Ever been told to take a pill for cholesterol and felt like you were signing up for a lifetime of prescriptions? Me too. For about a year now, doctors have been nudging me toward cholesterol tablets, but I’ve always been reluctant. Prescription medications can feel like a slippery slope—one pill leading to another, and another…

So, yesterday, the specialist upped the ante: now, I need tests for testosterone, sleep apnea, bone density, and cholesterol. Turns out, they could all be connected. So, little by little, I’m working through this list. But today, with the dietary guidelines help of ChatGPT, I’m finally pulling it all together.

Yesterday, I had a long conversation with ChatGPT—almost like it was my own personal advisor. (In fact, sometimes it’s even easier to speak the full truth with AI.) We talked about an immediate change in diet and lifestyle so that I could take another cholesterol test in four weeks. Yes, ChatGPT told me that it’s entirely possible to lower my cholesterol if I stick to a regimented plan. So, I’m beginning.

I’m happy to say that I’ve almost made it through Day 1! I really need to do this for so many reasons. I’ve not been happy with the extra kilos I’ve been carrying for the past few years, and I want to give my body a fair chance to be the best it can be.

I’ve been getting my mind in order with my meditation challenge, and now it’s time to get my body into gear as well.

ChatGPT even created my personal shopping list for me. It knows what I have in the house right now, and all I have to do is give it updates. It tells me everything, from food preparation, portion sizes, and cooking methods. Turns out, ChatGPT is the ultimate fridge whisperer—it even knows I’ve been pretending that bag of wilted spinach doesn’t exist.

I’m seriously giving this a fair go. Last night, thanks to ChatGPT, I whipped up a chickpea and wholemeal spaghetti dish that actually tasted like something you’d pay for at a health food cafe. Progress, right?

Day one down, a lifetime to go. Who knew my biggest motivator would end up being a chat with a robot?