I’m not the only one that needs to watch out!!

Yep!!! That’s right, skinny people need to watch it too! It seems that even though you might not look like you have a problem (like I look) – you might. I guess the main thing is cholesterol—- but there are others.

I think that the problem here is going to be convincing those that look fine… that maybe even look skinny, that they need to work out and watch what they eat.

In addition to those people that might have other risk factors… like being overweight, hypertension, high cholesterol… everyone needs to be checked for heart disease. People that don’t have any of these things have problems every day…. Happens all the time.
In order to reduce risk, you need further evaluation if any of your “numbers” don’t fall into normal ranges. The ones you should be aware of:
Cholesterol…………. Total Cholesterol should be under 200 – LDL less than 100 (also check “good” cholesterol) – it should be over 60
Blood Pressure……. Systolic (top) should be less than 140; diastolic (bottom) should be less than 90
Blood Sugar………… Measures risk for Diabetes- should be less than 100
Body Mass Index- (BMI) should be less than 25 (mine is like 29 or 30)- if it falls in the 25-30 range, then you are considered over weight, over 30 and you are considered obese… welcome to the club!!!

So, the next time that you see someone that (and this is big for me) seems to have it all together… they may not.
You know… this ^- these numbers are what it is all about. I mean- I would be lying to you if I said that I don’t care about how I look…. I do. But at the end of the day, these numbers are what I really work on. That is I why I do what I do. Do I look better because I watch what I eat and run 12 miles a week????… Maybe a little. Do I feel better???….. You better believe it!!! Am I healthier??…. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!

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