Stick with the diet changes. I had one about 5 years ago and I'm down 80 pounds since I had the heart attack. You're 100% right about how motivating almost dying can be. I had to give up sweets completely as I'm a sugar junkie and can't do just a little bit. It got easier over time to where I don't notice anymore unless my wife brings home ice cream. That, I can hear calling to me for days lol.
Ever try natural ice cream? No artificial sugars added… made with natural non sugar sweetener.
No but I’ve had Alaskan ice cream made with snow and crisco and syrup flavoring
80lbs, wow! Good on you!
I have been told the heart failure will damage my kidneys over time... so I am on kidney medicine before it kicks off.
Try some real Eskimo ice cream (akutaq) from some of the coastal villages.
The lack of energy is the killer for me. I'm lucky I didn't do a ton of damage from mine, but there was some to the pumping side of my heart. My blood pressure gets wonky and I'm on a ton of meds for that. Ended up with an ambulance trip this summer because it was 220/150 and I thought I was having another heart attack. The VA doctor turned me over to a civilian and it's way better now with new meds. It just stinks taking so many pills. Glad you're feeling better, as others have said your posts have given me many a belly laugh over the last year or more.
And the bite in the left shoulder any time you get going on something is a pain. I remember last time it was also a while before I trusted my body enough to really use it. It is a bit like being pregnant. like it is something happening to your body but not you. Like my wife would ask "are you feeling OK?"
