weight 219 (down 2-1/2lb from last week, 11lb since march 1st)
blood pressure - bad (160/100)
blood results: everything is perfect except
beta-carotene, which is very high, and
cholesterol, which is so low the dr thought i'd been taking pills. told him i've never had to take cholesterol pills in my life - he said he's only ever seen readings like mine in ppl who've been taking cholesterol pills.
conjectured it could be the bodybuilding/powerlifting (muscle repair requires testosterone, which is made out of cholesterol) otherwise, not a clue.
the beta carotene is a puzzler: i don't eat carrots but i do eat a lot of salad. i take two multi-vitamins a day, dr said keep that up until the next blood test in six weeks.so either i'm somehow taking in too much or could it be i'm not using it up like i should be? i'm going to research what vitA does and see if maybe something i can do would force increased utilization and get that level down.
the good news is he doesn't want me to start the blood pressure pills - urine tests came back normal (finally!) so my kidneys are no longer being stressed by my blood pressure. he said i could buy the script tomorrow and start on half the original dosage prescribed or i can leave it until the next test - "normal test means now we have time but that doesn't mean you can relax!".
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
checking out weight loss websites and so far - NOT impressed.
sparkpeople.net - lots of great tools, but they limit your caloric choices. you simply cannot lose more than THEY deem you should, nor can you plan a VLCD diet (even though i'm dr-approved) because THEY don't agree with them.
dietsupport - no clue - i can't get in. i signed up, went through all the stupid hoops with the rather poor layout, only to get a "Facebook authentication failed" error every time i try to log in. i was never asked for my facebook info, nor did i give permission to link my facebook. when i blew up at customer "support", i get a snippy reply saying "i don't like your attitude" and telling me to log in and do it myself ... when i just finished saying i CAN'T log in. way too amateur.
dietsupport - no clue - i can't get in. i signed up, went through all the stupid hoops with the rather poor layout, only to get a "Facebook authentication failed" error every time i try to log in. i was never asked for my facebook info, nor did i give permission to link my facebook. when i blew up at customer "support", i get a snippy reply saying "i don't like your attitude" and telling me to log in and do it myself ... when i just finished saying i CAN'T log in. way too amateur.
and here we go again
so life's been hectic up and down and all around - but here we are, back on the diet bandwagon.
that hip replacement is looming ever-larger and the last little while (call it a month? maybe tw0?) i've been getting worrisome sensations in my chest - feels like my heart is out of sync and i can't breathe. blood pressure is getting higher - now it's a good day if it's 155/110.
but on the plus side (plus size?): i have a stable home - one i don't have to worry about the landlord wanting it back or whatever. if i want to knock out walls and put a corn field in front the house, i can do that.
the walking is still going on - the dog'd piss on my shoes if i skipped - but it's not 10k/day. because i'm no longer on social assistance and have my own business with contract hours, i don't have the time.
that also means i have the income to actually be able to plan out a diet instead of making do.
back on a VLCD - have to check in with the doctor every week but i might check in for weekly weigh-ins at the dietician and see the doctor every month for blood pressure readings, blood panel, etc.
750cal/day plus unlimited salad, eating every three hours - that's the plan.
breakfast:
1 egg (poached or boiled)
1/4 c baked beans (vegetarian)
1 medium apple
snack: 1/4 medium avocado
lunch:
1 egg (poached or boiled)
1/4c baked beans (vegetarian)
1/4 medium avocado
snack: 1 medium apple
dinner:
1 cheese string
1/4 medium avocado
1/2c fresh blueberries.
for snack-attacks, the salad is unlimited and delicious with balsamic vinegar.
that hip replacement is looming ever-larger and the last little while (call it a month? maybe tw0?) i've been getting worrisome sensations in my chest - feels like my heart is out of sync and i can't breathe. blood pressure is getting higher - now it's a good day if it's 155/110.
but on the plus side (plus size?): i have a stable home - one i don't have to worry about the landlord wanting it back or whatever. if i want to knock out walls and put a corn field in front the house, i can do that.
the walking is still going on - the dog'd piss on my shoes if i skipped - but it's not 10k/day. because i'm no longer on social assistance and have my own business with contract hours, i don't have the time.
that also means i have the income to actually be able to plan out a diet instead of making do.
back on a VLCD - have to check in with the doctor every week but i might check in for weekly weigh-ins at the dietician and see the doctor every month for blood pressure readings, blood panel, etc.
750cal/day plus unlimited salad, eating every three hours - that's the plan.
breakfast:
1 egg (poached or boiled)
1/4 c baked beans (vegetarian)
1 medium apple
snack: 1/4 medium avocado
lunch:
1 egg (poached or boiled)
1/4c baked beans (vegetarian)
1/4 medium avocado
snack: 1 medium apple
dinner:
1 cheese string
1/4 medium avocado
1/2c fresh blueberries.
for snack-attacks, the salad is unlimited and delicious with balsamic vinegar.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
progress-ish report
getting back on track here, after skidding off the rails over hallowe'en.
got my walk in last night (during which mom set fire to the microwave).
today, a short walk but also two zumba classes and 100 squats (the sparkpeople challenge).
got my walk in last night (during which mom set fire to the microwave).
today, a short walk but also two zumba classes and 100 squats (the sparkpeople challenge).
Monday, November 8, 2010
setback - BLECH
hallowe'en - who'da thunk it? went south for four days, parked the dogs at the doggy day care, and everything went to hell in a handbasket.
walking is a real chore - half the time, i don't even go; just sit on the couch in a daze.
eating: out the window. carb-craving all the time except when i'm not actually at home (that's the wierd thing).
mind you, mom's got her procedure tomorrow - have to *leave* at 5:30 in the frikkin' ayem! - and poor saari's sick as two dogs: the worst ear infection the doctor has ever seen (he said she should be curled up on the floor in a foetal position from the pain instead of laughing and bouncing around manically), a sinus infection, a throat infection, and an upper respiratory tract infection. basically, an ear infection that's raging out of control. suspected that it's working inward, too, because she keeps spinning and spinning - might be her balance is affected. so now she's on these nasty antibiotics - she hates taking them, they're really hard on her gut.
hopefully things will go back to normal once we're back on our regularly-scheduled program....
walking is a real chore - half the time, i don't even go; just sit on the couch in a daze.
eating: out the window. carb-craving all the time except when i'm not actually at home (that's the wierd thing).
mind you, mom's got her procedure tomorrow - have to *leave* at 5:30 in the frikkin' ayem! - and poor saari's sick as two dogs: the worst ear infection the doctor has ever seen (he said she should be curled up on the floor in a foetal position from the pain instead of laughing and bouncing around manically), a sinus infection, a throat infection, and an upper respiratory tract infection. basically, an ear infection that's raging out of control. suspected that it's working inward, too, because she keeps spinning and spinning - might be her balance is affected. so now she's on these nasty antibiotics - she hates taking them, they're really hard on her gut.
hopefully things will go back to normal once we're back on our regularly-scheduled program....
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
progress report
so far this week, i started a new route for days i'm in town all day: i take bobcaygeon road (main street that was) all the way to scotch line road west, then walk all the way to the top of the hill. i have to take a picture of this hill - it's INSANE. school busses, cars, and trucks have been known to fail the hill in the winter - they get halfway, then just slide all the way back down, tires spinning futilely.
lots more opportunity, too, since as of today, saari goes to day care five days a week.
as of this morning, i'm 204 - that's down 21lbs since sept 14. i think iron addict would've been tickled pink.
tomorrow, it's zumba again - yay!
bust size: 44-1/2 (without a bra - the actual bra size is 42B for really firm hold or 44B for a more casual hold, iykwim)
waist size: 37-7/8 (yes, i'm pathetic, lol)
hips: 45" (i think - have to recheck that)
how sad is it that my waist and hips are coming down but my waist:hip ratio is going up, meaning i'm technically *increasing* my risk of heart disease?
the best news of all? i did my blood pressure this morning and it's NORMAL!!!!!!!
130/76 (pulse 74) at 0915 after just walking in off the street and plonking down to do it.
rested 5min, and it went DOWN! it was 128/74, pulse 68!!!!
that's the lowest it's been in years and that's the first time EVAR i was able to replicate or improve results on a consequent reading - usually it goes up!
so of course i'm having a coffee, lol. dur.
lots more opportunity, too, since as of today, saari goes to day care five days a week.
as of this morning, i'm 204 - that's down 21lbs since sept 14. i think iron addict would've been tickled pink.
tomorrow, it's zumba again - yay!
bust size: 44-1/2 (without a bra - the actual bra size is 42B for really firm hold or 44B for a more casual hold, iykwim)
waist size: 37-7/8 (yes, i'm pathetic, lol)
hips: 45" (i think - have to recheck that)
how sad is it that my waist and hips are coming down but my waist:hip ratio is going up, meaning i'm technically *increasing* my risk of heart disease?
the best news of all? i did my blood pressure this morning and it's NORMAL!!!!!!!
130/76 (pulse 74) at 0915 after just walking in off the street and plonking down to do it.
rested 5min, and it went DOWN! it was 128/74, pulse 68!!!!
that's the lowest it's been in years and that's the first time EVAR i was able to replicate or improve results on a consequent reading - usually it goes up!
so of course i'm having a coffee, lol. dur.
Friday, October 22, 2010
zumbaaaaaaaa!!!!! w00t!
started zumba on tuesday and did it again last night. mom and i are going to go twice a week, on mondays and thursdays. i'll be doing both classes, so that's 2hrs of cardio. should get some interesting results pdq, yeah?
new discovery: spaghetti squash with sundried tomato pesto sauce! omg, it's SO GOOD and very low-cal, given that spagsquash is only 50cal/cup vs 221cal/cup of the regular wheat pasta.
so far, for my recipe book, i've got:
i want to get together enough recipes that the reader can easily come up with an interchangeable menu that's easy to pull together in a mass batch and portioned out over a week (for athletes on the go). clean ingredients, simple enough that anybody can do it (cooking certificate neither desired or required), and with longevity (okay, maybe not the ranch dressing but that's a special case).
exercise-wise, still on track - i even manage to get in a 30 - 45min walk on zumba nights or if i can do it in the afternoon, i go for a full walk.
dietwise, as usual, quality is not the problem, it's the quantity and the timing. also, since i started zumba, i'm HUNGRY. not in a i-gotta-have-chocolate or i'd-kill-for-cheesecake way, it's more like "okay - 4lb pot roast.... so.. what's everybody else gonna eat?". during the day, easy to control (cause i'm so damned busy i can't think, much less get hungry) but it's at night when it's too dark to do anything and i've just gotten home from a full-out two-hour walk with jogging intervals but it's after 9pm and i am starving but i'm also exhausted and just wanna sleep.
*sigh*
dilemmas.
BUT!
i'm 206.8 as of this morning. *heeheehee*
new discovery: spaghetti squash with sundried tomato pesto sauce! omg, it's SO GOOD and very low-cal, given that spagsquash is only 50cal/cup vs 221cal/cup of the regular wheat pasta.
so far, for my recipe book, i've got:
- oven-braised pulled pork (really tender and juicy with a nice spicey kick)
- red pepper chicken en papillote (basically, the chicken version of pulled pork)
- spaghetti squash with sundried tomato pesto. okay, i used the jarred variety but as soon as i work up a nice recipe, i'll use that instead.
- ranch dressing - the basic recipe, which can be tweaked any number of ways. not exactly "low cal", but it's free of chemical crap. have to use it within 2 days or it turns to dreck.
i want to get together enough recipes that the reader can easily come up with an interchangeable menu that's easy to pull together in a mass batch and portioned out over a week (for athletes on the go). clean ingredients, simple enough that anybody can do it (cooking certificate neither desired or required), and with longevity (okay, maybe not the ranch dressing but that's a special case).
exercise-wise, still on track - i even manage to get in a 30 - 45min walk on zumba nights or if i can do it in the afternoon, i go for a full walk.
dietwise, as usual, quality is not the problem, it's the quantity and the timing. also, since i started zumba, i'm HUNGRY. not in a i-gotta-have-chocolate or i'd-kill-for-cheesecake way, it's more like "okay - 4lb pot roast.... so.. what's everybody else gonna eat?". during the day, easy to control (cause i'm so damned busy i can't think, much less get hungry) but it's at night when it's too dark to do anything and i've just gotten home from a full-out two-hour walk with jogging intervals but it's after 9pm and i am starving but i'm also exhausted and just wanna sleep.
*sigh*
dilemmas.
BUT!
i'm 206.8 as of this morning. *heeheehee*
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