About two years ago I blogged that my cholesterol was 250. The good cholesterol wasn't good enough to keep my doctor from pushing me hard to go on Lipitor. At only 37 years old there was no way in hell that was going to fly. I told her I'd change. I told her I'd lose weight, I promised the moon and the stars. Basically she nodded and said, "Let me spell it out for you...you're the guy who gains five to ten pounds each year, until you hit about 260 or so when you're fifty one years-old, and then BAM! Lights out. You have a massive coronary, and you don't make it. I see it all day long." Sobering words to be sure. I began a running (some might call it jogging, or yogging) campaign which I'm still on, but I've really been paying attention to my diet of late. I went completely meat (and fish) free for about 3 weeks, but alas, I felt weak, anemic and tired all the time.
I've heard so many great things about a wheat free and gluten free diet, that I've been able to manage it for...(don't laugh), about 4 days now. I'm getting some sage advice from The Guy Diet Blog and I've been treating myself to a lot of organic foods of late. The truth is, that going meat free was so difficult, that this seems tame by comparison. I am really cutting down my red meat intake too. Let's face it, it ain't the greatest for the ole ticker, and I'm also cutting my sugar intake down by about 80%. This guy gift blogger has lots of gifts for men ideas, and a new store that needs constant supervision so I can keep the personalization machine moving on...I don't have time to suffer any "lights out" bouts anytime soon. Until next blog...see you soon.
