Feb     20

I am back :-)

Ask Suzy, Healthy Living

It has been awhile since I have regularly posted on Suzyeats.com, but there are many reasons for this. Let me explain ๐Ÿ™‚

The first reason is that I was pregnant and with my pregnancy came the usual tiredness that all expecting moms experience. I thought it would resolve itself after the first trimester but then I was in a major car accident which affected my ability to cook/walk/stand for awhile. Thank God I have since recovered but then came other issuesโ€ฆ..most notably was the diagnosis of preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia is when a pregnant woman develops high blood pressure and protein in her urine. It is one of the leading causes of death of a pregnant woman in the world, and the only treatment is the safe delivery of the baby. How did I get preeclampsia? ME? The person who reads every single ingredient on a food label BEFORE I make a purchase at the grocery storeโ€ฆthe person who loves to eat โ€œhealthyโ€ and encourages others to eat this way too. I am not really sure of WHY this happened. But, what I do know now is that I have preeclampsia or gestational hypertension and that I now take a daily blood pressure pill to manage my high blood pressure. (I am hoping to get off in the near futureโ€ฆ)

I was induced at 37 weeks exactly due to my elevated blood pressure, which allowed me to meet my baby boy Jude and experience the best day of my life. Up until this point, I pushed for the Mediterranean Diet because I believed in it and saw that my family members lived long healthy lives because of it, but now everything has changed. I am now trying to manage my high blood pressure, and I believe this way will help me!!

I am going to start blogging again so please let me know if you have any specific recipes you would like or any specific health tips. Thanks for staying loyal to my site!! Please follow me on facebook or twitter ๐Ÿ™‚


21 Responses to “I am back :-)”

  1. Wendy Irene Says:
    February 24th, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    Congratulations on Jude!!!!!! I’m so happy for you and happy you’re back. I’ve missed you and your recipes. Sending a big {hug}!

  2. Judith Serrao Says:
    February 25th, 2012 at 9:21 am

    Congratulations on your baby Jude. Was sorry to hear about your illness and accident. Glad you are well now and back to blogging. Missed your comments on our blog. Take care and wishing you many happy moments with your little one.

  3. Suzy Eats Says:
    February 25th, 2012 at 9:31 am

    Thanks Wendy!!

  4. Suzy Eats Says:
    February 25th, 2012 at 9:31 am

    Thanks so much!!

  5. val Says:
    February 25th, 2012 at 10:31 am

    This is such wonderful news!!! I’m so happy for you!!!!

  6. briarrose Says:
    February 25th, 2012 at 10:36 am

    Welcome back and congratulations on your little one. ๐Ÿ™‚ I look forward to your posts.

  7. Nikki @ The Tolerant Vegan Says:
    February 25th, 2012 at 11:04 am

    Suzy! You’re back!! Welcome back! Congrats on your little one and on overcoming such difficult, terrifying obstacles. I’m so happy to “see” you again. Big hugs!!

  8. Suzy Eats Says:
    February 25th, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    thanks!

  9. Suzy Eats Says:
    February 25th, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    thanks! ๐Ÿ™‚ “hugs”

  10. Suzy Eats Says:
    February 25th, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

  11. Liz Says:
    February 25th, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    First of all, congratulations on the birth of your sweet baby boy! I’m so sorry to hear about your accident and pre-eclampsia. Fingers crossed that your bp issues will be resolved soon.

  12. rebecca Says:
    February 25th, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    wow bless you you have been through a hard and most joyful time, much love and congrats on the safe arrival of Jude ๐Ÿ™‚ Rebecca

  13. sarah Says:
    February 28th, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    Congratulations!!!! And I’m sorry it was a hard road to get here but I’m so glad that you are back.

  14. Suzy Eats Says:
    February 29th, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    Thanks Sarah.

  15. Britne @ Shabbott's Habits Says:
    March 1st, 2012 at 1:54 pm

    Suzy, Wow! What a whirlwind. Congrats on Jude (what a beautiful name)! I’m so sorry to hear the tough time that you had to go through. Here’s hoping for a wonderful new year ๐Ÿ™‚

  16. thoma Says:
    March 8th, 2012 at 12:21 pm

    Hi Suzy

    It was overwhelming to read this post….well I was totally out of your sight. Congratulations. Houz Jude? I developed varying bp for my second one purely by stress…and well it’s more dangerous than high bp because you’re not put on med and strictly made to stabilize your bp by rest….

    You look like a movie star in that photo! You’re beautiful!

    Thanks much for dropping by otherwise I would’ve missed the action here!

  17. Suzy Eats Says:
    March 8th, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    awe. thanks so much for the wonderful compliment. jude is well. still keeping me up at night ๐Ÿ™‚ sorry to hear about your blood pressure. that sounds scary. i hope all is well now and so are your children!! ๐Ÿ™‚

  18. Lisa @pinkkitchen Says:
    March 8th, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    Suzy, I am so, SO glad that you and Jude were ok after that car accident! You must have been so worried. But now you have a beautiful baby boy – with one of my favorite names ๐Ÿ™‚
    I would love a recipe featuring nigella sativa, as I am a big fan of that seasoning.

  19. Suzy Eats Says:
    March 8th, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    thanks lisa!

  20. manal Says:
    July 12th, 2012 at 8:48 am

    hi i really like u recipes i m from the middle east so it s great to see some of my favorite recipes online i would love to see some more nonbake dessert if possible i have peopl coming over soon and i want something easy ..thanks

  21. Suzy Eats Says:
    August 9th, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    Sure I hope to post more soon. Thanks for stopping by Manal!