When Your Blood Pressure Reaches 180/100 Sell

I have never been in the best of shape. You can certainly say I am in a shape; it's called round. Of course, when I was younger, I had a lot more muscle. Over time, I traded some of that muscle for fat (got a great two-for-one deal down at the fat store). But with that weight gain came a variety of issues -- the worst being high blood pressure. I've been on medication for a while and it's normally under control. I take a measurement at home and most often it's within an acceptable range. At least, what I consider an acceptable range; as long as my head does not explode I'm good. Every six months my doctor's office insists on seeing me for blood work and general review (it's annoying how they are trying to keep me alive). On my visit last year, I stepped on the scale and was shocked by how much weight I had gained (beer, scotch, and pizza is bad for you? Why am I always the last to know?). After that unwanted revelation, I have done my best since then to lose weight. I changed my diet (goodbye pizza, old friend), started exercising more (well, started exercising), and over time actually noticed an improvement. Not everyone thinks it is an improvement, this lifestyle change. "All you ever eat anymore is protein shakes and scotch," my ex-wife Arlene said to me last time I saw her. She is convinced I'm am somehow anorexic. If you're a 250-pound anorexic, you're not doing it right. "The only time you get a good meal is when I cook it for you," she continued. This happens to b...
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