I've written over the last couple of months about being on a diet. I went to the doctor at the end of December (hadn't been for a couple of years before that 
) to find out my cholesterol was 293! My glucose was at the high end of normal. The doctor's office called and told me he had ordered a statin prescription for me. Well, I don't like to take medications so I asked if I had any other choices.... I was referred to the clinic's weight loss program and was given 6 months to try to correct this with diet and exercise. So, Hubby joined me for moral support. The diet plan I chose is called Healthy Living which is a sensible diet and exercise. I have to go to a weekly one hour meeting where I get weighed and stay for a program. They also offer a liquid diet, or one with meal replacements, which I was just not interested in. My plan is 1500 calories a day, 5 fruits and/or vegetables a day, and 2000 physical activity points per week, which are minutes of activity translated to calories burned. I joined a jazzercise class and go 3 or 4 times a week, and we started ballroom dancing classes and go once or twice a week to that. Pretty easy, really.
After 11 weeks, I've lost only 11.6 pounds, but the really good news is that my cholesterol was down to 229! And the HDL stayed constant. My glucose reading went down 5 points, too. Hubby has lost more weight than me, actually he made his goal of losing 17 pounds in 10 weeks. He has his medical review appointment today and I'm sure he'll get a good one because he didn't have high statistics to start with.
Anyway, wanted to share my good news. Thanx to you all for your encouragement!
) to find out my cholesterol was 293! My glucose was at the high end of normal. The doctor's office called and told me he had ordered a statin prescription for me. Well, I don't like to take medications so I asked if I had any other choices.... I was referred to the clinic's weight loss program and was given 6 months to try to correct this with diet and exercise. So, Hubby joined me for moral support. The diet plan I chose is called Healthy Living which is a sensible diet and exercise. I have to go to a weekly one hour meeting where I get weighed and stay for a program. They also offer a liquid diet, or one with meal replacements, which I was just not interested in. My plan is 1500 calories a day, 5 fruits and/or vegetables a day, and 2000 physical activity points per week, which are minutes of activity translated to calories burned. I joined a jazzercise class and go 3 or 4 times a week, and we started ballroom dancing classes and go once or twice a week to that. Pretty easy, really. After 11 weeks, I've lost only 11.6 pounds, but the really good news is that my cholesterol was down to 229! And the HDL stayed constant. My glucose reading went down 5 points, too. Hubby has lost more weight than me, actually he made his goal of losing 17 pounds in 10 weeks. He has his medical review appointment today and I'm sure he'll get a good one because he didn't have high statistics to start with.
Anyway, wanted to share my good news. Thanx to you all for your encouragement!
