Mark: Same here.. I'm 5'11" and 215, but need to be at about 180 max.. But, I LOVE chocolate... I was skinny as a rail till I quit smoking in '85, but I'd rather be a little heavy and not smoking.. Geeez, how do ppl afford cigs these days anyway???, Good luck on the diet.. i know what you mean about it being hard to do,, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "mark romero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 12:05 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: B/P medicine > Joyce, i was at 214 lbs. when the Doc. said loose 30 lbs. I got down as far > as 181, and today in the morning was 185 and earlier this eve. was 186. I'm > doin' pretty good with that. My goal is to get to 175 and KEEP it there. > VERY difficult........but i'll make it. The medicine i'm taking is Norvasc > for the BP and Glipizide for the Diabetes. ????? mark > > >From: "Joyce's crafts and flies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: B/P medicine > >Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 21:24:11 -0600 > > > >Fosinopril is an ACE (angiotenson channel blocker) and seems to work well > >without so much tiredness. Usually, a doctor does use a combination, as > >that way he can get better control without such a big dose of any single > >medicine. Most importantly...stay on the drugs.. Some people think that > >once they feel better, and the blood pressure comes down, that they can > >quit..only to have a very nasty rebound. take care. JOyce > > > >
