One of the factors pushing me to finally get the sleeve this last July was my high blood pressure. I got a cuff at doc's orders last March and started taking my BP twice a day. It was always very high, never normal, sometimes lower but within the too high range. Some days it was scary high. I really couldn't correlate it with stress.

When I started the pre op diet in early July, BOOM. Blood pressure dropped down to normal. Then I had the surgery, and after a week, started taking BP again, and it was normal still. After 4 weeks, it started creeping back up. Now I'm getting high readings again!

What does it correlate with!? What made it go down?? If it was calories, my calories haven't changed much lately. Around 400-500 right after surgery, then up to 700 and staying there. It can't be weight loss as the BP dropped down to normal the moment I started the pre op low calorie diet. I was the same weight. And since surgery I have barely lost 10 lbs. it's going down very slowly.

Recently I have added a few more carbs like 2 oz granola a day, which helps fight constipation, and still very low carb. Can if be that ANY carb raises blood pressure? What am I doing wrong? I have done 6 days of a new exercise program, I thought exercise LOWERS BP.

I'm not happy about this. Anyone know the relationship to weight loss, diet changes, and blood pressure?

Are you exercising as well as losing weight?

You might want to track the sodium levels in your foods/protein shakes in addition to monitoring your protein intake. If you're accidentally getting too much sodium that could be causing your blood pressure to rise. Also make sure you're taking your blood pressure at the same time each day - 2 BP readings really can't be compared if 1 was taken first thing in the morning and the other was taken after a workout session. Most people are told to check their BP once in the morning and again before bed.

5 hours ago, Laggy said:

Are you exercising as well as losing weight?

Yes. I waited until 4 weeks, then started Jillian Michaels app. I am doing her beginner program faithfully. Very proud of myself. I've done Day 6 and I'm getting stronger.

5 hours ago, SeaShells82 said:

You might want to track the sodium levels in your foods/protein shakes in addition to monitoring your Protein intake. If you're accidentally getting too much sodium that could be causing your blood pressure to rise. Also make sure you're taking your blood pressure at the same time each day - 2 BP readings really can't be compared if 1 was taken first thing in the morning and the other was taken after a workout session. Most people are told to check their BP once in the morning and again before bed.

I'll look at my sodium levels. They must be 1000 less than before though with me eating so little. Before surgery, I had been drastically lowering sodium, which never did help lowering my blood pressure back then. And now I take in dramatically less food. Maybe since starting real food the sodium has gone up a bit, though. Thanks, I will check.

my protein drink is just grassfed whey powder with water or milk.

How is this in your life? Stress causes my blood preasure to go up, it was high anyway, but it went dangerouslly high a week before surgery due to some things that went on.

Mine is normal now 7 weeks post, no longer on meds.

My blood pressure was always low before surgery. After surgery it's high. Not sure how or why especially when I don't eat the same

If youre taking your own blood pressure make sure youre doing it correctly (google it) its very easy to do it wrong and have wrong readings (moving before, not positioning correctly etc)

Its a marathon not a race. I would just make sure its trending down over time. If its still high/increasing after a few months id be very concerned, relatively close to surgery I wouldnt be unless its dangerously high or something is going on with your medication

Make sure you are breathing normally. Often if you are afraid to get a high number you might hold your breath. This increases interthorasic pressure and thus increases BP.

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