So, I had to go to the doctor today. Nothing's wrong. But they wouldn't refill my prescription unless I went in. So I did. And I got on the scale, only to see that I've gained weight. Ugh. And to be told that my blood pressure is bordering on high. That's the first time that's ever happened. So I was told I had to lose weight.
I will be the first one to admit that I have not been training much lately. My hip has prevented me from doing long miles. And I haven't been eating as well as I should. I just don't understand how my blood pressure was fine three months ago and now it's bordering on high. I guess things like that happen. And I shouldn't be surprised to the extent that high blood pressure is all over both sides of my family. I was just hoping to avoid that particular malady.
So, I have to eat better and exercise more. Which is theory is fine. In practice it's much harder. But I will do it because I need to. Michael was trying to make me feel better by saying 5 pounds isn't a lot. In and of itself, no. But the fact that those 5 pounds raised my blood pressure bothers me.
Of course, I'm failing to mention the tremendous amount of stress I've had this week with the car situation, the work piling up on me, and some other stuff going on. And I've had no outlet for it. So I suppose it really shouldn't surprise me that my blood pressure is up. Most fat people have high blood pressure. That doesn't mean I accept it or will be complacent about it. It just means that I realize I'm more apt to that type of condition. And I also realize that I'm getting older and that's when shit starts going wrong.
On an entirely different note, I'm reading "The Good Soldiers" by David Finkel. I HIGHLY recommend it. It's about a battalion of soldiers during the surge in Iraq in 2007. It is making me wonder if anything any politician of EITHER party says is the least bit true or accurate. The vision the politicians had and the reality on the ground were two totally different things. Anyway, the book is really fantastic. As good as hyped.
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