It's been a month and three weeks since starting the lemon juice/celery water, 3 weeks of a 24-hr fast one day per week, off and on handgrip exercises, not drinking everyday (more like just once or twice a week? when things weren't really improving and I was thinking about not being strict about it all and only doing every few days or so. But today, my BP was somewhat consistently low. First reading was around 1pm, we had gone down to Banning to have breakfast at Grandma's Country Kitchen since tomorrow is our 24th wedding anniversary but we both work. Had a veggie benedict, side of bacon, and OJ. Drank lemon water but not the celery juice. Couldn't remember if I took my meds, I kinda think I didn't. My first reading was 114/88. Then as the day went on, it was 120/85, 124/90, 123/94, 138/87, 121/88, 115/85, and 124/93 at 850p. My top number was almost normal, crazy! Bottom number still high but not triple digits. The foods I ate rest of day was: menudo, plain yogurt with lemon curd, mugi-cha, salad, mojito (with one shot light rum) bbq pork and rice. I didn't even have fruit today. So I wonder if today was just a fluke or things are finally starting to work. Most days I only take the Metoprolol since the diuretic supposedly flushes out my potassium which I need! But I had also read that Metoprolol could actually increase potassium levels and maybe the combination of the two is supposed to balance each other out? I'm not sure. We'll see what tomorrow does.
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Thursday, June 10, 2021
24-hr Fast #3
Its been 9 days since the last 24hr fast. The plan was to try to do it every week. This time was a bit tougher. Went 7p to 7p. The hunger didn't go away as quickly after drinking tea/miso soup/broth/ume-ginger. I wasn't 'starving' and there was no hunger pains, just hungry and it stuck around. Also felt low-energy in the afternoon. Had to take a 30 min nap around 3:30p. Felt a little 'hangry' that last few hours. This time was also first time doing on a non-work day. I tried to stay busy, did errands, thrift store, and free food, was out for about 3hrs. I dunno if seeing all the free food kept my mind on food. BP remained somewhat high. 130/99 last night, 145/112 at 10am, 134/98 at 3p, and 148/92 at 9p after fast was over. Just took metroprolol today, in case BP dropped. Definitely was ready to eat at 7p, the last I wasn't even hungry after the 24hrs.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
24-hr Fast #2
A week after the first 24-hr fast, I did another one today. BP had seemed to drop a little since doing the first 24-hr fast. My BP averages somewhere around 135/95. Of course, some days are higher, some days are lower. I stopped taking HCTZ 5 days ago, only Metroprolol for now. HCTZ flushes out good nutrients too so I thought this might be a good time to wean off that one. Also cuz that one doesn't have major side effects if I stop it suddenly. Surprised to see my BP hasn't spiked despite cutting it out. Been eating better this past week cuz David's not been eating cuz of his tooth pain so I've been able to cook what I want for dinner. So ate more fish and vegetables. I think I felt cleaner going into this second fast. Still been having bloating issue tho.
This time was a lot easier than last time. Didn't think about it much, and although my tummy growled a few times, I didn't feel super hungry. Had my two cups of ginger/ume tea and light miso soup once. The saltiness of these drinks seem to really help. Hit the 24-hr mark at 615p, was working till 830p today. I wasn't really hungry and felt I could go at least a couple more hours without eating. But since I knew I was cleaning after work and not getting home till about 930p I decided to eat. Took a can of italian wedding soup since it was only 200 calories and thought it would be easier on my digestion, but also the meatballs might satisfy my hunger. The soup didn't taste as good as I thought it would. Had a small piece of dark chocolate after which tasted good. Had started to fart mid-afternoon.
Got home around 930p, had a cup of orange juice, a flan I made yesterday, some strawberries, and a bamboo shoot steamed bun, and two olives (gotta get my MUFAs in!) Wasn't really hungry but I had this desire to eat. Tummy starts bloating a little, so I stop eating.
We'll see how my BP is this week and if there are any other changes. BP at 936p: 137/94 (77), last several days my heart rate has been in the 70s, low 80s even when the BP is high. Typically it averages mid-80s ~ mid-90s. Still continuing with the morning lemon water and celery juice (started Apr 24 so its been a little over a month now). Live tonic pill just once a day now (started May 5, 3x/day for two weeks, then 1x/day). Also started drinking a spoonful of olive oil on May 28. (except fast days)
Found myself not tired at night, stayed up till 1230a. Usually by 11p or so my eyes start getting tired. Next morning, naturally woke up at 630a, felt refreshed, but had an allergy attack. Start sneezing and got cold, and fell asleep. Woke again a little before 8a (when my alarm was set.) Mildly tired (probably from the body fighting the allergy) but felt rested. Morning BP before getting up, still lying in bed was 149/100 (71).