My disappearance...

[mrwoogieman]

, Jed!

 

 

[TheShadowKnows]

While I am sure I was hardly missed, I had to leave the boards for a while (almost 3 months) due to my job getting nuts, which put my blood pressure into a very dangerous area. i have two kids and didn't want to drop dead, but couldn't take a leave from my job because the sh*t was really hitting the fan there. Anyway, my apologies as I had a sales thread where I had not sent out some of the invoices and I just didn't do it before disappearing because I did not want to get anyone's money and then take forever to ship their stuff because I was getting home from work at 2 a.m. and passing out. I just did not even want to come here to check my messages because 2 minutes can turn into 2 hours and I have an addictive problem with these boards. Needed to temporarily quit cold turkey. I have not even been to a comic shop in 3 months. Anyway, things have cooled down at work, my BP is back down to 120/80 from 160/120 and my overlords love me again, so the BP was mainly stress related and not just because i am grossly overweight. Still broke and have a pizzed off wife, but such is life. Anyway, I'm back, but I don't think i can ever spend as much time here as I used to.

Welcome back.Your health is always priority number 1.

[Rodey]

Health first! Family 2nd! Comics 3rd!

[vaillant]

Welcome back blob!

It‘s really important that you strive to lose some weight, IMO.

 

I have a good friend which is a lawyer, too and I know how much this can be harmful when the work produces nervous tension. Not that nervous tension is good if you are skinny, but you get the point.

 

It’s also a kind of job which can get you too involved (and not in a good way) if you are a sensitive person and take it seriously, but of course it depends also on which is your area of exercise. Pray for my friend if you can, as at the moment I am a bit worried for him and his wife.

[the blob]

yup, i need to get my sh*t together in more ways than one, but my weight is a huge priority. the work stress would probably have less impact were i not lugging around an extra human worth of weight on my frame all the time. plus i'd probably have more success in finding a better paying job were i not a fatty. the irony is that i took a government job, in part, for lifestyle reasons, which was true my first few years, but due to hiring freezes and changes in management, i often work just as many hours as i did in private practice...and for less than half of what i was making 11 years ago. with twice as many expenses.

 

i'll stop whining. i should be happy to have a job and a healthy family (other than me at least). some people here have had real financial and health problems.

[vaillant]

It can be a very stressful job anyways. Some time it takes an incident to realize that.

All the best then! (thumbs u

[Point Five]

Good to see you, bud. Hang in there.

 

 

[spidrvacc]

Heres my story. I was working as a VP at a bank in Manhattan. I was 27 and the youngest VP they ever had. Was maing 100K , had a town car to take me home any night I worked past 8pm. Bonus was like 15K a year. BUT I was working from 5am to 7pm at night (Banker hours) and getting home at 9pm or later. I was getting head aches all the time. , Had stomach issues. Had a nervous twitch in my eye and hand . Went to the doctor and my BP was 170 over 110. Started taking Blood Pressure pills at a young age. Got married, my son was born. was missing his Tball games , i would get home and he would be asleep by the window, , he tried to wait for me. and one day I decided that I had enough. I looked for anther job and took a position in NJ local to my house (half hour drive) . Making 45K a year as an accounting clerk (suffice to say my wife was not happy when I told her and then told her she needed to go back to work) . Was the best thing I ever did. Now years later I am still on Bp meds but most of my issues are gone and I am healthy. I dont make much money anymore but I have a job where i work 9-5 only , no nights and no weekends. Low stress. Money is not the be all end all. So much happier. I have made every family event and every ball game of my sons and again my health is great.

[bronzilla]

Heres my story. I was working as a VP at a bank in Manhattan. I was 27 and the youngest VP they ever had. Was maing 100K , had a town car to take me home any night I worked past 8pm. Bonus was like 15K a year. BUT I was working from 5am to 7pm at night (Banker hours) and getting home at 9pm or later. I was getting head aches all the time. , Had stomach issues. Had a nervous twitch in my eye and hand . Went to the doctor and my BP was 170 over 110. Started taking Blood Pressure pills at a young age. Got married, my son was born. was missing his Tball games , i would get home and he would be asleep by the window, , he tried to wait for me. and one day I decided that I had enough. I looked for anther job and took a position in NJ local to my house (half hour drive) . Making 45K a year as an accounting clerk (suffice to say my wife was not happy when I told her and then told her she needed to go back to work) . Was the best thing I ever did. Now years later I am still on Bp meds but most of my issues are gone and I am healthy. I dont make much money anymore but I have a job where i work 9-5 only , no nights and no weekends. Low stress. Money is not the be all end all. So much happier. I have made every family event and every ball game of my sons and again my health is great.

 

Damn, that's a great story.

[oakman29]

Great to see you posting here again,hope you find what you are looking for. (thumbs u

[benz]

Take care of yourself, read more comics! guaranteed stress buster

[spidrvacc]

Oh yeah I forgot to add welcome back.

[spidrvacc]

Heres my story. I was working as a VP at a bank in Manhattan. I was 27 and the youngest VP they ever had. Was maing 100K , had a town car to take me home any night I worked past 8pm. Bonus was like 15K a year. BUT I was working from 5am to 7pm at night (Banker hours) and getting home at 9pm or later. I was getting head aches all the time. , Had stomach issues. Had a nervous twitch in my eye and hand . Went to the doctor and my BP was 170 over 110. Started taking Blood Pressure pills at a young age. Got married, my son was born. was missing his Tball games , i would get home and he would be asleep by the window, , he tried to wait for me. and one day I decided that I had enough. I looked for anther job and took a position in NJ local to my house (half hour drive) . Making 45K a year as an accounting clerk (suffice to say my wife was not happy when I told her and then told her she needed to go back to work) . Was the best thing I ever did. Now years later I am still on Bp meds but most of my issues are gone and I am healthy. I dont make much money anymore but I have a job where i work 9-5 only , no nights and no weekends. Low stress. Money is not the be all end all. So much happier. I have made every family event and every ball game of my sons and again my health is great.

 

Damn, that's a great story.

 

Thank you

[InvstmntComcSuply]

Good to have you back!

 

Take care of yourself. Many of us should take this advice, myself included.

[comicstock]

That stress and blood pressure is no joke. Mine is normally 130 over 90. Last weekend I had to travel to where my family is to put my dad in a VA home. It was very stressful. At one point I felt lite headed and my heart was racing.

 

Took my BP and it was 175/125. Scary.

 

I have that problem when I get near some kryptonite...don't tell anyone...

[comicstock]

Good to see you back. (thumbs u

 

As to blood pressure:

 

1. Get a pet;

2. Change your diet;

3. Get some exercise.

 

MY BP is the lowest on the planet, but then I barely weigh 180.

 

 

My goal is to get down to 0 over 0. It'll take time but that's my goal.

[Griff]

Welcome Back Blob no stress'in just relax and read some good stories

[reed_richards]

I am a lawyer.

 

I am too. Self employed last 18 years. Helps keep the blood pressure down (usually).

[comicwiz]

@the_blob - good to hear you are back

 

Heres my story. I was working as a VP at a bank in Manhattan. I was 27 and the youngest VP they ever had. Was maing 100K , had a town car to take me home any night I worked past 8pm. Bonus was like 15K a year. BUT I was working from 5am to 7pm at night (Banker hours) and getting home at 9pm or later. I was getting head aches all the time. , Had stomach issues. Had a nervous twitch in my eye and hand . Went to the doctor and my BP was 170 over 110. Started taking Blood Pressure pills at a young age. Got married, my son was born. was missing his Tball games , i would get home and he would be asleep by the window, , he tried to wait for me. and one day I decided that I had enough. I looked for anther job and took a position in NJ local to my house (half hour drive) . Making 45K a year as an accounting clerk (suffice to say my wife was not happy when I told her and then told her she needed to go back to work) . Was the best thing I ever did. Now years later I am still on Bp meds but most of my issues are gone and I am healthy. I dont make much money anymore but I have a job where i work 9-5 only , no nights and no weekends. Low stress. Money is not the be all end all. So much happier. I have made every family event and every ball game of my sons and again my health is great.

 

It sounds similar to the career change I made, though mine was switching from being a partner to a sole owner. The transition process was rough, and it becomes less about money even when you aren't taking a pay cut. My priority was achieving a work lifestyle that allowed me to be around my kids more.

[ComicConnoisseur]

I need to fix a lot of things in my life (diet and exercise being way up on that list), but other than my kids' fish, no pets in my foreseeable future. I have a three year old boy. He's a lot like a puppy.

From what my lawyer friends tell me being a lawyer can be very stressful. Lots of hours. Pay isn`t like it use to be for some reason which causes much stress when you add in long hours.

 

For a diet and exercise REBOOT I would suggest

WALK AWAY THE POUNDS.

 

ATKINS DIET

 

I would suggest trying these two combined for at least 6 months. I am sure you will feel healthier and lose weight.

 

Good luck.