Before I continue let me re-assure that all the tests turned out negative. The tender lump was probably due to a contusion in the area. However the blood work did show I also had high cholesterol. My path had begun. It was time to start getting healthy.
As a good engineer I decided to precisely measure and quantify all I was eating. I spent two weeks eating as I normally would and writing down and breaking down all I ate. The results surprised even me. I was eating an average of 4,200 calories a day!! And less than 10 grams of fiber. The results spoke to me clearly. My diet was all processed food. Nothing natural. Everything was high calorie, low nutrition.
And my new motto was born: Eat Healthy, Live Healthy
Immediately started to limit processed foods (flour, sugars, packaged food, etc) and starting filling my meals with natural food. Set a couple of goals I had to meet daily such as eating 1,800 calories a day (instead of my 4,200 calories) and eat more than 28 grams of fiber. To be able to meet these goals I automatically had to change my eating habits to include more vegetables and fruit and continued to limit processed foods as much as I possibly could (empty calories).
In 60 days and just with this diet (no additional physical activity) I have lost 17.2 pounds.
Starting Weight: 252.6
Today's Weight: 235.4
My cardiologist a couple of weeks ago listened to my heart and saw my electrocardiogram results and told me my heart sounded better than it had in years. He proceeded to take me off one of the two blood pressure pills I was taking. My goal? No pills. No high blood pressure, no high cholesterol. This body is mine and I will take care of it.
Eat Healthy, Live Healthy
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