day 8: high blood

so after our dental appointment and late lunch at chipotle, we went to CVS Pharmacy to get my prescription and the photos i had printed. and while waiting, i decided to get my BP since it's free. i was in shocked to see the reading. it says 132/82 so i am on the "pre-hypertension" bracket. no wonder i've been having headaches for a couple of days.

for the first time in 40 years (and i'm proud to post my age) this is the highest BP readings i've had. then it started to sink in on me that i am aging...=( sad to say, no matter what thinking we have about reaching 40, whether it's all in the mind or it's just a number, it also is a wake up call for most of us to watch our health as we have probably lived half of our life and we are on our final stage.

it scared the hell out of me...for a moment i was speechless and felt numb. then i thought of my kids and Dell and our many plans in the years to come. sounds dramatic but this is when you suddenly realize that life is indeed short so i better take care of myself and make sure that i live a longer and healthier life for my kids.

time to re-assess our lifestyle - we're not going on a diet because it never works. we just need to eat right.