Reversed My Heart Damage!!!! : General Low-Carb Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Fri, Jan-11-08, 16:08

Bat Spit

Senior Member

Posts: 7,051

Plan: paleo-ish
Stats: 482/400/240 Female 68 inches

BF:
Progress: 34%

Location: DC Area

WooHoo!

How exciting and amazing for you!

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#17 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 16:11

liddie01

Butter is Better!

Posts: 5,894

Plan: Atkins OWL
Stats: 234/220.4/160 Female 5"8.5"

BF:its back again!
Progress: 18%

Location: Mount Carmel, Pa.

Wonderful! I know with my Bf that staying the same is all we were told to hope for with his heart condition, you have been blessed.

#18 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 16:13

pennink

Senior Member

Posts: 12,781

Plan: Atkins (veteran)
Stats: 321/206.2/160 Female 5'4"

BF:new scale :(
Progress: 71%

Location: Niagara Falls, ON

Quote:

Originally Posted by liddie01

Wonderful! I know with my Bf that staying the same is all we were told to hope for with his heart condition, you have been blessed.

I was told that too!! I was told, getting your weight down will keep you as you are without making it worse. My doctors are so convinced about low carb now they are just astounded.

#19 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 16:17

liddie01

Butter is Better!

Posts: 5,894

Plan: Atkins OWL
Stats: 234/220.4/160 Female 5"8.5"

BF:its back again!
Progress: 18%

Location: Mount Carmel, Pa.

I am astounded too, you will give a lot of people hope.

#20 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 16:40

Citruskiss Citruskiss is offline

I've decided

Posts: 16,864

Plan: LC
Stats: 235/137.6/130 Female 5' 5"

BF:haven't a clue
Progress: 93%

This is incredible news pennink! Wow...you get my vote for one of the most inspirational turnarounds ever on this forum.

I'm so impressed with your dedication, your flexibility (in terms of being reasonable about food and so forth), and your determination to make things better.

It goes from fun new clothes, to more energy...to this - heart damage reversed. Amazing

Keep up the fantastic work, and I hope you're proud of yourself pennink. Way to go!!!!

#21 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 18:03

LiLiMarie

Senior Member

Posts: 122

Plan: Paleo+Atkins+DIY
Stats: 309/289/165 Female 5'8

BF:
Progress: 14%

Location: Rocky Mtns

Fantastic!!!

My father died of cardiomyopathy so I am thrilled that this way of eating/living kept another from dying in this way.

My hat is off to you!! Congratulations!!

#22 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 18:21

Sandollar

Senior Member

Posts: 3,506

Plan: LC w/o "counting" carbs.
Stats: 320/259/185 Female 5'8"

BF:
Progress: 45%

Location: Vancouver Island

YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEE!

What fabulous news this is for you....and what is also fabulous is that your health care providers will undoubtedly spread the word to their peers and other patients.

#23 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 18:44

Enomarb

MAINTAINING ON CALP

Posts: 4,838

Plan: CALP/CAHHP
Stats: 180/125/150 Female 65 in

BF:
Progress: 183%

Location: usa

AMAZING AND WONDERFUL AND TERRIFIC!!!!
Thank you for telling us- you are an inspiration!
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#24 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 18:48

pennink

Senior Member

Posts: 12,781

Plan: Atkins (veteran)
Stats: 321/206.2/160 Female 5'4"

BF:new scale :(
Progress: 71%

Location: Niagara Falls, ON

Thanks everyone!

I'm still in shock. It sure is motivating to stay the course!

#25 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 18:50

perfectfit perfectfit is offline

Senior Member

Posts: 1,613

Plan: I eat all of the eggs. :)
Stats: 600/400/160 Female 5'3"

BF:
Progress: 45%

Location: Ontario, Canada.

That is truly amazing. I have heart problems myself and hoped dearly that I could reverse the damage. You've made me see that it is possible.

#26 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 19:02

pennink

Senior Member

Posts: 12,781

Plan: Atkins (veteran)
Stats: 321/206.2/160 Female 5'4"

BF:new scale :(
Progress: 71%

Location: Niagara Falls, ON

Quote:

Originally Posted by perfectfit

That is truly amazing. I have heart problems myself and hoped dearly that I could reverse the damage. You've made me see that it is possible.

ohhhhh i sooo hope so!

I almost feel like someone's going to call me up and tell me it's a mistake!

#27 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 19:38

Citruskiss Citruskiss is offline

I've decided

Posts: 16,864

Plan: LC
Stats: 235/137.6/130 Female 5' 5"

BF:haven't a clue
Progress: 93%

Quote:

Originally Posted by pennink

ohhhhh i sooo hope so!

I almost feel like someone's going to call me up and tell me it's a mistake!

This isn't going to happen. Wanna know why? Because you've worked very hard to do this thing right, and this is just evidence of how well you've treated yourself in the past year.

You've done lots of research, tried different things, but always with a view to eating as well as you possibly can, and refusing to back down.

I really hope you're proud of yourself.

#28 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 19:57

Nancy LC

Experimenter

Posts: 25,866

Plan: DDF
Stats: 202/185.4/179 Female 67

BF:
Progress: 72%

Location: San Diego, CA

That's incredible new! Congratulations! I think Regina just posted something in her blog about cardiomyopathy and insulin resistance.

#29 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 20:04

RobLL

Senior Member

Posts: 1,648

Plan: generalized low carb
Stats: 205/180/185 Male 67

BF:31%/14?%/12%
Progress: 125%

Location: Pacific Northwest

Quote:

Originally Posted by pennink

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

I 'had' congestive heart failure... hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (stiff left side or my heart from years of overworking it due to high blood pressure and being overweight) Had I not lost weight, they gave me five years to live.

the results of my echocardiogram is in...

NEGLIGIBLE! I don't need antibiotics to go to dentist anymore... they are going to look at cutting out my some of my meds!!!!!

they said I have almost REVERSED my heart damage!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!
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It would be interesting to hear more details on this, if you have them at hand. Diagnostic tests, symptoms etc. I know nothing about this so anything would be new. It sure sounds like a great step forward. Congratulations.

#30 ^

Fri, Jan-11-08, 20:44

mike_d

Grease is the word!

Posts: 8,475

Plan: PSMF/IF
Stats: 236/181/180 Male 72 inches

BF:disappearing!
Progress: 98%

Location: Alamo city, Texas

More proof that IF can fix what's wrong with us-- except missing limbs. I had a herniated disk in my back from a fall causing weakness and numbness in my leg, it healed spontaneously in six days instead of six weeks. My broken ankle healed in half the time the Dr's predicted for my age and I was walking in 4 weeks.