a whole year older?!
So, I took the RealAge test. I took it a few years ago when I was at my heaviest AND in the throes of an untreated clinical depression, and I tested a full 5 years older than my actual age.
This was also around the same time that my boss told me (I was 26) that a woman I'd recently met was "about my age - you know, 35 or so."
I'm down to 1.1 years older than my actual calendar age (30.3 for those keeping score). I'd LIKE to get to my actual age (or even younger!). Fortunately, I now have more *small* changes to make and fewer big ones to test well on the RealAge thing.
Suggested "fixes" from the RealAge folks that I am doing:
- continue to lose weight
- get more Vitamin E
- get more potassium
- get blood cholesterol levels tested
- eat breakfast on the weekends, too
- eat more UNsaturated fat
- add 2 more servings of veggies a day
- start weight training
- floss EVERY day, not just a few times a week
- see friends more often
Suggested "fixes" I will ignore:
- get a dog (I like dogs, but I LOVE my cats)
- buy a larger car
- use airbags (current car doesn't have 'em)
- eat more grains (before I get to my goal weight)
A fun assessment, and it's always nice to see progress. :-) Also, my indoor cycling ride this afternoon was great - sweaty, breathless, and a perfect attitude adjustment.
