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Hi I am new here and new to 5:2 . I saw a status pop up on facebook about 5:2 so I had to check it all out and after a good look around the internet and having now watched the documentary too I have started the diet. I have already lost 3 kilo's on my own but was losing a bit of memento. I am not very overweight but have developed high blood pressure for the first time in my life. My doctor told me to lose some weight and try to get it down on my own first . I started this 4 days ago , and today is my 2nd day of the fast. Wish me luck and hello to all.

Hello and welcome!!! You will love it here.
Good luck on your second fast!

Hi Ally,
Big welcome, you have come to the right place, good luck!
Toni x

Hi Ally

Welcome Ally. I am new as well. And also have blood pressure that has been creeping up. I just read an article yesterday about beet juice reducing blood pressure. Not my favorite but trying to incorporate more beets into my diet. Google it. Better than going on medication. Here is a link:

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/ ... sion/38465

hi ally and michmod and welcome to this brilliant place!!! we have a good community here and it has helped all of us to share our news and have our questions answered by so many people all round the world!!
thank you michmod for the beetjuice tip- this could be very useful to a lot of us!!
all the best and keep in touch- ursula

Thank you everyone for the welcome and thank you michmod for the link.

Parsley is also supposed to reduce blood pressure. My mum has low BP and she isn't allowed to eat parsley often.