Stage 1 Hypertension, persistent and worsening joint pain, daily back pain, headaches turning into migraines, constant fatigue, difficulty sleeping, depression, lack of "get up and go", low self esteem, no self confidence, nothing to wear, loathe shopping for clothes/ can't find things I like in my size, AND EVERYTHING IS GETTING WORSE....
And this is just the beginning- the list of what is to come is scary and lengthy. The truth is it's all happening to me. I've started making some changes this year, but not enough. I am not staying consistent on my workouts, and lets not even get started about my eating habits. In just a month I've gone from borderline high side of "ok" blood pressure to flat out stage one hypertension. Both times I was drawn to the blood pressure machine for some strange reason. My body is trying to tell me something. Fix this now, or it's going to react in a way that I'm not going to like.
I've watched relatives and friends have very adverse health problems due to the same things I do now- lack of exercise and eating like crap. I've seen friends and family die at age 50 from problems that were mostly caused by their lifestyle and failure to change their ways. You should have at least another 25-30 years after age 50... I began to be concerned about my future, but I think until seeing today "stage 1 hypertension" I thought I had plenty of time to change. Apparently that isn't the case.
My body is screaming at me to listen up. Pulling me to look at my bp to tell me look- right now we are able to fix this without stacking up a prescription list a mile long. My body is still able to reverse these problems if I give it the tools needed to do so.
Today I sat down and took my blood pressure and saw that I'm in stage 1 hypertension, around the same time I got a message from my um... what is Kevin? My uncle in law??? lol Whatever you know what I mean, asking me and Rob to join him and my aunt Jess in a friendly weight loss competition. (90 days~ based on each couple's percentage of weight loss- loser cooks the other couple a nice meal... oh yeah AND gets a meringue pie to the face!! hahahaha) Start date is in two weeks, July 23rd. So be looking for my posts on that.
It's time to take control of my body while I'm still able to do so the natural way. I have ZERO desire to take injections of insulin, or take a plethora of pills to do the things my body should be able to do itself. I want to watch my daughters get married, meet my son's children, who knows maybe meet some great grandchildren. It's possible, but not if I don't veer down a different path.
If you see me with a cheeseburger do me a favor~ take it from me, throw it in the trash and tell me you are saving my life. <3 ~K
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