Orientation/Stress Test Date!

It took a long time, and I felt like I had to jump through a million hoops to get here, but I finally got my doctor to sign the forms for me to join the Wellness Center at work - I go to her office this afternoon to pick them up. I contacted the trainer, and the first appointment he had open for the orientation/stress test appointment was August 10th. So two weeks from this afternoon, I'll be there for two hours, getting my fat, flexibility and strength measured, as well as having my cardiovascular health tested. Fun! Or not, but it's the next hurdle, and the last one before I'll be able to start working out regularly.

So now I'm feeling an odd mix of emotions. I'm a little scared of the first visit - the words "stress test" are a bit scary for a fat, out of shape girl. And it'll be very embarrassing to have my fat measured. Blah. But on the other hand, I'm looking forward to starting to be more active and losing this fat. I want to be in better shape! Thankfully, for now the part of me that is looking forward to being in better shape is outweighing the part that is scared of that first visit (and of the work of exercising).

I'm thinking I'll post my numbers here when I start, and then again whenever he takes new measurements. I'm going to hate those first numbers, but I can't wait to see them go down!

I got the results of the blood test I had taken for this, too. First the good news: I'm not diabetic! My glucose was normal. My mother was diabetic, so this is always a very real fear for me.

Now the bad news: my cholesterol wasn't as good as my glucose! My total number was 222, my HDL is 47, my LDL is 150 and my triglycerides are 125. So my good cholesterol is too low, my bad cholesterol is too high and my triglycerides are somehow normal. I'm not sure how that is. (I looked online for what normal ranges were, because I had no idea.)

Two more weeks! Then I'll be in here complaining about how sore I am. :)

There Will Be Blood...but First, Lots of Water

Just a short update to say the idea of joining the Wellness Center is becoming a reality! I just finally managed to get an appointment with the doctor's office this morning to get my blood drawn. My veins are hard to find, so I drank 24 ounces of water between 6:30 and 7:15 this morning. By the time I got to the doctor's office my bladder was about to burst, but they got my blood, so all is well!

Now I just have to wait for the blood test results, and for my doctor to sign the papers and get them back to me. At this point I'm figuring it'll be August before I get started, but it is coming!