The Physical
Over the course of the last 15 months, I've come to recognize how important it is to take care of my health. By eating better and moving my body in ways I only once dreamed of, I have found more joy and less pain. I've talked a lot of about my emotional and weight transformation, though today I want to share how these changes have impacted my overall health including my blood pressure and cholesterol.
My last physical was in April 2012 and as I headed to my appointment in October, I knew many of the changes I've made would be reflected in my numbers. While there is no blood work to showcase how far I've emotionally healed or bar graph to show the rise in self-confidence, there are numbers that support my physical changes.
My doctor was proud of me and thought "let's have your blood work drawn, just for fun!" Normally I cringe at this process, though I'll be honest I was intrigued. I share the results from my physical from April 2012 and October 2013 below:
April 2012: 301 October 2013: 204
Blood Pressure
April 2012: 130/88 October 2013: 110/68
Difference: -20 / -20
First number: Second number:
0-120: Normal. / 0-80: Normal.
120-139: Pre-hypertension. / 80-89: Pre-hypertension.
Vitamin D (preference: between 30-80)
April 2012: 11.6 October 2013: 26.3
Difference + 14.7
Cholesterol (preference: less than 200)
April 2012: 196 October 2013: 152
Difference - 44
HDL Cholesterol (preference: greater than 39)
April 2012: 38 October 2013: 46
Difference + 8
LDL Cholesterol (preference: less than 130)
April 2012: 125 October 2013: 92
Difference - 33
Triglycerides (preference: less than 150)
April 2012: 165 October 2013: 74
Difference - 91
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| Picture as close to April 2012 as possible (turns out I didn't take a lot of pictures then). |
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| October 2013 |
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