4HB Slow-Carb Day 8: down 6 pounds and 2 inches, BP dropped 16 points
Data mining is a tough but rewarding thing.
Today is my Cheat Day for diet: anything goes. Looking forward to rice, pasta, and other noodle goodness, which is a big deal if you're of the Asian persuasion. Oddly enough, the cravings I was expecting just haven't materialized -- I'm having to make myself eat some of my son's pumpkin bread and my daughter's buttermilk donut. Quotes from Ferriss' book, The 4-Hour Body (affiliate link, yes, I believe in this) mention similar reluctance.
Whatevs. Will do what one must do.
My primary goal is actually blood pressure reduction, using weight and fat loss as a means. It's not entirely clear that one leads to the other, but the connection, the correlation, is pretty strong across the board: medical studies, orthodox medical advice, and my own logs. About a 10 point drop in the systolic, or upper of the 2 BP numbers, once my AM bladder-emptied weight drops below 205.
Stats:
- Last wk: 208.2 lbs, blood pressure 142/90, Total Inches 147.5 (both biceps, thighs, waist, hips)
- Today: 202.2 lbs, blood pressure 126/82, Total Inches 145.75
More details to follow.
