To celebrate my 44th birthday and to check on my progress since doubling down with running last Winter, I got my blood drawn.
The outcome was pretty great, not perfect and there’s plenty of room for improvement but I think the numbers show success.
- Cholesterol 186 (normal <200) last time 226
- Triglycerides 126 (normal <150) last time 117
- HDL 43 (normal >39) last time 45
- LDL 118 (normal <100) last time 158
- Glucose 93 last time 97
The credit goes to several things this year. Firstly is running two or more miles a day. I hear so many others go, “Running isn’t good for you,” and “running is bad for your knees.” Bullshit. Running gets your heart racing which is what you need to get the fat burned. The other three elements I think boosted the effects of exercise were eating less (this remains pretty hard), more fruit and vegetables (I eat American cantaloupe four or more times a week as a snack) and drinking unsweetened tea instead of diet soda.
Should I keep this up, I think my health screening in early 2013 is going to be fantastic.
Good job!!! Watch the cholesterol ratio that they typically provide. More exercise and weight loss is the only way to get them to be even better. If you are on medications for blood pressure and cholesterol just watch the progression so they can come down as needed. And if you are on those types of medications make sure the doctor does not accept the high end, you want to be the middle or lower end of normal. Congrats on the progress!!!