"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:06:46 -0800 (PST), Nanzi >
> wrote:
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>> My hubby of 47 1/2 years has just survived a very serious heart episode.
>> I know he will be on a cardiac diet, but I don't know much about them. I
>> can look it up, and I'm sure we will come home with literature.....I am
>> looking to hear that it isn't going to taste like cardboard to eat for
>> the rest of our lives!!
>>
>> Anyone on this forum on one of these??
>>
> Sorry to hear it! My best advice is to take the class(es) your Dr
> recommends. You'll be surprised at how much you already cook that
> will be just what the Dr ordered and have some minor adjustments in
> other areas. It won't be as bad as you think!
>
> My hubby ate whatever he wanted (like ice cream every night): fats,
> carbs and was never fat - so he thought he was fit. In any case, he
> had stents and his Dr recommended a low fat diet afterward. Like a
> lot of men, hubby went overboard and kept up the super low fat thing
> for years. Then he finally went to the recommended nutrition classes
> and is now following the guidelines about keeping carbs within certain
> range (he's keeping it light on the fats, but they are not
> nonexistent). He's doing great, feeling great and cheats on occasion
> - so he doesn't feel deprived. The best thing for his body is that
> he's exercising. He walks at least 4 days a week, minimum 4 miles
> most of the time, 6 and sometimes 9-10 on others.

Dieticians rule)) Oh my she really did a good job for your hubby!

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