I have but two more days until my quarterly Dr's appt. They had me get blood work done...12 hours of fasting. Wow, I was so hungry by the time I had gotten home. I have no doubts they will see better results with my glucose, triglycerides, HDL & LDL's. Why so confident you ask? Well, for starters, I've been increasing my physical activity from 3 days/week to now 6 days. I've been averaging well over 11,000 steps daily (except on Sundays), eating healthier and less and my glucose levels have dropped in half on average.
I haven't checked my weight but that's not what I'm really gunning for now because of the increased activity usually comes with increased muscle mass. I do know my clothes are fitting more loosely...after 2 weeks, an inch dropped off the hips but I'll check the rest over the weekend.
I love the cross training aspect of my workouts...Indoor cycling (Spinning), Samba beat (dance) and interval Walk/Running. The one thing I'm really missing is the Strength training aspect. THAT will be included. I'm sure I'd have more results. I have found so many different resources here on BeWell and from previous classes I have taken. Now I need to get it figured out and do it.
In 2-3 weeks, I will get my next Physical Assessment through the BeWell program. Last year was very embarrassing because I didn't complete the full 5 min cardio portion. My legs (quads) cramped severely and that was a major disappointment. Of course, the fact that this young (male) student doing my assessment used the fat calipers on me...big blow to the EGO. ha!
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I have but two more days until my quarterly Dr's appt. They had me get blood work done...12 hours of fasting. Wow, I was so hungry by the time I had gotten home. I have no doubts they will see better results with my glucose, triglycerides, HDL & LDL's. Why so confident you ask? Well, for starters, I've been increasing my physical activity from 3 days/week to now 6 days. I've been averaging well over 11,000 steps daily (except on Sundays), eating healthier and less and my glucose levels have dropped in half on average.
I haven't checked my weight but that's not what I'm really gunning for now because of the increased activity usually comes with increased muscle mass. I do know my clothes are fitting more loosely...after 2 weeks, an inch dropped off the hips but I'll check the rest over the weekend.
I love the cross training aspect of my workouts...Indoor cycling (Spinning), Samba beat (dance) and interval Walk/Running. The one thing I'm really missing is the Strength training aspect. THAT will be included. I'm sure I'd have more results. I have found so many different resources here on BeWell and from previous classes I have taken. Now I need to get it figured out and do it.
In 2-3 weeks, I will get my next Physical Assessment through the BeWell program. Last year was very embarrassing because I didn't complete the full 5 min cardio portion. My legs (quads) cramped severely and that was a major disappointment. Of course, the fact that this young (male) student doing my assessment used the fat calipers on me...big blow to the EGO. ha!