A 150 over 120 reality check...

Yesterday at work we had the lab come in and do our blood work. It is free for us and we get a discount on our health insurance if we participate. Among other things, they check our blood pressure. Now, I have NEVER had high blood pressure, and I admit to be a little stressed out yesterday morning, but I almost fell out of my chair when my results came back and said 150 over 120. HOLY CRAP!!! That is outstandingly high. High enought that my boss wants me to recheck today and if it is still that high call my doctor. Yikes.

On that note. I have made comments about how I am going to get healthier and it is not about losing weight....well, at this time it has become about losing weight, too. It is a proven fact that weight loss helps with those issues.

V....I seriously - for my health - need to lose about 20 pounds in the next few months. I am way TOO young to have this kind of issue.

I am worth 20 minutes a day...

This week, I can to the conclusion that I am worth 20 minutes day. Even if I can't get on the elliptical for 30 or 40 minutes, I can get up early enough to do 20...or do 20 while dinner is in the oven. I have found that if I exercise in the morning, I am more aware all day long of my choices. I also figured that as much time as I dedicate to other people during my day, 20 minutes for me really isn't a long time at all.

However, one thing that definitely hinders me is when I get up to exercise and realize that there are so many other things that need to be done around the house. Today I remedied that....I deeped cleaned. My whole place smells like lemon pinesol and I feel great! It helps me relax, but also helps me not to have my mind on what else needs to be done while I'm on the elliptical. Yea me! =)

I am going to weigh on Wednesday and after that I am going to start posting my progress weekly. Accountability is the best friend of a person trying to drop some pounds. Kim