Well, about two weeks ago I went to my doctor, I had some cold or something. Anyways, so here I am waiting to go in at the clinic and you know how it is, the nice people at the doctors just checked my blood pressure (routine I suppose). Well it was 140 over something, mildly higher than the accepted 120/80.
Well its not to bad, maybe it was the coffee I had or just the trek to the dispensary. Anyways, the following week I went in again, this time I got an eye infection due to my contact lens. So I go in and since my BP was high last time, thought I just check it for kicks. Well, I checked it and guess wat it had gone up to 160 over 100. Gees, the doctor sat me down and said, “Sayed, look you are a young guy like me, but if you keep pushing your pressure up like that, then we need to get you on medication. I want you to eat celery and start hitting the gym, NOW!” Good advice doc. BTW this doctor is really nice after the quack at Shenton medical in HArbour Front. I found this cool doctor who seems to know what he is doing, and not a witch doctor.
Suddenly I could feel the stress in my head and heart, maybe I am imagining it but yes, I can feel the pressure. Well the good thing is I decided to cut back on the cancer sticks pronto. Reduce all salt intake and stay of the processed and canned food (I know they are high in Sodium).
Hello to the new me. My sisters rightly insisted that I go to the yoga class. So here is what I did, I started relaxing more and made it a point to go buy a bicycle. This I guess is my turning point again where I go healthy.
I eat the Amazonian rainforest for lunch and dinner with healthy snacks like fruits and all. Honestly, I love eating like that, and hell it makes you feel great.
Now the challenge is that the results take forever, and me being the veteran of losing and gaining weight, I should know., its going to be slow, but hell I am going to get there.
On a different not, this healthy regime is also pushing me to eat and sleep at the right time, would you believe it, I have dinner by 830 pm and in my jammies for bed by 930. Funny thing is I am off to bed at 10-30/11. Sometimes I think how boring, but if I want to run on the Keppel bay Island I found near my house in the morning, early to bed and early to rise is the mantra.
Don’t know why I am rambling about my heath regime, but felt like writing about it on my blog. Going forward, hopefully I will put up one new dish I have made and a new exercise I have learnt. Here is to a happier me and may be some friends who will join me in this thing called living for health.
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