It is what it is...

Some of you may have noticed that the "weight lost" goal hasn't changed. Pete asked me a couple of weeks ago (brave man, but he did it well) when I was going to start weighing myself on the home scale so I could more regularly update this goal. I already had a plan, so I was quick with my answer! After my next doctor's appointment.

Well, that appointment was this week. Truth of the matter, I wasn't worried about this appointment at all. Have I been making all of the right diet choices? No, but they have been better and I've been taking the Lipitor prescription, so my cholesterol shouldn't be suffering too bad, plus I've been getting some exercise lately, which is better than the none of before.

Blood work was done at the lab last week, but I hadn't received the results in the mail yet. Humbling moment happened when the nurse weighed me. Four months ago when I went in, she politely put the large weight on 200 and then started to adjust the small one from there. Without a word, I moved the large weight to 250, smiled and let her do the detail work. This time, I was ready to move it back to 200, but knew there was no way I'd lost that much already. Well, I wasn't ready for the number to have gone up from the original weight four months ago, let alone the down two pounds (over Christmas mind you) of two months ago.

While waiting for the doctor to arrive in the exam room, I had plenty of time to prepare myself for the scolding to come. I tried to convince myself it was because I had an afternoon appointment, and the others had been before lunch. Then I remembered! I've been building muscle! The dress size is down! It's okay. So, I convinced myself, could I convince the doctor?

First, we went over my cholesterol scores. Full disclosure blog, so here goes!
Total Cholesterol: November - 253 "High"; January - 156; April - 147
Triglycerides: November - 102; January - 97; April - 102
HDL Cholesterol: November - 62 "High"; January - 54; April - 54
VLDL Cholesterol: November - 20; January - 19; April - 20
LDL Cholesterol: November - 171 "High"; January - 83; April - 73
So, the doctor was pleased with those results and said I was to stay on the Lipitor, it was obviously working well.

She didn't go there, so I did!
Ali says sheepishly, "I wasn't happy today to see that my weight has gone up since November."
Doctor replies, "You've been biking! You're building a lot of muscle."
Ali says, "Good, that's what I'd hoped."

We then proceeded to a conversation on biking, how to increase my aerobic biking workout, how to increase my calorie burning, and now I'm pretty much on doctor's orders to get bike shoes, clips and clip pedals. Shopping opportunity!

So, I weighed myself the next morning. There is a difference between the home scale and the doctor's office. But now I've recalibrated. So, now I will weigh twice weekly. My thought is Friday mornings and Monday mornings. Essentially, before and after the bike weekend rides.

Pete and Ali training ride for distance and speed planned for Saturday morning. Then we have a group ride on Sunday morning for the bike skills and enjoyment of a ride. I'm looking forward to Sunday! I think Saturday is going to be a bit of a wake-up call to me for not at least getting on the trainer this week after traveling for two weeks.

Goals
Today's Miles: 0
Total Miles Achieved: 80.3
Financial Investment: $216.39
Total Weight Loss: +3 (but down at least one size!)