12WBT Blogging Challenge Week 2 – A picture of Health

27 Sep 2011 1 Comment

by notquitecrafty in 12wbt, Weight Tags: 12WBT, 12wbt Blogging Challenge, Exercise, Weight Loss

Thank you to the lovely Cath of Courage to Start for hosting the challenge!  This weeks topic is health – what is a picture of health?

I’ve been thinking about this over the evening.  I have always considered myself & my children healthy.  We very rarely get sick & when we do it has never been very serious.  Small things, like a tummy bug or a cold.  Never anything nasty that we have had to rush up to the hospital with.

So despite seemingly be in good health, I found myself significantly overweight a couple of years ago – was I still healthy?  Well in a way I was, but was I on a path to good health?  Nope, don’t think so.

Heart disease runs in my Dad’s family – his father had heart health issues and my Dad had a scare a few years back that through medical intervention was resolved.  I am at risk too.  Luckily my family all shares the same GP, so when my Dad started having issues, my GP started checking my cholesterol and other tests every couple of years.  2 1/2 years ago (and I am now overdue for blood tests), my bad cholesterol was a little high – not too high, but just starting to creep up.  That is when I started my journey to lose weight.

Up until recently I haven’t thought about my weight impacting on my health, but now I can see that it very clearly does.  I also know that when I put on a couple of kilos, the nagging lower back pain reappears together with neck pain and headaches.  My body struggles to deal with the extra weight and accompanying lack of exercise.

So a picture of health – well for me that would be having satisfactory blood test results, no lower back pain, minimal neck pain, knowing I can run up a flight of stairs without feeling puffed & having the energy to participate in all life with 2 boys offers!

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