Doctor, Doctor, give me the news.......
I had my monthly doctor's appointment today. I am going monthly to keep myself up to date on health. I am trying to get my basic health under control before I succumb to family history and have a harder time doing it.
After the last visit she was worried my blood pressure was too high. It was on the higher side, somewhere around 140 over 90. So I told her I would lose more weight and cut down on my sodium. I cut salt out of my diet as a seasoning and try to buyer lower sodium foods. At first everything tasted so bland, but pallete has adjusted and now potato chips are harshly salty to me. I went in today and had lost 10 pounds since my last visit with her, which she was happy with. She took my blood pressure and I was 110 over 70. I thought she was going to hug me. She was thoroughly impressed with the dramatic change, the weight loss and the success in lowering my blood pressure without medications. She then took my heart rate and it was 59 beats a minute! Not to shabby for someone who hasn't been running in almost 2 weeks.
We then talked about my sleep habits and I told her how hard it is for me to initially fall asleep. So she gave me the number to the Alternative Medicine Center that is withing my health plan. It is a place that focuses on sleep studies and natural methods of controlling abilities to fall asleep. We will see how it goes.
Now I need to concentrate on keeping the blood pressure and weight down. A difficult task given my family genes and love of eating.
In regards to my post last night, as many people pointed out in the comments section, I need to stop whining and being lazy, this is true. I needed to vent because that is what I often use this for. However I need to hit the pavement and get some of that aggression out. So tonight, no excuses, no bailing out at the last minute, I am going down to the river and running it out.
After the last visit she was worried my blood pressure was too high. It was on the higher side, somewhere around 140 over 90. So I told her I would lose more weight and cut down on my sodium. I cut salt out of my diet as a seasoning and try to buyer lower sodium foods. At first everything tasted so bland, but pallete has adjusted and now potato chips are harshly salty to me. I went in today and had lost 10 pounds since my last visit with her, which she was happy with. She took my blood pressure and I was 110 over 70. I thought she was going to hug me. She was thoroughly impressed with the dramatic change, the weight loss and the success in lowering my blood pressure without medications. She then took my heart rate and it was 59 beats a minute! Not to shabby for someone who hasn't been running in almost 2 weeks.
We then talked about my sleep habits and I told her how hard it is for me to initially fall asleep. So she gave me the number to the Alternative Medicine Center that is withing my health plan. It is a place that focuses on sleep studies and natural methods of controlling abilities to fall asleep. We will see how it goes.
Now I need to concentrate on keeping the blood pressure and weight down. A difficult task given my family genes and love of eating.
In regards to my post last night, as many people pointed out in the comments section, I need to stop whining and being lazy, this is true. I needed to vent because that is what I often use this for. However I need to hit the pavement and get some of that aggression out. So tonight, no excuses, no bailing out at the last minute, I am going down to the river and running it out.