Unfortunately, I have not been very diligent about taking pictures of myself, measuring body fat accurately, or taking general body measurements during my Paleo adventure. So to get myself to track things a little closer, have a little extra accountability, and show everybody out there what a paleo type lifestyle can do for you, I have decided to give myself a Brady Nutrition Christmas Challenge AKA before New Years resolution.
Over the next 3 months I will continue my transformation and fully document it on this blog. During this time I am going to evolve my own Brady Nutrition Philosophy, to include how I eat, train, play, work, etc. I believe that my body fat is somewhere around 19-20% (based on my cheap inaccurate scale) and as of today I weigh 174lbs. I am going to schedule a Bodpod scan and VO2 Max test as early as possible to get a true body fat baseline and some general fitness measures. My blood work is pretty recent so it should work as a baseline. Every week I am going to post everything I eat, how I feel, exactly what exercise I am doing, all the measurements I can accurately take at home, and a picture. My goal is to take my health and fitness to the next level. I primarily want to achieve greater lean body mass and general fitness, not necessarily weight loss. At the end of the experiment I will get fresh blood work, VO2 Max, a Bodpod scan, and post the final results. I hope to reach 10-12% body fat, which is a little ambitious but should keep me focused. I am not too concerned about my blood work but it will be interesting to see how the numbers change.
Thanks for everyone who is supporting me and I hope I can be an inspiration to some of you to change your lives and get healthy. If you are interested in taking your own Brady Nutrition Challenge let me know and I can help you make a plan and support you on your adventure. We can document your progress and results on the blog if you like. Here goes nothing, my next post on the challenge will have my initial numbers.
Thanks
Chuck
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Sunday, September 29, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
This is what Paleo did to my cholesterol
I didn't think I was going to post my actual Lipid numbers but after receiving the results I had to share them.
If you read my brief history post you will have the context on some of these milestones.
April 2012 - Start doing some real mild treadmill work
First week of May 2012 - Pick up the pace and start running on the road and mountain biking to prepare for my first adventure race.
06/12/2012 - I had an annual physical with the following Lipid profile and received a counseling from the doc.
Total Cholesterol - 232
HDL - 56
Triglyceride - 218
VLDL - 44
LDL - 132
12/13/2012 - After working up to running around 25 miles a week, running my first half marathon, completing my first 6 hour adventure race, and going on a super low fat diet, I had a follow up blood test with the following LIPD profile. The doc told me I was on the right track but still had a lot of work to do.
Total Cholesterol - 207 down 10.78%
HDL - 55 down 1.79%
Triglyceride - 172 down 21.1%
VLDL - 34 down 22.73%
LDL - 118 down 10.61%
09/13/2013 - The time between the last test and this test was a bit crazy. I spent the first 3 months going to physical therapy for a nagging piriformis strain and plantar fasciitis. I completed my second adventure race but did not train much due to my injuries. I had a 2 month complete break from diet and exercise while caring for my wife's medical issues. At the tail end of my wife's medical situation, the first week of July, we decided to try Paleo for a month after watching "The Perfect Human Diet". I also started running again in July but have kept to 5-10 miles per week. With all that, didn't expect much from the numbers but hoped to see a little progress due to the Paleo diet. I was very wrong and the numbers were shocking.
Total Cholesterol - 160 down 22.71%
HDL - 65 up 18.18%
Triglyceride - 55 down 68.02%
VLDL - 11 down 67.65%
LDL - 84 down 28.81%
As you can see the numbers are a radical departure from the previous tests. I switched doctors for this last test. My new doctor is very supportive of my current plan and told me not to worry about the results either way. His comment on the paperwork was "Perfect all the way!"
If you read my brief history post you will have the context on some of these milestones.
April 2012 - Start doing some real mild treadmill work
First week of May 2012 - Pick up the pace and start running on the road and mountain biking to prepare for my first adventure race.
06/12/2012 - I had an annual physical with the following Lipid profile and received a counseling from the doc.
Total Cholesterol - 232
HDL - 56
Triglyceride - 218
VLDL - 44
LDL - 132
12/13/2012 - After working up to running around 25 miles a week, running my first half marathon, completing my first 6 hour adventure race, and going on a super low fat diet, I had a follow up blood test with the following LIPD profile. The doc told me I was on the right track but still had a lot of work to do.
Total Cholesterol - 207 down 10.78%
HDL - 55 down 1.79%
Triglyceride - 172 down 21.1%
VLDL - 34 down 22.73%
LDL - 118 down 10.61%
09/13/2013 - The time between the last test and this test was a bit crazy. I spent the first 3 months going to physical therapy for a nagging piriformis strain and plantar fasciitis. I completed my second adventure race but did not train much due to my injuries. I had a 2 month complete break from diet and exercise while caring for my wife's medical issues. At the tail end of my wife's medical situation, the first week of July, we decided to try Paleo for a month after watching "The Perfect Human Diet". I also started running again in July but have kept to 5-10 miles per week. With all that, didn't expect much from the numbers but hoped to see a little progress due to the Paleo diet. I was very wrong and the numbers were shocking.
Total Cholesterol - 160 down 22.71%
HDL - 65 up 18.18%
Triglyceride - 55 down 68.02%
VLDL - 11 down 67.65%
LDL - 84 down 28.81%
As you can see the numbers are a radical departure from the previous tests. I switched doctors for this last test. My new doctor is very supportive of my current plan and told me not to worry about the results either way. His comment on the paperwork was "Perfect all the way!"
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