What Does This BP Value And Weight Loss Indicate?

Posted on Sat, 5 Jul 2014

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Sat, 5 Jul 2014 Answered on

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Question : just checking how hwalthy is blood pressure 114/66 - Ive just lost 20 lbs and have 30 more to go - seems Im really doing well?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
blood pressure normal

Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for using healthcare magic

You are doing very well, congratulations. It can be hard to lose weight and you have managed to lose 20 pnds, so that is very good.

Your blood pressure is normal. Normal blood pressure is a systolic (top value) of less than 120 and a diastolic (bottom value) of less than 80.

If the systolic is between 120- 139 OR the diastolic is between 80 to 89 then a person is called prehypertensive. This means that they do not have high blood pressure as yet but are at risk of developing it.

Above these values a person would be diagnosed with hypertension.

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions. Wish you luck on the rest of your weight loss journey

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (4 hours later)

Just want to thank you Dr. James; thought I was doing pretty well, not under a dr.'s care for anything, was Googling and saw this option to get my question answered, and received the confirmation I was hoping for :-D

With appreciation, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
doing very well

Detailed Answer:
HI

You are doing well. Once you reach your goal, you can consider weighing at least once weekly.
If you notice any increase of 5 pounds above your baseline, you would restart dietary changes to reduce weight again. This way the weight would be more likely to remain in control.

God bless and good luck

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar