{"id":5949,"date":"2017-12-21T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=5949"},"modified":"2017-12-20T09:59:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T14:59:09","slug":"inside-tracker-update-december-2017-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/21\/inside-tracker-update-december-2017-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Tracker Update &#8211; December 2017 Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been avoiding my latest Inside Tracker test because my diet has not been great lately.\u00a0 As we joke in the office, we&#8217;re just leaning in to the &#8220;fat and jolly&#8221; part of the season.\u00a0 And all that is great &#8211; in moderation. Moderation is not something I&#8217;m good at.\u00a0 But I&#8217;m working on it.<\/p>\n<p>So last week, I finally sucked it up and had my blood drawn for my Inside Tracker test.\u00a0 I have written about these <a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/20\/inside-tracker-march-2017-tests\/\">three<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/08\/inside-tracker-update\/\">times<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/08\/insidetracker-review-and-results\/\">before<\/a>, and while I did get a discount on this test as a member of the Coeur Sports team, I was an Inside Tracker user long before I got a discount, and I&#8217;m in no way being compensated for writing this.\u00a0 I just really love the service.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out I had no need to avoid the tests.\u00a0 Because while I&#8217;ve been eating garbage, I&#8217;ve also been putting good things into my body, and all my work is showing!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5945\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0574-174x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0574-174x300.jpg 174w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0574-593x1024.jpg 593w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0574.jpg 601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So my total cholesterol is looking a lot better than it was.\u00a0 This is something that I really struggle with, and a lot of it is due to genetics.\u00a0 But that doesn&#8217;t mean that it&#8217;s not something I can&#8217;t work on.\u00a0 The big thing here is going to be to lose weight.\u00a0 Right now, my weight&#8217;s up a bit (see previously mentioned &#8220;fat and jolly&#8221;) but I&#8217;m not concerned, and will get that back off in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>I know that weight loss is a polarizing thing for a lot of people, and I&#8217;m not here to tell you whether or not you can be fat and healthy.\u00a0 But what I can say is that my numbers are not ideal, and therefore, for\u00a0<em>me<\/em>, weight loss is a good idea.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5942\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0575-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0575-198x300.jpg 198w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0575.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look at that HDL climb!\u00a0 Come on little line, you can do it.\u00a0 You can get into the green zone!\u00a0 Unfortunately, HDL is a tough one to improve.\u00a0 The big recommendations are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lose weight<\/li>\n<li>Exercise (at least 60 minutes of moderate exercise a week)<\/li>\n<li>Avoid trans fats<\/li>\n<li>Medication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clearly, I&#8217;m trying to avoid needing medication (though it may be inevitable due to genetics).\u00a0 And I&#8217;m already working on the other three.\u00a0 So I just need to keep going.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5941\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0576-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0576-201x300.jpg 201w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0576.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Boom!\u00a0 This one makes me really happy.\u00a0 Look at that drop out of borderline high LDL.\u00a0 Okay, so it&#8217;s not a huge drop, and is just barely squeaking in, but I&#8217;m so pleased.\u00a0 The big change here has really been just having oatmeal every day.\u00a0 Yes, it&#8217;s not the most exciting food, but it&#8217;s easy, filling, and it&#8217;s helping.\u00a0 I&#8217;m also trying to a dose of psyllium husk every day.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not the most exciting, but it definitely seems to be helping.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5948\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0577-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0577-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0577.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Boom!\u00a0 My triglycerides are back into the green!\u00a0 The Lipid group is probably the part of the test that always gives me the most concern because there are some clear health issues, and I love that I have some key things to work on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5943\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0570-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0570-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0570.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was really expecting this to be worse, given the sugar in my diet as of late.\u00a0 It&#8217;s still not great, but not as bad as I thought.\u00a0 Guess what&#8217;s going to help here?\u00a0 Cleaning up my diet and losing weight, which really go hand in hand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5947\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0569-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" 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