6 Month Lab Results

I got my lab work results post-Abby journey. 

I'm disappointed, frustrated, anxious, and a little worried. 

I'm waiting to hear from my doctor this morning; I tried the whole diet/exercise thing for 6 months, so now I need to know what to do now.

The first three months of my journey I was pretty strict with changes in nutrition and exercise. I eliminated Cokes, cut way back on the butter, added lots more veggies and fruit and did most everything I was supposed to do.

The second three months included Thanksgiving and Christmas, so it was already more difficult eating-wise. Couple that with the busy-ness of the season (and my becoming resistant to the changes... and Abby) and my exercise tapered off. In all honesty, this is a more realistic view of how I can live my daily life; not the first three months. 

I knew my results weren't going to be what I had hoped; I expected my sugar levels to be higher than the 3 month evaluation. I knew my measurements would have gone up, but as you'll read in mine and Abby's blog posts later, my fitness level has gone up overall. When I started the journey, I could do 7 modified push-ups (and they were pitiful); at 3 months, I did 18 and at my 6 month assessment, I did 35... and they were GOOD! 

I had someone ask me last week in my Small Group Personal Training Class how much I had lost. I told her 7 pounds. SEVEN POUNDS, that's it. I had lost 11, but gained 4 back, so I've had a cumulative 7 pound weight loss. She looked surprised and seemed not to believe me. She said I looked like I had lost 30 pounds. Now, I don't think that's a realistic thing for someone to think, but I do feel like I look like I've lost more than 7 pounds, but it has more to do with losing that bloaty, swelled look and becoming more toned, I think.

Sad to say, though, that my lab results weren't as kind as my fitness assessment. My A1C and glucose are up (but not as high as when we started), my Total Cholesterol and LDL are higher than both 3 month and beginning numbers, but both my Triglycerides and HDL are better than before (and NORMAL!).

June 2013-Beginning

A1C: 8.1 (High)

Glucose: 192 (High)

Total Cholesterol: 204 (High)

Triglycerides: 157 (High)

Hdl ("Good Cholesterol"): 31 (Low)

Ldl ("Bad Cholesterol"): 142 (High)

October 2013-3 months

A1C: 6.0 (High)

Glucose: 122 (High)

Total Cholesterol: 202 (High)

Triglycerides: 136 (Normal)

Hdl ("Good Cholesterol"): 31 (Low)

Ldl ("Bad Cholesterol"): 144 (High)

January 2014-6 months

A1C: 6.5 (High)

Glucose:  152 (High)

Total Cholesterol: 221 (High)

Triglycerides: 94 (Normal)

Hdl ("Good Cholesterol"): 42 (Normal)

Ldl ("Bad Cholesterol"): 160 (High)