Natural Flexitarian

I am feeling a little discouraged this morning, the blood pressure went up a little today instead of down. But being away from home over the weekend isn’t as easy to get all my vegetables in. Or maybe it is because of the lightly salted tortilla chips. Or maybe it is because of my crazy hormones still. I don’t know why it went up, but I am still fighting on. My lunch and dinner was the same yesterday, but here are the pics: 138/87

Three days down. I had oats made with natural peanut butter, 2%milk, natural peanut butter, and blueberries for breakfast. For lunch I had left over black beans and wild rice. Then for dinner I made a cauliflower crust pizza topped with sauce, onions, peppers, black olives, mushrooms, and cheese. 131/80

Day 2 went pretty good. I know that it will take time to see major healthy results. I can’t say my female issues are any better. But my blood pressure changed a little. It’s to early to say if food is helping, or if it is the fluctuation of the day. Either way, I like to see the blood pressure number going the right direction, even if it’s just the bottom number! Here are the pics of my main meals yesterday: 132/77

I have struggled with my blood pressure for years. But this past year has been a crazy health year for me. Needless to say after having surgery in October, and still dealing with female issues, and now with a Mirena pumping a steady flow of progesterone into my body. I don't feel well most of my days and my blood pressure is slowly creeping up. Being tired of feeling awful, I have decided to research how to once and for all take control of this blood pressure issue, without medication, and try to feel better all around. This brings me to my 21 day challenge. Already being a flexitarian, I plan on removing all processed junk food from my diet. I will be adding more vegetables, fruits, healthy fats and proteins. My challenge started yesterday. Here is the pics of my main meals I ate: Feel free to follow my journey, and stick around so we can continue a life long journey of being a natural flexitarian! 132/81