Weight loss with high blood pressure — what changes, what stays
If you have high blood pressure, weight loss still works like maths — eat a little less, move a bit more. Your doctor owns your BP plan and any medicine changes; Burnie only logs your food, weight, and daily deficit, never your BP.
You have high blood pressure. You also want to lose weight. Good news: the maths still works for you. Eat a little less, move a bit more, and the deficit adds up. One big rule though — your doctor owns your BP plan. Burnie does not read your blood pressure. Burnie is free, no paid tier, and it only logs your food, weight, and daily deficit.
What high blood pressure means
High blood pressure is also called hypertension. Doctors define it as a BP of 130/80 mm Hg or higher. Over a billion adults worldwide live with it. Losing extra weight is one of the best things you can do for it. But your doctor sets the targets, checks your BP, and decides your medicines. Burnie just keeps your food and weight numbers in one place.
I cannot lose weight because I have high blood pressure.
mostly falseMostly false — losing weight actually tends to lower your BP a little. On average, BP falls about 1 mm Hg for each kilogram you lose, and the drop is bigger if you lose 5% or more of your body weight. So the maths is on your side. But how fast you lose, and any change in your BP tablets, belongs to your doctor.
What changes, what stays
Co-manage with your doctor
The bottom line
Your weight-loss maths still works with high blood pressure, and losing weight may gently lower your BP too. But the BP plan, the salt limit, and any medicine change belong to your doctor. Burnie logs the food, weight, and deficit; you and your doctor own the rest. Talk to your doctor before you change anything.