I went for a run of the mill checkup a few weeks ago, and my doctor didn't like the cut of my cholesterol and tryglyceride levels (the latter was very high). So, she slapped me on medication and sent me to a cardiologist. I had that visit today, and thankfully, nothing's wrong - ticker is in good shape. I'll say this though - if I never have another stress test, it'll be too soon.

The test was easy enough - walking and jogging on a sloped treadmill. The heart monitor stuff was a real pain though. First, they had to shave part of my chest - I now look like someone has run a bunch of miniature lawn mowers in circles on my chest. That should look great at the beach :)

The upshot of all this is, my days of throwing caution to the wind and having as many fries as I want look like they're over. The good news is, I actually like fruits and vegetables - I'd just gotten into bad eating habits. The even better news is, simply changing my eating habits resulted in a drop of 8 pounds over the last 2 weeks. Yes, I was eating a lot of crap :)