Comments | gwendally: Problems of the idle rich.

gwendally

Problems of the idle rich.

Sep 10, 2008 21:50

I accidentally had a physical yesterday.

( Boring crap I ought to edit down to this single line. )

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prester_scott September 11 2008, 02:19:13 UTC

You gained ten pounds in four weeks?

gwendally September 11 2008, 02:25:40 UTC

Nah, I've gained ten pounds since this time last year. It had a lot to do with changing my diet to being more of a localvore. It turns out that living all winter on root cellared veggies and hunks of local meat (often in the form of sausage, because, well, that's what there's a lot of) is turning me into Aunt Bea.

9thmoon September 11 2008, 02:21:12 UTC

I thought one drink a day was good for you. Not the case when there're potential high blood pressure issues? Man, my blood pressure goes DOWN when I have a drink. I can FEEL it!

gwendally September 11 2008, 02:28:40 UTC

I'm going to have to do more research on this.

In any case, I think I'll make an attempt to exercise to reduce my blood pressure. Perhaps that's the impetus I need to get back into a routine.

I keep thinking it'd be stupid to go do a dead-lifting routine when I have sod to break for a new garden patch. Except I've really only dug one new patch this month. And I think I'm exercising when I'm just working like a dog at things like food prep. I need to make this more formal again.

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rev_mac September 11 2008, 12:39:01 UTC

The foods are not untasty, just restrictive. The primary function of the DASH diet is to reduce sodium intake and fat intake and minimize calories. It is more of a pain in the ass then anything.
You can eat what every you want as long as it falls within the guide lines, of course eating a quarter of Big Mac, and that is all you can eat for the day is sort of a bummer.
And it does seem to work

terrible_mother September 11 2008, 03:04:28 UTC

I tried to cut down to one drink every other day, and it wasn't bad. It felt good, actually. I didn't do it on the instruction of a doctor, but it seems that 3-4 drinks/week is a good amount for women (breast cancer, etc.). Now that I have to abstain entirely I cannot IMAGINE voluntarily going without alcohol for one day!

maps_or_guitars September 11 2008, 03:35:49 UTC

I'm a proponent of a drink a day. The thing is, generally speaking, once I've had my daily drink I find the notion of a second daily drink really attractive, and then, well, the cork's out, and those wine pumps really don't do a damn thing for bourbon.

All that? Not so good for my weight. It's easier to control that when I *gasp* don't drink like a fish.