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)