Fitness and Health Update

Yippee! The work is FINALLY paying off. Every year the company I work for requires us to get a “Health Screening” to qualify for a reduction in our health care premium – totally worth the time to do and the information I get on my health is invaluable.  This year they were offering FREE cholesterol, blood sugar and body fat % tests as well as a free Flu Shot. Now I am not one who is usually excited about getting blood sucked out of me or getting shots for that matter, but since I have a family history of high cholesterol I normally pay for that test every year and I really wanted to know my body fat percentage. I know, sounds like a bad idea, especially since I have only lost 5 pounds since January BUT I wanted to know anyway.  I am still waiting on the blood work but...

Drum roll please… my time at the gym is definitely paying off to the tune of a total body fat reduction of over 10% since January - YES! I still have a little ways to go to get to what is considered a healthy range but I am so much healthier than I was!

The cool thing is that I really like working out now. I actually get up at 4:00 AM (seriously and yes I am a morning person) and head over to the gym. I have noticed changes in my body, the flying squirrel flaps that were threatening to go wild on my arms are gone, I have biceps that you can see and I am much stronger that I was in January. I am at the gym 3-4 days a week and loving it!

The next step on my get healthy plan is to actually, really, truly, follow the Weight Watchers plan. I half-ass it and have pretty much maintained my weight while toning up, not too bad but I want more. I want to head into the Doctor’s office in January and redo that body fat test and see another 5 – 7 % gone! I am building a better, healthier me and I feel great.

One step at a time…