Having just had a milestone birthday last month, I started thinking about life and my own mortality a little bit. Common sense and a little bit of family history convinced me that at this point, if I took better care of myself, I could reasonably expect to live to at least 80, and if I got really serious, maybe a little more. The scary thing about this is....I don't have THAT many years to go before I AM eighty! So, considering that I have about twenty more years, barring anything catastrophic or an accident, I decided to start working on my health and well-being now. (Better late than never, right?)
I am a very healthy person other than high blood pressure, but along with high blood pressure comes the chance of heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure, so that is a biggie. In order to get your blood pressure down, it is pretty much agreed that you have to lose weight, and give up salt. WHAT?! Eating and salt are two of my favorite things! Unfortunately, I found out the other day that my body can't handle salt the way it used to. I ate several salty things this past Sunday and my feet and legs swelled up to the size of fence posts, and that happened even though I have a diuretic in one of my BP meds. It took me a day and a half to get back to normal. Sadly, I have to cut way back on my salt.
I have a loosely formed plan in my head for the things I want to do to achieve my goals of being healthy and happy. They include losing a few pounds, exercising and striving for ways to be happy. In other words, taking good care of myself. I think that is something that we as people and especially as women and mothers forget to do; take good care of ourselves. Our society kind of sees that as a selfish thing, although they (society) will deny it if you ask. But it is less selfish to take care of yourself than to burden others with the results that could happen if you don't, right?
So any way, this is why I started this blog. I want to share what I do every day to take care of myself and be happy and maybe hear from some of you about what you do to take care of yourselves. I could also use your support and friendship. This is not going to be only about eating right and exercising. It will also be about happiness, laughter, and good things. I am all about being happy now. It's all about the fun with me. I hope I get some readers and that they will enjoy what I have to say. I want to hear your opinions and stories too, so please take the time to share with me. More later.....
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