A little trip to the doctor a few months ago had me thinking
about the ups and downs in life
‘Alternating periods of good and bad’
It seems to me that for every up side I have
theres always a down side
I love to travel
and living in Australia the easiest way
for us to get to any other country is to fly
There is just one thing – I don’t like flying
So the less of the ups and downs
(taking off and landing – stops for refueling etc)
I have when traveling the better
When we arrange our itineraries we have to choose routes
that have as many direct flights as we can get
I have to get there as quickly as I can
Weight loss for me has caused many ups and downs
First of all, having the GP mention a figure to aim for
sent me spiralling down
Even tho’ I was healthy and fit
it didn’t mean a thing as far as he was concerned
So down it had to come
Same with the blood pressure.
Too high – way up in the air he waved his hands
needs to come down
This is the figure
I’m sure the figures he’s used over the years masquerade as a yo yo
I can’t count the times they’ve gone down
and then the times they’ve gone way back up again
There’s been plans made lots of effort put in
But like travelling I need a direct route.
when I don’t get there quickly enough
I am down again
(mentally emotionally that is)
So I‘ve had to pick myself up and work at it again
It’s been hard – lots of excuses made
I wanted it to happen ‘just like that’.
But the figures didn’t come down ‘just like that’.
They stayed up and I felt very down
My exercise routine and the better healthy lifestyle is working now
theres not been so many emotional downs recently
A recent trip to the doctor told me
Thankfully one set of figures has come down
the upper and lower figures are fine
Unfortunately the other figure I had to work on has not come down
as much as wanted
I’m not bemoaning the fact I don’t like something
like recording the facts and figures of food and exercise as suggested
just trying to do it the way I enjoy doing it
So there’s a lot less up and a bit more down.
Joining Corinne and others for Monday Musings
Still Waters 