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Evening, F. S.
I’m a little tired this evening. How are ya’ll doing?
Let’s see…what’s going on? Well, turns out I’m wrong about this theory I had that my C-pap machine was helping with my blood pressure stats. Turns out it was my cycle time that was doing it. I’ve seen it before, but I was just hoping…I mean I actually achieved a few days with a normal blood pressure reading. This usually happens around cycle time and when I’m drinking my Hibiscus and rosehips tea on a reg basis. I haven’t had the tea in awhile now. Even on medication, my pressures land somewhere in the 130’s to 140’s over the mid to high 70’s. My digital machine calls it mild to moderate hypertension”. Runs in my family, I’m afraid. I still think it has something to do with my being a shallow breather, too. . There’s this company called Resper-8 that has a breathing treatment they offer to help with regulating blood pressure instead of popping pills. I was hoping the C-pap would mimic this machine since the c-pap is paid for byh insurance and the resper-8 would not be covered. It’s not a “proven” remedy for Hypertension. Ahh, well.there’s always tea.
When we were in yoga class the other day, the instructor, Debrah, mentioned to me that she had seen a ted talk from a guy who was blind and using sound to aid him in “seeing”. Apparently, he uses a series of clicks that he makes with his tongue to bounce sound off objects and the like. I tried to find it on ted talks but couldn’t. found some other great talks about blindness though. Anyway, I mentioned it to my therapist and she gave me a dog Clicker. I had never heard of such a thing. She explained that trainers use it to teach the dogs like Pavlov and all that. She told me I should try it to see if I could use sound to help me.
Now I should tell you that since I lost my sight when I was older, I’m not so great at mobility always. I have my issues. Mostly gauging distance. There’s this thing called “loom” and what it is is the feeling you get if you would close your eyes and walk towards any solid obstacle like a wall. That “shadow” or throw back feeling is what I use to work out distances. Well, it doesn’t always go so well. It depends on how I am that day. Is my Dyslexia acting up? Am I tired, mad, hungry or just plain old distracted? And since I’ve moved, I have three tricky spots in the new place that pop up for me. I end up bumping into either a corner wall or the counter that seperates my kitchen from the living and dining rooms. Also, the large open space that is my livingroom leading into the little alcove of my front door. So I tried the dog clicker to see if I could get audible distinction in these three places and Yep, it worked. I have to perfect it a little more especially during those “I’m not at my best” times, but generally, it works. I didn’t think it would with me. Even though I am very susceptible to following sound, I haven’t had much practice in using it to direct me away from things. Usually, I’m walking towards any sound I hear which in it’self can be a bad idea. I could tell you stories…
So now, I walk around my house with the dog clicker around my neck an yea, no more bumping into the wall, counter or closet door. Swweeeeetttt!
Now, if I could just get my cat to stop running in front of me when I’m walking on his “Me first” flights into the bedroom, things would be just about perfect.
Oh yeah, I guess big C-pap brother is really watching me, lol. I fell asleep last night reading and forgot to get all hooked up with the C-pap machine. So I woke up this morning with a stuffy nose (cpap is good for clearing sinuses) and no time logged on the machine. I’m still in “We're watching ya" mode for the insurance company. I have about two weeks to go I think. Anyway, guess who called me? The medical supply place where I got the machine. It was a nice little automated message saying, “hey we see you didn’t log in your required four hours today. What gives? Do you need assistance? Just give us a call and we’ll figure this out.” Okay, that’s not exactly how they put it, but that’s what it meant. Look out NSA, Heart Medical supply is coming for your job! I love it. Anyway I am sufficiently chastised and will be hooking myself up for bedtime tonight.
Hey, this might come in handy for those times when we can’t stop a binge from taking over. Could you imagine? Your fridge is wired to a central location that monitors what and when you’re eating. Just as you’re opening the fridge to snag another piece of unnecessary cheese, the phone rings. “Hello, this is Overeaters alert system, please step away from the refrigerator and leave the kitchen. You have overindulged. Did you really need that last piece of cheddar cheese? I think not.”
Okay, maybe not such a good idea. I’d get really annoyed, but maybe I’d stop scarfing down excess chunks of cheese. Hmmmm. What was the name of that movie where the house was wired to computers and one of the computers decided it wanted to reproduce so it practically kidnapped the housewife and impregnated her. Does anyone remember this? Eeks!
Diet Calendar Entries for 03 November 2016:
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1321 kcal
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Fat: 45.62g | Prot: 81.99g | Carb: 148.63g.
Breakfast: Harvest Cheddar (Package), Pears. Lunch: Baby Bella Mushrooms, MicroSteam Baby Broccoli Florets, Lean Turkey Italian Sausage. Dinner: Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette with Parmesan Dressing, White Whole Mushrooms, Celery, Cucumber (with Peel), Red Bell Pepper, Fresh Spinach, Corn Tortillas, Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Filet, Mini Babybel White Cheddar. Snacks/Other: 100% Natural Spring Water (16.9 oz), Bottled Water, Mini Babybel White Cheddar, dark sweet cherries, Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Pudding Snack, Unsweetened Almond Milk, 800 Strawberry Shake Mix, 800 Chocolate Bar. more...
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5769 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Bike Machine (Cycling) - 6 minutes, Weight Training (Bodybuilding) - 20 minutes, Watching TV/Computer - 3 hours, Treadmill - 17 minutes, Resting - 12 hours and 47 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours and 30 minutes. more...
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