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  Blood Test

  I did a blood test dated 1/12/2011 TEST NAME NORMAL Fasting Blood Sugar: 76 mg/dl 70-110 Total cholesterol: 220 mg/dl ideal: upto 200, border: 201-250 Triglycerides: 190 mg/dl 60-160 HDL: 63 60-80 LDL: 119 mg/dl 50-150 T3: 81 ng/dl 60-200 T4: 6.99 ug/dl 4.5-12 TSH 8.64 uIU/ml 0.35-5.5 the great news is: my sugar has dropped dramatically to normal and even ideal levels! it's all the badminton, taekwondo and dieting! the bad news is my cholesterol is borderline / above average. i need to get my weight down. the wierd news: my TSH is above normal indicating hypothyroidism. I don't know what to make of it. I need to do another test and a consultation. But overall a great test. i'm so relieved i don't have diabetes or am at risk for it. just need to stay careful and lose the weight.

  Posted 6 months ago by fourthdan

  
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  Back to square one

  I've not been working out as much. There were times when i was playing badminton every other day and alternating that with taekwondo. But after a while, some occasion or the other would come along and de-rail it. Anyways managing sushma's pregnancy cravings was also tough while maintaining a diet. Now, I am definately fitter but my weight has just not come down. I'm planning on starting afresh now. I'm planning on checking my blood for cholesterol and sugar. And I'm also doing a body fat composition. I'm also planning on quitting taekwondo and reducing badminton to a minimum due to the joint problem it creates. and I'm planning on going back to what i used to do best for losing weight: running. More details to come.

  Posted 6 months ago by fourthdan

  
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  Happy birthday to me

  my weight is really weird. after binging a little on sushma and my birthdays, it's actually come down instead of going up. it had gone up to 86.1, and has now come down to 85.1. Am i dehydrated? Possible. I didn't drink water yesterday. regardless, for the next 6-8 weeks i'm going to go hardcore on the exercise and diet. Now i have stamina too, so the amount of calories i burn will be much higher. i made an excel sheet and hope to be at least 78 kilos by meghna's wedding.

  Posted 8 months ago by fourthdan

  
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  Less Fat, More Muscle

  I am really beginning to think this is the case with me. Because I look thinner, tighter stuff now fits me better, my stamina really has increased, even parts of me like my hams, thighs, shoulders are harder. Even meghna pointed out that i was beginning to look different from the back. Even my tkd instructor said i look like i've lost weight. Anyways no need to despair. it's only been over a month. I will keep going. And I'll include even more fruit and fibre into my diet.

  Posted 8 months ago by fourthdan

  
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  A different level of fitness

  It is really wierd. I've been working my ass off / and working out but today i weighed myself and it was really disappointing. I'm not much thinner today. But : 1) I feel much thinner 2) I look much thinner 3) My stamina, flexibility, strength are so much more higher I've been playing badminton and going for taekwondo for a couple of months now and I can see the difference via the above three points. So then why is my weight not down? 1) was i dehydrated the last few times my weight had gone down 2) have i put on muscle after losing fat (possible) 3) did i put on more weight after the last weigh-in, only to lose it? Anyways. Now that I'm measuring again, I can be more stricter on myself about the diet. And I can see where I'm going. Also, with the new stamina the amount of exercise i do in a day or per week would be astronomically higher than before - hence the velocity / momentum with which i reach the goal is now greater.

  Posted 8 months ago by fourthdan