Week One Summary

The week started well but this weekend, I have not been feeling so well. I believe it is the Keto Flu which means that my electrolytes are a bit out of wack. I've been adding salt to my diet but still not back to where I was Saturday morning. All week I had been feeling awesome but I over did my workout on Saturday morning. I went for a walk and decided to just keep walking as I was feeling great. I ended up walking a little over 7 miles which was great but about an hour after I was back home, it hit me.

I think it's a bit odd that I have been noticing some things that should not happen for a few weeks. One thing is I have been having more dreams than I have in the past. All are good and I feel refreshed when I get up. I also feel like my energy is fairly level all day. I had not been tired at work like usual. We'll see how this week goes.

BTW: I am down about 5 pounds this week from 197 to 192. Most of this is water weight but it is a nice start. Hopefully I will see 189 or less by the end of next week. If I do, I'll be happy.

I decided to see how some health metrics have trended over the past few years so I pulled out my records and compiled the following table. It shows that my weight has been fairly stable and I made some progress last year on getting my cholesterol numbers more in line but there is a lot of room for improvement.


Cholesterol
DateAgeHeight (inches)WeightTotalHDLTriglyceridesLDLRatioGlucoseBMIBlood Pressure
7/2/2014466819720847781454.49130.0
10/15/20144768196204331841356.28529.8115/75
11/9/20154868199195411041334.89330.3131/82
2/20/20174968161391081004.192
9/19/2017506819017650971073.59328.9131/83

PS: My scale arrived today. I was eager to get it setup to see what details it provides. Here is a screenshot of the Android App with my first measurement.


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