If you read my posts during the past week, you know that I have been assessing my health a year after my heart attack. Overall I rate myself as a “C”. That’s way above the “F” I rated myself in 2005. I have come a long way but have along way to go. I think I am a lot smarter aware of how to recognize…
Prevention of Future Attack 2005 (F) 2006 (B)
Overall it’s possible to manage your health to prevent a future heart attack. You can’t control the factors you inherit from your family. I have plenty of these since most of my father’s family died from heart disease. The combination of a low fat diet, aerobic exercise and lowering stress are the big three that you have control over. I find myself very aware of…
Taking time for myself 2005 (D) 2006 (C)
When I first decided to measure myself on this criteria, I didn’t realize how close it aligned with stress. Looking at yesterday’s post, I seem to attribute stress to lack of time for myself or too much time volunteering. It is an interesting balance that I have to play in my life. I am more conscious on taking time for myself this year. It’s easy…
Lower Stress Level 2005 (C) 2006 (B)
Stress… it’s hard to eliminate stress in your life, especially if you work in a corporate environment. Actually, my work has become less stressful. After a year at Goodyear, I am pretty comfortable with my job. Plus, my co-workers are good to work with and also respect my time limits. Outside of work, it seems like it is more of a chore. I tend to…
Regular Aerobic Exercise 2005 (F) 2006 (D)
Here’s the grade that I am least proud of. Exercise, combined with a low-fat, low-sugar, low-salt diet, is a must for a healthy heart. This was an area I excelled in early in my recovery. I loved my cardiac rehab class and walking. I faithfully exercised. However after I returned to work and volunteering, I fell into the trap of not allowing time for an…
Heart Friendly Diet 2005 (F) 2006 (B)
My diet is the area that I improved the most on this year. Diet, along with exercise, is one item that you have control over in preventing future heart disease. I am now a regular reader of food nutritional information labels. These labels reveal a lot of amazing information about the product. Watch out for sodium! This pretty much eliminates packaged and frozen meals. No…
My Heart Report Card
Today is the first anniversasry of my triple bypass open heart surgery. Looking back, I have come a long way over the past year. Although time passed slowly through the winter during my recovery and cardiac rehab classes, the rest of the year flew by with our Hawaiian cruise and a wonderful summer. I appreciate things so much more today. One of the things I…
Beautiful day for a Walk
Brett and I did a walk today through the neighborhood. The colors this year seem to not be as vibrant as in prior years. It was truly a perfect fall day.