Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our free Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox — and join us on Instagram! Brenda Halsey, 49, knew something was wrong when she started having vision problems in her left eye in November 2004. Those problems turned out to be symptoms of multiple sclerosis. For years, MS only caused minor issues.
“But there may be weeks when I only get cardio in once and lift weights once. I may have to take several rest days. It took me too long to realize that I need to listen to my body and stop trying to push it to the max. My MS doesn’t always like me to do that. All that did was set me back,” she says. She alternates between a low-carb diet and low-calorie diet Halsey knew she wouldn’t lose weight with exercise alone. So, she’s been switching between low-carb and low-calorie diets.