01/16/2011 06:52
Still Working on it.
Well since my last blog I have started working out as soon as I leave my overnight job. I'm happy to be back in the gym and taking a Zumba class but I still feel as if I need to add more classes and some sort of training to my workouts. Yes I understand the concept of baby steps but my mind keeps taking me back to the YMCA days when pushed myself and worked my butt off.
My eating habits are still 50/50. Lean Cuisine, Pink grapefruit, and Subway have been my best friends for the past 2 months, they are really quick and supposedly good in regards to calories however I'm starting to crave junk food...pizza, candy, etc.
I tried taking a lower dosage of the HBP meds my Dr. prescribed and it still makes me feel like crap since she also put me back on HCTZ "water pill" I just continue to take that one by itself. Oh and I did have the ECHO done. I don't have a Mitral valve prolapse (where the heart valves don't close properly and fluid leaks back into the previous chamber) but they did say I do have some fluid around my heart and a bit of leakage. Somehow they didn't think it was anything to worry about and I have a follow-up visit.
My BP is still high, today I forgot to take my pill and when I took my pressure it read 146/90...still not good. So now I am going to take some drastic measures. Monday I will be going to HR and requesting that they reduce some of my hrs at work. I really think that stress is playing a major factor in me having high blood pressure.... Well that and a strong family history. I think I get it now too much work, no social life or down time, combined with an estimate of 5 hours of sleep per night is probably doing my body more harm than I thought it would
Positives in my life are the upcoming Cancun trip in June and I just enrolled in school (again) I know I have to work hard and not be deterred so I can finish this time. I remember saying to myself back in 06 that I would only take one semester off...smh some how that became 5 years. At any rate I am still here, working on losing weight, and trying to be the best me I can be.
Keep up the good work to those who have been fighting and winning the war against weight loss, and for those new soldiers just jumping into the trenches, remember it's hard, challenging, and sometimes it may not seem as if you are winning but if you keep fighting the end result will be inner peace, good health and happiness
.
Tay
My eating habits are still 50/50. Lean Cuisine, Pink grapefruit, and Subway have been my best friends for the past 2 months, they are really quick and supposedly good in regards to calories however I'm starting to crave junk food...pizza, candy, etc.
I tried taking a lower dosage of the HBP meds my Dr. prescribed and it still makes me feel like crap since she also put me back on HCTZ "water pill" I just continue to take that one by itself. Oh and I did have the ECHO done. I don't have a Mitral valve prolapse (where the heart valves don't close properly and fluid leaks back into the previous chamber) but they did say I do have some fluid around my heart and a bit of leakage. Somehow they didn't think it was anything to worry about and I have a follow-up visit.
My BP is still high, today I forgot to take my pill and when I took my pressure it read 146/90...still not good. So now I am going to take some drastic measures. Monday I will be going to HR and requesting that they reduce some of my hrs at work. I really think that stress is playing a major factor in me having high blood pressure.... Well that and a strong family history. I think I get it now too much work, no social life or down time, combined with an estimate of 5 hours of sleep per night is probably doing my body more harm than I thought it would
Positives in my life are the upcoming Cancun trip in June and I just enrolled in school (again) I know I have to work hard and not be deterred so I can finish this time. I remember saying to myself back in 06 that I would only take one semester off...smh some how that became 5 years. At any rate I am still here, working on losing weight, and trying to be the best me I can be.
Keep up the good work to those who have been fighting and winning the war against weight loss, and for those new soldiers just jumping into the trenches, remember it's hard, challenging, and sometimes it may not seem as if you are winning but if you keep fighting the end result will be inner peace, good health and happiness
.Tay