Weigh In: The Good, and The Bad

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Today's weigh in went well. Last week I weighed 522 pounds, this week I weigh 519 pounds. Not too shabby, I'm glad I didn't go up, but I kind of wish the numbers were a little more substantial. But we are still heading in the right direction. This is a victory.

Today my doctors appointment had good and bad results. The good, the last time I was there, in 2013 I weighed 563 pounds, I estimate between that original visit and early August of 2014 I gained about 20-30 more pounds. So I was near 600 pounds right before I started cutting back last year. It hasn't really sunken in just yet, but that means I've been doing pretty good so far.

The bad news is my blood pressure was, like when I visited in 2013, high, and like then, they prescribed me blood pressure medicine which I never took because I figured it was an isolated incident relating to a bad cavity I had worked on. Anyways, I was re-diagnosed with high blood pressure, which makes no sense! At the hospital my vitals were fine! I've been losing weight, it just seems crazy to me. But I'm going to take them, I have to get some blood work done Wednesday and schedule a follow up appointment for next week (sigh)

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