This was the moment of truth - finding out what effect four and a half months of regular exercise and disciplined eating - a little bit of bread and no cheese - had achieved.
A great deal.
- Blood Pressure - down by 20 points on both measures to within normal levels
- Weight - down 7.5 Kilos (that is about a Stone in old money)
- Height - unchanged
- BMI - down 3 points to a more satisfactory score appropriate for my age and build
- Cholesterol - down on all measures - minus 1.1 overall. Still not low enough for Government purposes but on the way there.
The doc admitted that Statins would only reduce cholesterol levels by about 1 point - the amount that I had achieved using diet.
And this progress achieved by a gentle jogger not an elite runner.
I think she was impressed.
Elite runner at Goodwood
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