Weight Loss 03-15-2010 Update

“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?  If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple.” (1 Corinthians 3:16-17 NIV).

Progress report for period ending 03-13-10

Vital Signs:           01-30-10   02-06-10  02-13-10   02-20-10   02-27-10   03-06-10  03-13-10

Weigh (lbs):          192.0          191.5       189.5         190.0          189.5        188.0       188.5 

Blood Pressure:      118/62       124/59     127/65      126/64       125/61     131/66       139/68

Pulse:                        57              54             63             61              56           54               60

Waist:                       41              41             40             40              40          39.5             39

I am finally over my allergy: two weeks of coughing and hacking seems to be the total duration of one of my allergy episodes.  I average two to three allergy attacks a year.  I feel much better today, and I am looking forward to warmer weather and some sunshine for a change.

Maybe this week I will get my test results, and I can begin to make some sense out of my occasional chest discomfort.  I will post the results as soon as I get them. 

My ultimate weight goal, I have decided, will be to maintain my weight between 180 and 185 pounds. Friends tell me I look better with some “fat” on my body.  I like to think of it in terms of muscle weight rather than fat. We will see. 

One of my doctors seems to think I can reduce the total number of medications I am taking with a “significant weight loss.”  Most of my adult life my weight averaged between 170 to 175 pounds, but my cholesterol and blood pressure were still above average.  I really believe heredity is playing a more significant role than weight alone in causing my heart problems.  

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