Today is our annual "Healthcare Fair" at work. Not really a fair, but a couple of tables set up with information about our health choices. I'm not changing much this year, I'm (relatively) happy with my health care provider.
The one cool-ish thing about today is that we can do some optional testing done to qualify for extra money, $300, from the company. It used to come in cash form on our paychecks - but now it will go onto a FSA card. Either way, it's still free money. To qualify you have to be "fit" in two areas. If you are you get $150 for each: Your blood pressure must be under 140/90 and your BMI must be under 27. I easily fit the bill for the BP - today it was 122/70. Although on Tuesday it was 100/60. My BMI is another story. Today it came in at 35. Sigh. Anyway, I will get the $150 and can earn another $150 if I drop 5% of my weight. Since I'm already on this diet, it should be pretty easy to drop 13 pounds!
They also drew blood to figure out our cholesterol levels. The good news is my cholesterol has dropped significantly in just two weeks. When I had blood tests done earlier this month it was around 183. Today it was 153. What a difference! Unfortunately my HDL was still way too low, but I'm working on that. Not sure if this diet will help there - but my efforts to lose weight have got to help, right?
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