There's lots going on now that I feel people can relate to....at least if they're women, over 40, maybe have a job and kids?
It appears I've been doing some damage to my bod! Of course I have kind of known it all along. It all started when I was in my late teens. It was then I believed I looked best with a deep, dark tan. Every March break and every summer I would bake, burn, peel and glow....comparing my tans with my pals when I returned to school. Well, this year.....precisely, this year....the chickens came home to roost!
I went in to have some sun damage frozen off at my doctor's office. While there, I asked her to check my blood pressure. Uh oh. I sat thinking about my heart and could literally feel it speeding up as she measured my BP. Turns out it was high. Can't figure it out. I run, I work out at the gym. I eat lots of veggies.....and well....I'm invincible. Not so much!
My doctor and I think the culprit is SODIUM. Or maybe STRESS. Or a bit of both....Hmmm do you think? I find myself running logistics through my mind regularly, Hitting targets and deadlines, planning timing, doing laundry, making meals, shopping, scheduling. It's really freaking stressful. To reward myself for all the exercise and stress, I eat chips, bread, crackers, cheese, smoked salmon, olives. Guess what all these foods have in common. SODIUM.
It's no wonder I have high blood pressure. It's part of the job. Yet, somehow I feel like a failure. Like I need to be perfectly healthy, fit, organized and calm. Oh yeah....and good looking! OK I may have ONE
So now I'm stressed and confined to a salt-free diet that includes almonds, rice cakes, raw veggies and no crackers or cheese or olives. Fresh food is a good idea, but it feels bland for the moment. But like all things, it will require discipline. And who better than a working mother to exercise this kind of self control?
It's a tough, stressful, sweaty, fragmented and thankless job....and I'm just the girl to do it!
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