There is no doubt that exercise has been my weak spot in my heart attack recovery. I just did not do it at all. I knew darn well that it is a critical component is…
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Heart Friendly Diet B+
A change in one’s diet is very difficult. It is also the key to losing weight and taking control of your health through eating well. Right now I see my diet as being similar to…
Heart Health Report Card for 2008
Yesterday was the third anniversary of my heart attack that led to my triple bypass and 17 day hospital stay. On the first anniversary of the heart attack, I made a goal to make myself…
Prevention of Future Attack 2005 (F) 2006 (B) 2007 (B)
Can you prevent a heart attack? It’s a complex question to answer. Coronary heart disease is largely hereditary. Many factors related to coronary heart disease can be “managed” to minimize the possibility of a heart…
Taking time for myself 2005 (D) 2006 (C) 2007 (c)
Taking time for yourself and lowering stress are pretty tightly coupled for me. The goals for each are almost identical. Again, I could almost post the same entry for this year as I did last…
Lower Stress Level 2005 (C) 2006 (B) 2007 (B-)
I clearly have not met my 2007 goal related to stress. I have barely had a free weeknight in months. That’s why I gave myself a slightly worse score this year. My goal for the…
Regular Aerobic Exercise 2005 (F) 2006 (D) 2007 (F)
This is the worst of my scores, and the area that I am least proud of. I could almost post the same text this year as I did a year ago. I made no improvement…
Heart Friendly Diet 2005 (F) 2006 (B) 2007 (B+)
Today is the 2nd anniversary of my triple bypass. Diet is one of the most important things that a person with cardiac heart disease has directly under his/her control. Below is my goal from 2006…