Weigh In: Week III

Another missed Blog deadline.  I usually do my weekly weigh in on Friday afternoons, but, I had a camping trip planned with Brodie and was in a rush to get out of the door and to the campsite before the sun went down; more on the camping trip later.  I have a lot to cover in this post and I'm going to try and keep it as short as possible.  On today's agenda:  1. Week three weigh  in results, 2. I finally got my lab results so I'll be sharing that, 3. I'll share with you my not so lovely weekend, and 4. Friday's run report.  Now onto the weigh in results!

Here are last week's numbers:

11 May 2012

Weight: 265
Waist: 50.5"
Approximate BMI: 37%

And here are Friday's:

18 May 2012

Weight: 263
Waist: 50"
Approximate BMI: 36%

I am now down 10 pounds from where I started and it's the first of many big milestones on this journey!  I'm also down 2 inches off my waist and 2 percent off of my BMI.

Several weeks ago (the report has a date range of 16 Feb 12 - 16 May 12) I had my blood drawn to get some good "before" levels to see how they will improve over time with a healthy diet and fitness regime.  I'm not going to list everything on this 3 page list; instead, I'll focus on a few key things listing what I tested for and what the range is.

Glucose - 82 (70-110)
Triglyceride - 123 (35-160)
High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)/Cholesterol "Good Cholesterol" - 29 (27-67)
Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDP) "Bad Cholesterol" - 25 (6-30)
Total Cholesterol/HDL Ratio - 5.0 (0-4.0)

Good news is everything, save my TC/HDL Ratio, is within the normal range, especially my glucose which is really good because being obese raises your chance of developing Diabetes tremendously.  I would like to see my Triglyceride and VLDP levels go down because they contribute to developing a heart disease and, in turn, see my HDL levels go up because they are indicative of good heart health.  Maybe 6 months to a year from now I'll get another blood test to see how they have improved (hopefully).

Now we move onto my horrible, no good weekend.  It started out nice enough with a father son camping trip my church had organized.  As stated before, I was in a bit of a rush to get to the site before the sun set so I didn't grab two very useful things when going camping, mine and Brodie's sleeping mats.  A disappointment, but, I figured I could rough it for one night.  Unfortunately, in my haste to get my tent set up while the sun was still up I neglected to chose a place that was flat.  A slanted surface plus slick sleeping bags meant that my sleeping bag was constantly sliding down to the bottom of the tent.  After an hour of slipping, sliding, and unsuccessful rearranging, I decided the only way I was going to get any sleep was to head to the car.  Not as comfortable as I thought it would be.  It was a very long restless night.  Brodie sleep brilliantly, however, so there was that.

Next morning I woke up very stiff and queasy.  I slipped on my shoes, stretched my legs and neck, and they began to throw up.  Nice.  I figured my stomach was upset because of the contorted state I had sleep in that night and proceeded to eat breakfast.  That was a mistake.  Shortly after eating, Nature called (and not very nicely at that) so I had to high tail it up a trail and answer the call.  This happened once more and I decided it would be a good idea to head home.  But first, I had a tent to take down.  After battling wave after wave of nausea I got the tent down and headed home, much to Brodie's dismay. Both Saturday and Sunday, anything I ate or drank immediately left my body.  What a fun weekend.

And finally, Friday's run report:

Friday - 18May12

Time: 33:03
Distance: 2.35 miles
Pace: 14:05 min/mi

As you can see, Friday's run went very well.  I choose to do route number 2, downhill and then uphill, and was very pleased with that choice.  I think I might go ahead and do this route the majority of the time (my best paces are from doing this route).  Also, I experienced no foot numbness this time.  It was quite nice to feel my left foot for once the whole time!

I don't know if there will be a run today (I'm writing this post this morning to save time this evening) because I need to do some major cleaning this afternoon at my house.  My girlfriend is flying down from Utah on Wednesday and I would like her to see a clean home instead of a messy one.  Plus, I don't have too much energy after last weekend.  Thanks again for reading, and until next time.

- Louie