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HEALTH IS GOOD AGAIN, BEEN TAKING 2 VITAMIN C's a DAY AND MULTI VITAMIN TO KEEP IMMUNITY UP, I HAD TO WORK OVER 25 HOURS OF OVERTIME BETWEEN SAT/MON TO CATCH UP ON PAPERWORK IN THE OFFICE. HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE!!!!
Pam and Buddy the Maine Coone Cat
INTERESTING DIET STORY FROM NBC:
Early in 2017,Daniel started my year-long project to adhere to the federal Physical Activity Guidelines and Dietary Guidelines with the support of the Science & Research Team of the American Council on Exercise.
We mapped out a six-month incremental process of behavior change that allowed me to establish and then build upon new habits over the remaining six months. It was a year full of stops, starts, plateaus, struggles and triumphs. Through this process, I changed so many things about my life. I learned how to incorporate more physical activity into my daily routine (and I learned to enjoy it, or at least enjoy the way it made me feel). By making a series of small, manageable changes, I completely altered the way I eat and my overall relationship with food. I inspired my wife to get more active and helped a number of friends and family members make similar changes in their lives. I learned how to make changes that made me healthier without negatively impacting my overall quality of life.
In many ways, I still struggle with certain aspects of my new
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At the end of the year, I met with my doctor to discuss the journey and capture his reactions to the results. He admits that when I first told him about my plans, he greeted me with a healthy amount of skepticism and a bit of an eye roll, but also a lot of encouragement and well wishes.
As you can see in the graphic above, one year ago I had stage 1 hypertension, prediabetes and elevated cholesterol numbers. I also weighed 244½ pounds and had a body-fat percentage of 26.9%, placing me firmly in the obese category.
Looking back, we realized that I had chosen the exact right moment to take on this challenge. I had no symptoms of illness, but things were clearly heading in the wrong direction. I was on the brink of several illnesses that would likely have forced me to make lifestyle changes (and take medications) in the not-too-distant future.
Now, my blood pressure, cholesterol and hemoglobin A1C (which is used to test for diabetes) are all in the normal category. In addition, my body-fat percentage is now considered average.
I learned how to make changes that made me healthier without negatively impacting my overall quality of life.
I learned how to make changes that made me healthier without negatively impacting my overall quality of life.
Day 1 was 244 pounds
Day 365 was 210
Cholestoral and Hemoglobins went from not normal to NORMAL RATINGS
Diet Calendar Entry for 01 May 2018:
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777 kcal
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Fat: 33.50g | Prot: 44.99g | Carb: 82.67g.
Breakfast: Green Olives, Giant Eagle Cherry Tomatoes, Celery, Cheerios, Borden 2% Reduced Fat Milk, Daisy Low Fat 2% Small Curd Cottage Cheese. Snacks/Other: Pepsi Diet Pepsi, Aquafina Water (16.9 oz), Daisy Low Fat 2% Small Curd Cottage Cheese, Green Olives, Nestle Crunch Crisp, Gatorade Thirst Quencher Fruit Punch (20 oz). more...
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