Doctor Visit

So as most of you know, I have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Part of that blame is on my parents as it's hereditary and both my parents love blood pressure and cholesterol. The other part was of my shameful past of Five Guys burgers and Popeyes Fried Chicken.

I have actually been without meds for about 3 weeks, which is completely stupid of me to do...no need to lecture me. My blood pressure was always around 150/110. On meds it calms down to a very normal 120/80. My cholesterol was always around 240. On meds, it calms down to about 160, which is still kinda high. My triglycerides hovered in the 350 range. On meds, it gets to about 180.

So without taking meds for 3 weeks, I knew I had to re-up. Found out that without meds, my blood pressure is at about 120/90. Damn my parents!!! Still have to be on BP meds :( Hopefully if I drop to 160, then we'll see if my BP drops also! I'm going to get some blood work done tomorrow morning and hopefully in a week, my doctor will tell me that I won't have to be on cholesterol meds any more! Here's to wishful thinking.

So had a long convo with my doc. She's very impressed with the weight loss and I told her that I'm striving to get off all meds. She assigned me some homework. The very first thing she wrote down was, "Watch Forks Over Knives". I immediately told her that I watched it and it completely changed my life! Told her that I was an aspiring vegetarian. She said that of all her patients with lipid problems, she always tells them to become a vegetarian, that humans aren't meant to eat meat, and the fastest way to cure lipid problems is to stop eating meat! She said that about 99% of them don't listen to her. They continue their ways, and continue to have cholesterol probs.

So blood work is tomorrow. PRAYING that my cholesterol and triglyceride levels are in check! If not, I'm blaming my parents!!! Wish me luck!