Weight Loss Diet.

To achieve the weight loss I talk about in my previous blog, I ate the following diet.

1. Breakfast: 1 cup Oats, 1 cup fat free milk with 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg
2. Lunch: 2 lettuce leaves, 3 stubs of broccoli, not more than an equivalent of 3 slices of whole grain bread.
3. Evening Snack: A handful of nuts, small sized snack bars low in sodium and saturated fats
4. Workout: Approximately 1 hour of slow walking or jogging.
   
5. Dinner: 2 lettuce leaves, 3 stubs of broccoli. Same as that of lunch.

Happy weight-losing :)

Weight and Blood Pressure

A year ago I walked into a Walmart store to decided to check my blood pressure at the blood pressure monitoring machine they place next to the pharmacy. I was surprised to note that my numbers were high (160/100).

My daily diet was not all that healthy. This is when I read online that weight loss could help. I was heavier too(BMI > 25). I followed a strict diet for about 3 months. It turned out that it did indeed help. Over the 3 month time frame I kept constant track of my blood pressure every day along with my body weight. I charted them over this time frame, and the results speak for itself.



On the left Y-axis is the weight, and on the right is my systolic blood pressure. The chart shows that when I lost 20lbs I was able to bring down my BP. But as I continued to lose weight, the marginal returns were diminishing, almost absent. Some added changes to my lifestyle, like taking a 15 minute walk in the afternoon, has bought down my blood pressure to more reasonable levels. I'll blog about the diet I followed to get this weight loss later.


Summary: Eat right, eat healthy and lose weight :)