let's get PHYSICAL!

[nolly]

Back from the second part of the physical. Overall cholesterol is OK,but good cholesterol is low, so the ratio is bad. They are of the opinion that I need to lose ~50 pounds. I am of the philosophy that I will keep biking and doing yoga and eating reasonably well, and let my body be the weight it wants to be. They also suspect wacked out hormonal stuff -- the woman doing the exam asked if I was losing hair (I do shed a lot) and said my hairline/hair pattern appeared more typical of a male. So more blood drawn to test for weird endocrine stuff, plus I'll have an appointment later with my PCP to track the chronic borderline anemia I'm prone to. I take a multivitamin with plenty of iron, and eat things with iron, but still barely make the cut off for giving blood, and don't always. But overall, nothing really major or unexpected.

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[mactavish.livejournal.com]

My doctor never mentioned weight loss, when my bad cholesterol levels came back a little high. I'd told her, at one point, that I went through recovery from an eating disorder years ago. At this point, I could lose as much as 60 lbs and still be at a healthy weight. In response to my cholesterol, she just said, "Less animal fat, less saturated fat, eat more fruits and veggies if you can, exercise more if you can."

Mind you, this is from the same doctor who said, "Cool!" when I told her about my sex life.