I had a stroke so..

Hi Bob,

You can add me as a friend if you like. I will be glad to help encourage you. :drinker:

I'm so sorry you have had a stroke, but it sounds like you are fighting back.

I'm so glad it didn't take another stroke or a heart attack to get you back on the healthy path. Hang in there, and I wish you the best of luck.

I had TIA about 4 years ago and thankfully nothing since. You are inspirational and you will lose the weight. Good luck x

Thank you. I am now on Warfarin to thin my blood and statins to lower my cholesterol. I get my blood regularly checked. I been seen and discharged by both cardiologist and neurologist. I see a haematologist every 6 months. Not one of them mentioned that I should eat more healthily, do some exercise and shift some pounds. My diagnosis is Hughes syndrome known as sticky blood syndrome. But still I shouldn't have been 230lbs and someone that hardly drank water. I am now 209.8lbs, try to exercise 5 times a week and drink 2-3 litres of water. I want to lose another 20lbs and do some kind of 5k run.

Hey Bob!!! My name is Jenn. I too had a stroke 8 years ago at 27 years old. Three days after giving birth. I gained approximately 40 pounds between then and January 2013. I started MFP in January 2013 and lost 37 pounds, but I hit another plateau and exercise takes me so much longer than everyone else or I can't do it at all. I am getting frustrated. Maybe you can help me and I you!!! Friend me!!!

Hi Bob,

I've got an inspirational story for you. I had a friend that had a massive heart attack at thirty years old. After the event, his cardiologist gave him about six months to live with his heart output at the time. At the advice of an N.D., my friend sought out a completely vegetarian/fish diet and meditation with a Zen master. The Zen master knows that rest and breath are essential to life and meditation achieves both. My friend worked diligently with this Zen master to learn how to slow his heart rate down to below levels of sleep. It was a long and difficult journey, but the end result was nothing short of miraculous.

Two years later, at 32 my friend had a normal EKG! His heart was able to repair itself! His cardiologist thought the EKG machine was broken and repeated the test several times over several days. His cardiologist was absolutely astounded - he couldn't believe it. Today, my friend sticks with a strict diet, meditation, and regular cardiovascular exercise. Western medicine is limited in its scope of practice. I think you too can experience healing. Look at meditation and yoga. The benefits are amazing.

I wish you all of the best, Bob!

Matt

Hi Bob,
Thank you for sharing the story of your experience and welcome to MFP.
Please feel free to add me as a friend as I would be very happy to encourage you to maintain sustainable lifestyle change.
Wishing you all the best,

Ben

Bob - save your own life, no one else can do it for you.


You can still have a hamburger and a Coke, but once a week instead of every day. If I had to give up everything I like to eat, I would have never stuck with this and stayed at Maintenance weight for five years.

Just learn to log everything and save room for an occasional hamburger and Coke.

awesome job your friend did!! I believe the body has the ability to heal and repair itself if we feed it the right nutrients and take care o the temple God gave us!! this is very inspiring and thanks for posting!