In April (2013), I decided that I needed to something about my weight.
At times I had been nudging 16 stones and rapidly moving into the 'obese' category on the body mass index charts, but I was at a loss as to what the best strategy for me would be.
Eat less and exercise more, of course, but you do need a structure to work to, otherwise in week one you lose a couple of pounds and by the weekend you feel that you have 'earned' a treat. I think many overweight people who are on diets behave this way and could explain why we hear so much about the yo-yo dieters.
All that aside, I have just been to get the results of my blood test and things are looking good. In 2010 my overall cholesterol reading was 6.0, which I was told was on the high side of the safe spectrum. My 'bad' cholesterol was 4.7 and my 'good' cholesterol was 1.27.
Today, the LDL (bad) cholesterol has gone down to 4.0 and the HDL (good) cholesterol has gone up to 1.33; overall, my cholesterol has falled to 5.7, which is great news.
I am also down to 14 stone and 3 pounds, which is over 14 pounds (1 stone) lighter than when I started this regime in April.
Still a reasonable way to go on the weight front, but the signs are positive. I'll have aother blood test in 6 months and will be very interested see those figures.
In the meantime, I am now almost looking forward to my 'good' days (as my boys now refer to the 600-calorie days) and know that any hunger pangs are very small price to pay for a healthier body.
