I woke up this morning and my blood pressure was still 110/68. I still felt dizzy. So I skipped my beta blocker for the second time, chugged a glass of electrolyte water and went to work. By the time I arrived in the breakroom before clocking in, my blood pressure was 125/88. I took my beta blocker and hoped for the best.

The person on support today did an excellent job of meeting my medical accommodations, and my neighbors in the QC lines, M. and A., kept swapping out my carts for theirs whenever they received refixes, which make it easier to limit my mobility. I ended the day at about 105% and I am grateful for the help.

FOOD:

• 4:30 a.m.: half a cup of peppermint coffee, 12 ounces electrolyte water and a slice of pesto pizza.
• 6:30 to 8:30 a.m.: 17 ounces water
• 8:30 a.m.: cashews and fig newtons
• 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.: about 12 ounces water
• 10:30 a.m.: two slices pizza
• 2:30 p.m.: about 16 ounces unsweetened Earl Grey iced tea with Torani sugar free mango syrup
• 4:30 p.m.: dinner based on a recipe from Hungryroot–“the actual orange burger” made from sweet potato, carrot and red pepper topped with avocado, sautéed kale and yellow and red peppers (and I probably used too much oil), BBQ tempeh, and nutritional yeast and served on a pretzel bun toasted in the oven after a brush with margarine and everything bagel seasoning. Served with cottage cheese, because honestly I’m concerned it might not have enough protein and a Dr Pepper Zero Strawberries and cream.
• 6:15 p.m.: KozyShack cinnamon raisin rice pudding for dessert. An impulse buy. But I still don’t like rice pudding.

Hopefully that’s all I eat today and I have some more water before bed.