Bloody Thursday

Thursday July 7, 2005

After fasting for the required 12 hours I went in to see Dr. Nnadi for my blood test. But first weigh-in and blood pressure. My weight was 162 1/2, which your not going to believe this but when she put my height and weight in her computer my ideal weight came out at 154. So I'm 8 1/2 pds overweight. But she said I looked fine. And the bp was fine too -- 115 over 78.

She was pleasently amazed at my cholesterol numbers (HDL 43, trig 86, LDL 85, total 145), She said someone usually has to be on medication to have numbers so perfect. But of course I'm not. It's that good vegetarian diet. Then if I'm so healthy why the diabetes? It's just genetic she said. Someone, I don't know who, had it in our family. But it was probably before they did regular blood tests to check for it.

Tonight's big challenege will be to watch Red Sox-Orioles game on ESPN with no beer or wine. I'll have to settle for water or green tea.

Now after breakfast, and it really is breaking fast, I'm off to give blood today -- making this Bloody Thursday.

Gave a double (automated) dose of blood. Now I'm not eligible to donate again until Oct. 27.

Got a Berry Blast at Tropical Smoothies and then saw the movie Madagascar. Very funny, colorful with amazing animation.

Red Sox lost 3-1 in a rain shortened 6 inn. game but they still have a 3 game lead in the AL East.