WITH GOING TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE THIS AFTERNOON, I decided that I would simply sip on HOT LEMON WATER instead of eating Breakfast and Lunch. 🍋I'll go to McAlister's for a late lunch where I can get a delicious salad about 3:00. The temps are suppose to be in the high teens so I must take caution to not have car trouble or stay away from HOME too long.
Bundling up in my heavier coat, wearing warm socks and gloves will help keep me comfortable in this frigid weather. Looking forward to the temps predicted for next week. In the 50s!!! That's something to welcome.
TODAY, we will go to receive a Vitamin B12 shot and have our noses swabbed for lab work. I'll probably be weighed and BP taken. On Friday, I was heavier than anticipated which caused my BP to shoot up. Back to eating more plant based foods.
When one has an infection, BP can rise and white coat syndrome can take place as well. I believe that both happened to me on Friday. It was way too high that at one point the blood pressure cuff err. BUT IT WAS the weight gain that made me cry. I had been weighed the week before at the clinic and over a 8 day period I had put on 8 pounds. A pound a day. Water retention, maybe from over dosing on cheese balls.
I was craving cheese balls which I have not had in 4 years and had overdosed on them plus we had our Valentine's meal just before being weighed. The perfect storm for weight gain showing up on the scales.
Soooo today, I am playing it cool with the food and salt.
Why does one crave salt? WHAT I FOUND OUT...Salt cravings often occur due to dehydration, where your body signals a need for sodium to balance fluid levels, but can also be caused by stress, hormonal fluctuations (like PMS), electrolyte imbalances, medical conditions like Addison's disease, excessive sweating, or simply boredom; essentially, your body might be trying to replenish lost sodium through salty foods. hummmm.
When I was weighed today, my BP was way too high, but I lost 4 pounds.
The nurse took my BP twice before getting their machine on wheels
where the pressure is taken 3 times and then averaged. I was still
too high.
Our noses were swabbed and the q-tip will be sent into a company to
identify what viruses, etc. we have. Close to two years ago, we did this
and we both had MRSA in the lungs. Back to paying attention to health
issues.
LUNCH at McAlister's Deli. 500 calories.
Grocery Store stop for spinach, Mac 'n cheese and milk, drive HOME,
unload and rest, blog and watch OFF GRID WITH DOUG AND STACY
on YouTube tonight.
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