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[Sir Trev]

Nice one Bibs. Getting the weight off and keeping it off defo make you feel better, helping you stay more active which of course helps more. Positive feedback loop

I started to lose weight a couple of years ago when I went to put the empties in the recycling one Thursday night before putting the bins out. Lady Poppy normally keeps the kitchen tidy but she'd been away most of the week and, let's just say, more wine bottles and beer cans had stacked up than I'd realised. Plus I was getting through a bottle of spirits in three or four evenings. Cut right back on the booze, altered my terrible lunch choices, swapped to simple porridge for breakfast instead of sugar-laden cereals and joined a gym. Being an anal accountant I set up a weight monitoring spreadsheet and set myself a goal of a stone down within a year (to avoid a potential yo-yo) and I beat it - happy days. Levelled off and kept it there and feel a lot better for it. Shame I didn't do ten years earlier.

[Bibio]

alcohol is evil. anyone that has to have a drink every night has a problem.

sounds like you made the right choice Trev.

i'm still going and still full of energy haven't felt this good in yeeaaaarrrrsssss

[Adam Ef]

The thing that made me really want to stop smoking was when I realised that I needed to do it. I thought I was choosing to do it but suddenly realised I was a slave to it. I hated that. It made me really want to stop. Wanting to stop helps a lot.


If you can ignore the urges and let the cravings pass, giving it a few minutes and trying to not react to them each time it makes it better. The moment you decide to stop you're at the hardest point and it does get gradually easier and easier the more you stick with it.

[Adam Ef]

^ Or to abbreviate... Well done. Stick with it. You can do it and its definitely worth it.

[Bibio]

the choice is pretty simple, for me its. stop smoking, loose weight and get fitter or loose your legs...

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by Bibio

the choice is pretty simple, for me its. stop smoking, loose weight and get fitter or loose your legs...

Oh feck
That conversation with the consultant

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[Bibio]

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Oh feck
That conversation with the consultant

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pretty much.

its a bit like the wheels on the bus at the moment.

there is narrowing in both common iliac where they join with the aorta which is also narrowed in the same area due to VAD.

solution 1. which is temp, ballooning of the artery's to stretch them out.
solution 2. stenting of the artery's.
solution 3. bypass of the artery's (like a heart bypass).
solution 4. if none of the above can be done then after some time there will be no blood supply to my legs at which point they will have to cut them off.

aahhh but wait. all of the above can only be done if my ticker is working correctly which means the blood clot has to dissipate and a stent put in before they can even think about doing shizz to the iliac's.

so yes i'm fuuurkkked

[littleoldman2]

What can one say. Well you're certainly doing what needs to be done from your end. Keep it up.

[garynortheast]

Pretty grim choices there Lance but as Mal says you're now doing your bit. Diet and as much exercise as you can comfortably manage. Keep going....

[Bibio]

that was a nice little change from the norm.. baked tatty with tuna and onion.