Weight Measurement – 3rd July, 2010
90Kg (12 Kg overall loss)

Body Measurements as of May 10, 2010 are:

Neck 37cm (was 38cm)
Bust 113cm (was 115cm)
Waist 97cm (was 98cm)
Hips 121cm (was 124cm)
Upper arm 38cm (was 40cm)
Upper leg 80cm (was 82cm)

Weight Measurement – 19th April 2010 93Kg (down from 102Kg overall and 100Kg since the blog and this approach started).

Body Measurements – 31 March 2010

Neck                        38 cm
Bust                        115 cm
Waist                       98 cm
Hips                       124 cm
Upper arm              40 cm
Upper leg                82 cm

Visit to Medical Practitioner – 24 March 2010

Height:                       157 cm

Weight:                      100Kg (hard to write that publicly, but it started at 102Kg!)

BMI:                            40.8

Blood Pressure:       122/80

Full Blood Count:     Within normal parameters

Liver Function:          Within normal parameters

Kidney Function:       Within normal parameters

Blood Sugars:            Within normal parameters (although at the upper limit)

Cholesterol:                7.1 mmol/L  ( it should be < 5.5 mmol/L).  This is not high enough to warrant drugs, even if I had wanted it!

Triglycerides:              1.4 mmol/L  (it should be < 1.5 mmol/L)

HDL Cholesterol:       1.2 mmol/L (it should be > 1.0 mmol/L)

LDL Cholesterol:        5.3 mmol/L (it should be < 3.5 mmol/L).  Working to improve this one through eating more fish, flaxseeds etc.

Thyroid Function:       Within normal parameters

ESR:                             Within normal parameters  (this is a non-specific measure of inflammatory response in the blood)