The Numbers Game

I've decided to get into shape...well, any other shape besides round. Certain health concerns have come to light recently that have really helped to get my ass in gear. While I was out on the road with my husband Nathaniel, I had my blood pressure taken by one of those machines you usually see by the pharmacy in many chain stores. The machine said my blood pressure was 150/88 and according to the American Heart Association, I have stage 1 hypertension. I knew I haven't been feeling quite right for the past year, plus my ankles started swelling pretty bad while Nathaniel and I were on the road. For those who don't know, he is a truck driver and I went out on the road with him recently for a few weeks. As you can imagine my days were spent doing a lot of sitting, which I'm sure is one reason my ankles began to swell.

Seeing my blood pressure reading really hit me hard. My Mom recently had a brain aneurysm, my Dad and both of his parents are diabetic, so I don't come from really healthy stock to begin with. Both of my parents also smoke, at least Mom quit after her health scare. I smoked for a long time and quit at the beginning of the year and also put on about 10 extra pounds. I weighed last Friday and I am 195 lbs. @ 5'9" tall. I don't think I look grotesque or anything, but I definitely look like I haven't missed too many meals!

I'm ready to get healthy now. I want my fat pants to fall off me again! I want to be here to nag my husband and son for as long as I can! I'm moving more, eating better, and staying away from cigarettes and salt. Hopefully that will get my numbers down. Stay tuned..!