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Heart attack survivor

cleischner658
cleischner658 Posts: 1 Member
in Introduce Yourself
I’m new here and this is the first time I’ve ever tried to diet. I’ve always been a big guy but athletic and strong but I found you can not out work a bad diet in the gym. 10 weeks ago I had a heart attack and needed triple bypass surgery. My recovery has went amazing and part of the reason is because I was a physically strong person I think. 8 weeks post surgery I was backcountry snowmobiling and playing hockey again. It really amazed me that I could bounce back from that like I did. I thought if I can do that, I can get lighter too. I am going to lose 55lbs. It’s not going to be easy but I think I can handle it. I will turn 40 in the best shape of my life.

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  • nsk1951
    nsk1951 Posts: 1,311 Member
    Good Luck to you. I hope you have gotten advice from your cardiologist or someone well versed professionally with proper diet for someone who has had a heart attack. Take good care of yourself!
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,113 Member
    Much health and success to you, and welcome to MFP.

    My gym is owned by a large hospital chain, and has a large Cardio Rehab gym-within-the-gym. I never pay attention, but when I walked past this morning, I looked at the users behind the plate glass window and was shocked at how young many of them were.

    You’re not alone.

    I sincerely hope you have access to as excellent a facility and care team as ours seems to be.

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