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The Fix, by David Baldacci.
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My inspiration? Double bypass surgery almosy 7 weeks ago due to coronary artery disease, and the realization that if I didn't become more active and drop a lot of excess weight, I'd be back in the OR in a few years, and in worse shape. 59 is way too young to give up, and I have no intention of giving up. So I'm committed,…
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If you are diabetic or pre-diabetic, sugary drinks of any kind should be on the never-touch list. I grew up drinking Coke, Pepsi, sweet tea, etc. Gave it up long ago in favor of diet drinks. Have all but given those up for water after my bypass surgery. Just my take on it. I'm not diabetic, but many of my family and…
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I love most cheese varieties. Favorite is extra sharp cheddar, but really just about any type is good. Now that I have to watch my sodium intake closely, I always look for lowest sodium varities, or weigh out minimum portions. I have been known to eat 8 ounces or more at a sitting.
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Something to watch with instant oatmeal besides sugar is sodium. I used to eat Quaker Lower Sugar instant until recently, when my heart surgery prompted me to drastically reduce sodium in my diet. The instant oats that I ate two packages at a time had 240mg sodium per serving, which meant that I was getting a quarter of…
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Fringe
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Howdy! I'm new to the group, been on MFP a week now. Had a kick in the butt from Reality in June, by way of several blocked arteries at age 59. July 18 had two bypass grafts put in, and have been busy drastically revising my eating habits and exercise habits (formerly mostly recliner sitting interspersed with bouts of…
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Feel free to add me if you want. I'm 59, and 6 weeks +2 days ago I had reality slap me in the face, in the form of open heart surgery for a double bypass. I weighed 283.5 lbs the day after I got home from the hospital. This morning, the scales read 265.0. I logged 7,400 steps today, have made a drastic change in diet and…
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I'm on a heart healthy diet plan, low sodium, low refined sugars.
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My wife and I watched that show too, were not impressed by the contestants (how can one be a celebrity when I've never heard of most of them??).
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In enemy territory! I'm originally from Georgia too, now living in Oklahoma. GO DAWGS!
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Not sure how on the app.
