Doctor Visit

One of my goals for this year was to visit the doctor and have a physical. Two weeks ago I finally made the appointment with a doctor that was new to me. I haven't had a physical in ten years. I thought this was really bad, but my new doctor says that's not too bad when you are young. I was told after this visit that I don't need another physical for 3 more years. Already I was very happy. So after several basic checks I had lab tests on my blood and urine. He said if everything was OK he would send me a letter in about 3 weeks with a detailed explanation of all the tests. If something was wrong he would give me a call.

Yesterday I received in the mail the letter he promised. (Luckily I never got the phone call.) Everything looks great including cholesterol. The only issue is that my "good" cholesterol levels are low. He recommends eating fish (not fried), nuts, vegetables and fruits. OK, no problem, I can handle a piece of fish every week, and we'll see if in 3 years I can get this number up a bit.

In just 56 days I turn the big 3-0. I'm not overly depressed or anything. But, this letter certainly cheered me up a bit. In my head it's a clear green light to continue eating what I've been eating for the last 10 years. :) For the most part I feel like I eat healthy, but I'm not the kind of guy that's going to turn down a slice of pizza or a basket of cheese fries if the opportunity presents itself. ;)

I also wanted to start running now that baseball and softball seasons are over. I need to do some cardiovascular exercises so that I'm not completely worthless when basketball season rolls around. I'm also very inspired by Velvet and how fit she has become over the last year. So I asked my doctor if he saw any reason not to start running. His advice was to start slow and run on surfaces that were not hard on the knees. So this weekend I'm going to start running, hopefully with the help of Velvet. More on that later...