Yay! It all paid off!

I finally got the results from my blood work today and there was definite improvement. My potassium level went from 3.3 (below normal) to 3.8 (lower end of normal range). Glucose went from 102 or 89. HDL went from 23 to 36. Still low, but almost at the low end of normal. The big winner, though, was triglycerides. I went from 205 in January to 114! Get out!

So even though the weight loss isn't AS dramatic (27 lbs now), those numbers show the real benefit of making the changes that I've made this year. I'm pretty excited about it. And I am happy with the weight loss too. Thank God what I'm doing is all stuff that I can keep doing. I'm already on my maintenance plan and now I know this is good enough.

So I keep doing what I'm doing. I'm delighted that the Moringa powder has done so well for my potassium level. I don't mind having a banana every now and then, but having them every day wasn't something I thought I could maintain over the long haul. Who knows what else it helped with. It's main job for me was potassium.

As for the cough. I'm still using the inhaler twice a day. I tried cutting back and I started coughing up mucous. I'm not coughing constantly or anything. I expected that I might cough a little more, but was pretty disappointed that I started coughing up mucous again. I'm hoping that it's largely because of the time of year -- pollen is really heavy around here right now. So I'll try again in a couple of months.

So, in a little over a month, I turn 58. Ugh. But I am clearly in better shape than I've been in a while, so maybe I won't notice. OK, ok, hopefully it won't bother me as much. OK, ok, I'll think about the grandchild that is due in November and try to block out the birthday. Yea. That will work.