Losing weight after a heart condition

dressagediva1

I was diagnosed with heart failure after the birth of my second child. It was pregnancy induced and by the time my son was born an I was diagnosed, I had had a difficult pregnancy with 18 weeks bed rest and had put on half my pre-pregnancy weight.
I had to be careful not to stress my heart so vigourous exercise was out of the question and besides I felt exhausted all the time
20 months on and I was given more or less the all clear - luckily. But I was gettingquute depressed due to the excess weight I simply couldn't shift. So I joined myfitnesspal (actually I became a member in 2009), gave my body a kickstart with a 9 day cleanse and now the weight is slowly but surely dropping off and I feel fitter and fitter every day!

This site is so helpful and supportive!

kgb6days

Wonderful!!!!

Timelordlady85

Glad to hear you are doing better and the weight is starting to come off.

kellycasey5

YAY! I am working the calorie counting angle and VERY limited activity. I do chair yoga that is modified due to some health challenges. No matter. I have been working at this the past 8 or 9 months and have lost 50 pounds. You don't need vigorous exercise, or exercise at all for that matter, to lose weight

Welcome and congratulations on your success thus far and feeling fitter

dressagediva1

Thank you all for your lovely replies! Here's to all our successes :-)

mwikaira26

I can't excersise at all the only way I'll lose weight is by diet only. This has given me hope. Inspirational xxx