Glad to hear you passed. Hope the new lifetime diet doesn't suck too much.
Thank you my friend!
Oh, it is exactly what you would expect. Salads, veggies, chicken, fish, lean meats, no processed crap. etc. etc. Basically what every healthy person on the planet eats. And basically everything I wasnt eating! hahahahahahaha
Good for you dude. Happy to hear you're getting back to normal.
Thank you. I have done SO MUCH research the last 2 months on recovery, life expectancy, the entire healing process of a heart attack, what happens when you suffer cardiac arrest, and the healing process of that. It's pretty damned terrifying when you look at the cardiac arrest facts and figures. I truly am a very lucky man to still be here chatting with you folks.
I am thinking it's going to take another 6 months to really get back to almost normal. But I have certainly taken big steps in the last 60 days.
my father in law had a massive heart attack at age 44. he had 3 more since (but not in the last 20 or so years). he's 83 and still ticking, going to the gym, eating right, etc.
I need to follow you on this path (skipping the heart attack part, of course). Down 30 lbs so far in the last couple months (all I did was quit drinking and snacking in the evening). Many, many more to go.
I was told I dropped 15lbs in the last 2 months. But that 1st month I really wasn't getting much exercise or movement at all. So hopefully the weight starts coming off a little faster. But like the doctor said, it took me 56 years to get in this shape, it's going to take time to get into better shape.
Those 1st few weeks were mentally and physically draining. My entire body was in shock.
Take me piece by piece..... Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
It's gotta be tough making good food choices out on the road. I worked at a truck stop for many years. 98% of the guys were super obese. and no wonder....our menu didn't exactly scream "vegetarian" or "lean meats". we served a fucking hamburger steak (three 8 oz patties smashed together into one giant burger) and eggs breakfast FFS.
It's gotta be tough making good food choices out on the road. I worked at a truck stop for many years. 98% of the guys were super obese. and no wonder....our menu didn't exactly scream "vegetarian" or "lean meats". we served a fucking hamburger steak (three 8 oz patties smashed together into one giant burger) and eggs breakfast FFS.
Yes sir. And I have spent 2 months saying and thinking "WHY ME? " I have seen hundreds and thousands of truck drivers in a lot worse shape than me! Why the fuck am I the guy who drops dead!!!!
But its more than just the shitty diet. It's the fact that we all sit on our asses for 10-12 hours a day driving. Then sleep for as much as possible. There is just no physical activity in our lifestyle.
Take me piece by piece..... Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Congrats on passing the physical!! I am sure that was a relief. Keep up the good work with the diet and exercise. It sucks at first, but then just becomes part of your lifestyle to the point where eating something unhealthy isn't even appealing anymore.
Congrats on passing the physical!! I am sure that was a relief. Keep up the good work with the diet and exercise. It sucks at first, but then just becomes part of your lifestyle to the point where eating something unhealthy isn't even appealing anymore.
Thank you.
Take me piece by piece..... Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
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Congrats getting back to work will be good for you!
jesus greets me looks just like me ....
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Way to go, Speedy! From one 56yr-old to another, these life changes can be a blessing.
I bet your bride and my husband are happy to have us around for hopefully a good long while.
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Glad to hear you are cleared to go back to work, means you are getting healthy, which is great. The wife and I changed our eating habits a few years back, do a lot of exercise, including long hikes in the woods, I managed to drop about 20 pounds, she dropped about 35. We want to be healthy to enjoy the future so I think you are on the right path there!
Your medical bills remind me of my skateboarder son who over the years has managed to dislocate both elbows at about $20k each and a ruptured spleen that was about $84k. Luckily insurance covered most of that, but yes, I was the one going into shock with those bills coming in.
Hey now. Inspiring me to take better care of myself. Today anyway. Hope your path keeps taking you to great depths. You seemed to have found some wisdom most just miss. Take care
Well,I finally made the dreaded phone call to the billing center at the hospital where I had my heart attack, went in to cardiac arrest, and left this Earth for a short while.
Lets just say, I Kinda, Sorta, Guess Im still happy to be alive. hahahahahahahahahahahah
Take me piece by piece..... Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
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Such a relief, so gratifying on every level.
CONGRATULATIONS!
A monumentally fantastic day.
Those 1st few weeks were mentally and physically draining. My entire body was in shock.
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Thank you my dear friend.
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
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I have seen hundreds and thousands of truck drivers in a lot worse shape than me! Why the fuck am I the guy who drops dead!!!!
But its more than just the shitty diet. It's the fact that we all sit on our asses for 10-12 hours a day driving. Then sleep for as much as possible. There is just no physical activity in our lifestyle.
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
www.headstonesband.com
Hehehehe
The Bengals have proven anything is possible.
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
2 new medical bills totaling $2100.00 just showed up in the mail. Hahahaha
UGHH
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Your medical bills remind me of my skateboarder son who over the years has managed to dislocate both elbows at about $20k each and a ruptured spleen that was about $84k. Luckily insurance covered most of that, but yes, I was the one going into shock with those bills coming in.
1st day was a 13 hour shift
2nd day was a 10 hour shift
3rd day was a 13 hour shift
I think this job is going to kill me.
OH WAIT.......
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Lets just say, I Kinda, Sorta, Guess Im still happy to be alive. hahahahahahahahahahahah
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....