lower my blood pressure

It took almost a year but my blood pressure is final where it should be 123/somethin’ (can’t remember). I’ve been loosing weight (lost 10 lbs so far) so I’m sure that’s helped. I am soooo happy that I don’t have to worry about that anymore. I was too young for my blood pressure to be so high. Yikes!

The last time I checked this thing it was 123/81. How in the hell is it so low when I am beyond stressed? LOL, crazy….

117/73.
How did that happen?

I’m going to keep monitoring it for the next couple of weeks and see if it really is down.

138/64 yesterday.

Not bad. Still higher than I’d like it to be, but it’s defintely not hitting that 145 range. I don’t know what else I need to do. My eating habits are so much better but….ohhh, I think I need to really dedicate time to loosing weight. A good 20-30 lbs would really make my BP go down some. Maybe 20-30 is too much. I’m a comfortable 12/14….don’t want to be any smaller than a 10.

Hmmm….once I move to LA and get my life together there, I’m going to see if succesfully loosing weight (the healthy way) is feasible. And only until my BP drops to 130 is when I will consider this goal to be done.

It’s down, it’s down, it’s doooown! I’m so excited! I went to the doctor today and it’s at 122!! That’s almost 20 points lower than what it has been. Thank you, Jesus. I’m going to keep monitoring it this week to make sure it’s a pretty steady number.

My doctor said I don’t need any medications and he asked me what I did to keep it down?

I told him the whole vegetarian thing. And I lost 4 lbs since the last time I went to the doctor. Let’s hope it can stay down. I need to keep loosing weight. That, will soon be a goal. But only when I am ready to dedicate 100% to fulfilling it.

So I went to the gyno for my yearly check and she said…once again, how high my blood pressure was. And she refered me to another doctor. Went to him and he said it wasn’t HIGH HIGH, but high enough. I did an EKG (whatever that is) and they took some blood samples and I’ll have to go back in 2 weeks to see what the deal is.

In the meantime, I’ve converted over to a vegetarian, low-sodium diet and very careful as to what I put in my body. I don’t want this thing to beat me. I know it’s only high blood pressure, but I take it seriously.

I’m so torn. My BP is high again. I’m starting to think this something that I can’t control. And the thing is I’ve tried. From changing my diet, to instituting herbal remedies in my life and even giving up meat. I keep my stress level down and only complain about things I can control. Yet, it stays high. I went to doc and it’s up to 145…again! That cleanse did nothing for my BP.

I’m feeling sad and discouraged. I’m going to another doctor again on Wednesday. I don’t want to. All they are going to do is pump me up with meds that bring in more side effects or be linked to cancer or something terrible like that. That’s why I don’t take drugs! They do more bad, than good, in my opinion. Well, in some cases….they are necessary. But this high BP mess is awful.

My doc said I’m too young to have BP this high. She said it’s close to the stroke level. That scared the mess out of me.

I’m really trying here….doing all that I can. Apparently drugs, is the only thing that can save me. And that bothers me. I’m not even in control of my own life without the help of a damn pill. Somehow that realllly bothers me.

Yessss….so 2 weeks ago, my BP was 145.
Last week it was 135.
Today it was 127.

I’m so happy. I hope that I can maintain this. I just got off of a fast, so that is why it is probably so low. But still….I’m happy!! I’m an accidental vegetarian so no meats, dairy or alcohol or candy. So we’ll see how good I can continue to do.

....it was still so high. 145. High is considered 140. Goodness gracious. It has to be genetic b/c I swear I don’t eat THAT bad. Mannn…..well, I’m doing this master cleanse and maybe there are toxins in my body that keep my BP up. I don’t know. Just a thought. I still plan on going to the doctor sometime soon…..

Last night wasn’t a good night for me. I tested my blood pressure again and of course it was 143. High is 140. So again, I’m over it. And I got to thinking about the stories I’ve heard about 21 and 22 year olds dying from heart attacks and I panicked. I don’t want to die. And I know that sounds crazy——no one really wants to die, but I need to get myself together, stop playing around and get my health in check.

And the sad thing is I know what’s some of the cause of my high blood pressure. Aside from it possibly being genetic, I’m not in the greatest shape but aside from that—-I know that I stress a lot over race relations. And I swear people think it’s the craziest thing in the world. And I can’t seem to shake it myself. I feel like no matter where I go, what I do…..someone is judging me. No, wait….that sounds a bit narcissitc (sp). I ain’t THAT important. I guess….I don’t know. I really can’t even explain it. And the minute I tell someone, I know there are going to think I’m crazy.

But I feel so overwhelmed in this world with all these people….I guess, I’d like to live in a place where everyone was accepted, appreciated and needed. A bit fairy tale-ish, I know. But….I don’t know.

I can’t change the world or the people in it, so my best bet is to take some steps to get my health in check.