update on my DH

[Kteacher]

The good news is he finally had a physical after not seeing a doctor for almost 20 years. The bad news is his blood pressure is sky high, and the dr. told him he is about 100 lbs. overweight. Can my DH be a Wisher???? I'm going to be supporting him however I can , but I could sure use some tips and support from everyone here!

[tiggerlover]

We welcome everyone at WISH, the more the merrier! Tell DH to stop by any time and he will find a bunch of folks waiting to offer support, advice and encouragement.

Sorry to hear about his blood pressure, I sure hope he can get it under control with some meds and a new diet and exercise.

[DoeWDW]

Mum4jenn and Daddydon are both WISHers - they're getting healthier as a couple. We'd love to have your DH join us!

[LisaTx]

Of course he can. We welcome anyone who wants to get healthier. :sunny:

My DH is not a DISer, but he does Atkins with me. I've reported on his great success several times. :)

[sueg]

Although our "tag" is sueg, both DH & I visit the DIS, especially the WISH & DVC Bds. DH has an inherited cholesterol problem and some really bad test results brought him to South Beach. He's lost 40 lbs and his latest test results were SO much better that the dr. told him to keep up with whatever he was doing. (Mind you, this was the same dr. that argued with me that SB wasn't a sound way to lose weight!)
DH is exercising & he looks great. But his improved health is the all that really counts. He is feeling better & sleeping better. Your DH should visit WISH. He'll find people who understand where he's coming from.

[LAinSEA]

My DH and I are doing this together too (but he's not the type to read or post on message boards). My DH also has sky-high BP and high cholesterol and is on meds for both (he is only about 30 lbs overweight).

We are hoping that by losing those 30 lbs that both the BP and cholesterol will come down so that he doesn't have to take the Lipetor and can decrease the amount of BP meds.

Our doctor also discourages the low-carb diet plans - but we were both eating low-carb, low-cal and low-salt and both gained weight on this "healthy" diet. We both need to increase our exercise. Since we'd had success on Atkins a few years ago, we went back to eating low-carb the middle of Nov. and are both feeling better.

Some people with high BP and high cholesterol have a genetic component to these problems - diet and exercise will only do so much, as will medications. My DH's mother had extremely high BP and high cholesterol (she was not ever overweight) - and we lost her to Parkinson's disease in 1995. His father is very overweight, smokes like a chimney, eats whatever he wants and has "acceptable" BP and cholesterol.

I think all you can do is do your best to be healthy.

best of luck to you and your DH.

-Laurie