[sylvie]

Originally Posted by Tawse

Another thing I recommend - but is very hard due to the idiocity of the medical field...


Getting your blood taken at the beginning of your weight loss. Running a complete blood eval.

Then checking it once a year after.

I know my triglycerides were above 300 before I started my 100 pound weight loss back in 2006... by the end of the first year my triglycerides were down to 35. That's it. Thirty-Freakin-Five.

Those are results that don't lie. Those are results that tell you that you ARE saving your own life... and damn they're fun to brag about lol

i completely love that idea Tawse, thank you! Wish i would have done something like that at the very beginning, though i'm sure my doctor could tell me where i was in the beginning when she was almost begging me to help myself..

i do know being off my high blood pressure medication is such a win.. i'm still beaming from that one, truly..and feeling healthier overall, the end to the aches & pains , the shortness of breath, all the different things i struggled with so much.. i will be seeing the doctor in the next few weeks!

And 35, wow..just wow!
Thank you for the positive encouragement & suggestions.. That is truly why i *LOVE* this thread & checking in with you all..