On The Road to a Healthier Existence!

On March 10th I revisited my physician waiting patiently for my blood work results. I have been running since June 10th of 2010 and have run a total of 375.91 miles. I have changed my dietary habits to a non-inflammatory diet, I have stopped eating all gluten foods, and I only eat white fish or salmon. I have removed all meat from my diet and follow the anti-inflammatory diet to a tee. I drink water or green tea. I do not have any cravings for foods like I used too.

As I am waiting patiently for the physician to enter the room, I am confident that all my efforts have paid off and I am at the healthiest place I have been in all my 45 years. As the doctor entered the room I can see a big happy grin on his face. He says to me, "What have you been doing"? So I explained how I have been running 3-4 times a week and I am now up to 7.5 miles. I have also changed my diet to an anti-inflammatory diet. He was very impressed about my blood work results.

My Total Cholesterol dropped from 225 to a new low of 124, my triglycerides which were originally 280 but in Dec 2010 they were 147 but now they are a new low of 101, my HDL Cholesterol which is the good cholesterol is 45, and climbing and my LDL which is that nasty bad cholesterol was 148 and is now at a new low of 59! Now, all my other blood work like Glucose, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, BUN and all others are all in the normal ranges.

Finally all my hard work is paying off!!!!! I am a living testament to how simple and easy it is to change your physical health when you decide that you are worthy of living a healthy life. We are the only ones that have the ability to heal ourselves!!! The choices we make effect our physical, emotional, and spiritual health and well-being. Why not give yourself the gift of life by making one change in your lifestyle at a time. Start by including exercise in your daily routine like I did and the rest will come in due time!

If you go back and read my very first post on June 10, 2010, you will know how I always told myself that I can't run. I had knee surgery when I was 15 years old and I have never been able to run. I would get so out of breathe I thought I would pass out. Well, that was my ego telling me I can't trying to keep me trapped in an unhealthy body because it was familiar to me. I no longer listen to that ego that tells me I can't do anything or that I am not worthy of good health. I listen to my higher guidance that will never tell me I can't but that I CAN! You can too!!!! Just believe in yourself! You are worthy! You deserve to live a long healthy life, we all do!