owl Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Hi all you runners! I went to my doctor on Wednesday thinking everything was fine, after a 40 min walk even and was told: 1. I had high blood pressure. 2. It wasn't a fluke 3. I now have to take meds for it. 4. I'd better loose a lot of weight. That set me back a bit. The last time I was consistently active was 5 years ago when I was doing 5k training. So here I am again, this time I am doing the 10k training because I figured I'd better keep training until...well actually I'd better not ever stop training. I am glad to be able to be here. CleBkPkr and Crabapple 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabapple Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 That's great that you're here. Perhaps your success with running will make it possible for your doctor to stop the meds. (here's hoping) owl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted March 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 Silver Pie That's what I'm hoping too. She actually took me off of the diuretic because I was so dizzy I had to leave work one day. I am down about 10 lbs already (helped by drastic water loss but I'll still take it) and I can feel improvements in my flexibility and my stamina. I will argue my case for getting off the pills again at the 25lbs lost mark. CleBkPkr and Crabapple 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleBkPkr Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 10 pounds is awesome. Good job! Keep working, your blood pressure will come down too Crabapple 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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