Day 17 Pill 17

Hi there I've been home sick in bed for the past 2 days, have not done anything but sleep. That would be days 15 and 16. Today is day 17 and I haven't taken pill 17 yet. I will take that at 8:30 tonight. I had some time so I thought I would try to catch up. My salt intake for Wednesday was good, oatmeal and milk for breakfast carrots and celery for morning snack leftover sub-way sandwich for lunch and apple and a orange for afternoon snack. for dinner I had left over low salt bean burritos that my wife made  the night before last. Then I went to bed for the next 24 hours. So now we have made it to yesterday. All I had to eat yesterday was 4 pieces of wheat toast no butter with blackberry jam. For dinner I had a no salt home made mix vegetable soup with 2 pieces of toast.  The brief time I was up having dinner (which my amazing wife made)  I managed to stub one of my toes on my right foot. I hit it bad enough that I had a limp all day at work, No walking tonight, will see what happens on the glider... See you tomorrow have a blessed day...

Day 14 Pill 14

Hi there a short note before I get started, After yesterdays post I jumped on the glider for 15 minutes.  Today started at 4:00 AM out the door at 4:40 and in the Truck at 5:00.  I started  today with a bowl of oatmeal and a glass of milk. My snacks today where carrots, celery, a apple and a orange.  For lunch I had a turkey wrap. For dinner I met my amazing wife at Sub-way, They have 3 low salt sandwiches and I had 1. After dinner I went for a 4 mile walk again stopping at 3 miles and checking my blood pressure. Still a little high but coming down  132 over 79 heart beat of 80.  wow I just thought about how high it was 2 weeks ago. Be blessed  and have a great day....

Day 13 Pill 13

Today I'm taking a break. I help with Church setup. just putting out signs I walk around a mile.  No morning meal, Had a glass of milk with my vitamins. At church we have snacks after  service, I had some carrots and 2 little sandwiches( about 2 inches of a sub sandwich). went to my mothers house for dinner had about 4 ounces of beef and 2 helpings of salad and drank a lot of water... Have a blessed day

Day 12 Pill 12

Today was a very good day, I didn't have to work, The Sun was out and the sky was blue and most of the clouds were hiding.  A great day. My Wife and I took Her parents on a lunch cruise on the river for there 25 wedding anniversary. God is so good we could not have had a better day. It was so nice to just sit and relax and enjoy the sights.  So today I got to walk, I walked 4 miles and check my blood pressure still a little high but coming down 131 over 71 with a heart beat of 76.  Ive had about 40 ounces of water today 24 ounces of milk and about16 ounces of tea, Lunch on the Cruise well it was good.... for dinner I had a salad. today is not over so I will get at least 20 minutes on the glider. Have a blessed day.

Day 11 Pill 11

Hi there, I think I'm going to have to change the title after day 30, But for now I'm going to do day number pill number. Today is Friday and I'm still here. Work was good today, took that Truck I was having trouble with to the action today and guess what... yep I had more problems with it but I made it there. The weather has not been very good for me to get any walking in outside. so the glider is all I've been doing the last few days. good and not good, I know that exercise is a big part of helping me get my blood pressure down, but the other part is the food I eat. Iv been really looking at my salt intake. You know I said I stopped drinking soda and started drinking tea, well it seems the tea I chose wasn't so good for me. Brisk Ice tea taste good but the sodium is 65 grams per serving and there are 4 servings in 1 liter bottle and I drink the whole thing in about 2 hours. Coke you know the real thing is only 45 grams per serving. Well no more brisk tea I will now be drinking Arizonan sweet tea its only 10 grams per serving, (ever little bit helps). I had a salad for dinner and did 20 minutes on the glider.

Day 10 Pill 10

Thursday, Another different day at work. I was sent to Eugen to pickup a Truck to bring up to Troutdale with plans to take it to the action on Friday. Well the journey from Eugen to Troutdale started out wrong from the start. number 1 the truck was suppose to be ready when I got there. 2 and a half hours after I arrived I finally hit the road. What should have taken 2 and a half hours took over 4. 20 miles after I left Eugen I stoped to check things out, And found a very very hot wheel. so for the next 120 miles I drove 20 miles stopped and let the wheel cool off 20 minutes drove 20 miles stopped to cool off. What a trip.... After work today I took my jeep back to the shop, and they finally got all the work done to it.  Yahoo... today was not a good day for exercise the only real exercise I got was climbing in and out of a big truck about 100 times. no glider tonight. the weather has not been good for walking or running the past 4 days. Have a blessed night...

Day 9 Pill 9

Today is Wednesday. a very different day at work, I moved a truck 100 miles north to the truck auction, when I got Back into town I did a road test for a potential new driver, and finished my day loading a chip trailer. On my way home I stop ed by the tire store to get my frontend aligned and a oil change. 2 hours later they told me they didn't have a part for my jeep that I paid for yesterday so the said the oil change was free and could I bring it back tomorrow. well you know what I am going to be doing after work tomorrow...  its time for me to hit the glider  for 10 and go to bed. hope your day was blessed.