Blood Pressure and Weight Down
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
So, after three weeks on the program I have some great news. I’m pleased to report that my blood pressure is down to 148/50 from the previous reading of 180/60 just 3 weeks ago. Additionally I’ve dropped 6 pounds. I was hoping to get blood drawn yesterday so they could run a lab on it to see where Cholesterol is sitting, but my hunch is it’s down too. Also, I was hoping for more weight loss by now, but I also know that I wasn’t 100% faithful on the program. As I was entertaining out-of-town guests for a week total spread out over the three weeks I opted to eat normal meals during that time. I’ve also taken up mild exercise include weight training and some treadmill and elliptical.
All in all, things are going great and I feel good. The last week I’ve had another gout flare up in my left foot and this time it was really bad for a few days but it’s feeling pretty great today.
My next checkup is in a month and I’ll get blood drawn then so we can see a 7-week span from the baseline and see how cholesterol is doing along with the other readings. I’ll have a home blood pressure monitor soon so I can update more often with those values. In the meantime, it’s every 3-4 weeks.
So, after three weeks on the program I have some great news. I’m pleased to report that my blood pressure is down to 148/50 from the previous reading of 180/60 just 3 weeks ago. Additionally I’ve dropped 6 pounds. I was hoping to get blood drawn yesterday so they could run a lab on it to see where Cholesterol is sitting, but my hunch is it’s down too. Also, I was hoping for more weight loss by now, but I also know that I wasn’t 100% faithful on the program. As I was entertaining out-of-town guests for a week total spread out over the three weeks I opted to eat normal meals during that time. I’ve also taken up mild exercise include weight training and some treadmill and elliptical.
All in all, things are going great and I feel good. The last week I’ve had another gout flare up in my left foot and this time it was really bad for a few days but it’s feeling pretty great today.
My next checkup is in a month and I’ll get blood drawn then so we can see a 7-week span from the baseline and see how cholesterol is doing along with the other readings. I’ll have a home blood pressure monitor soon so I can update more often with those values. In the meantime, it’s every 3-4 weeks.
