Lisa’s Heart Reset

This week was probably not good timing to start something as we traveled from Wednesday to Sunday. In fact we are heading home now. Being on the road and in unfamiliar surroundings can make it difficult to follow a plan.  Let’s see how I did. This week’s homework: *Walk 10 minutes after dinner. It can help lower blood sugar and blood pressure. Even better if you can walk after every meal. This week I’m just doing dinner and then work on the other meals.      I did well with this and every time we stopped I did exercises to keep moving. We did take walks at mom’s house. I even went to the gym at the hotel. All in all good movement this week. Next week more structure.  *Swap one drink for water.      I drank mostly water while on our trip. Only had one sugary treat at sonic.  *Check your blood pressure. He says awareness is step one. I will check it at home every morning.      I didn’t do this once we left the house. I forgot my ...

​3/29/2027 Blood Pressure  Blood Sugar 155 Cholesterol Total  199 LDL 107 HDL  46 Triglycerides  229 Waist Circumference  Goal is to be at normal ranges. I will monitor my blood pressure and blood sugar daily. The other will be updated in three months

​Everyone thinks you have to do the 30 day shred or do a drastic diet or exercise regimen. But the book helps us realize that small things add up. It can improve your health and even reverse your risk.  Examples given are that if you reduce your blood pressure by just 10 points it nearly half’s the heart attack risk. Loosing 5-10% of body weight can reverse pre-diabetes .  Walking everyday can reduce blood sugar and blood pressure within weeks. One final one that I really like to think about is if you need medication it can prevent a heart attack before it happens. I’m not one for medications and I fight them tooth and nail. But I don’t want. Heart attack so medication is very important for me. It’s non negotiable. This week’s homework: *Walk 10 minutes after dinner. It can help lower blood sugar and blood pressure. Even better if you can walk after every meal. This week I’m just doing dinner and then work on the other meals.  *Swap one drink for water.  *Check your ...