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Rough week... 2 high school classmates (1982) died last week. Both heart blockages. It wasn't that I was particularly close with these guys, but that they were my age; one seemed healthy; one seemed about 80 lbs overweight as I had been. As I am hearing it, they both dropped suddenly, without warning (at least to those around them). For 2 months I felt something going on in my chest and thought it was just reflux. After all, I had already lost 65 lbs and was doing 45 minutes of cardio on a regular basis. Still, I got checked out. Turns out it was 6 blockages (100/90/70/50/50/50%), resulting in 5 bypasses BEFORE A HEART ATTACK. So it makes me count my blessings... and makes me ponder how much our nutrition plays a part in Cardiovascular disease, regardless if we are overweight or not.
Diet Calendar Entries for 18 October 2016:
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2053 kcal
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Fat: 50.75g | Prot: 96.04g | Carb: 327.58g.
Breakfast: Nature's Path Organic Pumpkin Flax Plus Granola, Cinnamon, Sun-Maid Natural California Raisins, Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. Lunch: Kraft 2% Milk Mexican Taco Cheese, Tortilla Corn Chips, Grilled Chicken (Skin Not Eaten), Guacamole, Refried Beans, Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. Dinner: Barilla Farfalle Pasta, Goya Black Beans, Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. Snacks/Other: Clif Bar Builder's Bar - Vanilla Almond, Coffee, Domino Sugar Granulated Sugar. more...
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2728 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 40 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 50 minutes, Resting - 16 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours. more...
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Thankful to hear you "listened" to your body and had it checked out. Yes, becomes very REAL when a classmate or someone our own age passes....
18 Oct 16 by member: Rckc
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Holy cow. Glad you made it through all those blockages!
18 Oct 16 by member: abbadabba
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Oh My!!! Glad you are ok and still with us
18 Oct 16 by member: PGM012197
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18 Oct 16 by member: chesgreen
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Interesting, I just got the same kind of call from one of my classmates, updating me on classmates deaths.
18 Oct 16 by member: warrenwinter
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18 Oct 16 by member: Arabella66
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If you can stay out of fast food joints, you're already miles ahead of your class, overweight or not. The documentary "Supersize Me" should answer your question about whether a normal weight person can be truly sick, even after just 1 month.
18 Oct 16 by member: soonsoonsoon
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that was mandatory viewing for my kids in school
31 Oct 16 by member: ckworksalot
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Sounds like you dodged a bullet. Glad you got checked before it was too late. Yes it makes one pause when people our age die.
31 Oct 16 by member: rhontique
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WOW SAME THING HAPPWENNING TO MY BUDS...MOSTLY TEAMMATES FROM HIGHSCHOOL AND COLLEGE SO I STILL HAVE THEM PICTURED AS STUDS..ONE GUY WAS A COP AND HAD A FATAL HEART ATTACK AS HE CROSSED THE FINISH LINE IN A 10 K RACE..HUH????MY THEORY IS THAT INTENSE ATHLETICS IN OUR YOUTH MAKES IT HARDER FOR OUR BODIES TO SHED POUNDS WITH WHAT I CALL STAYING FIT ACTIVITIES ..WE REQUIRE MORE BECAUSE OUR METABOLISM THAT WE GENERATED AS YOUTHS..OH WELL..GLAD U FOUND YOURS!!! WERE U HAVING ANNUAL PHYSICALS??? ON STATINS OR MEDS BEFOREHAND?? MY DAD DIED AT 53 FROM AN ACUTE HEART ATTACK AT 53..HE WAS IN SHAPE AND A STUD...I WAS 20 SO EVERY YEAR I GO INTO THE DOC FOR A PHYSICAL AND AN EKG AND SOMETIMES AN ULTRASOUND OF MY VEINS AND ARTERIES..I EVEN GAVE MY DOC MY DADS AUTOPSY REPORT WHICH SHOWED INTENSE BLOCKEAGE OF A CERTAIN LARGE ARTERY..SO HE CHECKS THAT ONE MORE...GENETICS CAN BE CRUEL...BUT HE ALSO LIVED LIFE HUGE ..HE WAS A WEALTHY MAN WHO LOVED TO EAT THE BEST AND I GUESS A SIGN OF SUCCESS BACK THEN WAS A STEAK,PRIME RIB AND LAMB EVRYNIGHT...HE SMOKED CIGARS AS WELL...BUT THAT WAS BEFORE STATINS ..BTW HE HAD HAD A COMPLETE ARMY PHYSICAL TWO WEEKS BEFORE AND PASSED..GO FIGURE..
24 Apr 17 by member: ED BO
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