iba

hacer más caro. Pero hable con la nutrióloga y medio

algunas ideas.I was worried that eating more fruits and vegetables would be

expensive. But I talked to the dietician and she gave me some

ideas.

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La nutrióloga dijo que podía usar frutas y verduras

congeladas. Estas son saludables y más baratas.She said we could use frozen fruits and vegetables.

They are good for us and are much cheaper.

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Pero algunas cosas siguen

siendo difíciles. Tengo días

muy ocupados y algunas

veces olvido hacer

ejercicio. But some things are still hard.

I get busy and sometimes

forget to exercise

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Necesito tener

control de lo que esta

a mí alrededor.I need to take charge of

what’s around me!

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Necesito pequeñas

notas para recordarlo.I need some reminders.

Reminders

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Cuando salgo a comer

fuera necesito planearlo

anticipadamente. De esa

manera no comeré

comidas altas en grasa.When I go out, to eat, I need

to plan ahead. Then I won’t

eat too much or eat too

many high-fat foods.

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Y si no termino mi

comida la llevo a casa

para el día siguiente.And if I take some home, I

have lunch for the next day.

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Me gusto la comida

asada. Me seguro de

ordenar así mis

alimentos y no comer

aderezos.I like grilled foods. I’ll make

sure to order those and stay

away from sauces.

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Ahora, que me

dijeron ellos acerca

de el stress?Now, what did they

tell me about stress?

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El ejercicio es excelente método para

disminuir el stress o bien puede tomar tres

o cuatro respiraciones profundas. Así se

sentirá mucho mas relajada.

Exercise is a great way to decrease stress.

Another thing you can do is take 3 or 4 deep

breaths, and then feel how much more relaxed

you are.

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Recuerdo los

ejercicios de

respiración. Esto es

fácil y me ayuda. I remember the deep

breathing exercise. It’s so

easy, and it does help.

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Próxima semana

Next week

• La Señora García quería

perder mas peso pero

ella no esta segura de

poder caminar mas por

mas tiempo.

• Como podrá ella ser mas

activa sin invertir mas

tiempo?

• Que otra cosa puede

hacer ella por su stress?

• Senora Garcia wants to

lose more weight but she

isn’t sure she can walk

more.

• How can she get more

active without it taking too

much of her time?

• What else can she do for

her stress?

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Un poco de Azúcar

A Little Sugar

Capitulo 7

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La Semana PasadaLast Week

Los García aprendieron a controlar la cantidad de comida cuando salen a comer fuera.

También la Señora García practico la respiración profunda para sentirse menos

estresada.The Garcias learned take charge of what they ate when they ate out. Senora Garcia also practiced

deep breathing to feel less stressed.

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Yo quiero perder más

kilos. Como lo puedo

hacer. I want to loose more weight.

How can I do that?

Tip the Calorie Balance

Calorie Balance =

• The balance between

the calories (energy)

you take in by eating

and

• use up by being

active.

Incliné la balanza de las calorías

Balanza de las calorías = A el

balance entre las calorías

(energía) que consumes y que

son usadas siendo activo.

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Lo tengo que recordar!

Tengo que convertirme en

mejor detective de grasas. I remember! I need to be a

better fat detective.

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comer menos grasas

Eat less fat y escribir lo

que como

Write down what

I eat

ser mas activa

Be active

Necesito:I need to…

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Pienso que debemos tratar de ser más

activos.Caminar es bueno, pero puedo

hacer más.I think we should try to be more active. Walking is

good but we can do more.

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Pienso que podríamos ir a bailar una vez por semana.Que opinan? Me gusta

bailar y el centro para adultos tiene una clase de baile a la semana.

I was thinking about going dancing maybe once a week. What do you think? I like to

dance and the senior center has a dance class once a week.

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Pero algunas cosas son

todavía difíciles.

Tengo que des hacerme de

cualquier !pensamiento

negativo. Si lo puedo hacer!But some things are still hard. I

need to talk back to any negative

thoughts. I CAN do this!

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Voy a tratar de hablarme

positivamente.

Como me enseñó la nutrióloga.I’m going to try some positive self-

talk, like the dietician taught me.

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Y voy a probar otra técnica

de relajación para el stress.

Lo mejor es la meditación.

Mmm...And I’m going to try another

stress relaxation technique,

maybe mediation. Hmmm

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Próxima semana

Next week

• ¿Podrá la Señora

García incrementar

su actividad?

• ¿Le tomara

demasiado tiempo?

• ¿Le ayudara la

meditación para

sentirse mas

relajada?

• Can Senora Garcia

increase her activity?

• Will it take too much

time?

• Will mediation help

her to feel more

relaxed?

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Un poco de Azúcar

A Little Sugar

Capitulo 8

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La Semana PasadaLast Week

La Semana Pasada

La Señora García practica desasiéndose de los pensamientos negativos.

Last week, Senora Garcia practiced talking back to negative thoughts.

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Voy a comerme el pastel de los

quinceaños. Necesito comer

menos de otros alimentos ese día.

I can eat the party cake. I just need to

cut back on other foods that day.

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Y he hecho me caminata.

!Estoy caminando 6 días a la

semana!And I have been really good about

walking. I walk 6 days a week!

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Eat less fat

Ayer comí demasiado. Salí al

almuerzo y comí y demasiado

grasa!But yesterday I slipped. I ate way

too much. I went out for lunch and

over did it. Too much fat!

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!Pero lo haré mejor hoy! A lo

mejor comeré una ensalada

durante el almuerzo.But I’ll do better today, maybe I will

have a salad for lunch.

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Garcia

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Esta semana no hemos caminando tanto como

deberíamos. Se que estamos muy ocupados.

Vamos a caminar esta noche y volveremos a

intentarlo.We haven’t been walking as much this week. I know

we got too busy. Let’s go for a walk tonight and try

again.

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Compre marca pasos para nosotros. El marcos

pasos nos mostrará cuánto caminamos y eso nos

ayudará a mantenernos motivado.I got step counters for all of us. They will show us how

many steps we’ve taken and help us stay motivated.

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Es casi el cumpleaños de Lourdes. Todo va bien.It’s almost Lourdes’s birthday, but everything is going ok.

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¡La fiesta fue todo un éxito!

Todo el mundo la paso muy bien.

The party was a big success!

Everybody had a good time

Todos nos divertimos!

Nana hace fiesta

grandiosas! We all had fun! Nana gives

great parties.

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Garcia and granddaughter

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Garcia family