I went in for my semiannual blood work about a week and a half ago. Know that I’m not terribly concerned with my lipid panel results, but it is very interesting to track the changes over time in response to following a paleo/primal diet plan. So, without further adieu, here are my latest results: Glucose, [...]
table.workout-log th { text-transform: none; background-color: #ccc; font-weight: bold; } table.workout-log td.white { background-color: #fff; } Notes 1/18/2010: First, I’ve been following a low-carb, high-fat paleo/primal diet with a macronutrient ratio of 70% fat, 20% protein, and 10% carbs for a while now. I’m sure, but haven’t checked, that includes more saturated fat than the [...]
For at least the past three years, I would get sick with a respiratory infection at some point in October or November. Two and three years ago, it was while I was visiting family for Thanksgiving. It is seriously not fun spending Thanksgiving day tracking down an urgent care facility in a small town and [...]
Just took some measurements of my waist, arm, chest and thigh to compare against my last measurements from August 18, 2009. I’ve dropped almost 5 inches from my waist and almost 3 inches from my chest. My thigh put on about half an inch, but I’d expect that with the gains I’ve made on my [...]
table.workout-log th { text-transform: none; background-color: #ccc; font-weight: bold; } table.workout-log td.white { background-color: #fff; } Test Item “Normal” Range 01/09/09 05/04/09 09/28/09 Glucose, Serum (mg/dL) 65-99 89 102 86 Cholesterol, Total (mg/dL) 100-199 262 201 192 Triglycerides (mg/dL) 0-149 108 96 99 HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) >39 40 41 43 VLDL Cholesterol Calc (mg/dL) 5-40 [...]
table.workout-log th { text-transform: none; background-color: #ccc; font-weight: bold; } table.workout-log td.white { background-color: #fff; } Test Item “Normal” Range 01/09/09 05/04/09 Glucose, Serum (mg/dL) 65-99 89 102 Cholesterol, Total (mg/dL) 100-199 262 201 Triglycerides (mg/dL) 0-149 108 96 HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) >39 40 41 VLDL Cholesterol Calc (mg/dL) 5-40 22 19 LDL Cholesterol Calc [...]
table.workout-log th { text-transform: none; background-color: #ccc; font-weight: bold; } table.workout-log td.white { background-color: #fff; } Test Item “Normal” Range 01/09/09 Glucose, Serum (mg/dL) 65-99 89 Cholesterol, Total (mg/dL) 100-199 262 Triglycerides (mg/dL) 0-149 108 HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) >39 40 VLDL Cholesterol Calc (mg/dL) 5-40 22 LDL Cholesterol Calc – “Friedewald” (mg/dL) [1][3] 0-99 200.40 [...]