bigbassbrent's Journal, 27 August 2014

Almost exactly one year ago my doctor told me I needed to make some serious changes or I would become diabetic. From that day forward, I changed my life. I just got my lab results back from the dr appointment I went to this past Monday. I am going to post both my old (one year ago) and new results. Overall the doctor was very happy with my transformation. He said, “I sure wish more people would do what you have done.” That made me feel good.

When looking at the old lab result numbers, take into account that I was on blood pressure and cholesterol medications at the time.

OLD NEW
Weight (lbs) 217 176
Blood Pressure 132/83 120/67
Blood Sugar 120 121
A1C N/A 5.2
Total Cholesterol 173 189
HDL Cholesterol 40 49
LDL Cholesterol 98 120
Triglycerides 173 98
Non-HDL Cholesterol 133 140

Overall my doctor was pleased with the results. Even though my fasting blood sugar is above normal, the A1C test that I requested revealed that my average blood sugar over three months was an 86, which he told me is perfectly normal. My blood sugar rises quite a bit when I go for several hours without eating. I control this by eating every 3 hours or so but when I fast for my lab tests, it shoots way up. The good news is that the threat of diabetes has subsided. Yay!!!

He noted that my good cholesterol is much higher and since I am no longer taking medications, my cholesterol panel is nothing that he is worried about. I was afraid he was going to try to put me back on meds, thank goodness he didn’t! I eat low sugar and high fat. So my LDL, although increased quite a bit, is not alarming because you will find that when someone eats very little sugar, they will have large fluffy LDL particles which are not harmful like the smaller dense LDL particles which can be found in people who eat sugar and fat together. There are special tests for particle size but they are not commonly run.

I celebrated with the family last night by dining on a Sonic double meat cheese burger and fries. First real burger I’ve had in a year. It was delicious, but it hurt my stomach for a few hours afterwards. That’s ok, I will still do it again next time I have something to celebrate!  Worth it!!

Sorry about skipping out on posting the tips lately. I still have a lot more, I just haven’t had the time to put them together and post. I’ll get one out tomorrow and Friday for sure.

I hope everyone is doing great!

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2673 kcal

Fat: 150.31g | Prot: 201.45g | Carb: 116.91g.   Breakfast: Refried Beans (Canned), Wright Brand Natural Hickory Smoked Bacon, Scrambled Egg (Liquid Mixture), Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Spectrum Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, HEB Heavy Whipping Cream, Hodgson Mill Milled Flax Seed, Whole Foods Market Stevia, Now Sports Whey Protein Isolate, HEB Greek Yogurt, Milk (2% Lowfat with Added Vitamin A). Lunch: Butter (Salted), Cooked Brussels Sprouts (Fat Added in Cooking), Success Boil-in-Bag Whole Grain Brown Rice, Kidney Beans (Canned), Great American Steak Company Beef Ribeye Steaks. Dinner: Heinz Simply Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Five Guys Hamburger Patty (No Bun). Snacks/Other: Sugar in the Raw Stevia in the Raw, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Now Foods Dextrose, Now Sports Micronized Creatine Monohydrate, Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed Meal, Now Sports Whey Protein Isolate, Milk (2% Lowfat with Added Vitamin A), Cuties Clementines. more...

2807 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Calisthenics (light, e.g. home exercise) - 15 minutes, Weight Training (moderate) - 45 minutes, Resting - 6 hours and 15 minutes, Desk Work - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours and 30 minutes, Housework - 1 hour, Driving - 1 hour and 45 minutes. more...