Gary

Gary had his annual physical a little over two months ago.  He had some unpleasant surprises.  His bad cholesterol was high.  His good cholesterol was low.  He had high blood sugar and high blood pressure.  He was overweight.

He told the doctor that before taking statins, he wanted to have a couple of months to see what he could do on his own.

First, he went to the Internet and researched.  He wanted to find out what foods he should be eating, what he could do to get those figures where they belonged.

First he began to read labels.  He worked on his cholesterol first by cutting fat from his diet. We ate fresh fruits and vegetables and cut way back on meat.  We ate more fish.

Then he began to count calories.  

We had been visiting the fitness center sporadically, now we went three times a week.  While I used the recumbent bike, he used the treadmill.

Today, Gary got the results of the blood work he had done on Friday.  After two months of his new regimen, he's lost eight pounds and improved all his numbers dramatically.

He isn't where he wants to be yet, but he is on his way.

Now it's my turn to have my annual physical.  I wonder if I will do as well.