My plan was to ride this out until it ended, but I had new symptoms and went to have them investigated.
Got my blood panels on Tuesday.
I have 8 elevated markers for a litany of things. This is not surprising considering I've basically laid on a couch for 7 months eating terribly and next to no exercise. I should've been filming another documentary like SuperSizeMe.
Gained 40lbs...BP is way up. Referrals to cardiologist, rheumatologist, and for a liver MRI. Plus, I might have blood cancer as some levels that pointed to it on my last panel that were supposed to drop back to normal haven't.
I look at this as a function of whatever happened in September and me laying on a couch for 7 months.
Doc wanted to stick me on BP meds. I haven't picked them up and have been ready since last Saturday.
She said I need to lose weight and lower my BP. Said I tried it my way, now it's her way.
Not so fast. It is whatever way I choose.
So, I have chosen a 30-day water fast that I might opt out of at Day 11. It will be Day 7 in a few hours without food.
I've dropped over half of the 40lbs in 6.5 days. 22 to be exact.
Read a few studies on long term water fasting and felt comfortable I could do it safely. Weight will just fall off in the beginning, but will slow to .9lbs per day. It slowed this AM after the initial mass drop off.
Now, I have 27 more days to lose 18lbs and rid my body of all 40lbs gained over these horrible 7 months.
After reading a study on the effects of a 10-11 day water fast, I have decided I may stop, if my BP shows the decline noted in the study.
As of now my top number is down 26 points and bottom has dropped 23. Top numbers dropped an average of 37 points in the study. If I get the additional drop, I may end this. The top number is what I'm most worried about. It's closing in on normal range and I expect to have my BP in the normal range after Day 11.
If that happens, I should be down about 27 pounds.
Plan on transitioning to KETO. And, doing a lot of exercise which is hard to do while doing this.
Cannot wait to see the doc's face when all 40lbs are gone and my BP is normal. All done without any ridiculous meds.
A nurse tried pitching me on Ozempic. Shut that crap down ASAP. Never.
DRUGS. ARE. BAD.
Feel pretty good today. Yesterday was horrible. Made me wanna quit, but I just couldn't.
"It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they've been fooled."8
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