Test Results

I received the results my bloodwork yesterday and they are much improved over the last two. My cholesterol is at 190, which is pretty normal for the most part. It was at 278. My triglicerides are still high, at 221, but it definitely beats the 800 or so that it was in May. So my food choice and the meds I was on have made a difference. I am grateful that I have somewhat normal readings, and will work to get the trigs down to a more acceptable level. I am sure more meds are on the horizon but I am hoping that I won't have to take them indefinitely. I don't like meds, not even tylenols, but in this case, the walking ticking time bomb had to be defused.

The good news is the South beach Diet is working. It really is more of a lifestyle choice in what you eat and how you take care of yourself. And for me, it is working. I am going to stick with it. I don't want to lose any more weight, but rather I'd like to maintain my body weight at what it is given my small stature. So I am going to work on getting the body that I had when I finished high school. Surfing will do a lot of the upper body work, I am not worried about that. I need to focus on the cardiovascular and leg work, that is where the tennis comes in. We'll see. Josh and Jeremy are leaving for Hawaii Aug.1, so it'l be just me and Jovi, and of course Kimo until the 12 when we take off and meet up with them in Kona. Jac seems to be pretty excited. My tita Andeng and my tita lillian will be attending the wedding as well. tita lillian is like Jac's mom or at least like her older sister. I think that is why she invited her to attend as well. But she is getting old and traveling from the Philippines solo has got to be hard. Perhaps she should start thinking about bringing a companion along as well, somebody more mobile and younger to help her out.