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Sometime in early October I had gone to the doctor to get a refill on birth control, as i had been informed last year that my visits to the women's center can now happen once every two years. I was told all i needed was to have a quick physical to get my prescription refilled. So i walked in expecting nothing out of the ordinary only to have my blood pressure taken and find out that it was 155/115. After having a crap ton of tests taken and conferring with the doctors I was told I needed to go on high blood pressure meds. I talked to my mom who was at the time on high blood pressure meds and she told me to do what the doctor said. After talking to another doctor, i was given a choice, take the meds or change my diet. I decided to forgo the medication and try the diet. not following it strictly, but making sure i really monitored my sodium intake. Today my blood pressure is down to 133/75. In the course of 4 months I managed to lower my blood pressure a lot.
So now it's time for the next step. Now that I've reached my first health goal my next one is to lose some weight. I will admit some of it is out of vanity, as I'm sick and tired of going shopping and having to spend five hours looking for stuff that may/or may not look good on me. And as much as i like Torrid and lane Bryant, I don't like having to pay a premium just so they can add an extra few inches of fabric to a dress so it'll fit me. I'm not looking to lose drastic amounts of weight, in fact, I think 15-20 lbs may be sufficient for my goal, which is to try to get that systolic number down and at least get back to pre-stress year weight. At my pre-stress year weight I'd still be obese by health standards, but at least I'd be a little less obese. I'm trying to Wii -fit, I'm trying to EA Sports and i can't get hooked to weither, so I'm going to resort to old fashion roller blading in the morning to music before going to work. Wish me luck
So now it's time for the next step. Now that I've reached my first health goal my next one is to lose some weight. I will admit some of it is out of vanity, as I'm sick and tired of going shopping and having to spend five hours looking for stuff that may/or may not look good on me. And as much as i like Torrid and lane Bryant, I don't like having to pay a premium just so they can add an extra few inches of fabric to a dress so it'll fit me. I'm not looking to lose drastic amounts of weight, in fact, I think 15-20 lbs may be sufficient for my goal, which is to try to get that systolic number down and at least get back to pre-stress year weight. At my pre-stress year weight I'd still be obese by health standards, but at least I'd be a little less obese. I'm trying to Wii -fit, I'm trying to EA Sports and i can't get hooked to weither, so I'm going to resort to old fashion roller blading in the morning to music before going to work. Wish me luck