I am pleased to report that I received perfectly normal PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) results on Tuesday when I visited my local pulmonologist in Asheville. The breathing test was 106% of predicted and I think he said the CO2 exchange was 99.9%. Dr. Campbell basically said I am keeping the ILD in check and that the low dose of prednisone I am taking (5 mg/day) is really not for the ILD, but for the Polymialgia Rheumatica (an autoimmune disease) that I also have.
I am also happy to report that I have been feeling great and continuing to steadily lose weight through regular exercise and dieting, especially since January 1, 2015. I attribute my success to walking 5 miles per day at an average of 4.4 or 4.5 mph with 60 second (rather than 20 sec.) spurts now, and at 6 to 7 mph now (rather than 5 mph) which I am completing about every half mile.
I have also been continuing the 5:2 Fast Diet, in which I try to keep my calorie count down to around 650 calories for two nonconsecutive days a week, or at least once a week. My BMI is currently 23.1 (well within the normal range). Here is a screenshot of my weight loss record from January 2015 to today, May 28, 2015, where I currently weigh 160.8 lbs.:
My goal is going to be to try and get down to 150 or 155 lbs and to try and keep my weight between 150 and 160 lbs. for the rest of my life! — which I hope will be a LONG TIME!
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