curious-me's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The downlow on my health Okay this will just be a quick update cause I didn�t want to leave anyone hanging from my last entry � cause I know there are hundreds out there who care! Yah so I went to the doctor�s for my �woman� check up on Wednesday and part of the routine was to take my blood pressure. The nurse said it was a little high so she would let the machine run � it does it 6 times in a row. By like the 5th time the doctor just took me off it cause it just kept getting higher and higher � stress much? So my doctor has recommended me to this cardio specialist office for a blood pressure test. I don�t know much about it but I heard rumors from others that I may have to wear some sort of contraption for 48 hours � um yah so that should be interesting if it�s true. Anywho, while at the doctor�s I asked him if that would have anything to do with sometimes I get shaky hands and don�t feel well and he said no that probably has to do with impending diabetes! So by this point I was freaked to say the least. By the time I left the doctor�s office it was all I could do to hold it together and then once in my car I just let it go and started crying. I started thinking stupid things about how bad it is to have diabetes and high blood pressure if you�re pregnant. I also started thinking about how young I am to have this (32) and how much this sucks. I drove home and cried all the way. I got home and Keith was playing a game on the computer and I just sort of went into the bedroom and when he came in he asked what was wrong with my eye and then took a closer look and asked if I was crying and then the dam broke. I told him about my appointment and we talked for a while and decided that we�re going to try and first and foremost to help me to lose some weight. I�m hoping that with weight loss will come a lowering of the blood pressure (double crosses fingers!). So we decided to go with lowering my carb and fat intake. This is a lot harder than it sounds. It�s only been a day and a half and already I�ve cheated. Although today is really supposed to be an exception. Since I had already planned to go to C�s for the night to drink and have some girl time we knew that today would be a write off. But rather than not go out with my co-worker�s for Friday lunch I did and still ordered a carb filled meal. Some things are obviously gonna take a while. But yesterday was most excellent. I had a wonderful lunch of spinach salad with chicken that was actually quite good. Then for dinner we had a lean roast with turnip (yup just turnip on the side!). I still have to work on portions because I always feel compelled to have seconds � no matter what. This habit I know I have to break. I was going to not call the specialist place for an appointment until the end of November but common sense got the best of me so I called today and have an appt. for Nov 16. I am hoping that I make a dent in my little plan of eating healthier and stepping up the exercise by then. Lord forbid if I don�t. But after today I don�t want there to be any more �cheating� days if you will. I want to give my 101% to trying this low carb and fat thing for at least the month of November (that�s how long Keith and I decided to see if this is gonna work or not). We�ve both been going on websites to read more about high blood pressure and diet and exercise and what we can do. It was killer not having salt yesterday on my food! I didn�t know how much I depended on it. Okay this hasn�t really been short and sweet has it? But I must end now cause this day is zooming by and I have so much to do before quittin� time. I have to finish up this work so I can get to drinkin� time with the girls! And with the amount of work I have to do this afternoon should go quick quick quick. 2:02 p.m. - 2006-11-03 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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