So... huh. It turns out that if you stop eating cheese and butter and exercise more, your cholesterol WILL go down. I swear I didn't believe it until now, but there we have it. My doctor's appointment this morning was shockingly positive, with the guy giving me all sorts of kudos for my new and improved numbers, admiring my healthy eating habits, gently suggesting that I exercise every day of the week (oof), and sharing tips about what kind of cottage cheese he prefers.
Of course, things can't be all positive, so when he took my blood pressure, I got a careful, "Are you nervous?" Ha.
Still, this is sort of encouraging. And high on my new success, I went and laid down a few hundred dollars for a year-long gym membership. It isn't the most financially responsible thing I've ever done, since technically I am a member of all of C*rnell's sprawling fitness facilities for free, but the fact is that I hate them and I never go. This gym has tons of classes (in fact, it's the gym where I take African) and it's small and lovely and clean and close to my house and not full of sorority girls in skintight sweatpants with "juicy" written across the butt. Also, tax refund! Woo!
Alright, time to settle down for some exciting reading about benchmarking and assessment plans. And a lifetime of avoiding butter.
3 comments:
I'm so proud of you! No Lipit0r sandwiches for you! And no juicy-embroidered butts either. A win all around.
Congrats on the cholesterol! And I hear you on the facilities! I don't use them at the U-Dub because: 1) I don't apply makeup before I sweat, and 2) I don't wear pink by Vicky's Secret velour workout pants so everyone can go see my thong. Good for you for finding a workout facility you like.
Congrats to you!
Post a Comment