Medical Check-Ups

I'm not one for doctors, however, turning 30 has had me thinking a little more about my health. One part of that was my goal of losing 100 pounds this year. Another was to be more proactive in my healthcare. This week I had my yearly physical for the first time since I lived at home in high school. I had a full blood-screen done, and even added an extra thyroid and Vitamin D test (at the recommendation of my chiropractor). Everything came back great- nothing was high, or really even close to high. (Take that back, my white blood cell count was a little high, and my Vitamin D was low, but those are unrelated to general health and wellness per obesity factors.) Diabetes and high cholesterol runs rampant in my family and both looked great. I don't have a pre-diet screen to compare to, but I think my doctor was surprised everything looked as good as it did considering I'm still obese. I should mention here that I really like my PCP, he was also very complimentary about my weight-loss since he saw me for an upper respiratory thing in January, and he has been very open to my thoughts and opinions. (For example, he readily added the extra thyroid and Vitamin D test when I mentioned them.) Today I weighed in at 211 pounds... that's 42 pounds since January, and I've gotten a lot of compliments and positive comments from folks the last few days that have been very uplifting. Am I still frustrated that I'm not at my initial "goals"? Yes. Absolutely. But I'm still really proud of myself. I'll get there, and 6 months ago I wouldn't have had the confidence in myself to be sure that I would get there ever. So yeah. Progress.

I also started seeing a chiropractor a couple of weeks ago for my left hip. Remember when I tried running? That didn't end well, and I've had hip issues on my left side since. Mostly a lot of stiffness when I get up and down. Yoga has helped some, but it was still more than just a little annoying. I felt crippled more than not. The chiropractor has made huge inroads in a short amount of time. She quickly found what was off and tight, and I've seen considerable progress in my soundness.

I'll start a Vitamin D supplement this week per the PCP, and maybe that will help boost some sluggishness I've been feeling lately. I still feel loads better than I used to, but the last week or so I've been slower than usual. Overall I've done better at the gym this month than last month, but the last week or so I've not been very good. I enjoy going, but I'm having a hard time once I'm home leaving to go. I guess that goal (gym 3x a week) will get rolled over to next month. I do have yoga tonight, so I know I'll get there today at least.

No recipe today. I've had some good food, but nothing worth noting. Actually, I've had some great meals, but I've been forgetting to take a picture. lol. I'll work on that.