Well more news from the doctor... not too good I am afraid. They called back with my blood test results. It turns out that everything is normal and fine except (and its a big 'except') my cholesterol. Turns out my level is a whopping 305!! Yeah, that was three HUNDRED! My doctor wants to put me on Lipitor, but being adamantly anti-drug, I asked if I could try an alternative treatment method. I asked him to give me two months to try it my way and then re-test me. He said he did not like the idea, but that he would go along with trying it.

I am going to attack the cause of the problem rather than treat or coverup the symptoms. I will do what I can to eat better and get more exercise. I have always responded rather quickly to exercise and would prefer to correct the lifestyle rather than just become hooked on the cure. Sure, Lipitor is non-addictive, but eating with abandon and then taking a "magic pill" to fix it certainly could be.

I will use the blog as a way to make my progress public. I find I respond better when I make my goals public as was evident from the Hotter N' Hell Hundred. I planned on doing it for several years, but finally accomplished it after making it as public as possible.


- posted by Chris @ 4:52 PM