On 03/12/2010 7:14 PM, gloria.p wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:

>>
>> I have lost 20 pounds since I got home. I have been out for two walks
>> per day, one kilometre each.
>> I am still limited to lifting, pulling, pushing no more than 10
>> pounds, and I cannot drive or sit in the front seat of a car for
>> another month. But, I can get as much cardio-vascular exercise as I
>> want (can handle).
>>
>
>
> Terrific! Stay on the healthy diet as long as you can. Most people
> start to cheat after about 2 years, but you can hop on and off and
> still be pretty healthy.


My older brother had a heart attack at 51. He went on a diet, stopped
smoking and drinking, got more exercise....for a few months. Now he sits
around smoking and drinking most of the time. He is still hanging in 12
plus years later.

> The walking is great for you as is the weight loss.


I was already doing lots of walking, about two miles per day. I was
taking my dog for a walk on a two mile circuit through the woods behind
the house, or else I was did it on the walking track at the Y. The way I
figure it is that I don't have to start a new exercise regimen. I just
need to get back to what I was doing before the surgery.