HEALTH - Day 1

Day 1

Age, Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Glucose

My life revolves around these categories. Loosely known as vital signs, they provide a window into a person, a glimpse from afar. I can make judgements, observations, diagnoses, sometimes before even seeing the person. It is a marker of life, of disease. The numbers are dynamic - some will not change, others can change within seconds. Seeing the compilation of numbers, an image forms, a paradigm - although not exact, often it is fairly accurate.

For Example:

Age: 26
Ht: 5'4"
Wt: 115
BP: 110/60
HR: 60
Glucose: 80

vs

Age: 86
Ht: 5'10"
Wt: 250
BP: 150/90
HR: 90
Glucose: 280

Even without a background in medicine, we are able to make observations / assumptions about people based on those numbers. Who they are, their appearance (in general), their relative health.

I have spent some time looking at these numbers for other people, always subconsciously thinking about my own numbers. Although not grossly abnormal, I know the consequences of letting those numbers deviate too much. And so, like many, I struggle to reach my goal.

It is at this moment in my life where I seem to have a slight reprieve, where I can devote a bit more focus to these numbers and the goal I would like to reach - and more importantly, maintain for a lifetime. They are, as follows.

Now
Age 28
Ht 5'11"
Wt 230
BP 130/85
Glu - Unk

Goal
Age - whatever it may be
Ht - hopefully not shrinking just yet
Wt - 200
BP 125/80
Glu - anything <100 fasting would be great with me

My timeframe is from now until June - the next stage of my life. It will be difficult, possibly resulting in failure, but it is something to reach for.