Its like sushi without the sushi part.

Oct 24, 2008 at 12:28 PM
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Lets see, i'm about to be 32, my hair is continuing its 'cluster and depart' strategy from head, and now my blood is full of fat (does this A- make me look fat?). Apparently my triglycerides are way higher than they should be. In fact a doctor looked at them and said that it looks like its 10 years from a heart attack (or HA as its been dubbed in my house).

Anyha, i mean how, its solution is 2 part at the moment.

Part 1: Exercise
No problem, we got a stationary (sit down) bike in the back room so i don't even have to do much but relax and peddle. Um, i don't remember getting out of complete shape, but the sweat that beads up on my forehead from just pressing the Mode button isn't a good sign. I'm up to 7 miles in about 25 minutes, and this week i actually did the exercise all week. Thats really been the hardest part (aside from the physical part) is having the will to stick to it.

Part 2: The Meds
Fish oil....nothing more, nothing less. Just pill form fish oil via prescription. Sure there are over the counter fish oil pills you can buy, but they are less pure (as if pure fish oil weren't bad enough, to know there is 'un' pure versions...ugh) and the side effects are more pronounced in them. What side effects? Oh, i didnt mention it already? Well, apparently these side effects can include nausea, belching, bad breath and sometimes diarrhea. YEAH!!!! But, they are "rare" to start with and if they do appear (so far no sign of them) they fade after a few weeks.

Part 3: Stupid Lettuce
ok, so there are 3 parts, not just 2. The third being the reduction in consumption of some of my favorite foods. So if you'll humour me and read (or sing) the following to the tune of "these are a few of my favourite things"...

Big juicey burgers with french fry potatoes
mexican goodness in an overstuffed tacos
corn dogs with beer battered onion rings
these are few of my favorite things

loads of great cheeses that make my mouth smile
greasy italian foods all stacked in a pile
chocolate and cheesecake, my internal bling
these are few of my favorite things

I can't have these
I must eat less
and this makes me sad
i wish i could eat all of my favorite things
but it makes my heart feel bad