So, entering my 33rd year of hypochondrism (word? spell check says no), I decided to go see a cardiologist. I have decided recently that I probably have a lot of plaque buildup in my arteries because of my consistently borderline high cholesterol, my bad eating habits, growing up on lard and my VERY sedentary lifestyle. So I went and got this test that tests for plaque...we'll see how that goes. The cardiologist was a bit surprised to see me at such a "young age", but he nonetheless agreed to the test. I felt a little silly but now am worried about the results. Also, the tech told me that it doesn't see soft plaque, which apparently is just as dangerous as the hard stuff that this test sees! So, something new to worry about.
After all this, and reading my past posts about coke and realizing that I can control certain things that would help me (worrying does nothing), maybe now I will really CHANGE my lifestyle. This is hard. Obviously. My laziness seems to be an obstacle in life that will continually haunt me. I'll try this again, because I do remember my coke experiment being successful at least a few months in large part because of this blog. I pledge to:
1) Take two 15-minute breaks at work to go downstairs and walk on the treadmill at work. And try to do daily 20 minute walks with Ellie. This should not be as hard as it feels to me.
2) Give up coke. Really. Ok, one per week.
3) Eat healthier! Low glycemic is apparently the way to go.
And that should do it. :)
Ok, so this is clearly my New Year's Resolution post...I WILL "make it work" and perhaps if I continually think of Tim Gunn motivating me with that phrase, it will work! Katy, this post is for you, since you're my only reader. ;) I will post more later, I suppose. I decided to post as my only other option is to watch the guys at my house play hours of a silly, silly game. Free time! And hopefully, this year will have more exciting news for me to post. All is good, but ready for some changes! I think 2013 is my year!
