My Journey With Weight Loss – Apparently I Am Really Healthy

Holy crap, -11 C (12 F) here today. The biggest problem is the strong wind that is blowing. I didn’t even stick my head out the door this morning, I just headed to the garage to do my 8k run on the dreaded treadmill. Now I was supposed to do some Fartleks intervals during this run but quite frankly really hard to adjust the speed on the treadmill while setting the stopwatch on my iPad. I decided instead to just run hard which worked because in what I thought would be the right time to run 8k I actually ran 10k. Then, after my cooldown it was time to walk the dog. I put a pair of sweats over my running pants, donned a long sleeve t-shirt, put on a hoodie under my winter coat then topped it off with 2 scarves and a very thick toque. Still, it was freezing cold so my poor stubby legged dog was practically running to keep up with me as I just wanted that walk to be over. I’m having to re-think what training is going to look like for the next few days as the cold settles in.

Today was my annual physical with my doctor. She asked how I was feeling and if I had any questions (why she opens the door for me to do this is beyond me). I first asked her if I should retake my urine test. It had come back as too diluted to measure so I explained about my tiny veins and how I have to drink a ton of water before having blood tests done which allows them to get the blood but then can mess up the urine concentration. She looked at all my other test results and said absolutely no need as everything is perfectly normal. We then moved on to the bone scan I had done back in November. She had wanted this done because I have lost so much weight and sometimes that can lead to significant bone density loss. Apparently, not for me as the results came back normal.

We then got into a discussion about my diabetes. For the past year I have not had a single A1C test (the one that is done quarterly to measure average glucose levels) that has come back outside the normal range despite the fact I don’t take any medications. I explained I’m not asking so that I can make changes in my lifestyle, rather it is an important mentally for me to know where I am on the diabetes spectrum. Well, turns out I am basically in remission and if I continue to watch my weight and exercise regularly there is a good chance that the diabetes may not rear its ugly head again. You have no idea what a relief this is to me especially after watching all the complications from diabetes attack my siblings. I am now even reduced to a semi-annual A1C test which may eventually be reduced to annual.

So, I am perfectly healthy and ready to run my 18k this week!