the results

I heard back from my doctor's office about my bloodwork. My triglyceride levels were lower, but my "good" cholesterol levels were a bit low. This isn't too surprising, and it just tells me that I need to continue living a healthier lifestyle. What I really need to do is add regular exercise to my new diet.

The problem is that the only exercise I enjoy involves the outdoors, and lately it is cold and often wet outside. Once the weather gets better, I would like to start riding my bike, going for hikes and maybe shooting hoops across the street at the park. The problem I run into is that none of my friends want to join me. I wanted to go on a hike today, but everyone I asked found some stupid reason not to go. I can't believe how hard it is to convince people to get up earlier than noon on the weekends. I never had a problem in college finding someone to go on a hike with. But then again I lived with Slye, who is much more active than my drinking buddies up here in Portland.

As for the diet, I am going to continue eating healthy and avoiding alcohol as much as possible. I am going to give myself one day a week as a "sin" day where I can eat what I want and then have drinks that night with friends. This weekend I had pizza, and it was great! I can tell that my thinking about food is already changing though, because I ordered the whole wheat crust without even flinching. Next week is Super Bowl sunday, so I will have to wait until Sunday to splurge.