Monday, December 25, 2017

Merry Christmas from the hypertensive and diabetic me!

Merry Christmas to all of you.

Unlike in the past years, I am celebrating my Christmas differently this year. When I got the results of my annual physical examination which was held last September, I was really surprised to see the results. Well, I was expecting that it will show I am obese and some possible diseases that I have due to my weight. 

My results woke me up. I am Class III obese - the highest level or the morbidly obesity type. I am also hypertensive and already diabetic with sugar as high as 9 when the normal ranges 3-5 in the scale. 

It was suggested that I visit an ophthalmologist since there was an error in refraction. I also needed to see an internal medicine doctor or an endocrinologist for further works. I was also suggested to do a not less than 150-minute moderate activity every week. 

I was bit depressed looking back  between September and December when I underwent the APE and the time that I learned the results. I almost killed myself then if I did not change the way I was eating and if I did not take my 15-minute walk during lunchtime. I wonder if I could still be tying here right at this moment. 

But God did not need me yet to join him so I am here. So when I got the results, within that week, I seek an ophthalmologist  and internal medicine doctor specializing in hypertensive in Manila Adventist Hospital. They were both surprised with my APE results. My error in refraction was brought about by my high sugar. And would you believe, my BP then went as high as 160-90 which is too abnormal for the usual-low-BP me. 

So I was given two kinds of medicine - one for my BP and other one for my diabetes. I need to control both and asked to come back after two weeks for another lab results. My next blood works and check up would be a three days after New Year's celebration. Oh my let us see then. 

Sunday, October 29, 2017

the sunday currently vol. 1

reading some online articles on intermittent fasting. I have been reading about it since i have seen several success stories. and honestly amazed with how they managed to stay with that lifestyle

writing some pages of my book (super super super due but I am glad that I have the best and kindest editor and publisher in the whole wide world). I'm writing some blog posts to. actually i have started several drafts now and i need to find time to finish them off one by one. 
listening to the sound of my air conditioning unit in the room. i am not sure if it is telling me that he needs to get fresh with a good bath. maybe next week when the service man is available. 
thinking about about my scorecard. at the rate my surveys are coming, i hope i still can get a C instead of a D. whew! 
smelling cigarette smoke!!!! no one is smoking right now in the room... and i do not hear anyone in the hall way but why am i smelling cigarette smoke? phantom smoke? scary  
wishing for that one thing to happen soon... keeping my fingers crossed! 
hoping to get a C in my scorecard
wearing green top, black shorts, eyeglasses.. yes, i have my panties on
loving  this chance to be able to blog again. 
wanting to rearrange the room again to keep every piece multifunctional to save on space 
needing a good massage. i am not sure what is happening with my right knee but when i get up from a long sit, it pains so much. but when i start to walk a bit then little more minute, it gets normal again. 
feeling, inspired to get things done. i have so much in my mind lately that i am putting in my vision board and get them realized soon 
clicking this decade-old computer mouse and laptop keyboard 

Monday, October 23, 2017

Pamasahe Challenge Update


So after my 10-day pamahase challenge, how did I fare? Not so very good but not that bad also.

After the first five days of the challenge,  I spent less than one thousand pesos expected if I will take two-cab rides a day. So instead, I only spent  Php328 for the week. That amount already included a cab ride going to work on two consecutive days.  I had to take a cab not   because of the transportation strike, but it was because I woke up and prepared late for work so I needed to hurry up. Sad thing is, I ended late in one of those days.

The following week, the same amount and same scenario. I woke up late so I had to hurry up and took a cab.

So 328 plus 328 = PHP656, not bad to compare with the usual amount I had to spend for my fare when I am taking a cab ride to and from work.

Realizing all these things, it was not about the money. I came to realize how I took for granted the time and some people expecting me to be there at the specific time that I need to be there.

But Lord, I hope they can be forgiving since my heart and mind are willing but this elderly body is starting to appreciate my bed these days.

Am I up to another the same challenge? Not anymore, but I will make sure that I will value time that I will wake up earlier, prepare for work earlier and come to work as earlier as possible. So goodbye cab ride and I hope to spend  PHP 320 for my transportation in the next ten working days!

First Post: http://bigladynomore.blogspot.com/2017/10/pamasahe-challenge.html

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Cardio 30-day Challenge (Modified)



I have to be honest that I failed the first time I did this Cardio challenge. Why? It was difficult for my weight to do the two exercises here. Since I am too heavy, my knees and ankles get too painful even for a few tries. So I stopped. But I wanted to do this again because it felt good and these cardio exercises  really made me sweat a lot. 

Good thing when I was browsing online, I stumbled upon this website (https://darebee.com/modifications.html) that offers modifications for these exercises. 

I tried it for few counts and the good news is, I can do them easier than the full exercises. So I hope this time since my lazy ass has no more excuses, I can complete this challenge one at a time. 






I will start my Day 1 tomorrow. I will keep you posted. 

(Note: I am not paid to promote or endorse them. It just happened that they have the modified exercises I need right now.)

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Pamasahe Challenge

Image courtesyt of www.trainoffers.co.uk

I have another personal project. Yeah, so many projects but they are of different importance and reasons.

Pamasahe (Fare) Challenge is my latest personal project. Lately, I realized that I have been spending too much of what I planned to for my two-week fare to and from work.  And I need to assess why and start all over again.

When I decided to go back to work, I really planned to work somewhere near where I live now so less time to commute and less money to spend on fare.  Normally, I just need to spend 12 pesos (less than a quarter) for a bus ride going to work after a few minutes walking to get to the bus stop and another 12 pesos to get home after less than a ten-minute walk. So imagine that I only need to spend 240 pesos for my two-week fare? But what happened that I spent more these past days. Imagine that I get to spend my two-week fare just in a day going to and from work?

Well, I realized that it started when I went under the knife last July then again in August. Since I had difficulties to step on my right foot and walk even for a short distance, I took the cab for several days going to and from work since I did not want to miss work. Then again when I had the coin-sized mass on my head removed. Since then, I was like get used to take a cab every day without realizing that it is draining my pocket.

So for two days now, I have been keeping up with my Pamasahe Challenge. If I spend 200 - 240 pesos every day for a cab, now with this personal project I should only spend 20-32 pesos only. If you do the math, I get to spend in two-weeks time what I usually spend for a cab in a day only. 

I hope I can continue with this project for the next 8 working days. Then keep it up for another ten days until it gets next to me skin. 

Maybe you are wondering why it seems to be a big deal for me that I would do a personal project for this. Not because of the money, but I realized that the more I take a cab, the more I make excuses for my other activities. 

Because I can take the cab to work, I did not care what time I should wake up to prepare for work as long as I can take a bath and dress up, and that's it. 

Because I can take a cab to go home, I did not care if I had enough steps to exercise my legs even for a few minutes. 

See, it is important because it affects my time management and my health. 

I will keep you updated how I keep up with my Pamasahe Challenge next week.


(Please excuse the grammar mistakes for now.)

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Back for Good...

Yes, you read it right. I have been away for too long. Been through a lot of these months ..eeerr... years that I have been away from your eyes. I preferred actually to stay away while I was trying to pick up pieces of me where I left them. But the good thing about picking up those pieces is I was able to pick some things up that added to what has become of me now. Emotions, maturity, wisdom, and more. So I guess it is indeed true that life really starts when you get 40. Well, I'll soon be 42. Anyway, what is more important now is that I am back! Follow my blog with Bloglovin