Change, evolve, adapt... Stress is the motivator for change. I was diagnosed at 19 years old with hypertension. So young to have this problem. I was trying to get into nursing school at that time and started taking medications to help manage this problem. After my complicated pregnancy, I change my eating habits, started exercising and was able lose weight which help decrease my blood pressure. I had permission from my doctors to stop my medication. These past few months I've been going through a lot of work related stress. In October the doctor said I had to restart medication because my blood pressure was high again. This made me upset because I had maintain my 50 pound weight loss so I couldn't understand why my healthy lifestyle was no longer helping me management my blood pressure. Stress? Genetics? I had lost motivation in my health. I am still working out and eating healthy but a little bit of me feels l...