I am in perfect health!
After a recent trip to the doctor, I thought to myself, "I feel well and healthy". But "Am I really healthy?" was the question really that I should be asking.
So I went to the doctor again. I told him that I wanted to have blood work done. This was a tremendously fearful decision for me as I have fainted in the past from blood tests and even TB tests. But I decided to be brave. I thought to myself, the need to know how my health was, trumped my fear of passing out. I told the doctor that if he was going to take my blood he might as well run all the tests and be able to have a complete workup of what is going on in my body.
Although I cannot remember the names of all of the tests, I do know that it included cholesterol, A1C, CBC, thyroid, PSA, and I think a couple of others. I wanted to know everything related to my health.
Well, the results came in, only a couple of hours ago actually. Every item on the list was in the normal range except for one and according to the doctor, the variance in that one subset was insignificant. What a blessing this is! I thank the Good Lord for His grace and mercy and blessing.
You see, at one point my cholesterol (LDL) was over 350. And my triglycerides were over 790. It was either 790, 860, for 960. I can't remember. Suffice it to say, it was really crazy high and I was very unhealthy. And my A1C was high enough to be basically considered diabetic.
Now these numbers have all dropped. My LDL went from 350 to 182. 182!! It has never, ever been that low. My triglycerides fell dramatically as well. And my A1C dropped to a place where I would be out of the diabetic spectrum. WOW, can you imagine!!
Amazing to think that just through two months of being tough on myself and drinking nothing but soup broth, (which in hindsight was a pretty simple and low price to pay for good health) I have such a tremendous health. An enormous blessing that I never expected to see.
I am telling you. Losing this weight has changed, and saved, my life in ways that I never could have imagined. Truthfully, it was the catalyst to change so many other areas of myself.
So with that, I can say that I lost 45 pounds, quickly, and I have maintained it, easily, and have improved my health. Outstanding!! Let's rejoice together. I hope that this gives others motivation to make changes in their own lives to IMPROVE!!
