Physical results

So I got my lab results today from my doctor visit last week. I must say, I was rather surprised. My vitamin D was low, but hey, I live in Oregon. So I have vitamin D pills to take every week for a little while. Thyroid is fine. Blood counts are all good. Even my cholesterol is not bad, well, my HDL levels are ok, my LDL on the other hand, wow, very high.

Total cholesterol: 162
Triglycerides: 287 ouch! Not entirely sure  why that is. Doing some research.
HDL: 30
LDL: 75
Need to drop that LDL number a lot. Apparently a life time of being obese has taken its toll on my arteries. That's OK, we can fix that.

Glycohemoglobin: 5.4(less than 7 is good) so I'm not even close to be diabetic. Good news, mostly. OK, it's good news.

So apparently I've got all the right amount of this and that floating around in me, with the exception of those nasty LDLs. So, all in all, not bad for a fat guy who's smoked for 20 years, gets very little exercise and has a multitude of other issues with his (mine) body.

So, what this all tells me is there is hope for a healthy future. I haven't declined quite as far as I had thought before. Yes, I have a lot of weight to lose, but I can do that. I've quit smoking. It's been 4 weeks, I thinks it's almost official, I can pretty much call myself and ex smoker. 20 years later.