Reason = Halt and reverse cardiac artery disease. General well being.
The Data.
Weight now = 73.4kgs (Lost 6.5kgs without trying)
Blood pressure = 111/66 (Spot reading yesterday) see post LINK A significant drop.
Exercise = No pain on bike even after 1 hour or average HR of 72% with Max HR of 88%
Key Supplements
Multi Vitamin (Includes RDA of Vit D and Folic Acid)
Multi Mineral
Vitamin B12 (1000mgm's)
Ground flax seed
Calcium 500 (Mg's)
Medications
Statins (Been on these for years and want to get off them)
Aspirin daily
Losec (Gut meds)
OK so how's it all going otherwise?
Food prep is more of a big deal. Rob said she now spends more time prepping our food. Lots of chopping and crushing etc.
We think about food now more than ever and this is a bit of a pain. I guess this will easy once we get really used to this new way of life.
Many people are very interested and can't believe you can even live without all the stuff we don't eat. Common questions and comments are "what do you eat then?" followed immediately by "what about protein where does that come from?" Also people often say "we would like to do more of that kind of eating" and from the girls its "I would do that tomorrow if my man was not such a committed meat eater"
Eating out is hard, well in Tauranga at least. Otherwise we are happy, adapting and healthy.
Negatives
Always shopping, thinking about what to eat next, studying labels, avoiding oils (they are so prevalent) we even found safflower oil in dried Cranberries!
Upset guts when trying new dishes (not a major).
The unknown effects of this approach long term so we need to be sensible and keep monitoring and researching.
Thanks to all our friends and family who are so supportive. We are most fortunate.
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