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Originally Posted by HarryT
Unfortunately the drugs I’m having to take at the moment have completely messed up my metabolism, and I’ve regained a large proportion of the weight I painstakingly lost, which is a real nuisance  . I’ll be on the drug regime for another two and a half years, which isn’t great news. |
Very sorry too hear that, your efforts helped encourage my own weight loss efforts.
I'm stuck on about 8-10kg above where I need to be. In part because the peripheral neuropathy is gradually worsening, which curtails my walking. And the gym I used 3 times a week has closed. Now the nearest branch is two bus rides away so I don't get there as often.
The building where my gym was located is going to be demolished, which means my pharmacy will also disappear, but there's another pharmacy just down the street so that's OK. But there's no gym as convenient as the one that closed, or I should say there are none that men can use, there being two women-only gyms nearby Ψ
But good news on the cardiac front. My atrial fibrillation is much improved. The cardiologists attribute that to their 'radical/aggressive' medication regime. High-dose Candesartan to open up the blood vessels, consequently the left atrium doesn't have to work so hard. It is normally prescribed for hypertension, which I don't have. I also like to think the improved fitness and diet helped a bit. Bottom line is that I don't get as breathless.
I'm eating the right things, I think. Practically no carbs, low fat dairy, fish, not much meat, fruits, vegetables, nuts and pulses. But probably too much, especially fruit, I'm going through bucketfuls of summer berries, cherries, apricots, mangoes etc.
BR