Monday, December 5, 2011

It's been a few days since I've been out walking.  This morning it was 9 below zero when I usually walk.  Saturday we met up with the goddess to walk a ways with brother and sister giant marshmallows.  That was fun.  I found later that I had a hard time not napping most of the afternoon.  Really, I was having a hard time waking up and staying awake.  Checking my blood pressure I found it quite low for me.  Since I have stopped the caffeinated drinks I love so much the caffeine has left my system.  My doctor has said I needed to quit the caffeine and I probably would not need the blood pressure medicine.  Being that I had also been having trouble climbing the stairs for being so weak I decided to cut back.  Sunday I was monitoring my bp all day and it has gone down with this change in diet, exercise, and lack of caffeine.  I feel better on a lower dose and I hope I can get all the way off the medication by this spring.  But the changes in hormones and changes in bp have had me feeling like curling up in the house for a few days.  Not to mention, silly, but I developed a big zit on top of my nose due to the lack of hormones, I suspect, and I'm waiting for that to heal completely before being seen in public!

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