24-hr fast

BP still kind high despite taking meds everyday, drinking lemon water and celery juice, only drinking alcohol once or twice a week, for over 3 weeks now.   So thought I'd try fasting for 24hrs.  Started my fast yesterday at 6:45p, after having lasagna for dinner, and a piece of chocolate and two japanese gummies.  Didn't crave anything that night, must of been in a fasting, mental mode. Drank lemon ginger tea in the evening, read that staying hydrated helps with the hunger.  Read Jo Koy's book till about 11p before going to bed. Woke up before my alarm clock, felt rested.  Dunno if not being on my phone that night had anything to do with it. Or not eating about 4 hrs before bed.  Had lemon water first thing in the morning, and drank another 16oz water while cleaning.  No celery juice today, has too many calories.  Had a couple cups of ginger/ume tea before work.  Strained the ginger and only used the ume juice to avoid any calories.  The salt helped keep me satisfied although I felt hungry.  Kept myself busy, did a longer walk with Roscoe, went to the thrift store, though I kept thinking about my fast and what I would eat to break the fast later.  Started work at 1p today, still having short moments of hunger but nothing real bad.  Once I got to work, pretty much didn't think about it.  Drank a half-strength miso soup (12oz) and genmai-cha (16 oz) which kept me going till I was off work.  Had also taken 12oz of water but didn't touch it.  Stomach rumbled a few times, but nothing bothersome.  Got home around 6:30pm, was ready to eat but wasn't starving.  Ate a steamed artichoke, avocado, little rice with gomashio, hot tofu, an egg, 4 prunes, and 3 almond crackers.  I think it was about 500 calories, or even less.  My mouth wanted to eat more but decided to stop, and switch to tea for the night.  Overall, it was easier than I thought, I think I can do this once a week.  Chocolate sounds good, but I'll be good and hold off till tomorrow. 

Stats:  BP at 11pm: 164/109.  Had been chillin, reading in bed.  10am: 137/98. 12pm: 130/100. 6:40p: 142/99.  So no real drop in BP. Yes, it's only been one day.  We'll see tomorrow, and the next week after my second 24-hr fast.  

Didn't think about my hand joints this morning.  9p now, left hand has some joint pain in pinky and ring finger, other three fingers feel fine.  Stomach feels heavy.  It's growling.  Prolly digesting all the food.  Mild headache.  Starting to unwind, feeling little tired. 

Around 12:30pm (18hrs in), head felt a little fuzzy.  Laid down for 5min and was fine after that.  Didn't feel tired at all today, but no bursts of energy either.  Pretty level, consistent energy level all day.  Head clear. And I guess I felt light.

Next morning: Slept well, woke up 30min before alarm clock.  Still joint pain in hands. BP after coming home from cleaning and walking Roscoe: 110/95 (left), 127/94 (right).  Weight: 116lbs (119 lbs right before fasting, could be water weight)

Lemon Water & Celery Juice

Been having issues with bloating so read the book "Medical Medium" which pointed out a sluggish liver can cause a lot of health problems, one of which is Mystery High Blood Pressure, (hypertension without a known cause) and bloating. So I thought I'd give some of his points a try.  So lemon water first thing in the morning,  wait at least 15-30 min, then celery juice, again wait 15-30 min before eating.  And avoid eating radical fats till lunch.  Radical fats are animal products, eggs, dairy, nuts, avocados, and cooking oils.  And avoid caffeine and alcohol. He says the liver detoxes during the night and up to noon, so it's important not to disrupt the process.  I followed it all for the most part, had 3 drinks, no coffee but green tea a couple times, no eggs.   Been doing this for 15 days now, it said it takes minimum 2 weeks before seeing changes.  One thing I noticed is that I feel less thirsty.  Most noticeably right before bed and thru the night and in the morning, and during work.  So I guess I am more hydrated.   Still waiting for inflammation to go down, I figure if the right hand started looking like the left hand that something is working.  Also keeping an eye out for morning hand pain.  Also started taking digestive/system enzymes a few days ago before bed, and a Liver Tonic pill 3 times a day for 2 weeks and then once a day, it's been about 4 days on that.  Still having bloating issues and burping and farting but the bloating hasn't been as extreme as it was a month ago. 

4.24.21 Day 1 of Lemon Water/ Celery Juice

5.12.21 My hands not so dry, still patches of white in corners but looks more hydrated.

5.12.21 Made chicken tatsuta for dinner.  Been awhile since I deep fried.   Notice joints in left hand kinda stiffy/achy. Dunno if it's related.  Also had salad and a sip of David;s beer. And a tangerine.  

COVID-19 Vaccine Shot #2

2nd shot today at 4:15pm.  The jab hurt more this time, the lady thinks the needle was bigger this time.  830p...mild soreness in arm, otherwise feel fine.  No tiredness, stiffness.  David has some fatigue, but dunno if its related to vaccine.  He also took one tylenol after shot. 

Next day AM:  Arm sore but not as much as after first shot.  Mild headache, mild tightness upper back and neck.  David still having fatigue issues.

Next day Afternoon:  Started to feel tired, took an hour nap around 3pm.  Headache back, it had went away by middday.  David sleeping most of day.  He also has a headache and chills.