22nd
June 2017
You
must tell yourself, 'no matter how hard it is, or how hard it gets,
I'm going to make it'.
Another
glorious day on planet earth it was yesterday, hot, hot, hot, I love
it, even if it makes me sweat a bit! I even smashed 15k steps on my
fitbit which surprised me greatly, it told me 81 of my minutes were
active minutes too, I was really chuffed with that as I didn't think
I was particularly 'active' in my daily life, I know I get a lot done
but 'active' means at a faster pace.
Anyhow
after mom had her dementia review at the doctors, I had an NHS
healthcheck at the local hub, the lovely Catherine did it, it was
free (bonus) and she took my blood pressure, cholesterol, blood
glucose, height and weight and asked me some questions.
Turns
out I'm pretty damn healthy! Here were my results;
Apparently
I've shrunk, that I'm not impressed about, I also thought I was 5ft
3.5in but I'm 5ft 2.5in, I tell everyone I'm 5ft 4 and WW think I'm
5ft 5in these days, mwah, ha ha! I'm overweight, it's official (we
knew anway), yep, my BMI is 30 if I'm 5ft 2in and my waist was too
big too. That was the only negative though really, obviously I drink
too much, no surprise there, but my results overall said my changes
of heart attack was only 3%, that's not a bad stat. My blood
pressure was good, my cholesterol was only 3.48 which is less than
their ideal 5, my healthy cholesterol was over their ideal too at
1.52, yep I passed all the tests and I'm a happy lady. To me it
proved that you can be overweight and healthy, I already know you can
be underweight and unhealthy.
It's
important to focus on the healthy and happy, that way the weight loss
will become the side effect. The improvements we agreed I should
make were, to have 2 or 3 alcohol free nights a week, give my liver
chance to recover and to add in some vigorous exercise as I didn't
think I did any, having looked at my fitbit last night maybe I do. I
do play to start skipping though in the garden, once I've made a
space and swept it through, I will try to do that tomorrow, if not
definitely at the weekend. Stripping and making two beds and
loading and unloading my car was my vigorous exercise for yesterday.
If
you live in Wolverhampton and want a health check contact Catherine
on 07824
350716 or check their website www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/healthcheck
you need to be aged between 40 & 74 and NOT have any of the
pre-existing conditions (diabetes, arthritis, heart attack/stroke,
treated high blood pressure, treated cholesterol). For other areas
here's the website link
My breakfast had been delicious too, 8SP parmesan cheese & eggy bread, crispy bacon, mushrooms & cherry tomatoes. Finished
my day easily on track, ate some fruit, drank some water, tried the
new pepsi max ginger – very nice indeed. I did knock over my mug
of tea when I got home from work, all over the floor and my new rug,
whole mug too. The night before I scolded myself on horlicks, I
never have these accidents when I'm drinking red wine you know, just
an observation.
Right
today, it's gonna be hot I think, although I may have seen forecasts
of storms, I've got a busy day ahead, my busiest working day of the
week with five meetings, leave the house at 7.30, get back tonight
about 8, so I need to be prepared for staying on track. I have some
diet pop, water, fruit and the choice of 3 recipes from the new
chicken cookbook I think I might have a go at, if I don't feel like
it, there is a prepared chicken meal in the fridge I can use instead.
On
that note, I better get going, things to do, places to be.
Here's
to a having a tremendous Thursday BeYOUtiful, healthy & happy –
we got this.
Yesterdays
something that made my day memorable and I want to remember was
obviously my health check results. Also my mom asking for a cold,
fizzy drink – I don't think I've ever seen her drink a can of diet
coke! Go figure.
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