125/60

Every year I have watched a steady decline in my blood pressure (Which was dangerously high before leaving the States). Today I went in for my annual health check.

The doctor ran a check on everything; Kidneys: Nominal, Heart: good, Blood pressure: 125/60... he stops, "Wow, that's pretty good!" Last year it was substantially higher (But still 140/70 or something... I blogged about it... but I'm not going to look it up). Just before I came to Japan, my blood pressure was somewhere in the 150-160 range... enough that at my first health check (a week in) the doctor gave me a grave look when he took my blood pressure.

Okay, so my luck isn't improving with my weight just yet (We chubby-cheeked cuties, you and me, Sawbones :D), but at least my blood pressure is not critical any more.

I have changed my diet, I don't eat as much McDonalds (There are no other fast-food chains out here, but there are two McDonald's...). But I do drink more coffee than I used to in the States... Anyway, I think stress plays an enormous part of blood pressure... and though I have a lot of responsibility, I am pretty stress-free over here. :D

--That's MISTER 125/60 to you! :)