So. I stressed all the way to the west end for this echocardiogram, thinking it might be a treadmill test of some kind vowing to accept failure if they needed me to run - no running with this body, it would kill my knees - anyway, traffic was crazy and I was trying to find a building I've never been to before all the while thinking "damn, don't make me run... I'm going to fail..." In reality, if I had read my test requisition thoroughly I would have realized it was under "ultrasound" and therefore does not require standing, let alone walking and running. Whew! Good thing they weren't taking my blood pressure.
IT was a bit uncomfortable lying there - hold that, lean this way, put your arm up there - then, I'm laughing to myself thinking "my god, there's something about everything, isn't there?" It could have been worse and it wasn't so bad. Tired me out, though, running about here and there. Went home none the worse for wear and had a nap. I will have to wait until the doc gets the results because they (the clinic) are not at liberty to say anything about people's tests - I don't expect to hear anything, really, I hope...
Ankles and feet seem to be doing much better although the swelling has not completely disappeared. At least I can slip my shoes off and on without employing a pry bar and a vice....... Water consumption - check. Awareness of food and eating habits - check. Realization that foods containing golden brown coating or color are bad for me and must be ousted from the diet. Checking. Realization that all my bad lifestyle habits were passed down to my daughter during the processes I used as a single parent with no time and money - and now we both try to make changes. Check out. Realization that changes must come from action - not speaking. Check, please.
I don't think that in the grand scheme of things there has been any gain (ooops, don't say that word) in monetary values although health values may increase - buying groceries that must consist of healthy foods costs money. We have in relation to that (or the other way around, rather) reduced our trips to fast food joints and therefore put that money to better things - like healthier foods from the grocery story. Let's face it, buying good bread, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, fresh vs. canned... it's more expensive than indulging in the time saving burgers and fries. In the long run, of course, it's a trade off that is better for you but in the meantime $200 grocery bills are new to me.
The upside is, my horoscope for 2010 reads that " a renewed commitment to diet and health shows instant results this fall." Can't wait for that pile of fat at my feet in September! What can I trade for a pound of flesh these days?
IT was a bit uncomfortable lying there - hold that, lean this way, put your arm up there - then, I'm laughing to myself thinking "my god, there's something about everything, isn't there?" It could have been worse and it wasn't so bad. Tired me out, though, running about here and there. Went home none the worse for wear and had a nap. I will have to wait until the doc gets the results because they (the clinic) are not at liberty to say anything about people's tests - I don't expect to hear anything, really, I hope...
Ankles and feet seem to be doing much better although the swelling has not completely disappeared. At least I can slip my shoes off and on without employing a pry bar and a vice....... Water consumption - check. Awareness of food and eating habits - check. Realization that foods containing golden brown coating or color are bad for me and must be ousted from the diet. Checking. Realization that all my bad lifestyle habits were passed down to my daughter during the processes I used as a single parent with no time and money - and now we both try to make changes. Check out. Realization that changes must come from action - not speaking. Check, please.
I don't think that in the grand scheme of things there has been any gain (ooops, don't say that word) in monetary values although health values may increase - buying groceries that must consist of healthy foods costs money. We have in relation to that (or the other way around, rather) reduced our trips to fast food joints and therefore put that money to better things - like healthier foods from the grocery story. Let's face it, buying good bread, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, fresh vs. canned... it's more expensive than indulging in the time saving burgers and fries. In the long run, of course, it's a trade off that is better for you but in the meantime $200 grocery bills are new to me.
The upside is, my horoscope for 2010 reads that " a renewed commitment to diet and health shows instant results this fall." Can't wait for that pile of fat at my feet in September! What can I trade for a pound of flesh these days?
You're hangin' in there Linda.....one foot in front of the other and NO TREAD MILL, Wow, that was great news...........:):)
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