The Results Are In
Ok, so when someone tells you she's on a diet you automatically think about the physical results...she's thinner, more trim, different clothes...but what we don't often think about is the health benefits on changing your diet. As I have discussed before, I feel great. I feel normal (my normal) again. Sure, I have days when I'm tired or craving salty foods and sweet foods and peanut buttery foods...I'm human! But for the most part, I no longer feel controlled by my weight or by food. When I'm hungry, I eat and make smart choices. And then I don't feel hungry anymore.
But aside from feeling good and looking better...there are those silent killers...the big round numbers that were flashing red in my face for 7 years as they just kept getting higher and higher no matter what I did to lower them...doctors kept saying "diet and exercise, exercise and diet" and each visit I was creeping up higher on the scale and with every blood test my cholesterol would jump another 20 points.
I had blood work done at a health fair in November that tested my cholesterol and triglycerides and blood work done in January that tested sugar and other things just before starting my diet. For all I know, the November numbers were even higher in January because at least in November I had been working out for 6 months straight...then I stopped.
So this morning, at 7:30am, when I got the email from LabCorp saying that my results were in, my heart began to race...I hoped for cholesterol between 200-220--after all it has only been 3 months...and triglycerides...I was hoping for around 150...after all it took 7 years and I couldn't lower those numbers!
I opened the file...I scrolled...up and down...eyebrows furrowed...confused...wait, what?
Ladies and Gentlemen...I present to you my numbers...
Total Cholesterol: from 272 to 180 (That's almost 100 points in 3 months!)
LDL: 105 (a little high but much lower than before)
HDL: 54 (above average--but it has always been around 50-60)
LDL/HDL ratio: 1.9 (it's never been that good)
Triglycerides: From 262 to 105 (yea, I know, right?!)
Sugar: 100 to 92
And here's another one...my vitamin d that had been below normal for 3 years no matter how many supplements I was taking...I didn't change anything and my vitamin D is 43. That is almost 20 points!
So as you might imagine, I am very, very pleased.
Now, I just need to lose the last 15-20lbs, start working out and lock in all this awesomeness and I will be good to go for another 50-60 years. hehehe.
I don't know what I am more excited about--fitting into my old jeans or my blood work results. I think the blood work results make it a little more real for me...I still see the girl I saw in January in the mirror...I know I look thinner but I don't see a dramatic difference the way others describe it.
I think I'm going to go outside and soak up more Vitamin D.
Happy Weekend!!
But aside from feeling good and looking better...there are those silent killers...the big round numbers that were flashing red in my face for 7 years as they just kept getting higher and higher no matter what I did to lower them...doctors kept saying "diet and exercise, exercise and diet" and each visit I was creeping up higher on the scale and with every blood test my cholesterol would jump another 20 points.
I had blood work done at a health fair in November that tested my cholesterol and triglycerides and blood work done in January that tested sugar and other things just before starting my diet. For all I know, the November numbers were even higher in January because at least in November I had been working out for 6 months straight...then I stopped.
So this morning, at 7:30am, when I got the email from LabCorp saying that my results were in, my heart began to race...I hoped for cholesterol between 200-220--after all it has only been 3 months...and triglycerides...I was hoping for around 150...after all it took 7 years and I couldn't lower those numbers!
I opened the file...I scrolled...up and down...eyebrows furrowed...confused...wait, what?
Ladies and Gentlemen...I present to you my numbers...
Total Cholesterol: from 272 to 180 (That's almost 100 points in 3 months!)
LDL: 105 (a little high but much lower than before)
HDL: 54 (above average--but it has always been around 50-60)
LDL/HDL ratio: 1.9 (it's never been that good)
Triglycerides: From 262 to 105 (yea, I know, right?!)
Sugar: 100 to 92
And here's another one...my vitamin d that had been below normal for 3 years no matter how many supplements I was taking...I didn't change anything and my vitamin D is 43. That is almost 20 points!
So as you might imagine, I am very, very pleased.
Now, I just need to lose the last 15-20lbs, start working out and lock in all this awesomeness and I will be good to go for another 50-60 years. hehehe.
I don't know what I am more excited about--fitting into my old jeans or my blood work results. I think the blood work results make it a little more real for me...I still see the girl I saw in January in the mirror...I know I look thinner but I don't see a dramatic difference the way others describe it.
I think I'm going to go outside and soak up more Vitamin D.
Happy Weekend!!
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