GREAT Dr's Appt - Weight & BP Both Down! - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

K8-EEE · 09-07-2007, 02:13 PM

Yay! I've been monitoring my blood pressure with my Dr. every 3 months -- according to his brutally honest scale (my scale is wonky!) I'm down another 2 lbs which makes 11 pounds since my last appt ....he is impressed! I was telling him about Sonoma and he never heard of it but said it sounded like a great common sense program and to stick with it.

I have to go fix my ticker!

I've decided to celebrate to the point of breaking my arm patting myself on the back for every success - WHY NOT? I know I have a long journey ahead, but might as well have fun on the way!

modkittn · 09-07-2007, 02:41 PM

That is great!

luvthelighthouse · 09-07-2007, 02:48 PM

That's great news! Congrats to you.

It's nice when the Dr. affirms what you are doing is the right thing. I bet you were on cloud nine. 11 lbs is very good. I can't wait to reach that myself.

jaxjob · 09-07-2007, 03:15 PM

Way to go Kate! Give yourself a great big pat on the back. And one from me too.

Jax

K8-EEE · 09-07-2007, 03:17 PM

Thanks gals! Can I tell the the difference between my last appt. was like night and day. After the last one I felt like playing in traffic and this one, I feel like celebrating. It just goes to show you that you don't have to be at the point of having achieved your perfect weight for a lot of positive things to kick in.

Loser Chic · 09-07-2007, 03:44 PM

Congratulations Kate!

petra65 · 09-07-2007, 09:25 PM

Great job Kate. Keep up the good work. I was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure too for the first time. That is part of why I chose this plan to get me back on track.

K8-EEE · 09-08-2007, 01:14 PM

The BP thing was a huge wake-up call for me. I always thought of my extra pounds as a vanity issue -- but when 20 off-and-on again pounds turned to 40+ and my blood pressure shot up I was like, HOLY CRAP! I'm now a "statistic" on the news....part of the "obesity epidemic" complete with "obesity related health problems!" THAT SUCKS!!

Well the good news is, the situation is reversible, every day we have a chance to turn it back a little more. So we need to embrace the opportunity, rather than feel like "poor deprived me on a diet," which, surrounded by non-dieters I can sometimes get that way.....

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Originally Posted by petra65

Great job Kate. Keep up the good work. I was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure too for the first time. That is part of why I chose this plan to get me back on track.

WinterAngel · 09-08-2007, 01:18 PM

that's wonderful! I have a check-up coming up at the end of the month and I'm hoping I'll have great results too!

jahra · 09-09-2007, 03:42 PM

Great job! Keep up the good work!