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Originally Posted by aberkok
That's horrible advice. I don't even think the OP mentioned how many calories were being eaten in the first place.
Focus more on improving the quality of the calories you are eating, and gradually cut back... or eat more maybe? I don't know how much you're eating. Also, I don't think quality of sleep has been addressed. Try to improve your sleeping conditions and state of mind before you go to bed, i.e. stay off the computer or TV an hour before bed.
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If you eat out a lot, or snack a lot, or eat fast food a lot, I can see someone with that blood pressure easily doing 5,000 calories or more per day. 2.5 years ago I was taking in 6,500 calories per day by drinking soft drinks constantly and eating out for most meals. Drop those figures down 66% and you're in the 1800-2150 range which is what you should be at if you're trying to lose weight and lower blood pressure without exercising. I've battled obesity my entire life and it's not as easy as "gradually cutting calories" or "eating better quality calories" for some people. Reducing the caloric intake drastically is how you lose weight if you're not willing to go apeshit at the gym.