An unfortunate experiment....

Last Thursday I was doing a Costco run and this XXL bag of M&M's was calling my name it was on a great sale. And the laziness in me justified buying them because then I wouldn't have to stop somewhere else to fulfill my chocolate craving.  Needless to say I've been eating massive quantities of said M&M's.  Brining pretty full baggies to work and eating a handful whenever I passed the bag in the kitchen.  Friday I realized I was cranky, moody, hating my job and being antisocial. Now I do not really enjoy my job any day but I've been dealing with it better in the last few weeks and now I was back to being ready to walk out the door.  I started to wonder if chocolate was making me hate my job?  I know it sounds crazy but it gets even a little crazier. On top of being really moody I also felt like my heart was racing and I had that buzz about me that I would normal attribute to anxiety but I wasn't having the anxiousness that goes along with it (Again, all praise to Jesus for that). I decided to take my blood pressure.

Just a week or so ago my blood pressure was completely in normal range 122/79, last night it was 150/105  O_O  That is NOT GOOD!!  I called my Mom to see what she thought cause my Dad has high blood pressure and so I thought maybe she would have some knowledgable thoughts to add.  She asked me what I've been eating. I was honest and since last Thur when I decided to do WW again I've been eating allot of Junk and SO many M&M's.   She tells me that sugar will make your blood pressure go up faster than salt will.   WHAT?!?!?!?!  I've never heard of such a thing! Part of me thought that is crazy.  But in the desperate attempt to lower my blood pressure today I did an experiment. I ate no processed sugar all morning and into the afternoon. Took my blood pressure to get a 122/89, not quite good blood pressure but much better.  Part two of the experiment: It has been about 3 hours since dinner and I had a handfull of M&M's, it's been about a half an hour since then and I just took my blood pressure to find it back up at 138/92.  Well crap!!!  Even though it was only a 24 hr experiment it is enough results that I realize I have to give up sugar for the most part. I am sure every now and then some sugar will be fine but the massive quanitites of it I've been eating has to go. My body has spoken, it is heart racing, high blood pressure, my moods are horrible. It is not the results I wanted.  I've known for years that eating to much sugar makes my anxiety way worse but now I have to admit to myself that sugar and me are not getting along right now.