Blood pressure

[diakonos]

Last night at work I was getting dizzy and felt like I was going to blackout. I thought it was maybe because I didn’t eat much.

Fast forward to today, I felt this way several times during my shift. My head would suddenly feel warm, I’d feel dizzy, and felt as if I was going to lose consciousness.

I went to see the company nurse. She monitored my vitals for an hour. My blood pressure readings were normal. Well, the diastolic reading was slightly elevated, but that has become the new normal for me.
The systolic readings were considered good, but for me they were lower than usual.

Laying down vs standing there was a difference of around 10 mmHg. I don’t recall which was higher, laying or standing.

The nurse stated that my heart was beating harder while standing, not faster, harder- as if it is trying to compensate for something going on in my body.

I had to fess up to slamming energy drinks during my shifts because I don’t get any natural sleep. The last 2 weeks have been pretty bad for me.

My supervisor came in to check on me. The nurse told him that she is not comfortable sending me back onto the floor, but she couldn’t make the decision to send me home because the difference in bp readings were not too extreme.
My supervisor allowed me to go home.

I covet your prayers while I navigate through this mess.

[Amanah]

Sometimes being dehydrated can make you dizzy. Energy drinks are dehydrating. When I'm not sleepy, I listen to the Bible or an audio book till I fall asleep.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by diakonos

Last night at work I was getting dizzy and felt like I was going to blackout. I thought it was maybe because I didn’t eat much.

Fast forward to today, I felt this way several times during my shift. My head would suddenly feel warm, I’d feel dizzy, and felt as if I was going to lose consciousness.

I went to see the company nurse. She monitored my vitals for an hour. My blood pressure readings were normal. Well, the diastolic reading was slightly elevated, but that has become the new normal for me.
The systolic readings were considered good, but for me they were lower than usual.

Laying down vs standing there was a difference of around 10 mmHg. I don’t recall which was higher, laying or standing.

The nurse stated that my heart was beating harder while standing, not faster, harder- as if it is trying to compensate for something going on in my body.

I had to fess up to slamming energy drinks during my shifts because I don’t get any natural sleep. The last 2 weeks have been pretty bad for me.

My supervisor came in to check on me. The nurse told him that she is not comfortable sending me back onto the floor, but she couldn’t make the decision to send me home because the difference in bp readings were not too extreme.
My supervisor allowed me to go home.

I covet your prayers while I navigate through this mess.

Praying for you. I had to quit all caffeine years ago. I used to drink 1 to 2 2 liters of Mountain Dew every day. Wound up in the ER thinking i was having a stroke. i had palpitations and felt dizzy, basic panic attack symptoms. Everything checked out fine except my blood pressure was through the roof (the traige nurse told me i need to calm down and relax or I was likely to have a stroke right there before I even got see a doctor). Anyway the doc told me a lot of guys my age were presenting with similar symptoms, and it was from overuse of caffeine.

Now, I can't even do decaf tea, I can feel the miniscule amounts of caffeine, makes me slightly jittery. (Either that or it's psychological.) Either way, after quitting caffeine cold turkey it took me about a year to get back to "normal". Kept having "episodes" of tachycardia, palpitations, dizziness, a feeling of increasing pressure in my head, heart skipping beats, etc. Things have calmed down quite a bit since then (this was like two decades ago). Stress also plays a BIG part in it all.

Now I box. For the last year I've been training about 5 days a week consistently, previously I would do like 2 or 3 days a week. Also went mostly carnivore (I still cheat every now and then). Since then, my health has improved dramatically. Not as achy and sore as I used to be. My energy levels are more steady and not up and down like they used to be when I ate a lot of carbs. Lost about 20 pounds since January (went from 160 to 140 something depending on when I eat and time of day etc). Still losing body fat while getting more toned and firm. Boxing works muscles I never knew existed lol. Lots of burpees , jump rope, and footwork drills also burn fat pretty good.

Of course, my thumb is a bit busted right now and I developed a corn on my foot from running, but hey such is life.

[Bowas]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Praying for you. I had to quit all caffeine years ago. I used to drink 1 to 2 2 liters of Mountain Dew every day. Wound up in the ER thinking i was having a stroke. i had palpitations and felt dizzy, basic panic attack symptoms. Everything checked out fine except my blood pressure was through the roof (the traige nurse told me i need to calm down and relax or I was likely to have a stroke right there before I even got see a doctor). Anyway the doc told me a lot of guys my age were presenting with similar symptoms, and it was from overuse of caffeine.

Now, I can't even do decaf tea, I can feel the miniscule amounts of caffeine, makes me slightly jittery. (Either that or it's psychological.) Either way, after quitting caffeine cold turkey it took me about a year to get back to "normal". Kept having "episodes" of tachycardia, palpitations, dizziness, a feeling of increasing pressure in my head, heart skipping beats, etc. Things have calmed down quite a bit since then (this was like two decades ago). Stress also plays a BIG part in it all.

Now I box. For the last year I've been training about 5 days a week consistently, previously I would do like 2 or 3 days a week. Also went mostly carnivore (I still cheat every now and then). Since then, my health has improved dramatically. Not as achy and sore as I used to be. My energy levels are more steady and not up and down like they used to be when I ate a lot of carbs. Lost about 20 pounds since January (went from 160 to 140 something depending on when I eat and time of day etc). Still losing body fat while getting more toned and firm. Boxing works muscles I never knew existed lol. Lots of burpees , jump rope, and footwork drills also burn fat pretty good.

Of course, my thumb is a bit busted right now and I developed a corn on my foot from running, but hey such is life.

I can attest to the benefits of going carnivore.
Last year while deer hunting, my brother in law told me he had started it. I had not really heard of it, so I did some research, the pro and the cons of it. I decided to try it for 30 days, and I was feeling better, so I thought I would try it for 90 days.

I was feeling much better as I was sleeping much better, less groggy in the morning, my energy level was much higher, and my mental clarity had improved substantially, not to mention, so excess weight was being shed.
Oct 16th was 1 year since I started, and at this point, I can see no reason to going back to the high-carb, high-sugar diet of a "normal" diet.

I went from 241 pounds and now I am holding at 190 pounds, and feel great. I am 6'3" so I went from slightly plump, to slim, and on this diet, I didn't go hungry to get here, as I eat all and as much as I want during my meal.

[coksiw]

Originally Posted by Bowas

I can attest to the benefits of going carnivore.
Last year while deer hunting, my brother in law told me he had started it. I had not really heard of it, so I did some research, the pro and the cons of it. I decided to try it for 30 days, and I was feeling better, so I thought I would try it for 90 days.

I was feeling much better as I was sleeping much better, less groggy in the morning, my energy level was much higher, and my mental clarity had improved substantially, not to mention, so excess weight was being shed.
Oct 16th was 1 year since I started, and at this point, I can see no reason to going back to the high-carb, high-sugar diet of a "normal" diet.

I went from 241 pounds and now I am holding at 190 pounds, and feel great. I am 6'3" so I went from slightly plump, to slim, and on this diet, I didn't go hungry to get here, as I eat all and as much as I want during my meal.

I heard those good reports a lot. What do you eat beside meat? for Breakfast? for snacks?

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by coksiw

I heard those good reports a lot. What do you eat beside meat? for Breakfast? for snacks?

On a strict carnivore diet, you eat meat (beef, chicken, fish, lamb, etc), as well as eggs and butter. No veggies, no fruits, no sugary drinks, no nuts, legumes, etc. Some eat organs (liver, etc). On a less strict carnivore diet, some dairy is allowed (cheese, milk, etc).

The strictest is the Lion diet, which is STRICTLY meat, salt, and water, PERIOD.

Everyone I know who goes full carnivore or even just mostly carnivore tends to eat about 1 meal a day, simply because that's all you feel you need. Hunger is satisfied a lot longer on meat (especially beef). Some people (myself included) may snack on chicken drumsticks or something once or twice a day, plus a main meal. I haven't quite gotten my eating schedule down yet, but basically I just eat when I'm hungry if there's food available.

Of course, I still haven't kicked the milk and cheese. I LOVE me some chocolate milk. But I have found all veggies and grains are completely unnecessary for me, I could just live on beef and chicken. Especially if it is cooked over burning wood. mmmmmmmmm The good Lord knew what He was doing when He commanded bbq as the main form of offerings.

[coksiw]

Originally Posted by Esaias

On a strict carnivore diet, you eat meat (beef, chicken, fish, lamb, etc), as well as eggs and butter. No veggies, no fruits, no sugary drinks, no nuts, legumes, etc. Some eat organs (liver, etc). On a less strict carnivore diet, some dairy is allowed (cheese, milk, etc).

The strictest is the Lion diet, which is STRICTLY meat, salt, and water, PERIOD.

Everyone I know who goes full carnivore or even just mostly carnivore tends to eat about 1 meal a day, simply because that's all you feel you need. Hunger is satisfied a lot longer on meat (especially beef). Some people (myself included) may snack on chicken drumsticks or something once or twice a day, plus a main meal. I haven't quite gotten my eating schedule down yet, but basically I just eat when I'm hungry if there's food available.

Of course, I still haven't kicked the milk and cheese. I LOVE me some chocolate milk. But I have found all veggies and grains are completely unnecessary for me, I could just live on beef and chicken. Especially if it is cooked over burning wood. mmmmmmmmm The good Lord knew what He was doing when He commanded bbq as the main form of offerings.

[Bowas]

Originally Posted by coksiw

I heard those good reports a lot. What do you eat beside meat? for Breakfast? for snacks?

Originally Posted by Esaias

On a strict carnivore diet, you eat meat (beef, chicken, fish, lamb, etc), as well as eggs and butter. No veggies, no fruits, no sugary drinks, no nuts, legumes, etc. Some eat organs (liver, etc). On a less strict carnivore diet, some dairy is allowed (cheese, milk, etc).

The strictest is the Lion diet, which is STRICTLY meat, salt, and water, PERIOD.

Everyone I know who goes full carnivore or even just mostly carnivore tends to eat about 1 meal a day, simply because that's all you feel you need. Hunger is satisfied a lot longer on meat (especially beef). Some people (myself included) may snack on chicken drumsticks or something once or twice a day, plus a main meal. I haven't quite gotten my eating schedule down yet, but basically I just eat when I'm hungry if there's food available.

Of course, I still haven't kicked the milk and cheese. I LOVE me some chocolate milk. But I have found all veggies and grains are completely unnecessary for me, I could just live on beef and chicken. Especially if it is cooked over burning wood. mmmmmmmmm The good Lord knew what He was doing when He commanded bbq as the main form of offerings.

What Esaias said is true.
In that the carnivore diet consists of nutrient dense foods, one doesn't eat, or even get hungry as one does in a normal high carb diet, as the body will feast of the meat, and less inclined to store it (fat) but uses it for sustenance.

I was an avid breakfast eater, but now I am not even hungry in the mornings, so I will not eat until my body (not my mind) tells me it is time to eat, then I sit down and eat A LOT!
Lots of beef, and primarily rib-eye and eggs. I do eat some liver and heart, as they are very rich in essential nutrients as well.

I am not sure how much I spent of food prior to me changing to carnivore, but I spend somewhere around $400.00 per month of food, which is only @$13.00 per day...not too bad.

The only thing I may snack on, is cheese, but I make sure I do not over-snack, which would interfere with the concept of a huge meal.

One would be surprised how long one can go with feeling hungry when the body has the proper human diet, as the unintended consequence of "intermittent fasting" becomes a normal part of ones life, and there is no sacrifice or starvation sensations to it.

If a person is addicted to snacking, that is more a mental situation that has to be dealt with, but is not too difficult if one has determined, and it passes after a couple of weeks.

[diakonos]

I don’t know how I will push through with a crash. When I say crash, I mean pretty much a walking corpse.

[Amanah]

Originally Posted by diakonos

I don’t know how I will push through with a crash. When I say crash, I mean pretty much a walking corpse.

Why do you think you will crash? Because you can't sleep? Or because of caffeine withdrawal?