Still down

After yesterday's bike ride, and a day of eating well, the reading is still good. Just a few minutes ago, my morning bp read:
126/79

Richard Moore in his book The High Blood Pressure Solution makes it clear that changes to diet do not take affect immediately. In many cases it can take weeks or months, especially when the bp has been high for a long time. Consequently, I don't pretend to think that a quick fix in diet can readjust blood pressure. However, my hope is that after doing this thing for a couple months and having good blood pressure for a little while that a brief respite from conscientious eating can quickly return the body back to where it was.

Time will tell. I am taking today off exercise to give my bones a rest, and I'll be having a few beers at the Seattle Sounders game tonight, so check in tomorrow to see where things stand.

For inspiration, I'll leave you with another picture from last week's Stujack Pass hike. The notch is the pass. Mt. Pugh is up to the right.