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02 September 2019
Weigh-in:
222.5 lb
lost so far:
15.5 lb
still to go:
55.5 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 1.2 lb a week
31 August 2019
I live in this semi-hilly area; there's no absolutely flat route to walk to or from my house, but I'd been staying on the flattest parts for my morning walk until now, and to start with, it took me like 40 minutes with a few minutes resting to go about a mile and a half. That was...oh, mid-April, my real starting point on the journey.
The walk itself is really nice, though. Well, from a certain point of view. Not everyone would enjoy a morning stroll through a nearby cemetery; I can see that.
But last week, I mapped out the most aggressively uphill walk I could do in my neighborhood, and it's just over a mile, but with 120 feet of climbing. A short bursty climb like that is definitely more beneficial at this point than a longer flatter route.
This morning I did it in 20 minutes, no rest. And I definitely felt it. Most of the elevation is the hill I actually live at the top of, and I used to have to stop halfway up to sit down on the curb and catch my breath. Or I'd just pretty much collapse in my backyard after walking home every day.
I've been going a bit easy on the fitness part of my life so far, and that's mostly because last winter, a CT scan revealed a nodule on my left lung. I can't get it checked out again until November, and I don't mind admitting that it fires up my health anxiety at least once a week. But you know, if there was something really deeply seriously wrong, would I be able to do that walk more efficiently than I ever have in my life? (also I'd probably be noticeably sicker almost a year later if it was something that bad)
Anyway, yeah, pretty happy. I can do stuff and I can improve at it.
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30 August 2019
Well, I'll compare test results from May, though the November ones would show a more dramatic difference.
A1c won the most improved award, going from a 7.3 in May to a 5.9 now.
BMI went from 40.1 to 35.5.
Blood pressure went from 120/78 (on a 20mg daily dose of Lisinopril) to 116/68 on no meds.
Blood doesn't lie; things are going in the right direction. My doctor discontinued the maintenance meds for sugar, HBP and cholesterol. Though my cholesterol was slightly elevated; she took me off the statin in good faith that I will continue to improve, and if it's still on the high side in November, we will re-evaluate the need for the med at that point.
Here's a face pic from yesterday. I like taking these once a week to keep myself accountable. Also because I like my face and how it's changing.
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30 August 2019
Weigh-in:
223.0 lb
lost so far:
15.0 lb
still to go:
56.0 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 2.1 lb a week
25 August 2019
Health anxiety is turning out to be the biggest complication in losing weight. I was expecting to miss certain foods, and I don't, and the fact that I'm not really suffering or feeling deprived must be making me suspicious. "What if you're losing weight because you're ill?" my brain asks sometimes. "This hasn't been difficult enough for you."
No, Brain, it's been okay, but thank you for complicating it like that. The only immediate options in a fit of hypochondria, that I have found, are to panic or attempt to reason yourself out of it. The latter is a better idea. So let's assess.
55.5 pounds in...almost 9 months, really isn't sickly levels of weight loss. And it hasn't been effortless, as it would be if I were ill; I've made the changes. Just turns out I wasn't the food addict I'd always considered myself to be. I haven't lost my appetite, and I enjoy the food I do eat. Very much. My strength isn't declining; I'm not experiencing dizziness, disorientation, malaise or fatigue. In fact, I am stronger and more energetic by the week. And those weird bumps and such you can feel now are bones and muscles instead of layers of fat. So calm the hell down in there.
Besides, no matter what shadows my brain might leap at, reversing high blood sugar and a number of incipient diabetes symptoms is a reality I can attach myself to. Still, I'm relieved that my physical is this week. Hearing what my medical team has to say and knowing that they take my concerns seriously is probably the most effective counter to irrational health issues.
Weigh-in:
224.5 lb
lost so far:
13.5 lb
still to go:
57.5 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 3.5 lb a week
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