BioMetrics 2012

I had my weight, blood pressure, and blood checked at the health fair at work. I like to use these screenings as mile posts on my journey through a healthy, active life.

6/13/2012
Weight: 147 lb
Height: 68 in
Waist: 30 inBMI: 22 kg/m2

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Blood Pressure: 114 systolic / 60 diastolic mmHg
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Total Cholesterol: 168 mg/dl
HDL: 84 mg/dl (good cholesterol)
LDL: 70 mg/dl (bad cholesterol)
Triglycerides: 72 mg/dl
TC/HDL Ratio: 2.0% (should be under 3.5%)


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Blood Glucose: 90 mg/dl

A little less "healthy" than last year! Better hit more veggies!

Since I got an irregular reading last winter I have been kind of obsessed with my blood pressure and biometric readings. I've been monitoring this whenever I go to Krogers, they have a cool machine thing.

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I went to the dentist in January and she freaked me out about my "high" blood pressure (she said I was over 130 which is pre-hypertension) so I've been testing myself at local pharmacies. I've been experimenting with diet. But I also feel like work/life stress and sleep (or lack of 7-8 hours per night) is my main barrier to a lower blood pressure.

1/22/2012

113/78 pulse 58

Wt 154 (with clothes on, I'm at Kroger people!)

Lean mass: 130.8/85%

Fat mass: 23.1/15%

bmi: 24.1

**In February I made drastic diet shifts — which I hope to blog about soon**

2/11/2012

115/81 pulse 54

(hours after a 3 hour run)

2/13/2012

116/60 pulse 48

(hours after a 74 mile ride with BioHomies, must be tired)

2/22/2012

107/69 pulse 59

Wt 148

Lean mass: 128.8/87.3%

Fat mass: 18.7/12.7%

bmi: 23.1

*i've been getting more sleep and I have less stress at work.

3/6/2012

135/76 pulse 53

Wt: 146.7

Fat % 12.4

BMI: 23

3/21/2012

114/70 pulse 80

Wt 145

Lean mass: 128/88.2%

Fat mass: 17/11.8%

bmi: 22.7

*Reading taken just after riding trails, riding dirt to get to my local Krogers

4/07/2012

107/69 pulse 76

Wt 147

Lean mass: 128.7/87.3%

Fat mass: 18.7/12.7%

bmi: 23.1

4/10/2012

108/71 pulse 74

Wt 146

Lean mass: 128.4/87.7%

Fat mass: 17.9/12.3%

bmi: 22.9

4/17/2012

110/66 pulse 72

Wt 149

Lean mass: 129.2/86.7%

Fat mass: 19.8/13.3%

bmi: 23.3

I'm wondering if my blood pressure was higher at the dentist because I just came from work, probably had to jog to get to my appointment, and she tested my right arm and not my left arm.,,

8/03/2012 
122/60 pulse 44
Reading taken at Dentist, after a stressful day and a night with only a few hours of sleep due to workload.

8/04/2012 
Reading at Kroger

119/59 pulse 53
Wt 145.8 
Lean mass: 128.2 lb/88%
Fat mass: 17.5 lb/12%

Hydration 6.09bmi: 22.83

9/15/2012 

122/71 pulse 48

Wt 139.8

9/22/2012 

127/72 pulse 58

Wt 140.8