Health

This page is a running commentary on my journey towards better health. Most updates won't warrant a blog post, so I'll use this page to share my progress.

My two most recent health checks (from Dec 2019 and Aug 2021):

2021 key goals:

  1. Lower my LDL to under 3.4 mmol/L (130mg/dL)
  2. Run 10km in under 70 minutes

2021 August notes

Dietary adjustment: I'll fix workday lunches first, since I don't eat at home and generally have control over what/where I eat. In general, I'm going to adhere to the following:

  • Have a protein-rich breakfast within 30 minutes of waking every day (eg. egg whites and Greek yogurt).
  • Avoid added sugar (sucrose/fructose). Eg. table sugar, soft drinks, candy/chocolate. Minimize intake of "white" carbohydrates (rice, pasta, bread, etc.) and fruit.
  • Eat a lot more legumes (eg. beans) - every day if possible.
  • Eat a lot of spinach - every day if possible.

Total cm

20210913: right bicep 29; left bicep 29.5; waist 85; hips 91; right thigh 53.5; left thigh 52; total 342

20210819: right bicep 30.5; left bicep 30; waist 87.5; hips 94; right thigh 54; left thigh 54.5; total 350.5

20210806: right bicep 31; left bicep 30; waist 89.5; hips 96; right thigh 54; left thigh 55; total 355.5

Weight

20211021 9:07am: 67.1kg
20211017 8:17am: 67.5kg
20211008 8:03am: 67.9kg
20211007 5:39am: 68.5kg
20210924 8:38am: 69.1kg
20210920 9:00am: 69.4kg
20210919 8:08am: 69.9kg
20210917 9:01am: 70.1kg
20210916 8:23am: 70.5kg
20210911 7:45am: 71.5kg
20210907 9:05am: 72.0kg
20210906 6:45am: 72.8kg
20210807 6:39am: 74.4kg

Runs

20211023: 3.10km; 6'15" average pace
20211009: 3.00km; 6'29" average pace
20211004: 3.05km; 5'58" average pace
20211003: 3.01km; 5'53" average pace
20211002: 3.05km; 6'07" average pace
20211001: 6.04km; 6'50" average pace
September: 14 runs; 35.6km; 6'31" average pace
August: 17 runs; 49.1km; 7'23" average pace