Resolutions

[firstfrost]

I had my first doctor's appointment with the new doctor after my old doctor vanished in a puff of smoke last fall. On the plus side, I liked him. On the minus side, my blood pressure is officially just into the High range. Time to start doing a better job at nutrition and fitness. I walked to Porter and got some good raw veggies for snacking, and also ingredients to make Feisty Green Beans. It was... actually really good. I used to regard tofu with deep suspicion, but I think paneer has been slowly convicing me that squishy cubes are okay. Maybe turning it into an Adventure of Finding Interesting Things to Cook will keep me motivated. Plus, if I just make resolutions to myself in my head, it's easier to backslide, so here I am, resolving out loud: More Vegetables. More Walking. Less Bread. Tracking calories and Exercise on the Tracky Thing. And, I suppose, mentioning good recipes.

Comments

[dpolicar]

So, let me just say here that I realize this is bit of a thread-derail, and I realize it's more about my issues than it is about yours and that I'm basically projecting.

That said: aaaaaah! aaaaaah! aaaaaah! high blood pressure! bad! fix it! fix it NOW! aaaaaah! aaaaaah!

OK. I'm better now. Thanks for listening.

Good luck with the diet and fitness changes.

:-)

[firstfrost.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm using that as motivation too. High blood pressure is "the thing that TRIED TO KILL DAVE", not "the thing my Dad has had for a long time".

[dpolicar]

Huh.
That...
huh.
(sniffle)
That is oddly flattering.