That was the first eye-opener. For a fairly young mother of four, who exercises semi-regularly, and has even done crazy things like running a half-marathon; I was not as fit as my body tried to tell me! My beginning numbers looked like this:
- Weight--149 pounds
- Height--5ft 4in
- Glucose--99
- Triglyceride--88
- Cholesterol--197
- LDL--131
- HDL--52
- BMI--25.6 (overweight)
*And, anyone who knows me also knows that I'm just not very good at accepting the "normal" label.
I tried this Engine 2 Diet for 7 1/2 weeks, and I liked it. Now, there were some recipes that we are definitely NOT trying again. I did find some that are now weekly dinners, and I have some others that I can go to in a pinch. I have even become confident enough to look at recipes online and find the ones that apply to the way I want to eat. (I'm not quite to the point of being able to craft my own recipes, but I might be willing to attempt one soon!)
After my time was up, I went back to the doctor to have my bloodwork redrawn. Because my glucose was normal and the insurance wouldn't pay for a new test, I just did the lipid profile. When the PA called with the test results, she was obviously excited. Not only had I lost weight, but my choloesterol had dropped significantly. So, for those who are interested, these are my NEW, shiny numbers:
- Weight--134 pounds
- Height--5ft 4in
- Glucose--***
- Triglyceride--34
- Cholesterol--148
- LDL--96
- HDL--47
- BMI--23.0 (Healthy)
woot! that's amazing to see the numbers drop so drastically!
ReplyDeleteSo proud of you for sticking to it so long! Looking at the numbers, it was obviously worth the challenges along the way.
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