While on My Diet
Good Advice:
While on my diet, I have a physical every 4 months. Doc wants make sure that while I'm loosing weight I'm not loosing strength. When dieting you can do damage to the muscles of the body rather than the fat if you loose too fast. So they take blood tests to make sure my blood balance is correct. This last time I was placed on a 1400 calorie a day diet from the 1100 calorie a day diet because I now have a lot less fat. I've lost about [105 lbs ] and he wants me to loose another 15 lbs but is really afraid that I'll do damage to my heart if I don't increase the calorie intake.
We all need to check in with our Doctors. I hadn't had a complete physical in years when my wife dragged me off to the Doc for a physical on December 10, 2003. He gave me a lecture about my cholestral, blood pressure, and said, "You are Morbidly Obese." I knew I was morbid but when stick that word to Obese it hurts. So we developed a plan for weight loss and I stick to it.
He said (the Doc), that I have probably lengthen my life span by 10 to 15 years. My weight is down (way down), my cholestral is now normal, and my blood pressure isn't high any more.
So guys/gals: "Go to your Doc and do what they say." You'll feel better and look better. The LT is right on.
Keith
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