Unbelievable - even to my Doctor!

Rufev
Rufev Posts: 5 Member
edited September 26 in Success Stories
Years ago I was diagnosed with runaway diabetes, high blood pressure and "immeasurable" cholesterol. Your triglycerides are to be under 150. Mine were 3,576 just two years ago. After many visits to various doctors we had pounded that number down to 550. As you may expect I received 3 stents on March 29th of this year. Sunday I will turn 50. After the heart procedure I have become obsessed with my diet and exercise habits. A big part of that was finding myfitnesspal.com and tracking everything I do. To the amazement of my doctors, my family and myself I had new blood numbers pulled Sunday. My tri’s are down to a low 93 and cholesterol is at 85! Movement that is unbelievable in just 26 days. This application has allowed me to get a handle on what I eat and how bad I was doing when I thought I was doing well. Thank you.
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  • kykykenna
    kykykenna Posts: 656 Member
    Incredible success story!!!!!! How awesome!:)
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    There was a main feature article in New Scientist about exactly that last year. See if you can find it online. It was about patients with severe diabetes being cured by having surgery that meant they had to eat cleanly.

    Well done. People like you are amazing.
  • Tangerine302
    Tangerine302 Posts: 1,509 Member
    Wow! That's wonderful!!! :)
  • kayleeblue
    kayleeblue Posts: 273
    Good Job!! and keep up the good work!
  • sammys1girly
    sammys1girly Posts: 1,045 Member
    Wow, that's awesome!
  • claire_b79
    claire_b79 Posts: 101 Member
    Wow that is fantastic! Good for you!
  • thumper44
    thumper44 Posts: 1,464 Member
    Awesome job.
    It's amazing what the body can do if given proper nutrition and exercise..
  • kimberly428
    kimberly428 Posts: 237
    The gave me the chills, good job!
  • bmfrazie
    bmfrazie Posts: 2,380 Member
    Good job! That is a great success story.
  • sandman27959
    sandman27959 Posts: 32
    Thanks for sharing your amazing story. You should be proud of yourself!
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,734 Member
    That is awesome! Keep up the wonderful work!
  • JulieBoBoo
    JulieBoBoo Posts: 642
    Such an inspiration!!! Congratulations!!!
  • sd101483
    sd101483 Posts: 419 Member
    Amazing! Fabulous job!
  • McPenguin
    McPenguin Posts: 67
    Way to go! That's utterly AMAZING success! Congratulations on taking control of your health!
  • lulu1962
    lulu1962 Posts: 210
    Wish my husband would do what you're doing! He had a heart attack when he was 41...2 stents in the last 10 years...defibrillator implanted last year...high cholesterol, pre-diabetic...Thought by now he would "wake up!":noway:
  • tassles
    tassles Posts: 172
    wow that's great news!!!
    :happy:
  • AngelsKisses75
    AngelsKisses75 Posts: 595 Member
    Thank you so much for sharing this! So very awe-inspiring! I love it! :heart:
  • laurie_powers
    laurie_powers Posts: 103 Member
    That is incredible! Congratulations, keep up the great work!
  • BrownEyedG1rl
    BrownEyedG1rl Posts: 625 Member
    SO happy for you!!!! That is amazing! Congrats!
  • Tree72
    Tree72 Posts: 942 Member
    Thanks for sharing your amazing story, and congratulations on regaining your health. It's so inspirational to read stories like this and see what's possible.
  • Cherlette
    Cherlette Posts: 2
    Congrats!!! i AM NEW TO THIS SITE HOWEVER IT HAS REALLY HELPED ME REALISTICALLY KNOW WHAT TO EAT AND WHAT NOT TO EAT..DOWN 5LBS WITH 95 TO GO..
  • bast2112
    bast2112 Posts: 63
    You saved your own life!! Awesome!
  • troythegeek
    troythegeek Posts: 47
    It's amazing what wakes us up and gets us motivated to live a healthier lifestyle. Your story is inspirational and proof that we can control so much of what is happening with our bodies. Good luck to you and I hope you continue to baffle the "experts" for a long time with your continued success.
  • LyndseyMcKnight7
    LyndseyMcKnight7 Posts: 88
    That is wonderful! Congrats to you and keep up the excellent work!
  • Jennyzfit
    Jennyzfit Posts: 175 Member
    Great for you as your eating your way to great health! Congrats to you. It's a lot of hard work to get healthy at first and it feels great to feel good and it does get easier as habits change. You should be very proud of yourself. :D
  • Tristis
    Tristis Posts: 288 Member
    Nice! Keep up the good work. :)
  • ncahill77
    ncahill77 Posts: 501 Member
    Years ago I was diagnosed with runaway diabetes, high blood pressure and "immeasurable" cholesterol. Your triglycerides are to be under 150. Mine were 3,576 just two years ago. After many visits to various doctors we had pounded that number down to 550. As you may expect I received 3 stents on March 29th of this year. Sunday I will turn 50. After the heart procedure I have become obsessed with my diet and exercise habits. A big part of that was finding myfitnesspal.com and tracking everything I do. To the amazement of my doctors, my family and myself I had new blood numbers pulled Sunday. My tri’s are down to a low 93 and cholesterol is at 85! Movement that is unbelievable in just 26 days. This application has allowed me to get a handle on what I eat and how bad I was doing when I thought I was doing well. Thank you.

    That's awesome! Do you mind if I ask what you were eating before that you thought was good for you that didn't turn out to be so good?
  • Rufev
    Rufev Posts: 5 Member
    It was the small things that tracking my food has pointed out. Like you have a salmon dinner thinking "this is great!" to realize later you put 200 calories worth of tartar on the fish and 100's of calories of dressing on the salad. You are walking around the office and you have a cookie here and some candy there without even thinking about it. My wife and I would go out to dinner often and you have the appetizer, salad, entree, dessert...2000 calories later...Wow!

    Now it is fat free, sugar free everything with me making 90% of the food I choose to eat. Amazing difference.
  • Tzavush
    Tzavush Posts: 389 Member
    What a fabulous acheivement!!
    Its so great to hear the stories of the ones who change.
    I am a nurse and often see the patients BEFORE surgery givign them all the education and idea to change, then six months later we see them again back fallen into the old ruts.

    I made a serious decision to get a hold of myself and my own health for many reasons but really who wants to take advice from a health professional who isn't healthy!!
    Great job at making the changes!!!
  • DancingVe
    DancingVe Posts: 41 Member
    Fantastic!!!!
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