Losing heart ..stuck in plateau

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  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    Did they consider you're just mildly dehydrated? My daughter had symptoms like that and that was her doctor's first suggestion, before checking for anemia next. When you get dehydrated your blood volume goes down and your blood pressure falls really low on standing, which makes you light headed and makes your heart rate rise to compensate for the loss of blood to the head. Or something.

    Plateaus usually just require patience. Good luck!
  • moijo6
    moijo6 Posts: 121
    Try walking in the morning. Nothing fast - don't go for time. Just a nice walk for 30min to an hour. Get your body going, enjoy the walk and don't go for time (trust me you'll start walking faster on your own as you get into it). Keep your heart rate low - if you have a friend, it should be easy to talk and walk at the same time. Once you get past 20-30 minutes, you'll be in the zone.

    I'm down to 16-16.5 minute miles - but I'm comfortable, my heart rate is slow and steady and I'm not pushing myself. I bring my dog with me, and he's in heaven with a daily 5 mile walk (plus he's lost some weight himself). I don't like walking with other people, just my dog and my music. It's a great part of my day and I don't dread it like I used to dread my marathon training when I was leaner.

    I don't take in a lot of sugar - 5-10g per day. I still eat my share of carbs in green veggies - but I only have fruits as a treat. I don't have a sweet tooth, so this isn't really a problem for me.

    Im going to start with this ^^^ my gp just said almost the same thing this morning, plus the good news is that there are no medical problems causing it, i can go ahead and start building up my fitness,but i have to start from scratch and fingers crossed my heart rate will settle with time :P

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